Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 56, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 26, 2009, 2:59 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 26, 2009, 9:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 27 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
- Mar 26, 2009, 2:59 AM PDT (09:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2009, 9:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
567 WHUS76 KEKA 260959 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 259 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 PZZ450-261100- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.090327T0000Z-090329T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 259 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ PZZ475-262315- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.090326T1800Z-090327T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0056.090327T1400Z-090328T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090327T1400Z-090330T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 259 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGE AND OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ470-262315- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.090327T0000Z-090331T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 259 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-262315- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.090326T1800Z-090331T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 259 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
611 WHUS76 KEKA 262147 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 247 PM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 PZZ475-271015- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090327T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0026.090326T2147Z-090327T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090326T2147Z-090329T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0056.090327T0400Z-090328T0300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 247 PM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK SATURDAY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL MAKE GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNINGS LIKELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO 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 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. && $$ PZZ455-470-271015- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090330T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 247 PM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
756 WHUS76 KEKA 271009 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 309 AM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 PZZ470-272330- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090330T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T1500Z-090331T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 309 AM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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. && $$ PZZ475-272330- /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090331T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-090328T0300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 309 AM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ455-272330- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090328T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T1500Z-090331T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 309 AM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT 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. && $$ PZZ450-272330- /O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T1500Z-090330T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 309 AM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$
595 WHUS76 KEKA 272058 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 158 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 PZZ475-281200- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-090328T0700Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090402T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0006.090329T1800Z-090331T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 158 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT GALES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL EASE SATURDAY AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS...AND INCREASE AGAIN BEHIND THE FRONT. 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 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-281200- /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0027.090328T0000Z-090328T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T1500Z-090330T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 158 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-281200- /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0027.090328T0000Z-090328T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T1500Z-090331T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 158 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY... 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. 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. && $$ PZZ455-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090328T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T1500Z-090402T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 158 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$
741 WHUS76 KEKA 272108 AAA MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 208 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 PZZ475-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-090328T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090402T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.090329T1800Z-090331T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 208 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT GALES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL EASE SATURDAY AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS...AND INCREASE AGAIN BEHIND THE FRONT. 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 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0027.090328T0000Z-090328T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T1500Z-090330T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 208 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0027.090328T0000Z-090328T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T1500Z-090331T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 208 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY... 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. 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. && $$ PZZ455-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090328T1500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T1500Z-090402T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 208 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$
943 WHUS76 KEKA 280358 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 858 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 PZZ455-281200- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090328T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T0358Z-090402T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 858 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... 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. && $$ PZZ475-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-090328T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090402T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0027.090328T0700Z-090328T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.090329T1800Z-090331T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 858 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALES THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH ONLY LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT PERSISTS OVER THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-281200- /O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090328T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T0358Z-090330T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 858 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ470-281200- /O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090328T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0022.090328T0358Z-090402T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 858 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGE AND OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2:59 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | EKA | 4 days | |
| Mar 26, 2:47 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | EKA | 6 hr |
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