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PZZ455 Cape Mendocino To Pt Arena Out 10 Nm- 304 Am Pdt Mon May 6 2024
.gale watch in effect from Tuesday afternoon through late Wednesday night - .
Today - SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves nw 6 ft at 12 seconds. Slight chance of rain. Tonight - NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves nw 5 ft at 12 seconds. Tue - N winds 10 to 20 kt - .becoming nw 20 to 30 kt. Waves nw 8 ft at 12 seconds. Tue night - N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 12 ft at 9 seconds. Wed - N winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 10 seconds - .and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds. Thu - N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves N 6 ft at 8 seconds. Fri - NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves nw 5 ft at 11 seconds.

PZZ400 304 Am Pdt Mon May 6 2024
Synopsis for northern california waters - Southerly winds will peak this morning in advance of a passing cold front. Tuesday, ridging will build over the west coast, allowing surface high pressure to strengthen off the coast. Northerly winds will increase with gales likely beginning as early as Tuesday. Waves will become very steep as the winds ramp up, reaching above 10 feet by Tuesday night.

FXUS66 KEKA 061143 AFDEKA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Eureka CA 443 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

SYNOPSIS
A weak front will bring light rain showers across the region today. Building high pressure will increase northerly to northeasterly winds Tuesday through Thursday while temperatures trend much higher.



DISCUSSION
A weak frontal system is clipping the region today, bringing light showers with best coverage mainly in Del Norte County where 0.25 to 0.5 inch is forecast. Much lighter values can be expected down to Trinity and Humboldt counties, while Lake and Mendocino counties will begin to experience warmer daytime temperatures.

Tuesday will mark the first day of a significant warming trend through the entire forecast area, that will likely span through the weekend. Northerly winds will also increase on Tuesday as a strong ridge of high pressure takes shape. Gusts over 35 mph are likely Tuesday afternoon over exposed coastal headlands and ridges. As the ridge continues to amplify, an upper trough will retrograde west into the Great Basin. This setup will be favorable to strengthen interior N to NE winds which are indeed forecast to be breezy Tuesday night into Thursday. These winds will be strongest over the interior ridges of Lake County. The strong ridge and periods of offshore flow will further enhance the warming temperatures, allowing for 70s to the coast and interior valleys to reach to mid to upper 80s on Friday and likely into the weekend. Confidence has increased on this scenario, with the highest probabilities for inland valley temperatures over 85 degrees on Saturday. This will be quite a swing from the below average temperatures currently underway, allowing little time for acclimation. /JJW



AVIATION
A weak front will bring some light rain to ACV and CEC today along with some gusty south winds. The front will move inland this afternoon allowing winds to weaken and any lingering rain to end. MVFR ceilings will be possible as the rain moves through today. Otherwise VFR will prevail over most areas inland today with gusty northerly winds developing this afternoon into tomorrow, especially on the ridges. Coastal areas will see the northerlies ramp up on Tuesday with gusts over 30 mph likely. /RPA



MARINE
Southerly winds will peak this morning as a frontal boundary moves through the waters. Winds will quickly turn to out of the north this afternoon and overnight, ramping up into gales on Tuesday. This will be in response to a building area of high pressure over the eastern Pacific and confidence is very high in a strong gale Tuesday afternoon into Thursday. Very steep seas will build in response to the gales with seas peaking over 15 ft at 10-11 seconds. The thermal trough will build toward the coast late in the week resulting in a weakening pressure gradient over the waters and likely some weak southerly return flow near the immediate coast. /RPA



EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...
Frost Advisory until 10 AM PDT this morning for CAZ107-108.

Frost Advisory until 9 AM PDT this morning for CAZ110-111- 113-115.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
Small Craft Advisory until noon PDT today for PZZ450.

Gale Watch from Tuesday afternoon through late Wednesday night for PZZ450-455-470-475.

Small Craft Advisory until noon PDT today for PZZ470.

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Albion
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Mon -- 04:29 AM PDT     -0.46 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 05:11 AM PDT     Moonrise
Mon -- 06:10 AM PDT     Sunrise
Mon -- 10:55 AM PDT     4.71 feet High Tide
Mon -- 04:14 PM PDT     1.21 feet Low Tide
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Mon -- 10:31 PM PDT     6.31 feet High Tide
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Point Cabrillo
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Mon -- 01:38 AM PDT     -1.52 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 05:11 AM PDT     Moonrise
Mon -- 05:20 AM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 06:10 AM PDT     Sunrise
Mon -- 08:21 AM PDT     1.29 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 11:31 AM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 02:05 PM PDT     -1.05 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 05:22 PM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 06:58 PM PDT     Moonset
Mon -- 08:14 PM PDT     Sunset
Mon -- 08:15 PM PDT     1.10 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 11:07 PM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
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