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Spot Forecast for Red Flare Sighting SAR...USCG Sector Humboldt Bay
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1040 AM PST Wed Nov 20 2024

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.DISCUSSION...Winds and seas are dropping today in the wake of the
strong atmospheric river. A westerly swell is currently near 16
feet at 13 seconds, and will slowly subside through Thursday. A 
strengthening secondary cyclone will brush by the coast late
Thursday and will quickly strengthen southerly winds Thursday
night into Friday morning. Rainfall will increase to moderate to 
heavy rates by Thursday night. Strong gale conditions, with gusts 
up to 45 kts will develop in the outer waters beyond 10 nm 
Thursday night, and some gale strength gusts will be likely in 
portions of the inner zones within 10 nm out. Winds and seas will
quickly drop Friday. 

.REST OF TODAY...

Surface winds.......South winds 11 to 17 kts. Seas.......17 ft 
seas with a westerly swell around 16 at 13 seconds 

.TONIGHT...

Surface winds.......Southeast winds 9 to 13 kts. Seas........13 
to 15 ft with a subsiding westerly swell at 13 at 13 seconds. 

.THURSDAY...

Surface winds.......Southeast winds 9 to 16 kts. 
Seas.........Subsiding seas, dropping to below 10 feet in the 
late afternoon, with a subsiding westerly swell at 10 to 12 ft at 
13 seconds. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southerly winds increasing to 22 kts, with gale
conditions expected in portions of the waters within 10 nm out. 
Seas.........9 to 10 ft with a subsiding westerly swell at 8 ft at
12 seconds, and short period southwest seas at 7 ft at 9 seconds

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Forecaster...Wood
Requested by...LT Mitchell Dow
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2427077.0/EKA
.DELDT 11/20/24
.EMAIL mitchell.dow@gmail.com