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PZZ540 Coastal Waters From Point Arena To Point Reyes California Out To 10 Nm- 1232 Am Pst Sun Dec 10 2023
Today..N winds 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and nw up to 2 ft at 6 seconds.
Tonight..NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
Mon..NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
Mon night..NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
Tue..N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.
Tue night..N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Wed..N winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell around 2 ft and W 2 to 4 ft.
Thu..E winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and W 4 to 6 ft.

PZZ500 1232 Am Pst Sun Dec 10 2023
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries...
high pressure to our south will bring quiet weather to the local waters today. Small chance for a shower or two tonight into Tuesday in the outer waters as a weak weather disturbance passes by. Gentle to moderate northerly breezes are anticipated through the weekend, with the exception of fresh to strong breezes which develop in the southern waters later today into tonight.

FXUS66 KEKA 092245 AFDEKA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Eureka CA 245 PM PST Sat Dec 9 2023

SYNOPSIS
A weak front will bring a chance for rain on Sunday to primarily Humbodlt and Del Norte counties. Dry weather is expected to return Monday and continue through much of the week with just a slight chance for rain Wednesday night.

DISCUSSION
High clouds have been streaming over Northwest California today as a warm front moves into the Pacific Northwest. Moisture will continue to increase over the next several hours with gradually thickening and descending clouds overnight into Sunday from north to south.
Guidance indicates a quick passing cold front will bring moderate to light rain to the northern half of the forecast area on Sunday, possibly spreading a few showers south of Cape Mendocino near the coast Sunday night into Monday morning. Northerly flow will return on Monday bringing an end to any shower activity.

Ridging will build back over the west coast Tuesday into Wednesday allowing temperatures to warm a few degrees across the region. A weakening trough will approach late Wednesday or Thursday bringing another shot of some light rain to northern portions of the area, but quickly rebuilding ridging behind this trough won't allow moisture to spread far inland. Dry conditions will then return for late week with increasing thickness values over the region. /RPA

AVIATION
A high pressure system will continue to affect Northwest California until a weak front approaches from the west. VFR conditions will prevail throughout today and overnight for most of the region as a result. Cloudiness will increase early tomorrow morning as the weak front moves overhead. The cloud deck will approach MVFR conditions at the same time along the coast.

MARINE
Northerlies will continue to turn southerly into this evening, being gentle at most. Mostly calm winds combined with a diminishing northwest swell will contribute to a largely quiet sea state. Southerly winds will briefly increase tomorrow along a weak front, but the strongest gusts will only reach 20 kts at most in the far northern waters. Another westerly swell will build in behind the front. This swell will also be steepest in the northern waters reaching 10 to 12 feet at 13 seconds. This could briefly lead to small craft conditions by early tomorrow morning. Besides a brief period of moderate northerly winds possibly generating short period seas near 5 feet on Monday, an unusually calm sea state is expected for much of next week.

EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...
None.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
Small Craft Advisory from 3 AM to 3 PM PST Sunday for PZZ470.

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Albion
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Sun -- 02:14 AM PST     2.59 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 05:04 AM PST     Moonrise
Sun -- 07:23 AM PST     Sunrise
Sun -- 08:23 AM PST     6.07 feet High Tide
Sun -- 03:04 PM PST     Moonset
Sun -- 03:30 PM PST     -0.39 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 04:52 PM PST     Sunset
Sun -- 10:27 PM PST     4.24 feet High Tide
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Albion, California, Tide feet

Point Arena
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Sun -- 12:17 AM PST     -0.61 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 03:27 AM PST     0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 05:03 AM PST     Moonrise
Sun -- 06:23 AM PST     0.75 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 07:22 AM PST     Sunrise
Sun -- 09:12 AM PST     -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 12:33 PM PST     -1.35 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 03:05 PM PST     Moonset
Sun -- 04:34 PM PST     0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 04:52 PM PST     Sunset
Sun -- 07:35 PM PST     0.99 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 10:57 PM PST     -0.00 knots Slack
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