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Gale Warning 39, NWS Eureka, CA

October 30, 2008

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2008, 6:27 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 31, 2008, 3:12 AM PDT. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 30, 2008, 6:27 AM PDT (13:27 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 31, 2008, 3:12 AM PDT
Expired
Nov 1, 2008, 2:09 PM PDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000
WHUS76 KEKA 301327
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
627 AM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

PZZ470-302130-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.081030T1400Z-081031T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0063.081031T0100Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0010.081031T2000Z-081101T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0039.081031T1900Z-081102T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081104T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
627 AM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-302130-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.081031T0100Z-081031T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0063.081031T0100Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0010.081031T2000Z-081101T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0039.081031T1900Z-081102T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081104T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
627 AM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
FRIDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-302130-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.081031T0100Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0063.081031T0100Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081101T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081104T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
627 AM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE
WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-302130-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.081031T0800Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0063.081031T1400Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081101T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081104T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
627 AM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO
6 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM PDT
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. 

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
000
WHUS76 KEKA 302219
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
319 PM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

PZZ455-310630-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0063.081031T0100Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.081031T0100Z-081102T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081101T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081031T2200Z-081104T0700Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081104T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
319 PM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN
CANCELED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE OUTER WATERS WILL BUILD STEEP SEAS UP TO
12 FT THAT WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE INNER WATERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-310630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.081031T0800Z-081102T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0063.081031T1400Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081101T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081031T2200Z-081104T0700Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081104T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
319 PM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY
TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN
CANCELED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE OUTER WATERS WILL BUILD STEEP SEAS UP TO
12 FT THAT WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE INNER WATERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-310630-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-081031T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0063.081031T0100Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.081031T1900Z-081102T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081104T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081031T2200Z-081104T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
319 PM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO
5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TO
NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS IN
EXCESS OF 14 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR
TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-310630-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0063.081031T0100Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.081031T0100Z-081031T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.081031T1900Z-081102T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0010.081101T0100Z-081104T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081031T2200Z-081104T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
319 PM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO
5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TO
NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS IN
EXCESS OF 14 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR
TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS76 KEKA 311012
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
312 AM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

PZZ450-455-312300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.081031T1012Z-081101T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0039.081101T0100Z-081101T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0600Z-081104T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
312 AM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BUILD STEEP SEAS UP TO 14 FT TONIGHT 
THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-312300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.081031T1012Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-081031T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0039.081031T1400Z-081101T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0100Z-081104T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
312 AM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT
THIS MORNING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TO
NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS IN
EXCESS OF 14 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-312300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.081031T1012Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-081031T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0039.081031T1400Z-081101T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0100Z-081104T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
312 AM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT
THIS MORNING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TO
NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS IN
EXCESS OF 14 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS76 KEKA 312144
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
244 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

PZZ450-455-010545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-081101T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.081101T0100Z-081101T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0600Z-081104T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
244 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS
PRODUCING GALE FORCE WINDS THAT WILL BUILD STEEP SEAS UP TO 14 FT
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-010545-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0100Z-081104T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS
THAT WILL REACH NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
STEEP SEAS IN EXCESS OF 16 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-010545-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0100Z-081104T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS
THAT WILL REACH NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
STEEP SEAS IN EXCESS OF 16 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS76 KEKA 010025 CCA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
525 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

PZZ450-455-010545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0067.000000T0000Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-081101T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.081101T0100Z-081101T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0600Z-081104T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
244 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS
PRODUCING GALE FORCE WINDS THAT WILL BUILD STEEP SEAS UP TO 14 FT
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR 
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE 
AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT 
MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE 
ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-010545-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0100Z-081104T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS
THAT WILL REACH NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
STEEP SEAS IN EXCESS OF 16 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE 
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID 
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING 
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH 
FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. 
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-010545-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-081101T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0100Z-081104T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS
THAT WILL REACH NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
STEEP SEAS IN EXCESS OF 16 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT 
OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE 
SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR 
ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT 
UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS76 KEKA 010357
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
857 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

PZZ450-455-011200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-081101T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.081101T0600Z-081104T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
857 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 11
PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST MONDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS
PRODUCING GALE FORCE WINDS THAT WILL BUILD STEEP SEAS UP TO 14 FT
THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH
FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-011200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-081104T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
857 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST MONDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS
THAT WILL REACH NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
STEEP SEAS THAT WILL BUILD IN EXCESS OF 16 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ475-011200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-081104T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
857 PM PDT FRI OCT 31 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST MONDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS
THAT WILL REACH NEAR 45 KT ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
STEEP SEAS IN EXCESS OF 16 FT OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
000
WHUS76 KEKA 011008
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
308 AM PDT SAT NOV 1 2008

PZZ450-455-475-011815-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-081103T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
308 AM PDT SAT NOV 1 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF OREGON WILL BRING STEEP
SEAS UP TO 14 FT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-011815-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-081103T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
308 AM PDT SAT NOV 1 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF OREGON WILL BRING STEEP
SEAS UP TO 14 FT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
000
WHUS76 KEKA 011616
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
916 AM PDT SAT NOV 1 2008

PZZ450-455-475-020030-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0068.081101T1616Z-081102T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-081103T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
916 AM PDT SAT NOV 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-020030-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-081103T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
916 AM PDT SAT NOV 1 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF OREGON WILL BRING STEEP
SEAS UP TO 14 FT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
000
WHUS76 KEKA 012109
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
209 PM PDT SAT NOV 1 2008

PZZ470-020515-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081101T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-081102T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-081103T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
209 PM PDT SAT NOV 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-475-020515-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-081102T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-081103T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
209 PM PDT SAT NOV 1 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 30, 4:50 AM PDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 4:50 AM PDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
450 AM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...INCREASING CLOUDS ACCOMPANIED BY BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS OFFSHORE APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. RAIN WILL
OVERSPREAD NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BY THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY AN
EVEN WETTER AND WINDIER SYSTEM ON SATURDAY. A COLDER AIR MASS WILL
SETTLE OVER THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...BRINGING A
CHANCE OF A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET MONDAY
NIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THE DEEP TROUGH OVER
THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS SPREADING PLENTY OF MID- AND HIGH-LEVEL
CLOUDS OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING.  ALTHOUGH KBHX RADAR IS SHOWING
SOME LIGHT RETURNS TO THE SOUTH AND ALSO OFFSHORE...THE RAIN IS
STILL WELL OFF THE COAST.  AMSU SATELLITE-DERIVED RAINFALL PRODUCT
COMBINED SHOWS WITH IR IMAGERY SHOWS THAT RAIN IS ALONG THE BACK
EDGE OF THE LOW-CLOUD FEATURES ABOUT 250 MILES EAST OF THE
COASTLINE.  RAIN FROM THE FIRST FRONT IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA
LATER TODAY AND BRING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF HALF
AN INCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.  LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
THIS SYSTEM AS THE SURFACE LOW REMAINS WELL OFFSHORE.  RAIN WILL
TURN MORE SHOWERY BY FRIDAY EVENING IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS.

A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN BRINGING RAIN TO THE AREA BY LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.  THIS SYSTEM WILL FEATURE A STRONGER SURFACE LOW...
MORE MOISTURE WITH PW VALUES NEAR 1 INCH...AND BETTER UPPER-LEVEL
SUPPORT.  AS A RESULT...THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING AVERAGE RAINFALL
VALUES FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA.  IN ADDITION...THE DEEPER
SURFACE LOW WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS TO THE REGION PRIOR TO THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EXPECTED ALONG THE
COAST AND HIGHER WINDS IN THE MORE EXPOSED COASTAL AND RIDGETOP
LOCATIONS.  WIND AND RAIN WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT
MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. KL

.PREV LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE 12Z MODEL RUNS
TODAY CONTINUE TO INDICATE A SIMILAR PATTERN SETTING UP FOR THE
EXTENDED AS HAS BEEN SEEN FOR THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS...CONTINUING TO
LEND HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR THE UPCOMING EVENTS.

LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL SETUP ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WESTERN
CONUS THROUGH THE PERIOD ALONG WITH A GOOD PUSH OF HIGH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOR VALUES ORIGINATING FROM THE SUBTROPICAL
PACIFIC. GOOD MOISTURE TAP ACCOMPANIED BY MORE THAN ADEQUATE UPPER
LEVEL AND SURFACE DYNAMICS IS A RELIABLE RECIPE FOR SEVERAL INCHES
OF RAIN ACROSS THE REGION. STRONGEST FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE
REGION DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS. LOOKS LIKE BREEZY SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...WITH THE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND NW BRIEFLY ON
MONDAY.

AS COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION IN THE POST FRONTAL
ENVIRONMENT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...SNOW WILL BECOME AN
ISSUE FOR OUR HIGHER TERRAIN. HOWEVER...WARM ANTECEDENT
CONDITIONS AND CURRENT ESTIMATES OF SNOW LEVELS KEEP ANY ACCUMULATING
SNOWS ABOVE THE MAJOR PASSES ALONG HIGHWAYS 299 AND 101 BUT
LOCALES ABOVE 4000 FEET MAY BRIEFLY SEE SOME OF THE WHITE STUFF
BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

COLDER AIR ALOFT LOOKS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO GENERATE A FEW LOW
TOPPED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND IMMEDIATE COAST
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...AND HAVE INCLUDED THEM IN THE FORECAST
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

WET CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK AS THE AREA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE TROF SHIFTING
TO THE EAST. SEVERAL AND MUCH WEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL
LIGHT RAIN. MOSES

&&

.AVIATION...HIGH-MID CLOUD LAYERS AND LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH AN
APPROACHING FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS
ALONG THE COAST. A FEW PATCHES OF LOW CLOUDS MAY STILL HOLD THROUGH
EARLY MORNING. THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL STALL OFFSHORE BEFORE
REACHING THE COAST TODAY. WARM/MOIST AIR ADVECTION AND INCREASING
SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE MVFR CEILINGS ACROSS THE
INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE
RAIN DEVELOPS. STRATUS AND FOG REDEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE MINIMAL OR
NONE ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...THE FIRST OF 2 COLD FRONTS IS APPROACHING THE AREA. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...WITH A CONTINUAL INCREASE INTO GALES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A GALE WARNING FOR THE OUTER WATERS...FOR GUSTS
TO 35-40 KT NEAR THE WAVY FRONT. INNER WATERS WILL BE A BIT MORE
TRICKY. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED INSIDE 10NM BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTS TO 40 KTS BY SATURDAY
MORNING AS A SECOND FRONT APPROACHES. CONTINUED THE GALE WATCH FOR
INNER WATERS...BUT ADJUSTED THE TIMING SLIGHTLY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE BELOW WARNING LEVEL SATURDAY NIGHT. MODELS SEEM TO BE A BIT
FAST ON DROPPING THE WINDS...AND GALES MAY GO INTO THE EVENING ON
SAT. SEAS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FRIDAY DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS...WITH WIND WAVES AND FRESH SW SWELL REACHING 13 FT AT 11
SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT. WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH HEIGHTS UP TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS OR
LESS THROUGH MONDAY. A WATCH FOR CONTINUOUS AND PERSISTENT HAZARDOUS
SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
  MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
  MONDAY NIGHT.

PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
  MONDAY NIGHT.

CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
  MONDAY NIGHT.

CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
  MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 30, 6:05 AM PDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
605 AM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

CAZ001>004-076-310015-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
605 AM PDT THU OCT 30 2008

...WET AND BREEZY WEATHER THIS WEEKEND...

A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL BRING RAIN AND BLUSTERY WINDS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE FIRST RAIN EVENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BRING
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING BETWEEN A THIRD AND THREE QUARTERS OF
AN INCH. A SECOND AND STRONGER SYSTEM WILL BRING 1 TO 2 INCHES
SATURDAY. ANOTHER INCH IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AS YET ANOTHER WAVE
BRINGS IN PLENTIFUL PACIFIC MOISTURE AND UNSETTLED WEATHER.

ALONG THE COASTAL ZONES AND INTERIOR RIDGES AND UPPER SLOPES OF
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
FURTHER INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY.

DEBRIS SUCH AS LEAVES...MUD...ROCK...AND EVEN ASH WILL COVER SOME OF
THE AREA ROADWAYS THIS WEEKEND AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION.
DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY...STANDING WATER MAY DEVELOP
AND COMMUTERS SHOULD REMAIN DILIGENT TO HYDROPLANING POTENTIAL.

COLBY/LERMAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 6:27 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsEKA36 hr
Oct 30, 6:27 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasEKA9 hr
Oct 30, 3:19 PM PDTHazardous Seas WarningEKA66 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.