075  
FZUS56 KEKA 180958  
CWFEKA  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
258 AM PDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM  
 
PZZ400-182215-  
258 AM PDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
 
THOUGH WINDS WILL  
REMAIN MOSTLY CALM TODAY IN THE INNER WATERS, FRESH NORTHERLIES  
WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO SPREAD BACK ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS.  
WIDESPREAD NORTHERLY NEAR- GALE WINDS WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40  
KNOTS WILL RETURN TO THE OUTER WATERS SATURDAY AND CONTINUE  
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD ALONG  
WITH THE WINDS PEAK IN EXCESS OF 12 FEET. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO  
GRADUALLY APPROACH THE INNER WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY  
WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 KTS.  
 

 
 
PZZ450-182215-  
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-  
258 AM PDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ470-182215-  
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-  
258 AM PDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS  
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
11 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ455-182215-  
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-  
258 AM PDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
E WIND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ475-182215-  
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-  
258 AM PDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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