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FZUS56 KEKA 232145
CWFEKA
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
245 PM PDT FRI OCT 23 2026
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-241015-
245 PM PDT FRI OCT 23 2026
SYNOPSIS
GALE FORCE NORTHERLIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING IN THE OUTER WATERS WITH STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS STEEP
SEAS PUSHING INTO THE INNER WATERS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
AND PUSH OFFSHORE SATURDAY MORNING WITH SEA BELOW 10 FEET BY MID
MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN SATURDAY EVENING WITH SEAS
BELOW 6 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. MUCH CALMER WEST WINDS WILL THEN
PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PZZ450-241015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PT. ST. GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO CA OUT 10 NM-
245 PM PDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
S WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
SE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 18 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PZZ470-241015-
WATERS FROM PT. ST. GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
245 PM PDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TONIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT
AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PZZ455-241015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA OUT 10 NM-
245 PM PDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING TO
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
PZZ475-241015-
WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
245 PM PDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
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