SFOCWFEKA (08/20/08 0219)
FZUS56 KEKA 200921
CWFEKA
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
221 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2008
PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-201700-
221 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. NW SWELL ORIGINATING FROM A STORM
IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TODAY
AND THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT
ON THURSDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE NE PACIFIC.
PZZ450-201700-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
221 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5
FT AT 7 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL
8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW
SWELL 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. PATCHY SMOKE.
.SAT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL
6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL
6 FT.
PZZ470-201700-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
221 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5
FT AT 7 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL
10 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW
SWELL 8 TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING
3 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT.
PZZ455-201700-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
221 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2008
.TODAY...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL
8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT.
PZZ475-201700-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
221 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL
9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT.
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