755  
FZUS56 KEKA 211050  
CWFEKA  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
250 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM  
 
PZZ400-212345-  
250 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
 
GALE CONDITIONS WILL  
LAST THROUGH THE MORNING FOR ALL AREA WATERS. A LULL IN BETWEEN  
THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL LIKELY  
RESULT IN A HAZARDOUS SEAS ADVISORY OR A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR  
THIS AFTERNOON. A LARGE, LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE  
TO BUILD THROUGH THE MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEM ON  
SUNDAY WILL INCREASE SOUTHERLY WINDS AGAIN, LIKELY RETURNING TO  
GALE FORCE. THE STORM CYCLE WILL REMAIN VERY ACTIVE THROUGH NEXT  
WEEK WITH ADDITIONAL FRONTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCING STRONG SOUTHERLY  
WINDS AND LARGE, LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELLS.  
 

 
 
PZZ450-212345-  
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-  
250 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 17 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT  
19 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.   
WED
 
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ470-212345-  
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-  
250 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 16 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND W 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS  
THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 15 SECONDS.   
SUN
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.   
MON
 
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT  
19 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ455-212345-  
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-  
250 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
TSTMS THIS MORNING. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT  
19 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED
 
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ475-212345-  
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-  
250 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND W 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN, A CHANCE OF WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 16 SECONDS.   
SUN
 
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.   
MON
 
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT  
19 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
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