FZUS56 KEKA 100154 AAA CWFEKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 554 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-100515- 554 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS... MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THEN BECOME LIGHT LATER TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OFFSHORE. A WEAK LOW WILL APPROACH ON WED AND BRING A THREAT OF GALES BY THU. LARGE WESTERLY SWELL GENERATED FROM THIS STORM WILL BUILD ON FRI AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PZZ450-100515- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 554 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .WED...SE WIND 5 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. MIXED SWELL...W 9 FT AND W 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ PZZ470-100515- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 554 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .WED...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 8 TO 10 FT. W SWELL 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. MIXED SWELL...W 8 FT AND W 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 17 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 17 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ PZZ455-100515- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 554 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .WED...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. MIXED SWELL...W 9 FT AND W 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ PZZ475-100515- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 554 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .WED...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. MIXED SWELL...W 9 FT AND W 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. W SWELL 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA