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PZZ540 Coastal Waters From Point Arena To Point Reyes California Out To 10 Nm- 835 Pm Pdt Sat May 4 2024
.small craft advisory in effect until 3 am pdt Sunday - .
Tonight - NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft - .subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and W up to 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of drizzle and a slight chance of Thunderstorms this evening, then a slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Sun - NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and W around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Sun night - NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and W up to 2 ft at 17 seconds. Mon - W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and W up to 2 ft at 17 seconds. Mon night - NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and W up to 2 ft at 19 seconds. Tue - NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds. Tue night - NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 12 to 14 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. Wed - NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 12 to 14 ft and W up to 2 ft. Thu - NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft and W up to 2 ft.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

PZZ500 835 Pm Pdt Sat May 4 2024
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
moderate to fresh northwesterly breezes continue with isolated showers over the coastal waters possible into Saturday night. Dry conditions return and winds will diminish slightly beginning Sunday from a moderate to fresh breeze to a moderate breeze. Gusty northwesterly to northerly winds will return by the middle of the work week, continuing into the late week, as upper level ridging and surface high pressure builds.

FXUS66 KEKA 042113 AFDEKA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Eureka CA 213 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

SYNOPSIS
A stout front brought rain and slushy snow to elevations above 2500 feet. A cold air mass approaches and could bring thunderstorms and hail to the coast this evening.



DISCUSSION
A deep upper level trough brought cold fronts through the are this morning. Bands of precipitation have distributed beneficial amounts of rain across the CWA Over the last 24 hours, accumulations have totaled over 3 inches for coastal Del Norte and Del Norte interior. Klamath has reported 3.39 inches while the interior at Gasquet, 3.18 inches. Arcata airport has reported 2.80 inches while the rest of Humboldt has received around 2 inches. Lesser amounts in Lake county, 0.96 at Konocti and 1.55 inches at Soda Creek. Mendocino has faired well for this time of year with 1.83 at McGuires and 2.44 inches at South Leggett. In summation, we have received beneficial rain and are several magnitudes greater than the normal values for early May. Antecedent rainfall was minimal before this system and so flooding was not an issue.

This approaching low has a cold core and could cause wintry weather to extend through the evening. Reports of snow at 2700 feet this morning confirmed the previous forecast snow levels and with model soundings showing instability and southerly flow, thunderstorms and possibly small hail are possible if day heating of the ground supplies lift to the overrunning cold air mass. The winter weather advisory has been extended through this evening for elevations above 2500 feet as wet snow has already been reported and temperatures are expected to drop. Colder to much colder than average tempertures will remain in place through the weekend and into next week. Near freezing to freezing temperatures for some interior valleys are forecast, but expected fog and lingering cloud cover will hold the temperature up for some valleys over the next couple of nights.
Zonal flow followed by a weak shortwave on Monday will bring more unsettled weather and drizzle to light rain. A pronounced ridge of high pressure will then begin building in mid to late next week, and there is growing probability for the warmest interior valleys to exceed 85 degrees through that period. /JJW /EYS

Aviation
Through this TAF period, the region will continue to experience isolated post frontal showers. Winds have also turned more northwesterly. Scattered thunderstorms may be possible this afternoon and evening, as well, with the threat of small hail at the coastal terminals. MVFR to low VFR ceilings can be expected into tonight while showers taper off. Some low level cloud development may occur for the Russian River Valley into early tomorrow morning.

Marine
After the passage of a cold front this morning, gusty northwest winds will become confined to the southern waters with the potential for thunderstorm development this afternoon. Steep wind waves are expected in response later today through Sunday as lingering showers dissipate. Combined seas today are forecast to be 5-7 feet with 7-9 second periods through the weekend before a long period northwest swell fills in early next week. Strong northerlies combined with another steep northwest swell by Tuesday night or Wednesday may produce combined seas exceeding 10 feet. A few persistent northwest swells for the next several days will play a factor in combined wave height increasing by mid-week.

EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...
Winter Weather Advisory until 5 PM PDT this afternoon for CAZ102-105>108-111.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
Small Craft Advisory until midnight PDT tonight for PZZ475.

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Sat -- 12:16 AM PDT     -1.05 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 03:53 AM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 04:19 AM PDT     Moonrise
Sat -- 06:12 AM PDT     Sunrise
Sat -- 06:44 AM PDT     0.93 knots Max Flood
Sat -- 09:38 AM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 12:30 PM PDT     -1.13 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 04:03 PM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 04:27 PM PDT     Moonset
Sat -- 07:03 PM PDT     1.12 knots Max Flood
Sat -- 08:11 PM PDT     Sunset
Sat -- 10:05 PM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
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