Hazardous Seas Warning 38, NWS Eureka, CA

613 
WHUS76 KEKA 241143
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
343 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

PZZ455-241945-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-081224T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081225T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T0800Z-081226T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
343 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF PT REYES WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH
WITH THE SOUTHEAST WINDS DECREASING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST. A VERY LARGE
AND LONG PERIOD NW SWELL BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET WILL MOVE FROM THE
GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND THUR.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-241945-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-081224T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.081225T0800Z-081226T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T0800Z-081226T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
343 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM PST
FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE WINDS
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. A VERY LARGE
AND LONG PERIOD NW SWELL BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET WILL MOVE FROM THE
GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND THUR.


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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-241945-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-081224T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081226T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T0800Z-081226T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
343 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF PT REYES WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH
WITH THE SOUTHEAST WINDS DROPPING BELOW GALE FORCE THIS MORNING. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE WINDS SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TONIGHT THROUGH THUR NIGHT TO 15 TO 25
KT. A VERY LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NW SWELL BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET
WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT
AND THUR.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-241945-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081224T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.081225T0300Z-081226T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T0800Z-081226T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
343 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WINDS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WEST OF PT REYES MOVES SOUTH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH THE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TONIGHT
THROUGH THUR NIGHT TO 20 TO 30 KT. A VERY LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NW
SWELL BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA
INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND THUR.

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.

&&

$$

896 
WHUS76 KEKA 241650
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
850 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

PZZ475-242315-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-081224T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081226T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T0800Z-081226T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
850 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH SWELL HEIGHTS RUNNING
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET.

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.

$$

PZZ470-242315-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081224T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.081225T0300Z-081226T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T0800Z-081226T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
850 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH SWELL HEIGHTS RUNNING
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET.

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.


$$

PZZ450-242315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T0800Z-081226T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.081225T0800Z-081226T1400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
850 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY...

LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH SWELL HEIGHTS RUNNING
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET.

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.

$$

PZZ455-242315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081225T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T0800Z-081226T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
850 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH SWELL HEIGHTS RUNNING
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET.

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.

$$

046 
WHUS76 KEKA 242237
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
237 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

PZZ450-455-470-251130-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.081224T2237Z-081226T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T1400Z-081226T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
237 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
9 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
9 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT...WITH
INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT. LARGE AND LONG
PERIOD NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS EARLY CHRISTMAS
DAY...WITH DEEP OCEAN SWELL HEIGHTS PEAKING AT 22 TO 24 FEET. 

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.

$$

PZZ475-251130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081226T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T1400Z-081226T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
237 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
9 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
9 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT...WITH
INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT. LARGE AND LONG
PERIOD NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS EARLY CHRISTMAS
DAY...WITH DEEP OCEAN SWELL HEIGHTS PEAKING AT 22 TO 24 FEET. 

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.

$$

614 
WHUS76 KEKA 251100
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
300 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

PZZ450-455-470-475-260100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081226T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.081225T1400Z-081226T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY. 

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.

$$

519 
WHUS76 KEKA 252221
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
221 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008

PZZ450-455-470-475-261200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081226T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081226T1400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
221 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
FRIDAY...

LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE
WATERS OVERNIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE ON FRIDAY. DEEP OCEAN
SWELL WILL PEAK TO NEAR 26 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT IN THE
VICINITY OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS SLOWLY
DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. 

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.

$$

313 
WHUS76 KEKA 260457
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
857 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008

PZZ450-261300-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081226T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081226T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
857 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL. HOWEVER...
VERY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL OF 26 TO 28 FEET CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE
THROUGH THE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-470-475-261300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081226T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081226T1400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
857 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT IN THE
VICINITY OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...WITH
WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL IN
EXCESS OF 25 FEET WILL CONTINUE PROPAGATING THROUGH THE WATERS.

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

$$

617 
WHUS76 KEKA 261051
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
251 AM PST FRI DEC 26 2008

PZZ455-470-475-261700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081226T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-081226T1400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PST FRI DEC 26 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KT WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL AROUND
20 FEET WILL CONTINUE SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY. SEAS WILL DROP
BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS MORNING.

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

$$

PZZ450-261700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081226T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
251 AM PST FRI DEC 26 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL AROUND 20 FEET WILL CONTINUE SUBSIDE
THROUGH THE DAY. SEAS WILL DROP BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS
MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

720 
WHUS76 KEKA 261636
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
836 AM PST FRI DEC 26 2008

PZZ450-455-470-475-262300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081226T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
836 AM PST FRI DEC 26 2008

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TODAY.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO SAT MORNING AS A WARM
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
 

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.

&&

$$

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WHUS76 KEKA 262126
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
126 PM PST FRI DEC 26 2008


PZZ450-470-271130-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0081.081226T2126Z-081231T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0084.081227T0500Z-081229T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
126 PM PST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 3 AM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 


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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-271130-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0081.081226T2126Z-081231T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
126 PM PST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
531 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WET AND WINDY WEATHER...WITH HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...THROUGH
CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
AFFECT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...THERE WILL BE A
BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER TODAY AS THE ATMOSPHERE WINDS UP FOR
WHAT LOOKS TO BE A BUSY REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. HAVE ISSUED AN SPS
(WWUS86 SFOSPSEKA) TO COVER THE MAIN HAZARDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY...INCLUDING RAIN AND SNOW...WIND...AND
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH SEAS.

SHORTWAVE RIDGE OVER THE REGION CURRENTLY HAS ALL BUT ENDED SHOWER
COVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...WITH A FEW LINGERING
SHOWERS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. HAVE KEPT IN THE MENTION OF
ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION AS THERE STILL IS A DECENT BANK
OF CU OFFSHORE MOVING TOWARDS THE COAST AND A FEW OF THESE MAY
PENETRATE INLAND THROUGH THE DAY. WITH THE DECREASE IN SHOWER
COVERAGE...SKIES ARE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MAINLY THE BEGINNINGS OF
INCREASING MID LEVEL CLOUDS FROM THE NEXT SYSTEM BEGINNING TO PUSH
TOWARDS THE REGION. THE BRIEF DECREASE IN CLOUD COVERAGE HAS
ALLOWED GOOD RADIATIVE COOLING WITH PATCHY DENSE VALLEY FOG
DEVELOPING IN INLAND VALLEYS AND TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN TO
FREEZING EVEN AT COASTAL LOCATIONS. THOSE OUT AND ABOUT FIRST
THING THIS MORNING SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AS ALL THE RAIN FROM
THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS WILL HAVE FROZEN ON AREA SIDEWALKS AND
ROADWAYS AND THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ICE UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
SUNRISE.

WATER VAPOR SATELLITE SHOWS A VERY POTENT SHORTWAVE OUT ALONG
45N/140W WITH ITS RAPIDLY DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE SAME
POSITION. IT ALREADY APPEARS IN SATELLITE THAT THE FEATURE HAS
BEGUN TO SPLIT WITH THE SOUTHERN...AND DEEPER LOW...BEGINNING TO
TAKE A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY TURN TOWARDS THE WEST COAST.

THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NW
CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY...WITH RAPIDLY INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS
AND RAIN. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ON THE RISE WITH THE WARM AIR
ADVECTION THAT WILL BE IN PLACE SO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LIMITED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN EASTERN MENDOCINO AND TRINITY
COUNTY. WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE LATER
TONIGHT AS THE LOW MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO OUR REGION...WITH
THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE MENDOCINO COAST. GUSTS UP TO
40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE MENDOCINO COAST. GUSTS UP TO
30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE ALONG THE HUMBOLDT AND DEL
NORTE COASTS AS WELL AS ACROSS HIGHER RIDGES IN INTERIOR MENDOCINO
COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WITH THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE
LOW ACROSS SOUTHERN MENDOCINO COUNTY. THE LOW IS PROGGED TO MOVE
ONSHORE SOUTH OF THE BAY AREA BY TOMORROW EVENING.

THE COLDER NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SPLIT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY DROP BELOW 2000
FT IN DEL NORTE...EASTERN HUMBOLDT AND NORTHERN TRINITY COUNTIES
ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS
CLOSING IN ON 5 INCHES WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING UP TO 8 INCHES.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 2500 FT IN SOUTHERN TRINITY AND
MENDOCINO COUNTIES AT THIS TIME WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ONCE AGAIN...THIS TIME
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE
REDWOOD COAST AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
CONSIDERABLE INSTABILITY IS STILL FORECASTED WITH THE SFC LOW AS
IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...WHICH WILL LIKELY ENHANCE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS. HAVE ALSO INCLUDED ISOLD TSTMS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS AND INTO THE NORTH COAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH THE GREATEST INSTABILITY. SMALL HAIL WILL BE
LIKELY WITH ANY STRONGER SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT FORM AS SNOW
LEVELS HOVER AROUND 1500-2000 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THE SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE
ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN PASSES BY FRIDAY EVENING AS THE SYNOPTIC MODELS
ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVING OVER THE
PACIFIC NW ON FRIDAY. THE MODELS SHOW A KINK IN THE UPPER RIDGED
FRIDAY NIGHT AND FORECAST A SURFACE WARM FRONT TO PUSH ACROSS NW
CALIFORNIA. MODELED PRECIPITABLE WATER INCREASES TO NEAR AN INCH
OVER THE NE PACIFIC FRIDAY NIGHT AND ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS SHOWS
GOOD LIFT WITH THE FRONT. ANOTHER WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED FOR
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SIMILAR PRECIPITABLE WATER AND LIFT AS THE
FRIDAY STORM. ALTHOUGH THERE IS ALWAYS UNCERTAINTY OF HOW MUCH
RAIN TO EXPECT FOR FORECASTS BEYOND 4 DAYS...CURRENT MODEL RUNS
SHOW THESE TWO SYSTEMS HAVE THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS TO PRODUCE
DECENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THE SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 4000
FEET AND DO NOT EXPECT ANY SNOW ISSUES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. TH

&&

.AVIATION...A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SHOWERS THIS MORNING BUT VFR MID
CLOUDS ARE ALREADY INCREASING AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. WITH THE
PARTIAL CLEARING...IFR FOG AND LOW CLOUDS DEVELOPED IN THE VALLEYS.
IT SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AFTER 1000 PST. NEXT SYSTEM COMING DOWN
FROM NW WILL BRING VFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN SHOWERS AFTER SUNSET.
RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL INCREASE
THE WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN MENDOCINO COUNTY WITH POSSIBLE LLWS IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON. DEAN

&&

.MARINE...NW SWELL ON DOWNWARD TREND TO 12-13 FEET AND WILL BOTTOM
OUT NEAR 5-6 FEET WED. NEXT PROBLEM IS GALE FORCE WINDS SOUTH OF THE
CAPE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. PRESSURE IS BOMBING OUT AS SFC
PRESSURE AT BUOY 6 DROPPED OVER 10MB BETWEEN 06-12Z. GFS SEEMS TO
HAVE GOOD HANDLE ON LOCATION AND TAKES 994MB LOW TO ABOUT 350 NM
WEST OF CAPE MENDO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW GRADUALLY MOVES
SOUTHEAST PARALLELING THE COAST THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY WEAKENS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GIVEN THIS TRAJECTORY...DEFINITE GALE FORCE WINDS IN
SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS AND HAVE HOISTED WARNING. WITH NEW
EXPERIMENTAL ZONES NOW 0-10NM NOT SURE IF THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD
GALE FORCE WINDS IN SOUTHERN INNER WATERS ZONE SO LEFT WATCH IN
PLACE. THERE WILL BE GALE FORCE GUSTS IN EXTREME SOUTHERN END OF
ZONE OFF OF PT ARENA.

FINALLY THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON
AND TRACKS TOWARD PORTLAND BY THUR MORNING.  GFS SHOWING SOLID GALE
FORCE WINDS AND CLOSE TO STORM FORCE. THESE WINDS STRONGER THAN
ECMWF AND PROBABLY A LITTLE OVERDONE WHICH IS TENDENCY OF GFS. THESE
GFS WINDS PRODUCING 36 FOOT SEAS IN THE GULF WHICH PROPAGATE INTO
OUR WATERS ON CHRISTMAS WITH ENP SHOWING SEAS PEAKING AT 27-31 FOOT
SEAS AT 15-16 SECONDS CHRISTMAS NIGHT. SWAN ABOUT 7 FEET LOWER.
GIVEN TYPICAL OVERDOING OF GFS LEFT FORECAST AS IS WHICH HAD
UNDERCUT MODEL. OTHER PROBLEM WITH WITH THIS LOW IS INCREASING
NORTHWEST WINDS IN SCA RANGE WED NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THUR NIGHT.
HAVE NOT POSTED ANY HEADLINES FOR WED NIGHT INTO THUR SYSTEM UNTIL
FINISH UP WITH THE GALE FORCE WINDS TONIGHT TO AVOID CONFUSION. DEAN

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ475.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR PZZ450-455-470-475.

&&

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
556 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

CAZ001>004-076-241400-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
556 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE FIRST OF SEVERAL STORM SYSTEMS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS...PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN...AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW
CAN BE EXPECTED. SEE AWIPS PRODUCT /SFOSPSEKA/ OR WMO HEADER
/WWUS86 KEKA/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS MOVING INTO THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW AS WELL AS A LARGE NW SWELL TO
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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