SFOCWFEKA (10/11/08 0755)
FZUS56 KEKA 111455
CWFEKA
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
755 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008
PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-112245-
755 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...
HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY AS STRONG NORTH WINDS
MAINTAIN STEEP WAVES. WINDS WILL EASE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
AS THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND LOW
PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE AREA WEAKENS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD
AGAIN MIDWEEK BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT.
PZZ450-112245-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
755 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT EAST WINDS 5 KT NEAR SHORE IN
THE MORNING. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT....SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 2
TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 5
FT.
.MON...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT...BUILDING TO
10 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
PZZ470-112245-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
755 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9
TO 11 FT WITH DOMINANT PERIOD AT 9 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE
EVENING. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9
SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. N SWELL 2 TO 3
FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND
WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. SWELL 2 FT OR LESS.
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 8
TO 10 FT. N SWELL 4 FT...BUILDING TO NW 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 9 TO
11 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
PZZ455-112245-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
755 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR SHORE IN
THE MORNING. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
6 FT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW
SWELL 5 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
PZZ475-112245-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
755 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11
TO 13 FT WITH DOMINANT PERIOD AT 9 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10
TO 12 FT WITH DOMINANT PERIOD AT 9 SECONDS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH A DOMINANT
PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. N SWELL
6 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. N SWELL 6 FT...
BECOMING NW 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
40 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT. NW SWELL
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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