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PZZ455 Cape Mendocino To Pt Arena Out 10 Nm- 235 Pm Pst Sun Dec 10 2023
Tonight..N winds 5 kt. Waves W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
Mon..N winds 5 kt...becoming nw 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
Mon night..N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
Tue..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
Tue night..N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Wed..E winds 5 kt. Waves nw 3 ft at 9 seconds...and nw 4 ft at 16 seconds.
Thu..SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
Fri..SE winds 10 kt. Waves se 4 ft at 5 seconds...and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.

PZZ400 235 Pm Pst Sun Dec 10 2023
Synopsis for northern california waters..Steep westerly swell and southerly wind waves will combine to yield seas around 9 to 11 ft in the northern outer waters today, but seas will continue to fall throughout the day and overnight. Light northerly breezes up to 15 kt will return tomorrow, followed by light southerly to southeasterly breezes up to 15 kt on Wednesday. A series of westerly swells will spread into the waters during the remainder of this coming week.

FXUS66 KEKA 102245 AFDEKA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Eureka CA 245 PM PST Sun Dec 10 2023

SYNOPSIS
A weak front will bring light rain tonight to primarily Humbodlt and Del Norte counties. Dry weather is expected to return by late Monday and continue through much of the week with just a slight chance for rain Wednesday night. More rain is possible next weekend.

DISCUSSION
Moisture continues to increase with gradually thickening and descending clouds developing from north to south across Northwest California. Radar and satellite now show the quickly advancing cold front approaching the region with showers expected to start impacting Del Norte County in the next couple of hours. Only light accumulations are expected with the front expected to quickly weaken overnight with only a few tenths of an inch in Del Norte County to up to two tenths in Humboldt County. Elsewhere most areas will remain dry or at most get a few hundredths in coastal/northern Mendocino and Trinity counties. Rain showers will come to an end through the day on Monday.

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 a slight chance of light rain to extreme 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 weak front will move through the region over the next several hours. Light rain will mostly be limited to Del Norte and Humboldt counties, starting at the coastal terminals this afternoon and last into the evening. Ceilings at coastal terminals will start out around MVFR levels and drop to high end IFR overnight. VFR conditions are expected around Ukiah with valley fog likely by early tomorrow morning.

MARINE
Steep westerly swell will continue to diminish while southerly wind waves continue into the evening. The overall sea state will continue to decline throughout the rest of the day and into tomorrow. Otherwise, only localized gusts over 20 kt are expected making an advisory for small craft unnecessary. Relatively light winds and low seas are forecast for the remainder of the forecast period. Northerly breezes may hit 20 kt in the lee of Cape Mendocino late tomorrow, but once again coverage of gusts over 20 kt remains low and does not warrant an advisory. After Tuesday, a light (15kt or less) easterly wind regime will unfold as high pressure approaches Northwest California.

EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...
None.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
Small Craft Advisory until 3 PM PST this afternoon for PZZ470.

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Sun -- 02:16 AM PST     2.69 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 05:07 AM PST     Moonrise
Sun -- 07:27 AM PST     Sunrise
Sun -- 08:15 AM PST     6.37 feet High Tide
Sun -- 03:03 PM PST     Moonset
Sun -- 03:32 PM PST     -0.29 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 04:50 PM PST     Sunset
Sun -- 10:19 PM PST     4.54 feet High Tide
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Sun -- 12:09 AM PST     -0.61 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 03:20 AM PST     0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 05:09 AM PST     Moonrise
Sun -- 06:16 AM PST     0.75 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 07:29 AM PST     Sunrise
Sun -- 09:05 AM PST     -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 12:26 PM PST     -1.35 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 03:03 PM PST     Moonset
Sun -- 04:27 PM PST     0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 04:51 PM PST     Sunset
Sun -- 07:28 PM PST     0.99 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 10:50 PM PST     -0.00 knots Slack
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