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Gale Warning 72, NWS Eureka, CA

August 13, 2009

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Aug 13, 2009, 12:50 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 14, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 52 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
Aug 13, 2009, 12:50 PM PDT (19:50 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 14, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 16, 2009, 9:08 PM PDT
In force
52 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

412 
WHUS76 KEKA 131950
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1250 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

PZZ470-475-141400-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090815T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0019.090814T2100Z-090817T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0014.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0024.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0072.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1250 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS
SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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<85>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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
12 follow-up statements
913 
WHUS76 KEKA 132134
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
234 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

PZZ470-475-141330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090815T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
234 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
5 AM PDT MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS
SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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<85>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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-141330-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.090814T1500Z-090817T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
234 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS
SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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<85>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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-141330-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.090814T2100Z-090817T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
234 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS
SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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<85>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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
780 
WHUS76 KEKA 140927
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
227 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

PZZ470-475-142200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090815T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
227 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS
SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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<85>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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-142200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.090814T1000Z-090817T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
227 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS
SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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<85>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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
462 
WHUS76 KEKA 141123 CCA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
421 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

PZZ470-475-150015-
/O.COR.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090815T0000Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.GL.W.0072.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.SE.W.0024.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
421 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5
AM PDT MONDAY... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS
SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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<85>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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-150015-
/O.COR.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.090814T1000Z-090817T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
421 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE INCREASED NORTH
WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS SHORT PERIOD SEAS.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
070 
WHUS76 KEKA 142212
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
312 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

PZZ470-151230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090815T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0024.090815T0000Z-090817T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.090815T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
312 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE INCREASING NORTH
WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS SHORT PERIOD SEAS.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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<85>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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-151230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090815T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0072.090815T0000Z-090817T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0024.090815T0000Z-090817T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
312 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE INCREASING NORTH
WINDS WILL RESULT IN STEEP AND VERY HAZARDOUS SHORT PERIOD SEAS.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY 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<85>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 FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-151230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090817T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
312 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
263 
WHUS76 KEKA 151050
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
350 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

PZZ470-152330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
350 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE BUILDING RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE
TO THE STRONG WINDS...WITH SEAS UP TO 13 FEET AT 8 SECONDS LATER
TODAY. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE ON MONDAY AS
WINDS DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT SPEEDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS FALL BELOW
10 FEET. 

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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ475-152330-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
350 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE BUILDING RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE
TO THE STRONG WINDS...WITH SEAS UP TO 13 FEET AT 8 SECONDS LATER
TODAY. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE ON MONDAY AS
WINDS DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT SPEEDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS FALL BELOW
10 FEET. 

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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-152330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090817T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
350 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
985 
WHUS76 KEKA 151141 AAA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
441 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

PZZ450-455-152300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090817T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0024.090815T1600Z-090817T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
441 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY. 

GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE OUTER WATERS HAVE CREATED LARGE SHORT
PERIOD SEAS THAT ARE MOVING INTO THE NEARSHORE WATERS TODAY. SEAS
ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO NEAR 11 FT TODAY...AND WILL REMAIN AT
WARNING LEVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE INNNER WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH
LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED NEAR PT ST GEORGE...ESPECIALLY IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-152300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
441 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE BUILDING RAPIDLY IN
RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS...WITH SEAS UP TO 13 FEET AT
8 SECONDS LATER TODAY. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
EASE ON MONDAY AS WINDS DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT SPEEDS AND WAVE
HEIGHTS FALL BELOW 10 FEET.

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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ475-152300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
441 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE BUILDING RAPIDLY IN
RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS...WITH SEAS UP TO 13 FEET AT
8 SECONDS LATER TODAY. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
EASE ON MONDAY AS WINDS DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT SPEEDS AND WAVE
HEIGHTS FALL BELOW 10 FEET.

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.

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

&&

$$
648 
WHUS76 KEKA 152132
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
232 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

PZZ470-161100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
232 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE BUILDING RAPIDLY IN
RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS...WITH SEAS PEAKING NEAR 13 FEET
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-161100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
232 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE BUILDING RAPIDLY IN
RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS...WITH SEAS PEAKING NEAR 13 FEET
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-161100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090817T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
232 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO NEAR 10 FT THIS EVENING...AND WILL 
REMAIN AT WARNING LEVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE INNER WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING... WITH LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED NEAR PT ST
GEORGE... ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
241 
WHUS76 KEKA 161015
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
315 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

PZZ455-162200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
315 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-162200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
315 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL CONTINUE AND ARE
EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR 13 FEET TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-162200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
315 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL CONTINUE AND ARE
EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR 13 FEET TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-162200-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090817T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0053.090816T1015Z-090817T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
315 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO NEAR 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WIND GUSTS
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR PT ST GEORGE
AND CAPE MENDOCINO.

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 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.

&&

$$
686 
WHUS76 KEKA 161613
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
913 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

PZZ475-162300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
913 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35
TO 40 KT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR 13
FEET TODAY...AND WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-162300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
913 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
PEAK NEAR 13 FEET TODAY...AND WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET TUESDAY
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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-162300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
913 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO NEAR 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WIND GUSTS
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR PT ST GEORGE
AND CAPE MENDOCINO.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-162300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
913 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$
288 
WHUS76 KEKA 162215
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
315 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

PZZ470-170615-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
315 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS NEAR 13 FEET WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
TO BELOW 10 FEET TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-170615-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
315 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR
13 FEET TODAY...AND WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-170400-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
315 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

COMBINED SEAS AVERAGING 8 TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE TO
6 TO 8 FEET LATER TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WIND GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR PT ST GEORGE AND
CAPE MENDOCINO.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-170400-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
315 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$
182 
WHUS76 KEKA 170053 AAA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
553 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

PZZ475-170900-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0038.090817T0053Z-090818T2000Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
553 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

THE GALES HAVE ENDED OVER THE WATERS THIS EVENING. MODERATE NORTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SEAS WILL REMAIN
BELOW WARNING CRITERIA.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-170200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
553 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

WIND HAVE WEAKENED AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED OVER THE WATERS THIS EVENING.

$$

PZZ470-170900-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
553 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND FREQUENT GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS NEAR 13 FEET WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
TO BELOW 10 FEET TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-170400-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
553 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

COMBINED SEAS AVERAGING 8 TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE TO
6 TO 8 FEET LATER TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WIND GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR PT ST GEORGE AND
CAPE MENDOCINO.

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 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.

&&

$$
655 
WHUS76 KEKA 170408
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
908 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

PZZ470-171215-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090817T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0054.090817T0408Z-090819T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090819T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
908 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

PERSISTENT GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE FAR
NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY.
OTHERWISE...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE OUTER WATERS
THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE LARGE AND STEEP SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY. LIGHT WINDS AND
LOWERING SEAS WILL DOMINATE THE WATERS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.


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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-171215-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
/O.EXP.KEKA.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090817T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0041.090817T0408Z-090819T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
908 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-171215-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0054.090817T0408Z-090818T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0041.090817T0408Z-090819T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
908 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

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.

&&

$$

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

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Aug 13, 3:06 AM PDTHazardous Seas WatchEKA10 hr
Aug 13, 12:50 PM PDTHazardous Seas WarningEKA5 days

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