Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 41, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2008, 3:04 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2008, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 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
- Dec 20, 2008, 3:04 AM PST (11:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2008, 6:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2008, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
996 WHUS76 KEKA 201104 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 304 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 PZZ470-201915- /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0011.081221T0200Z-081221T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0041.081221T0200Z-081221T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T0200Z-081221T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. 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 1 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH WIND WAVES PEAKING NEAR 8 FT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. 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 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. && $$ PZZ450-201915- /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0011.081221T1000Z-081222T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0041.081221T1000Z-081221T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1000Z-081221T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH WIND WAVES PEAKING NEAR 8 FT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ475-201915- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.081221T0600Z-081222T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 KT ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH WIND WAVES PEAKING NEAR 7 FT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
250 WHUS76 KEKA 201355 AAA MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 555 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...CORRECTED DISCUSSION OF WINDS AFTER FRONT PASSES... PZZ470-202200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0041.081221T0200Z-081221T2100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T0200Z-081221T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 555 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH WIND WAVES PEAKING NEAR 8 FT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ450-202200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0041.081221T1000Z-081221T2100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1000Z-081221T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 555 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH WIND WAVES PEAKING NEAR 8 FT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. 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 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. && $$ PZZ475-202200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.081221T0600Z-081222T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 555 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 KT ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH WIND WAVES PEAKING NEAR 7 FT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
223 WHUS76 KEKA 202233 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 233 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 PZZ475-211130- /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.081221T0200Z-081223T1000Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.081221T0600Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1400Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 233 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ470-211130- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0041.081221T0200Z-081221T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T0200Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 233 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-211130- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0041.081221T1000Z-081221T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1000Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 233 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. 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 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. && $$ PZZ455-211130- /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.081221T0900Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1400Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 233 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
523 WHUS76 KEKA 210459 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 859 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 PZZ470-211300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081221T2000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 859 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 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 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. && $$ PZZ450-211300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0041.081221T1000Z-081221T2000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1000Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 859 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FT AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 20 FT MON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-211300- /O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.081221T0900Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1400Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 859 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 18 FT MON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ475-211300- /O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T1000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1400Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 859 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 18 FT MON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
576 WHUS76 KEKA 210505 CCA MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 904 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 PZZ470-211330- /O.COR.KEKA.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081221T2000Z/ /O.COR.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.COR.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 904 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FT AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 20 FT MON. 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 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. && $$ PZZ450-211330- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0041.081221T1000Z-081221T2000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1000Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 904 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FT AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 20 FT MON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-211330- /O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.081221T0900Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1400Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 904 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 18 FT MON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ475-211330- /O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T1000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1400Z-081222T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 904 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 18 FT MON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
020 WHUS76 KEKA 211114 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 314 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008 PZZ450-470-212000- /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T0800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-081221T2000Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T0800Z-081223T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 314 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 16 FT ON 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ455-212000- /O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1400Z-081222T0800Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T0800Z-081223T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 314 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY TO 15 TO 25 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 16 FT ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ475-212000- /O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.081221T1400Z-081222T0800Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0012.081222T1400Z-081223T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T0800Z-081223T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 314 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY TO 15 TO 25 KT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST AND DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE...NW SWELL FROM THE STORM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 16 FT ON 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. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:04 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 11 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:04 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | EKA | 57 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:40 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 59 hr | |
| Dec 20, 2:33 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | EKA | 13 hr | |
| Dec 20, 2:33 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | EKA | 49 hr |
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