Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2009

Gale Warning 47, NWS Eureka, CA

February 9, 2009

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 9, 2009, 3:11 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 10, 2009, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2009, 3:11 PM PST (23:11 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2009, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 10, 2009, 2:30 PM PST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

646 
WHUS76 KEKA 092311
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
311 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

PZZ450-101200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090210T1600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0003.090210T1500Z-090210T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0047.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
311 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING...AND IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY. 

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 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-101200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090211T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0002.090211T1200Z-090212T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
311 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-101200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090210T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0003.090210T1500Z-090210T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0047.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
311 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 AM PST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING...AND IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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 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
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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-101200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090211T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0002.090211T1200Z-090212T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
311 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

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

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

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
051 
WHUS76 KEKA 092317 AAA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
317 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

PZZ470-101215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090210T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0047.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
317 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL IMPACT THE
WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON
WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR
22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
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 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
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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-101215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090210T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0047.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
317 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL IMPACT THE
WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON
WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR
22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
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 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
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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-101215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0002.090211T1200Z-090212T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
317 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL IMPACT THE
WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON
WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR
22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ455-101215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0002.090211T1200Z-090212T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
317 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL IMPACT THE
WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON
WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR
22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

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

&&

$$
786 
WHUS76 KEKA 100236 AAA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
636 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

PZZ470-101045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090210T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0047.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
636 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL IMPACT THE
WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON
WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR
22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
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 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
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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-101045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090210T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0047.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
636 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL IMPACT THE
WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON
WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR
22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
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 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
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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-101045-
/O.EXA.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0002.090211T1200Z-090212T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
636 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

WINDS INCREASED TO ADVISORY STRENGTH TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENED IN RESPONSE TO A TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION...A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
IMPACT THE WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
ON WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK
NEAR 22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

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

&&

$$

PZZ475-101045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0002.090211T1200Z-090212T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
636 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL IMPACT THE
WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON
WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR
22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

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

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

&&

$$
206 
WHUS76 KEKA 100452 AAA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
852 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

PZZ450-470-101300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090210T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0047.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
852 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL IMPACT THE
WATERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON
WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR
22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-101300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0002.090211T1200Z-090212T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
852 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT RELAXES ACROSS THE REGION. A STRONG STORM COMING FROM
THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL IMPACT THE WATERS ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG
PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR 22 FT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

&&

$$
410 
WHUS76 KEKA 101147
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
347 AM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

PZZ455-475-110100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090211T1400Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0002.090211T1200Z-090212T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0004.090211T1400Z-090212T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
347 AM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM
PST THURSDAY...

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-110100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090210T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0047.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.090210T1600Z-090211T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
347 AM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A STRONG STORM MOVING TOWARDS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL IMPACT
THE WATERS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH WIND
WAVES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY A LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. THE SWELL IS
EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR 22 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY
SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
635 
WHUS76 KEKA 102230
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 PM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

PZZ450-470-111215-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-090211T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0012.090210T2230Z-090212T0800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-111215-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090211T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0012.090210T2230Z-090212T0800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0004.090210T2230Z-090212T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PST THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 3:20 AM PSTGale WatchEKA12 hr
Feb 9, 3:20 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsEKA21 hr
Feb 9, 2:18 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryEKA48 hr
Feb 9, 3:11 PM PSTHazardous Seas WatchEKA13 hr
Feb 9, 3:11 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningEKA60 hr

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Sources

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