Fort Bragg, CA Marine Weather and Tide Forecast (2024)

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PZZ455 Cape Mendocino To Pt Arena Out 10 Nm- 254 Pm Pdt Wed Jun 5 2024

.gale warning in effect through Thursday morning - .

Tonight - NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Wave detail: nw 10 ft at 8 seconds and nw 10 ft at 15 seconds.

Thu - NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and nw 8 ft at 13 seconds.

Thu night - NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds and nw 6 ft at 13 seconds.

Fri - NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds.

Fri night - NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds.

Sat - NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Sat night - NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.

Sun - NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds.

Sun night - NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

Mon - NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds.

Mon night - NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at 10 seconds.

PZZ400 254 Pm Pdt Wed Jun 5 2024

Synopsis for northern california waters - Northerly winds will steadily increase through Thursday. Strongest winds will occur across the outer waters and downwind of cape mendocino where gusts up to 40 kt are possible. Otherwise, a late season nw swell of 10 to 12 feet at 16 seconds will continue to reinforce seas before gradually decaying through Friday. Very steep northerly waves will rapidly build in response to the strong northerly winds, reaching up to 15 feet overnight into Thursday.

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FXUS66 KEKA 052220 AFDEKA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Eureka CA 320 PM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

SYNOPSIS
High pressure and hot interior temperatures will continue through Thursday. This pattern will bring major heat risk to interior valleys, especially in Lake County. Otherwise typical summer weather will continue into the weekend.

DISCUSSION
High pressure will remain over the area through Thursday, bringing hot temperatures to the interior. Heat risk will be greatest in Lake County and NE Trinity where the strong inversion will help keep overnight low temps in the lower to mid 70s. Such prolonged heat will be sufficient to pose a risk to anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. Thus, a heat advisory remains in effect for Lake County through Thursday evening. The heat will begin to moderate on Friday, but high temperatures will remain above early June averages; 80-84F.

Model soundings continue to indicate inverted-V profiles and high amounts of buoyant energy and deep adiabatic lapse rates associated with strong diurnal heating on Thursday. Convective inhibition diminishes on Thu, but a strong mid level cap will probably keep this energy from being realized. LFC's are expected to be quite high, 7-10kft, and any storms that develop will be tied to the highest terrain of NE Trinity late in the afternoon and early evening.

Interior temperatures will moderate over the weekend as the marine layer deepens in response to a splitting 500mb trough. Interior temperatures will most likely remain above early June normals for interior Mendocino, Trinity and Lake. Average high temps are 80-84F for the warmest interior valleys. Interior heat is then forecast to return early next week as 500mb heights and anomalies increase again. There is still a great deal variability with the evolution of the weekend trough. The southern branch of the split may develop into a cut-off and pump higher PWATs into the area from the south. Interior storms are not 100% out of the question this weekend and early next week, but at this point there are no definitive signs for storms and for now will lean heavily toward the National Blend of Models (NBM) guidance. DB

AVIATION
Scattered coastal stratus is lingering downwind of Trinidad to the north point of Cape Mendocino as northerly winds increase offshore. Remaining low ceilings expected to scatter out for mostly

conditions along the north coast this afternoon with scattered haze/mist possible, especially at ACV. CEC will be most exposed to 15-20 knot gusts forecast to further pick up late this afternoon.

is indicating a swift return to

ceilings late tonight with the development of a southerly wind reversal beginning around Humboldt Bay. ACV will likely experience reduced ceilings as early as midnight as marine stratus pushes onshore.
Model guidance indicates higher probabilities of

visibility's <1SM beginning before sunrise and persisting through late morning, while CEC is less likely to become inundated for more than a few hours around 6- 7am. A similar pattern expected to ensue, wherein increasing northerlies and daytime heating scatter coastal stratus and break the marine inversion in the afternoon. JMM

MARINE
As high pressure continues to build into the west coast, narrow expansion fans extending lee of southern OR and Cape Mendocino are expected to produce near-gale force wind gusts this afternoon into Thursday, beginning in the southern waters before expanding into the northern outer waters.

Although gale criteria remains fairly marginal and localized, the addition of a large long period NW swell is already elevating wave heights to 12-14 feet at 15 seconds across area waters. Combined wave heights will continue to exceed 14-16 feet at 15 seconds early Thursday in the southern waters and the northern outer waters as locally generated wind waves persist. Current guidance indicates gale gusts becoming concentrated in the far northern outer waters early Friday before quickly diminishing. All zones are expected to subside to sub-10 foot wave heights by late this week and early weekend as the swell subsides. JMM

EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...
Beach Hazards Statement through Thursday morning for CAZ101- 103-104-109.

Heat Advisory until 8 PM PDT Thursday for CAZ114-115.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
Hazardous Seas Warning until 3 PM PDT Thursday for PZZ450- 470.

Gale Warning until 9 AM PDT Thursday for PZZ455-475.

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