Eel river
NDBC buoy 46022
Observed , 38 minutes ago
Hazardous
Hazardous Seas Warning in effect. Light E winds at 6 kn gusting to 10 kn. High seas seas at 11 ft with 13 second dominant period from the WNW. Water 62°F, air 58°F. Today: N wind 5 to 10 kt.
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Hazardous Seas Warning issued November 8 at 8:33AM PST until November 8 at 9:00PM PST by NWS Eureka CA
* WHAT...Very steep and hazardous seas 16 to 18 feet. * WHERE...Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or cause damage to vessels.
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Speed
5.8kn
Gust
9.7kn
Direction
90° E
Trend
Steady
Last 11 hours1.9 to 16 kn
Waves
11ft
Period
13 s
Direction
289° WNW
Last 11 hours7.9 to 11 ft
Air temp
58°F
57 to 61°F today
Water temp
62°F
61 to 62°F today
Pressure
1022mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+0.8 mbar
Last 11 hours1020 to 1022 mbar
Zone forecast
Today
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave detail: W 16 ft at 16 seconds.
Tonight
SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 17 ft. Wave detail: W 17 ft at 15 seconds.
Mon
S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave detail: W 13 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
Synopsis
Winds ease and briefly turn northerly today behind a front today. A larger swell arrives today creating potentially hazardous conditions with waves close to 20 feet in some areas before gradually diminishing into Monday. Moderate to fresh southerly winds return Monday with another front.
NWS zone Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 57 to 61°F, water 61 to 62°F, pressure 1,020 to 1,022 mbar over the same window.
4 stations within 30 NM
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How often does buoy 46022 report?
Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes. Wave height and period update about every 30 minutes.
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Station 46022
40°42'58" N 124°32'24" W · 3D80 · owned and maintained by NDBC
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