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FZUS56 KEKA 241213
CWFEKA
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
413 AM PST WED DEC 24 2025
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-250115-
413 AM PST WED DEC 24 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
EXTREMELY CHAOTIC,
STEEP,SEAS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF CAPSIZING VESSELS AND
WILL SEVERELY REDUCE VISIBILITY. FOLLOWING A VERY BRIEF LULL BY
LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, A SECOND STORM SYSTEM
WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STORM TO GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY
WINDS. COMBINED WAVE HEIGHTS OF 16 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ADD TO THE THREATS BY
THURSDAY EVENING, LASTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
PZZ450-250115-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
413 AM PST WED DEC 24 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT, BECOMING SE
10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 8 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
AROUND 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PZZ470-250115-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
413 AM PST WED DEC 24 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT, BECOMING SE
20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
AROUND 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
S WIND 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS
16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
AROUND 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 20 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
15 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SAT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 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
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PZZ455-250115-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
413 AM PST WED DEC 24 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
15 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS
AROUND 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS
18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 18 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS
AROUND 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT
15 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SAT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 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 NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PZZ475-250115-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
413 AM PST WED DEC 24 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS
AROUND 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS
19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 19 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
AROUND 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT
15 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SAT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
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