Mendocino, CA - Mendocino Bay Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
240 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

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240 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds will
continue to diminish today and become southerly tonight and
Tuesday as a weather system moves by north of the area. Late
Tuesday night and Wednesday, high pressure builds in and
northerly winds quickly increase to 15 to 20 KT Wednesday
afternoon in the outer waters. A brief lull is expected Thursday
as the stronger winds drift further offshore, then Friday and
Saturday winds restrengthen to near gale or gale nearshore.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
240 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.TONIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
240 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 kt, backing to NW after midnight. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N
13 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail:
N 15 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: N
15 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
N 14 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
240 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight.
Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 10 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
240 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 kt, veering to S 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and
W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail:
N 15 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: N
16 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
N 14 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.

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