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Gale Warning 81, NWS Eureka, CA

November 17, 2009

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2009, 2:31 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 19, 2009, 2:54 AM PST. It was in force for 30 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
Nov 17, 2009, 2:31 PM PST (22:31 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 19, 2009, 2:54 AM PST
Expired
Nov 20, 2009, 9:11 AM PST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

729 
WHUS76 KEKA 172231
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
231 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

PZZ470-181200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-091118T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.091118T0100Z-091119T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0030.091119T0300Z-091120T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T0900Z-091120T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0023.091119T1800Z-091120T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
231 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-181200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-091118T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.091118T0100Z-091120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0023.091120T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.A.0030.091120T0000Z-091120T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
231 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-181200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-091118T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.091118T0000Z-091123T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.A.0030.091119T2000Z-091120T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
231 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-181200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
231 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

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

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
223 
WHUS76 KEKA 181107
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
307 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

PZZ470-181915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091119T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T0200Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0023.091119T1800Z-091120T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091119T1700Z-091120T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
307 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-181915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091122T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T1500Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0030.091120T0000Z-091120T1700Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0023.091120T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
307 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-181915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0030.091119T2000Z-091120T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T2100Z-091120T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0024.091120T0300Z-091121T0200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
307 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-181915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091122T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0031.091120T1400Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
307 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

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

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
343 
WHUS76 KEKA 181655
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
855 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

PZZ470-190100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091119T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T0200Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091119T1700Z-091120T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
855 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO
3 PM PST FRIDAY...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-190100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T2100Z-091120T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0024.091120T0300Z-091121T0200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
855 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-190100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091122T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T1500Z-091120T2100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
855 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-190100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091122T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0031.091120T1400Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
855 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

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

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
937 
WHUS76 KEKA 182142
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
142 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009

PZZ455-191200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T1400Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091120T0900Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0031.091120T1400Z-091120T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T1400Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
142 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS INTO NEXT WEEK. A POTENT COLD FRONT
WILL PRODUCE GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-191200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T2100Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0024.091120T0300Z-091121T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0400Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
142 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM
PST FRIDAY...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS INTO NEXT WEEK. A POTENT COLD FRONT
WILL PRODUCE GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-191200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T2100Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0400Z-091120T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
142 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM
PST FRIDAY...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS INTO NEXT WEEK. A POTENT COLD FRONT
WILL PRODUCE GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-191200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091119T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T1400Z-091120T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091119T1900Z-091120T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
142 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO
3 PM PST FRIDAY...

A SERIES OF STORMS NORTHWEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS INTO NEXT WEEK. A POTENT COLD FRONT
WILL PRODUCE GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 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.

&&

$$
283 
WHUS76 KEKA 191054
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
254 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

PZZ450-191900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T2100Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0000Z-091120T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
254 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 PM FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS
TODAY INTO FRIDAY.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-191900-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091119T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T1054Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091119T1054Z-091121T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
254 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS
TODAY INTO FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-191900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T2100Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0500Z-091121T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
254 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 PM FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS
TODAY INTO FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-191900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091120T0900Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T1400Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
254 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM
FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS
FRIDAY.

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 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.

&&

$$
059 
WHUS76 KEKA 191640
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
840 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

PZZ450-200045-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T2100Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0000Z-091120T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
840 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST FRIDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-200045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091120T0900Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T1400Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
840 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-200045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091119T2100Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0500Z-091121T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
840 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PST FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-200045-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091121T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
840 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$
205 
WHUS76 KEKA 192218
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
218 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

PZZ470-200630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091121T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
218 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALES THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AND DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-200630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0000Z-091120T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
218 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALES THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...AND DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-200630-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091120T0900Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T1400Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
218 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-200630-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0500Z-091121T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
218 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALES THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AND DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
071 
WHUS76 KEKA 192248 CCA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
248 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

PZZ470-201230-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091121T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
218 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALES THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AND DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-201230-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0000Z-091120T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
218 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALES THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...AND DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-201230-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.091120T0900Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T1400Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
218 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-201230-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T0500Z-091121T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
218 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALES THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AND DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
884 
WHUS76 KEKA 201104
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
304 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

PZZ470-201915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0072.091120T1400Z-091121T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
304 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-201800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
304 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-201915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0034.091120T1104Z-091120T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
304 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$
888 
WHUS76 KEKA 201408
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
608 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

PZZ450-201800-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0082.091120T1408Z-091120T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
608 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE
GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-202215-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-091121T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
608 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-202215-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
608 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$
022 
WHUS76 KEKA 201711
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
911 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

PZZ455-475-210115-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0062.091120T1711Z-091121T0200Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
911 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...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 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-210115-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091120T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0062.091120T1711Z-091121T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
911 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-210115-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0062.091120T1711Z-091121T0200Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-091121T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
911 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

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 Nov 17, 4:32 AM PST, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 4:32 AM PST, 9 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
432 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE NORTH COAST TODAY
WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...AND SOME SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A
STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION LATE THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY EVENING.

&&

.DISCUSSION...EARLY MORNING SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOW A COLD FRONT TRAVERSING THE NW U.S. WITH AN UPPER TROUGH
OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST PACIFIC. SURFACE WINDS INCREASED RATHER
SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT HAVE REMAINED
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH DAYBREAK BEFORE THEY DIMINISH RAPIDLY BY MIDDAY.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE PUSHED ACROSS THE AREA FAIRLY
QUICKLY...AIDED BY A STRONG MID LEVEL JET. THE GFS AND CANADIAN
CONTINUE TO DEPICT THE MOST QPF WITH THIS SYSTEM AND MOST AREAS
OF THE NORTH COAST WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST A HALF INCH OF RAINFALL
TODAY WITH OVER AN INCH LIKELY IN THE FAVORED LOCALES. SNOW
LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TODAY AND THEN FALL MORE RAPIDLY BY
LATE AFTERNOON. HPC GUIDANCE SHOWS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS -
ESPECIALLY IN TRINITY COUNTY - COULD RECEIVE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW
LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE GIVEN THE LATEST
MODEL DATA THAT SHOWS SNOW LEVELS FALLING SOONER THAN PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT WHILE THERE IS STILL SOME AMPLE MOISTURE. WE BUMPED UP
SNOW AMOUNTS ACCORDINGLY BUT EXPECT TOTALS TO REMAIN LESS THAN 4
INCHES. MOISTURE AVAILABILITY DECREASES RAPIDLY BY LATE TONIGHT
AS THE SUPPORTING SHORTWAVE TROUGH LIFTS INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA.
REMNANT INSTABILITY AND COLD AIR ALOFT WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED
PRECIPITATION INTO AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A STRONGER
AND MORE DYNAMIC SHORTWAVE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF OF
ALASKA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS -
ESPECIALLY THE ECMWF - HAVE NOT SURPRISINGLY SLOWED ITS
SOUTHEASTERLY PROGRESSION AND INDICATE MUCH OF THE RAIN WILL BE
DELAYED UNTIL FRIDAY OR EVEN FRIDAY EVENING FOR OUR FORECAST
AREA. A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET...IN EXCESS OF 60 KTS...IF REALIZED
WOULD HELP ENHANCE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ALONG THE COAST AND IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MOISTURE FLUX VALUES ARE ALSO AVERAGING
2-3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL WITH PRECIPITABLE WATERS OF
1 TO 2 INCHES. WIND SPEEDS WILL ALSO INCREASE MARKEDLY AT LEAST
FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT AS WELL.
BETTWY

&&

.AVIATION...WINDS THIS MORNING ARE ELEVATED ALONG THE COAST WITH THE
ONSLAUGHT OF THE FRONT. RAIN HAS DEVELOPED AT CEC AND WILL SPREAD
S TO THE ACV SHORTLY. RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING THEN
TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN HAS BROUGHT LOWERING
CEILINGS AND A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN VSBY. THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY
WILL BE RULED BY IFR ALONG THE COASTAL REGIONS. AT UKI THE RAIN
WILL APPEAR LATER IN THE DAY AND WILL NOT BE AS INTENSE OR AS
LONG LIVED. WHILE THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MVFR AND PSBL
IFR...THE BALANCE OF THE NEXT 24 HRS SHOULD BE DOMINATED BY VFR.
FOR ALL AREAS...WINDS ONLY A FEW THOUSAND FEET UP ARE QUITE
STRONG AROUND THIS FRONT. BE AWARE AND BE PREPARED. BFG

&&

.MARINE...THE COLD FRONT CROSSING THE WATERS IS BRINGING GALE
CONDITIONS TO THE NRN WATERS AND HIGH END SCA CONDITIONS TO THE
SRN. THIS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY SUN UP HRS TDY. WINDS WILL
TAPER IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BUT THE SWELL WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED. SEAS WILL REMAIN IN THE MID TEENS FOR THE WEEK. ANOTHER
FRONT WILL SLICE THROUGH THE AREA WITH ANOTHER SHOT AT GALES THU
INTO FRI. RAIN WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS AT AND BEHIND THE FRONT.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SO CNFDC REMAIN MODERATE TO HIGH FOR
THE FORECAST PERIOD. BFG

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR PZZ450-470-
     475.

     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ450-
     470-475.

     GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
     PZZ470.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY
     FOR PZZ455.

     GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ475.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 17, 2:28 AM PST, 12 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
228 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

CAZ001-171430-
REDWOOD COAST-
228 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND BRISK WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 3:01 AM PSTGale WatchEKA24 hr
Nov 17, 3:01 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasEKA60 hr
Nov 17, 6:31 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsEKA2 hr
Nov 17, 2:31 PM PSTHazardous Seas WatchEKA13 hr

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