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Marine Weather and Tides Big Lagoon, CA Version 3.4

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Sunrise 7:29AM

Sunset 4:49PM

Wednesday December 11, 2019 10:27 PM PST (06:27 UTC)

Moonrise 4:44PM

Moonset 6:53AM

Illumination 100%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Big Lagoon, CA

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Area Discussion for - Eureka, CA

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FXUS66 KEKA 112244 AFDEKA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Eureka CA 244 PM PST Wed Dec 11 2019

SYNOPSIS. A period of light to moderate rain is expected tonight. Occasional light rain is expected on Thursday. Another round of rain is expected Friday afternoon and evening. Saturday afternoon showers and lower snow levels are expected. Sunday into early next week a short dry period is expected.

DISCUSSION. Moist zonal flow is continuing to bring clouds and some occasional rain to the area this afternoon. A period of heavier rain is expected late this afternoon and evening as a shortwave moves through the zonal flow. Temperatures will remain fairly warm and snow levels remain high. Rainfall amounts are expected to range from a quarter to a half inch in the valleys and along the coast while, the mountains and south slopes will see over 1.5 to 2.5 inches.

Thursday the warm moist zonal flow continues. At this point it looks like there will be a shortwave moving through bringing rain to mainly Del Norte county, but there may be some rain on the westerly slopes across the area as well. Most areas will only see a tenth to a quarter of an inch, but interior Del Norte county may see upwards of an inch. Friday another shortwave is expected to spread heavier precip across the area in the afternoon. The warm airmass is still in place. Rainfall totals are expected to vary widely. Due to the weakly forced nature the terrain influences on precip amounts are expected to be bigger than normal. River flooding is not expected, however there will be rapid rises on the rivers, especially the Smith river.

Late Friday night into Saturday morning there is expected to be a short break in the rain. Saturday afternoon the pattern starts to slightly change. Flow becomes more northwest and a colder system moves down from the north. This will drop snow levels and bring a more convective regime to the area. This has the potential to bring some thunderstorms and/or small hail to the coastal areas. Currently the GFS is colder and slightly more unstable with around 100 j/kg of cape along the coast. In addition to this snow levels are expected to fall to around 3,000 to 4,000 feet which could impact passes. Currently don't have thunderstorms in the forecast over land, but they may need to be added if the models trend toward the GFS. The NBM thunder probabilities were between 15 and 20 percent along the coast Saturday evening.

Sunday and Monday high pressure is expected to return. The inland valleys are expected to see numerous areas of fog and low clouds. Tuesday or Wednesday the wet pattern is expected to return, but confidence is low on the details at this point. MKK

AVIATION. A frontal boundary and associated rain moving through late this afternoon and evening will lower CIGS and VIS to MVFR and locally IFR. This will also bring breezy south winds along the coast with gusts to 25 kt possible. Rain will taper off later tonight, but conditions may remain MVFR into the morning. Thursday another wave moving through will bring additional rain to the area mainly focused on Del Norte county and areas north. The valleys may continue to see low clouds and fog. MKK

MARINE. The Northwest coast will get a mix of wave states tonight as long period westerly swells and southerly wind waves inundate the shoreline. Westerly swells of 8 feet at 16 seconds will merge with the southerly, 8 feet at 8 seconds, until the winds veer west over the southern waters Thursday morning. Strong southerly winds in excess of 22 knots this evening will decouple to 10 knots early Thursday morning. The Westerly swell will dominate the sea state, Thursday through Sunday with 16 foot seas at 16 second periods. Small Craft advisories for Northern outer waters tonight with SCY and SUY through the weekend. /EYS

BEACH HAZARDS. West facing beaches North of Cape Mendocino will be dangerous as the approaching westerly swell arrives. A High Surf advisory is in effect for the northern coastline from 3 am Thursday to 3 pm Friday. Large breaking waves in excess of 20 feet are to be expected. Dominant wave periods in theses ranges can be very dangerous to beachgoers. Be aware and never turn your back to the ocean. /EYS

In addition to the high surf, tides are high this week. The prolonger period of southerly winds have elevated water levels about three quarters of a foot inside Humboldt Bay. This may be enough to bring some minor flooding to King Salmon and the Arcata Bottoms Thursday and Friday mornings.

EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. CA . High Surf Advisory from 9 AM Thursday to 9 AM PST Friday for CAZ109.

High Surf Advisory from 3 AM Thursday to 3 PM PST Friday for CAZ101-103-104.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS . Small Craft Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 9 PM PST Friday for PZZ450-455.

Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM PST Friday for PZZ470-475.



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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
46244 - Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA	19 mi	28 min			54°F	9 ft
HBYC1 - 9418767 - North Spit, CA	28 mi	52 min			53°F		1018.2 hPa
46022 - EEL RIVER - 17NM West-Southwest of Eureka, CA	34 mi	38 min	S 19 G 27	56°F	54°F	10 ft	1018.2 hPa	55°F
CECC1 - 9419750 - Crescent City, CA	40 mi	64 min	S 11 G 14	53°F	51°F		1017.5 hPa
46027 - ST GEORGES - 8NM West Northwest of Crescent City, CA	47 mi	28 min	S 21 G 27	55°F			1017.7 hPa (+0.8)	53°F

Wind History for North Spit, Humboldt Bay, CA

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Arcata / Eureka, Arcata Airport, CA	17 mi	35 min	SE 3	2.00 mi	Rain Fog/Mist	57°F	54°F	90%	1018.8 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Trinidad Harbor, California

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Tide / Current Tables for Arcata Wharf, Humboldt Bay, California

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Wind Forecast for Eureka, CA (1,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Eureka, CA

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