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FZUS56 KEKA 171033
CWFEKA

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 AM PST SUN MAR 17 2002

POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

PZZ400-171630-
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS-
230 AM PST SUN MAR 17 2002

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD INTO N CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AS A FAST MOVING LOW PRES SYSTEM 
MOVES INTO THE PAC NW MON AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SHIFT 
EAST AS A LOW PRES SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL PAC MOVES SLOWLY EAST 
NORTHEAST WED AND THU.

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PZZ450-470-171630-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 20 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 20 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST SUN MAR 17 2002

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TUE...

.TODAY...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. WIND 
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 11 TO 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 
TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 6 
TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 
FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.WED...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. SW SWELL 8 TO 10 
FT. 

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PZZ455-475-171630-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 20 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 20 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST SUN MAR 17 2002

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH MON...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. NW SWELL 11 TO 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO 13 FT AT 10 
SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. 
NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 
9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3
FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. SW SWELL 8 TO 10 
FT.

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