Gale Warning 63, NWS Eureka, CA

398 
WHUS76 KEKA 030950 CCA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
249 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009


PZZ450-470-032215-
/O.COR.KEKA.GL.W.0063.090504T1900Z-090505T0400Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.SE.W.0016.090504T1900Z-090505T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
249 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...RESULTING IN GALE FORCE GUSTS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$

621 
WHUS76 KEKA 031136
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
436 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

PZZ450-470-031600-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.090503T1200Z-090503T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0063.090504T1900Z-090505T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0016.090504T1900Z-090505T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
436 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT
MONDAY. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...RESULTING IN GALE FORCE GUSTS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-031600-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.090503T1200Z-090503T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
436 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 


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.

&&

$$

920 
WHUS76 KEKA 031559
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
859 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

PZZ450-470-040000-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090503T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0063.090504T1900Z-090505T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0016.090504T1900Z-090505T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
859 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...RESULTING IN GALE FORCE GUSTS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-031700-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090503T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
859 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS
THIS MORNING.

$$

891 
WHUS76 KEKA 032158
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
258 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

PZZ450-470-041000-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0063.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0016.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
258 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT
MONDAY...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...RESULTING IN GALE-FORCE GUSTS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS MONDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL RAPIDLY
DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES EAST OF 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-041000-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0034.090504T1700Z-090505T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0030.090504T1700Z-090506T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
258 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM
PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS MONDAY. OCCASIONALY GALE-FORCE GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
RAPIDLY DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES EAST
OF THE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

305 
WHUS76 KEKA 040950
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
250 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

PZZ455-475-042300-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SI.Y.0034.090504T1700Z-090505T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0030.090504T1700Z-090506T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.GL.W.0063.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SE.W.0016.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THESE WARNING REPLACE THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE WATERS LATER
TODAY...RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-042300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0063.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0016.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE WATERS LATER
TODAY...RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH 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 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.

&&

$$

925 
WHUS76 KEKA 040951 CCA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
251 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

PZZ455-475-042315-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SI.Y.0034.090504T1700Z-090505T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0030.090504T1700Z-090506T0600Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.GL.W.0063.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.SE.W.0016.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THESE WARNINGS REPLACE THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE WATERS LATER
TODAY...RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-042315-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0063.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0016.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE WATERS LATER
TODAY...RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH 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 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.

&&

$$

761 
WHUS76 KEKA 042157
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
257 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

PZZ450-455-470-475-050400-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-090505T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-090505T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
257 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE WATERS
LATER TODAY...RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY 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 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.

&&

$$