Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 70, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Jul 18, 2009, 3:00 AM PDT. It took effect at Jul 18, 2009, 9:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Jul 18, 2009, 3:00 AM PDT (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 18, 2009, 9:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2009, 9:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
205 WHUS76 KEKA 181000 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 300 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009 PZZ475-190400- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090719T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0013.090719T0200Z-090721T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0070.090719T0700Z-090720T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0050.090719T0400Z-090719T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0022.090719T0400Z-090720T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 300 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND WILL INTERACT WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. EXPECT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ470-190400- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090719T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0018.090719T1000Z-090720T1000Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0013.090719T1000Z-090721T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0022.090719T0400Z-090720T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0070.090719T0400Z-090720T1600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 300 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND WILL INTERACT WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. EXPECT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-190400- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 300 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. && $$
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292 WHUS76 KEKA 182109 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 209 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009 PZZ475-191015- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090719T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.090719T0400Z-090720T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0050.090719T0400Z-090719T0700Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0070.090719T0700Z-090720T0300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 209 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND WILL INTERACT WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. EXPECT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ470-191015- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090719T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0070.090719T0400Z-090720T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.090719T0400Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 209 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND WILL INTERACT WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. EXPECT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-191015- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 209 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
157 WHUS76 KEKA 190937 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 237 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 PZZ470-191745- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-090720T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 237 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL INTERACT WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. EXPECT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS LASTING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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. && $$ PZZ475-191745- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-090720T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 237 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL INTERACT WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. EXPECT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS LASTING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-455-191745- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 237 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. && $$
509 WHUS76 KEKA 191634 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 934 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 PZZ470-200045- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-090720T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 934 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-200045- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-090720T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 934 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-200045- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 934 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
470 WHUS76 KEKA 192115 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 215 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 PZZ470-201530- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-090720T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 215 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ475-201530- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-090720T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 215 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-455-201530- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 215 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. && $$
359 WHUS76 KEKA 200345 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 845 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 PZZ470-201145- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-090720T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 845 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-201145- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 845 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-201145- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 845 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
100 WHUS76 KEKA 200941 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 241 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2009 PZZ470-201745- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-090720T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.090720T1600Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 241 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH WINDS EASING THROUGH THE DAY AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS ACROSS THE WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY IN RESPONSE TO THE DIMINISHED WINDS. 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. && $$ PZZ475-201745- /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 241 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES ACROSS THE WATERS WITH SEAS SUBSIDING IN RESPONSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-201745- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 241 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
850 WHUS76 KEKA 201528 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 828 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2009 PZZ470-202200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-090720T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.090720T1600Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 828 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-202200- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 828 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2009 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-202200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-090720T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 828 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Jul 17, 3:16 PM PDT, 11 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 3:16 PM PDT, 11 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 316 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN US WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO INLAND AREAS...WITH SEASONAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST...THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN INCREASE IN TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO INTERIOR AREAS STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. && .DISCUSSION...FORECAST IS ON TRACK TODAY WITH ONLY MINOR EDITS MADE. AT THE COAST...LOW CLOUDS AND FOG CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MORNING HOURS THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK AS SEASONAL NORTHERLY WINDS OFFSHORE CONTRIBUTE TO UPWELLING...COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING S/WV MONDAY WORKING TO KEEP THE MARINE LAYER SUFFICIENTLY DEEP. CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS...MUCH LIKE TODAY...IS EXPECTED BRINGING VERY PLEASANT CONDITIONS AS TEMPS REMAIN SEASONAL. INLAND...THERE IS STILL A THREAT OF AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION STARTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS A PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES UP THE WEST COAST...INCREASING PW VALUES IN EXCESS OF 1 IN BY SAT AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES IN THE MORNING SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO EFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING...ALLOWING VERTICAL MOTION TO GET STARTED OVER MOUNTAIN TOPS. STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES (7.5-8.0 C/KM) WILL HELP SUSTAIN UPDRAFTS LEADING TO AT LEAST ISOLD TS DEVELOPMENT ACROSS TRINITY COUNTY...AND POSSIBLY EVEN INTO EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. DO THINK MOST OF THE CONVECTION WILL BE LIMITED TO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...AND HAVE KEPT POPS HIGHEST OVER THESE AREAS. INITIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL LIKELY LEAD TO MOSTLY DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES HOWEVER CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE INVOLVED...THINK SHOWERS ARE LIKELY UNDER TS CORES. SOME DRY STRIKES OUTSIDE OF CORES WILL STILL BE A THREAT. ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF IN THE EVENING. NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED INTO SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH A WEAK S/WV INDICATED BY GFS/NAM MOVING OVER EASTERN TRINITY COUNTY LATE SAT NIGHT/EARLY SUN MORNING COULD POSE A THREAT OF ISOLD TS OVER THESE AREAS ATTM. CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH...BUT IT IS WORTH A MENTION AT THIS POINT CONSIDERING HOW UNSTABLE THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE. SUN AFTERNOON SHOULD BE A REPEAT OF SAT WITH AFTERNOON CONVECTION DEVELOPING...PRIMARILY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. MOST LIGHTNING WILL BE DRY IN NATURE...WITH SHOWERS LIKELY UNDER TS CORES. AGAIN...MOST ACTIVITY WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET. GFS HAS ALTERED ITS THINKING GOING INTO MON AS PW VALUES DO NOT DECREASE AS FAST AS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. LATEST GFS/ECMWF GUIDANCE SHOWS A S/WV TROF OUT OVER 40N/140W FINALLY BEGINNING TO MOVE TOWARD THE COAST AS THE RIDGE OVER THE WEST SLOWLY WEAKENS. THIS WILL INCREASE MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER NW CA...AND COUPLED WITH PW VALUES NEAR 1 IN AND INTENSE SFC HEATING...MAY JUST LEAD TO MORE ISOLD TS DEVELOPMENT ON MON AFTERNOON. WILL NOT GO CRAZY AND PUT IN A SLIGHT CHANCE JUST YET...BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON. LOOKS LIKE THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN US WILL BEGIN BUILDING BACK OVER THE WEST COAST ON TUES. TS CHANCES JUST WONT COMPLETELY GO AWAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK OVER THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND HAVE INTRODUCED BELOW CLIMO POPS FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH THE EXTENDED. DAYTIME TEMPS WILL REMAIN HOT THIS WEEK...WITH ISOLD INLAND VALLEY LOCATIONS LIKELY REACHING THE CENTURY EACH DAY. BK && .AVIATION...THE STRATUS HAS MIXED OUT THIS AFTERNOON...OCCURRING ABOUT TWO HOURS EARLIER THAN YESTERDAY. LIKE YESTERDAY...LIGHT NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE SHALLOW MARINE LAYER IN PLACE. EXPECT LIFR CONDS TO RETURN AFTER SUNSET AND PERSIST THROUGH ABOUT 17Z. VFR INLAND. JCA && .MARINE...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS BEGINNING IN THE OUTER WATERS LATER TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN PZZ470, BUT TIMING AND STRENGTH ISSUES WILL PRECLUDE US FROM UPGRADING TO A WARNING WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. STEEP, SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...RESULTING IN A HAZ SEAS WATCH FOR THE OUTER WATERS BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY. JCA && .FIRE WEATHER...MAIN CONCERN REMAINS THE THREAT OF CONVECTION OVER INTERIOR MOUNTAINS TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. A PLUME OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE IS STILL PROGGED TO INCREASE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT ON SAT AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY...COMBINED WITH HOT DAYTIME TEMPS SHOULD YIELD AT LEAST ISOLATED DEVELOPMENT EACH AFTERNOON. INITIAL STRIKES WILL LIKELY BE DRY EACH DAY...HOWEVER MARGINAL WETTING RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED UNDER TS CORES. LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY...WITH A CONTINUATION OF MODEST OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED IN VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. BK && .EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GALE AND HAZ SEAS WATCH PZZ470. HAZ SEAS WATCH PZZ475. SCA PZZ470, PZZ475. && VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 3:00 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 60 hr | |
| Jul 18, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | EKA | 21 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.