268  
FZUS56 KEKA 232255  
CWFEKA  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
255 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025  
 
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM  
 
PZZ400-241115-  
255 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE  
FORECAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AS A COMPACT LOW  
ACCELERATES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS. LARGE AND VERY STEEP  
SEAS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM. THERE  
WILL BE ONLY A BRIEF LULL IN STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS BEFORE  
ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEMS ARRIVES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
PZZ450-241115-  
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-  
255 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025  
 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT  
E WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, BECOMING S  
30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU  
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI  
E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
SAT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ470-241115-  
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-  
255 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025  
 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT  
E WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO S 30 TO 40 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN THIS EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS  
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 10 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU  
S WIND 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS  
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 20 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI  
NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
SAT  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ455-241115-  
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-  
255 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU  
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS  
16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 16 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI  
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
SAT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ475-241115-  
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-  
255 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT, VEERING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
GUSTS UP TO 65 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 13 FT AT  
10 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
15 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 11 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU  
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS  
19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 19 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
SAT  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
 
 
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