FZUS56 KEKA 092157 CWFEKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 257 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-100500- 257 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS... STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH LARGE AND STEEP WIND WAVES WILL GRADUALLY EASE THIS EVENING AS THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WEAKENS AND DRIFTS NORTH. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS EARLY MONDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. $$ PZZ450-100500- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 257 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 5 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 FT. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ PZZ470-100500- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 257 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EASING TO 15 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 5 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 FT. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ PZZ455-100500- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 257 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASTING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. .MON...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 FT. $$ PZZ475-100500- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 257 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT..EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 FT. $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA