FZUS56 KEKA 200959 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 259 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-202215- 259 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong to gale force gust northerly winds are expected to continue through Friday, with the strongest winds across the outer waters. Gale force gusts are anticipated to redevelop closer to the coast each afternoon in the lee of Pt St George and Cape Mendocino. A longer period NW swell will gradually diminish over the next several days. Conditions are forecast to gradually improve through the weekend. $$ PZZ450-202215- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 259 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with local gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ470-202215- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 259 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ455-202215- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 259 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with local gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ475-202215- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 259 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. $$