Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 49, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2009, 3:51 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2009, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 21 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 18, 2009, 3:51 AM PST (11:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2009, 7:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2009, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
431 WHUS76 KEKA 181151 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 351 AM PST WED FEB 18 2009 PZZ470-475-182345- /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0049.090219T0300Z-090220T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0006.090219T0600Z-090220T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 351 AM PST WED FEB 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
594 WHUS76 KEKA 182337 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 337 PM PST WED FEB 18 2009 PZZ470-475-191400- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0049.090219T0300Z-090220T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0006.090219T1200Z-090220T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 337 PM PST WED FEB 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OUTER WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. THE WIND WAVES RESULTING FROM THESE WINDS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 10 FT IN HEIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES WITH LONGER PERIOD SWELL FROM THE WNW AND THE SW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS MIXED SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ455-191400- /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0015.090219T1400Z-090220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0008.090219T1400Z-090220T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 337 PM PST WED FEB 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGE AND OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ450-191400- /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0008.090219T1400Z-090220T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 337 PM PST WED FEB 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGE AND OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$
476 WHUS76 KEKA 191132 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 332 AM PST THU FEB 19 2009 PZZ455-191245- /O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0015.090219T1400Z-090220T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0008.090219T1400Z-090220T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 332 AM PST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ PZZ450-191245- /O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0008.090219T1400Z-090220T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 332 AM PST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. $$ PZZ470-475-192330- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090220T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0006.090219T1200Z-090220T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 332 AM PST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. THE WIND WAVES RESULTING FROM THESE WINDS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 10 FT IN HEIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES WITH LONGER PERIOD SWELL FROM THE WNW AND THE SW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS MIXED SEAS. 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. && $$
719 WHUS76 KEKA 192250 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 250 PM PST THU FEB 19 2009 PZZ470-475-201130- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090220T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0016.090220T0000Z-090220T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0009.090220T0000Z-090222T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 250 PM PST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ450-455-201130- /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0009.090219T2250Z-090221T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 250 PM PST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY... 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:51 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 36 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:37 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:37 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | EKA | 12 hr |
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Sources
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