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NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KEKA 131404
CWFEKA

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
300 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

PZZ400-131700-
300 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN AN EXITING COLD FRONT AND A BUILDING
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS INCREASED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
THE AREA. SUBSEQUENTLY THE WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR GALE
FORCE FROM THE NORTH ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS AND SOUTHERN INNER
WATERS. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS AND SOUTHERN INNER WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.



PZZ450-131700-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. MIXED
SWELL...W 11 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 9 TO 11 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL
11 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.

TUE
N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 11 TO
13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL
9 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
10 FT.

THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS. W SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. 



PZZ470-131700-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES
10 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL
9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT
15 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE
EVENING. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 12 TO 13 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

TUE
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 12 TO 13 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW
SWELL 11 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT.

THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W
SWELL 9 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. 



PZZ455-131700-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES
7 TO 9 FT. MIXED SWELL...NW 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW
9 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
12 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

TUE
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 11 TO
13 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL
10 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
10 FT.

THU
N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT.

FRI
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. 



PZZ475-131700-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

TODAY
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES
10 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL
9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT
15 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT UNTIL LATE
TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL 13 TO 15 FT AT
15 SECONDS.

TUE
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 12 TO
13 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT.

THU
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.

FRI
NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.