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Small Craft Advisory 60, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Oct 9, 2008, 2:51 PM PDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2008, 2:51 PM PDT (21:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2008, 2:23 AM PDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
670 WHUS76 KEKA 092151 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 251 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 PZZ450-100600- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081010T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.081009T2151Z-081011T1300Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-081011T1300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 251 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY SAT AFTERNOON. THESE NORTH WINDS WILL MAINTAIN WIND WAVES AROUND 4 TO 6 FT WHILE FRESH SWELL MOVES INTO THE AREA. 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 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. && $$ PZZ470-100600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081011T0800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081010T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 251 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE INTERACTS WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR GALE FORCE AGAIN FRI EVENING. WIND WAVES AND FRESH SWELL WILL REMAIN 10 TO 13 FT WITH A PERIOD OF 9 TO 10 SECONDS INTO SAT BEFORE SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ455-100600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081011T0800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081010T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 251 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA OVERNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BRIEFLY RELAXES. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN FRI AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE FRI EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO. BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES AND FRESH SWELL WILL REMAIN 10 TO 13 FT WITH A PERIOD OF 9 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-100600- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 251 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 KNOTS WILL COMBINE WITH 13 TO 15 FT SEAS TO MAINTAIN BOATING CONDITIONS VERY DANGEROUS TO SMALL CRAFT VESSELS THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && COLBY $$
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456 WHUS76 KEKA 100350 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 850 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 PZZ455-101200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081010T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081011T0800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 850 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SATURDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-101200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 850 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ470-101200- /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0064.081010T0350Z-081012T1000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081011T0800Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 850 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SATURDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-101200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081011T1300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 850 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SATURDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
657 WHUS76 KEKA 100908 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 208 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 PZZ455-101715- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081010T1300Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081011T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 208 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STEEP SEAS HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MENDOCINO NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. 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. && $$ PZZ470-101715- /O.UPG.KEKA.SI.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-081012T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 208 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-101715- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 208 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. PERILOUS SEAS...VERY STEEP IN CHARACTER...WILL IMPACT THE WATERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT NAVIGATING IN THESE WATERS WILL FACE DANGEROUS SEAS...AND IS DISCOURAGED. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-101715- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 208 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... STEEP SEAS HOWEVER WILL IMPACT THE REDWOOD COAST NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES AND RIVER MOUTHS DURING TIME OF OUTGOING TIDES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ COLBY
219 WHUS76 KEKA 101555 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 PZZ470-110000- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 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. && $$ PZZ475-110000- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... PERILOUS SEAS...VERY STEEP IN CHARACTER...WILL IMPACT THE WATERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT NAVIGATING IN THESE WATERS WILL FACE DANGEROUS SEAS...AND IS DISCOURAGED. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-110000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... 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. && $$ PZZ455-110000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... STEEP SEAS HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MENDOCINO NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
399 WHUS76 KEKA 102114 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 214 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 PZZ470-111300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 214 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 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. && $$ PZZ475-111300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 214 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... PERILOUS SEAS...VERY STEEP IN CHARACTER...WILL IMPACT THE WATERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT NAVIGATING IN THESE WATERS WILL FACE DANGEROUS SEAS...AND IS DISCOURAGED. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-111300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 214 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... 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. $$ PZZ455-111300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 214 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... STEEP SEAS HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MENDOCINO NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
410 WHUS76 KEKA 110454 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 954 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 PZZ470-111300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 954 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... A STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTERACTING WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN HAS BROUGHT GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE WATERS. IN ADDITIONAL TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-111300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 954 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... A STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTERACTING WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN HAS BROUGHT GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE WATERS. IN ADDITIONAL TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-111300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 954 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MENDOCINO NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. 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. $$ PZZ455-111300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 954 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MENDOCINO NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
155 WHUS76 KEKA 110959 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 259 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 PZZ470-111800- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 259 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTERACTING WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE THE GALE FORCE WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-111800- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 259 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... A STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTERACTING WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE THE GALE FORCE WINDS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 11 TO 13 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-111800- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 259 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. 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. $$ PZZ455-111800- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 259 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
636 WHUS76 KEKA 111451 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 751 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 PZZ470-112245- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 751 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTERACTING WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE GALE FORCE WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-112245- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 751 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... A STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTERACTING WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE GALE FORCE WINDS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 11 TO 13 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-112245- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 751 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. 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. $$ PZZ455-112245- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 751 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZRDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
550 WHUS76 KEKA 112127 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 227 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 PZZ470-120530- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 227 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND SUPPORT GALE FORCE WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-120530- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 227 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND SUPPORT GALE FORCE WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-120530- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 227 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. 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. $$ PZZ455-120530- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 227 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
701 WHUS76 KEKA 120424 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 924 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 PZZ470-120700- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 924 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND SUPPORT GALE FORCE WINDS. THOUGH WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-121230- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 924 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND SUPPORT GALE FORCE WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...DANGEROUSLY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-120700- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 924 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. 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. $$ PZZ455-121230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 924 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR ENTRANCES DURING OUTGOING TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
810 WHUS76 KEKA 120923 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 223 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 PZZ475-121730- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0061.081012T1000Z-081016T0800Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0032.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 223 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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. && $$ PZZ455-121030- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-081012T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 223 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ PZZ470-121730- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0061.081012T1000Z-081016T0800Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 223 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT THURSDAY. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Oct 9, 3:15 AM PDT, 11 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 3:15 AM PDT, 11 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 315 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NW IN COMBINATION WITH A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW SLIDING DOWN INTO THE REGION...WILL BRING BREEZY NORTH WINDS AND COOLER WEATHER TO THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. && .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED A VIGOROUS SHORT-WAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED CUMULUS CONVECTION APPROACHING THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTS EARLY THIS MORNING. SOLUTIONS APPEAR CONSISTENT ON TAKING THIS SHORT-WAVE INTO THE PAC NW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE WILL SWOOP SOUTHWARD FROM WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...AND MAY GENERATE A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS NW CA. SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE OVER THE REGION QUICKLY ON FRIDAY...BEING DRIVEN ALONG BY A 130+ KNOT NORTHERLY JET. EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS TO RAMP UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTER SHORT-WAVE PASSAGE INTO CENTRAL CAL. OTHER THAN THE BRISK NORTH WINDS AND A FEW SHOWERS...THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES AND FROST POTENTIAL TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT. THE AIRMASS DOES COOL DOWN TONIGHT...BUT AT THE SAME TIME...BOTH THE NAM12 AND GFS GENERATE HIGHER HUMIDITY...AS A NW JET NOSES TOWARDS THE FORECAST AREA. BASED ON CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY AND MODEL CONSENSUS...FEEL MINIMAL PRECIP CHANCES ARE IN ORDER FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY. INCREASED PRECIP CHANCES ALONG THE NORTH COAST ZONES...DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES...AND ADDED MENTION OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SNOW LEVELS IN TRINITY COUNTY TONIGHT/FRI MORNING. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FROST OF THE SEASON. CURRENTLY...THINK THE BEST TIMING FOR A FROST ADVISORY OR A FREEZE WARNING WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST AIR WILL BE OVER THE REGION ON SATURDAY. IT APPEARS THE AIR WILL BE DRIEST SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING...BUT WARMER. FOR NOW WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING AN ADVISORY OR A WARNING FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS THE BEST CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD FROST LOOKS TO BE SATURDAY MORNING. DJB .PREVIOUS LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THAT A LARGE TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM. THE TROUGH WILL BE JUST FAR ENOUGH TO OUR EAST THAT THE COLDEST AIR ASSOCIATED WITH IT WILL HAVE JUST MOVED OUT OF THE REGION...ALLOWING FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER TEMPERATURES. ONLY A FEW AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BY SUNDAY. A WEAK RIDGE WILL PASS OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE FURTHER. ZONAL FLOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE WEST COAST ON TUESDAY...BRINGING FAIR SKIES AND MINIMAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES. MS && .AVIATION...DESPITE BRISK NORTHERLY WIND FLOW THIS MORNING ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST...LESSER SPEEDS INLAND COUPLED WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PUSH WAS SPREADING 2-3 KFT CEILINGS OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR. THIS WILL OBSCURE VARIOUS RIDGES AND PEAKS ALONG KCEC KACV AND KUKI ROUTES INTO THE MORNING HOURS. DECENT MIXING REGIME TODAY IN WAKE OF NOTABLE SHORT WAVE EVIDENT IN VAPOR SHOULD ALLOW VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS BY 18-19Z AREA WIDE. ADDITIONAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PUSH HOWEVER ALONG THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF A SURFACE HIGH OFFSHORE ENHANCED BY A DEEPENING TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE PAC NW WILL PUSH CLOUDS INTO THE INTERIOR NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WITH PATCHY -SHRA OVER DEL NORTE COUNTY AND REDWOOD COAST LATE TNGT THRU FRI MORNING. COLBY && .MARINE...WAVE RIDER BUOY OFFSHORE OF HUMBOLDT BAY PEAKED AT 15 FT EVERY 9 SECONDS LAST NIGHT AND IS SLOWLY TRENDING DOWNWARD. HAVE RAISED HAZ SEA WRNG FOR INNER NORTHERN WATERS AS THIS WAVE ENERGY SLOWLY DAMPENS BELOW 10 FEET SOMETIME THIS EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE LIKELY AT OUTER EDGE OF REDWOOD COAST 10NM ZONE BUT WILL HOLD IN STRONG SCA FOR WINDS AS PRESSURE GRADIENT EASES SLIGHTLY TODAY. WIND WAVE AND FRESH SWELL WAVE PERIODS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO TREAT AS ONE LARGE WAVE SET AND IS LIKELY SEEN THIS WAY AT SEA. QUIKSCAT HASNT BEEN MUCH HELP LATELY BUT MOVING MARITIME OBS...BUOYS...AND LAPS ANALYSIS SHOW GALES OCCURRING OVER MAJORITY OF COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING AND WILL KEEP WARNINGS IN PLACE THIS PACKAGE. A GRADUAL EASING OF WIND AND WIND-SEAS IS EXPECTED FROM N TO S AS SURFACE HIGH OFFSHORE OF THE PAC NW EDGES SE THROUGH SATURDAY...LOOSENING THE LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT. COLBY && .FIRE WEATHER...DUE TO RECENT WETTING RAINS LAST WEEK FRIDAY, FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TOO MOIST TO WARRANT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH OR RED FLAG WARNING. && .EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR PZZ450. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR PZZ450. GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ470. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ470. GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ455. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ455. GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR PZZ475. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR PZZ475. && VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 9, 2:30 PM PDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 230 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 CAZ001>004-076-102300- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 230 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...MUCH COOLER WEATHER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... ...FIRST WIDESPREAD FROST EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS SATURDAY MORNING... A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP INTO THE GREAT BASIN THIS WEEKEND...AND BRING SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. A DRY AIR MASS IN COMBINATION WITH CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND LONGER NIGHTS WILL RESULT IN EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THE VALLEYS AND ALONG THE COAST SATURDAY MORNING. THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FROST OF THE SEASON WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EVEN THOUGH THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO WARM ON SUNDAY...IT WILL STILL BE QUITE COLD IN THE MORNING. THOSE WISHING TO PROTECT TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE VEGETATION SHOULD CONSIDER THOSE PREPARATIONS AT THIS TIME AND KEEP INFORMED OF LATER FORECASTS AND POTENTIAL ADVISORIES IN SUBSEQUENT DAYS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 1:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | EKA | 13 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.