FZUS56 KEKA 191556 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 856 AM PDT Tue May 19 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-200415- 856 AM PDT Tue May 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Near gale to gale force northerly winds continue early this week. Outside Point St George and Cape Mendocino, the stronger winds have pushed slightly farther off the coast, although there may be brief threat for gales in afternoon and evening. These winds are expected to continue through much of the workweek. A longer period NW swell will gradually diminish over the next several days. $$ PZZ450-200415- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 856 AM PDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ470-200415- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 856 AM PDT Tue May 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas around 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 14 ft at 9 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. .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. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ455-200415- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 856 AM PDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ475-200415- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 856 AM PDT Tue May 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$