Hazardous Seas Warning 37, NWS Eureka, CA

559 
WHUS76 KEKA 212223
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
223 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

PZZ450-470-221215-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T1400Z-081223T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
223 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-221215-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T2000Z-081223T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
223 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
12 PM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-221215-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T2000Z-081223T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
223 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
12 PM PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

729 
WHUS76 KEKA 220425
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
825 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

PZZ450-221230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T1400Z-081223T0700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
825 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO
6 PM PST MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO
6 PM PST MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-221230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T1400Z-081223T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
825 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM PST
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-221230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T2000Z-081223T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
825 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO
6 PM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO
6 PM PST MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
12 PM TO 11 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-221230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T2000Z-081223T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
825 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM
PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST 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 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.

&&

$$

442 
WHUS76 KEKA 221101
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
301 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

PZZ450-221915-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T1400Z-081223T0700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
301 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

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 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-221915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T1400Z-081223T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
301 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

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 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-221915-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T2000Z-081223T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
301 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-221915-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T2000Z-081223T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
301 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

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 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.

&&

$$

658 
WHUS76 KEKA 221408
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
608 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

PZZ450-222330-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-081223T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
608 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS EXPIRED...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-222330-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-081223T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
608 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS EXPIRED...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-222330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T2000Z-081223T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
608 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-222330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-081222T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.081222T2000Z-081223T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
608 AM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

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 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.

&&

$$

781 
WHUS76 KEKA 222307
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
307 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

PZZ455-231130-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-081223T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0012.081224T0800Z-081224T1900Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
307 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 


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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-231130-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-081223T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0012.081224T0200Z-081224T1900Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
307 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 


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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-230700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-081223T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
307 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. 


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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-230700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-081223T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-081223T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
307 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. 


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.

&&

$$

405 
WHUS76 KEKA 230443
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
843 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

PZZ450-470-231245-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-081223T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0080.081223T0443Z-081224T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
843 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE LARGE NW SWELL THAT PROPAGATED THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY WILL
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT. THE SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 9 FEET THROUGH
TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-231245-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-081223T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0012.081224T0800Z-081224T1900Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
843 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND FALL
BELOW WARNING CRITERIA NEAR MIDNIGHT. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE GUSTS OVER THE WATERS TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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 AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-231245-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-081223T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0012.081224T0200Z-081224T1900Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
843 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND FALL
BELOW WARNING CRITERIA NEAR MIDNIGHT. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE GUSTS OVER THE WATERS TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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 AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
325 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WINTER STORM WILL CROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BRINGING
ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO THE AREA
THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TUESDAY...AND
IS LIKELY TO AFFECT HOLIDAY TRAVEL WITH RAIN...SNOW AND BLUSTERY
WINDS. UNSETTLED WEATHER MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...SEVERAL SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE BIGGEST FORECAST
DIFFICULTY BEING SNOW LEVELS. A WARM FRONT IS LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE
AT PRESS TIME...WITH MOISTURE OVERRUNNING THIS BOUNDARY SOME LIGHT
STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION HAS REACHED THE GROUND IN NORTHERN SECTIONS
OF THE DISTRICT...BUT NOT MUCH. AS THIS FEATURE PROGRESSES EAST THIS
EVENING PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN RATHER SPOTTY WITH WARM AIR
ADVECTION ALLOWING SNOW LEVELS TO RISE WELL ABOVE MOST PASSES. THE
COLD FRONT NOW LOCATED SOME 500 NM NW OF EUREKA WILL APPROACH THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WILL REACH CRESCENT CITY AROUND OR JUST
AFTER DAYBREAK...WITH AN INCREASE IN RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL CONTINUE SE AND CLEAR MENDOCINO COUNTY LATE IN THE DAY.
PRECEDING AND ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY WITH A FEW GUSTS REACHING 40 OR 45 MPH IN
DEL NORTE COUNTY. WE HAD EXPLORED THE POSSIBILITY OF A WIND ADVISORY
BUT COVERAGE AREA AND DURATION OF ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS LOOKS A
LITTLE SUB PAR...BUT IT STILL WILL BE WINDY. ALTHOUGH FRONTAL
PASSAGE APPEARS SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER THAN IN PREVIOUS
FORECASTS...IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON SO WE HAVE PUSHED BACK THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN INTERIOR SECTIONS UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING. SOME
ADJUSTMENTS TO AREAL COVERAGE AND TIMING MAY STILL BE NEEDED GIVEN
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING JUST HOW QUICKLY COLD AIR WILL SPILL IN BEHIND
THE FRONT...BUT THOSE ISSUES WILL BE REFINED AS THE SITUATION
BECOMES CLEARER. IN ANY EVENT...PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF 0.50 INCH
TO 2 INCHES LOOK TO BE ON TAP FOR THIS SYSTEM THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
SHOWERS ARE A CERTAINTY BEHIND THE SYSTEM INTO MONDAY WITH
RELATIVELY LOW SNOW LEVELS. ANOTHER WAVE APPROACHES THE REGION LATE
TUESDAY SO WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD ONTO PRECIPITATION CHANCES
SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY. BURGER

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY...PRECIPITATION
CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE TUE/EARLY WED AS A WARM FRONT PUSHES
ACROSS THE REGION. WAA WILL ALLOW SN LEVELS TO INCREASE TO 3000-4000
FT BY LATE WED. IN ADDITION TO INCREASED PRECIPITATION...THIS STORM
WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA WED NIGHT AND
THU. MODEL SOLUTIONS COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ALTHOUGH THE GFS
AND ECMWF REMAIN QUICKEST IN SHIFTING THE TROUGH AXIS EAST. THE
UKMET AND CANADIAN ARE A LITTLE SLOWER WITH THIS FEATURE WHILE
ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS REMAIN EVEN SLOWER. DECIDED TO GO WITH A BLEND OF
MODELS RESULTING IN SIMILAR TIMING TO CANADIAN AND UKMET SOLUTIONS.
REGARDLESS OF THE TIMING...NW UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE REGION
SUPPORTS LIKELY POPS ACROSS NW CA INTO FRI AS MINOR SHORTWAVES MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION. MODELS SUGGEST A STRONGER SHORTWAVE DIGGING INTO
THE BASE OF THE TROUGH FRI RESULTING IN A SLIGHT SHIFT EASTWARD.
THIS WILL RESULT IN WEAK RIDGING ACROSS THE PAC NW HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND...SO TAPERED POPS OFF TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO. BC
&&

.AVIATION...LOWERING CEILINGS WITH RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY SOUTH
WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODIC LIGHT RAIN HAS
BEEN SPREADING INTO THE NORTH COAST REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
RAIN RATES AND RAIN COVERAGE WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT OR
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT WEST OF 130W PUMPS WARM/MOIST
AIR INTO THE REGION. WIND GUSTS OF 50-60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE UPPER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. THE COASTAL PLAIN WILL SEE MUCH LIGHTER WINDS...BUT A FEW
OF THE HEADLANDS SHOULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 40 AND 45 MPH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AROUND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
SUNDAY MORNING...15Z-19Z...IS A POSSIBILITY. COOLER/LESS STABLE AIR
WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL FOLLOW SUNDAY NIGHT. DJB
&&

.MARINE...LOW END GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHERN COASTAL WATER TONIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES.
GFS AND NAM12 CONTINUE TO INDICATE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS OF
35-40 KTS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
IN THE WARM/STABLE SECTOR PROCEEDING THE COLD FRONT. GFS
WAS FASTER WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE AND HAS WINDS SWITCHING TO
THE SW AND DECREASING FASTER THAN THE NAM12. BASED ON
SATELLITE PICTURE TRENDS...LEANED TOWARDS THE FASTER GFS
SOLUTION. SEAS WILL BUILD TONIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO THE
STRONG SOUTH WINDS. WIND WAVES OF 6-10 FT IMPLY VERY STEEP
SEAS...SO AN ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED.
RESIDUAL WIND WAVE ENERGY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...BEFORE A SHORT PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL SPREADS
INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT. NEW ENP AND SWAN HAS SWELL
BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN RAMPING UP TO 18-22
FT AT 13-15 SECONDS ON MONDAY. WE WONT KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL THE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP AND SEAS GO UP AT BUOY #2 SUNDAY. FOR
NOW WILL GO ALONG WITH THE ENP/SWAN...BUT UNDERCUT BY 2-4 FT...AS
THE WAVE MODEL HEIGHTS TEND TO BE TOO HIGH FOR TOO LONG. AFTER THIS
WAVE EVENT ON MONDAY...IT LOOKS LIKE A STEADY STATE OR DOWNWARD
TREND IN SEAS ON TUE AND WED. GFS WIND FIELDS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE
ERRATIC AND INCONSISTENT WITH ANOTHER STORM EXPECTED AROUND MID
WEEK. LONG FETCH (1100NM) OF 40 KTS WILL BE POINTED RIGHT AT NW CA
WATERS ON WED. THE WAVE GENERATION REGION EXTENDS INTO THE COASTAL
WATERS...WITH THE 40 KTS IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS. ENP HAS 30 FOOT
SEAS ON THU...BUT ONCE AGAIN WILL SCALE BACK THE HEIGHTS BY 8-10 FT
AND GO WITH 20-22 FT. THE STRONG WINDS LOOKS TOO FAR AWAY TO SUPPORT
SWELL UP TO 30 FEET. DJB
&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM SUN
EVENING TO MON AFTERNOON FOR CAZ003-004.
GALE WARNING FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT FOR PZZ450-470.
SCA FOR WINDS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT FOR PZZ455-475.
SCA FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MON MORNING FOR
PZZ450-455-470-475.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FOR MON FOR PZZ450-455-470-475.
&&

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
236 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

CAZ003-004-211400-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
236 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS HAS BEEN POSTED
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. SEE AWIPS
PRODUCT /SFOWSWEKA/ OR WMO HEADER /WWUS46 KEKA/ FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA.

CAZ001-211400-
REDWOOD COAST-
236 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE LATE
TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST IN DEL NORTE
COUNTY. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG AREA RIDGES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BUT THEN
DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA.