FZUS56 KEKA 201038 CWFEKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 238 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009 PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-201830- 238 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS... A WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS OVER THE WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WESTERLY SWELL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A MIXED SWELL PRESENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS THE NEXT WESTERLY SWELL BEGINS TO BUILD. AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. $$ PZZ450-455-201830- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 238 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 5 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL...W 6 FT AND W 3 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL...W 5 TO 6 FT AND W 3 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 5 KT...BECOMING N. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ PZZ470-475-201830- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 238 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 5 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .WED...NE WIND 5 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL...W 6 FT AND W 3 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 5 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL...W 5 TO 6 FT AND W 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 5 KT...BECOMING N. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA