Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2009

Gale Warning 84, NWS Eureka, CA

November 26, 2009

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Nov 26, 2009, 3:08 AM PST. It took effect at Nov 27, 2009, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 42 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 26, 2009, 3:08 AM PST (11:08 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 27, 2009, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 29, 2009, 2:02 AM PST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

735 
WHUS76 KEKA 261108
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
308 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009

PZZ475-262330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091127T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T1100Z-091129T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T1100Z-091129T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
308 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 45 KT
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING
WIND WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES REACHING HEIGHTS OF 10 TO
12 FT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-262330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091127T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0032.091127T1100Z-091128T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0027.091127T1100Z-091128T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
308 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH
40 KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND
WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF
9 TO 10 FT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A GALE 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-262330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091201T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
308 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST
MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
031 
WHUS76 KEKA 262233
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
233 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

PZZ470-270645-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091127T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0032.091127T1100Z-091128T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0027.091127T1100Z-091128T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T1600Z-091128T0800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T1800Z-091128T0900Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
233 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH
40 KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND
WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 14
FT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-270645-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091127T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T1600Z-091129T0800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T1800Z-091129T0900Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
233 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM
PST SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 45 KT
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING
WIND WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES REACHING HEIGHTS OF 16 FT 
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.

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.

&&


$$

PZZ450-270645-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091201T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.091126T2233Z-091201T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T2000Z-091128T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
233 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM PST 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-270645-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-091201T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.091126T2233Z-091201T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T2300Z-091128T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
233 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY
NIGHT...

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH
40 KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND
WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 13
FT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.

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.

&&

$$
770 
WHUS76 KEKA 270421
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
820 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

PZZ470-271230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T1600Z-091128T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T1800Z-091128T0900Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
820 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO
1 AM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
FRIDAY NIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM PST SATURDAY. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH
40 KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND
WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 14
FT BY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-271230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T1600Z-091129T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T1800Z-091129T0900Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
820 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO
1 AM PST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
SATURDAY NIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 45 KT
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN
BUILDING WIND WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES REACHING HEIGHTS
OF 16 FT BY FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-271230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091201T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T2000Z-091128T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
820 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST MONDAY. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH 35 KT.
THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND WAVES AND
FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 13 FT BY
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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-271230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091201T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T2300Z-091128T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
820 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
FRIDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH 35 KT.
THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND WAVES AND
FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 13 FT BY
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.

&&

$$
516 
WHUS76 KEKA 271057
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
257 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

PZZ470-271900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T1600Z-091128T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T1800Z-091128T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
257 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON
PST SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH
40 KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND
WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF
14 FT BY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-271900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T1800Z-091129T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T1800Z-091129T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
257 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. GUSTS COULD APPROACH
45 KT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL
RESULT IN BUILDING WIND WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES
REACHING HEIGHTS OF 16 FT BY FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-271900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091202T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T2000Z-091128T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
257 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH
35 KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND
WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF
13 FT BY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-271900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091202T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T2300Z-091128T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
257 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH
35 KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND
WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF
13 FT BY 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.

&&

$$
311 
WHUS76 KEKA 271701
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
901 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

PZZ475-280115-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T1701Z-091129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T1800Z-091129T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
901 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY TO 30 TO 35 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 45 KT
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT
IN BUILDING WIND WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES REACHING
HEIGHTS OF 18 FT BY FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-280115-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T1701Z-091128T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091202T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
901 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH 35
KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND WAVES
AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 15 FT BY
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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-280115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091202T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.091127T2000Z-091128T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
901 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH 35
KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND WAVES
AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 18 FT BY
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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-280115-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091128T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T1800Z-091128T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
901 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 30 KT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A FRONT. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH
40 KT. THE INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BUILDING WIND
WAVES AND FRESH SWELL...WITH WAVES POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 15
FT BY 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.

&&

$$
692 
WHUS76 KEKA 272152
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
152 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

PZZ450-280900-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091202T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091128T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T2200Z-091128T0900Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
152 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT.
LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL WILL DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO
THE STRONG WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL BE COMPLICATED BY A A
MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
EASE SATURDAY MORNING BUT A MIXED SEA STATE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-281745-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-091202T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091128T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0037.091127T2200Z-091128T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
152 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT.
LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL WILL DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO
THE STRONG WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL BE COMPLICATED BY A A
MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
EASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON MORNING BUT A MIXED SEA STATE WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091128T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091128T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
152 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALE CONDITIONS THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL WILL
DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL BE
COMPLICATED BY A A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL EASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT A MIXED SEA STATE
WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
152 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALE CONDITIONS INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL WILL DEVELOP IN
RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL BE COMPLICATED
BY A A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS
WILL EASE SUNDAY MORNING BUT A MIXED SEA STATE WILL CONTINUE
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 AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
430 
WHUS76 KEKA 280434
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
834 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

PZZ450-281245-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091128T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0066.091128T0434Z-091129T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091128T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
834 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY. 

LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL HAVE DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE
TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL BE COMPLICATED BY
A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
EASE SATURDAY MORNING BUT A MIXED SEA STATE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-281245-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091128T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091128T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
834 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
SATURDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY.

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALE CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL
HAVE DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS
WILL BE COMPLICATED BY A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL EASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON MORNING BUT A MIXED
SEA STATE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281245-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091128T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091128T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
834 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY.

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALE CONDITIONS THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL HAVE DEVELOPED
IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL BE
COMPLICATED BY A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL EASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT A MIXED SEA STATE WILL
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281245-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
834 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY.

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALE CONDITIONS INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL HAVE DEVELOPED IN
RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL BE
COMPLICATED BY A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL EASE SUNDAY MORNING BUT A MIXED SEA STATE WILL
CONTINUE 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 AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
132 
WHUS76 KEKA 281051
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
251 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

PZZ455-281900-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091128T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0073.091128T1051Z-091129T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T0200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
251 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRISK WINDS 
THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL HAVE DEVELOPED
IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL BE
COMPLICATED BY A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL EASE THIS EVENING...BUT A MIXED SEA STATE WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-281900-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091128T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-091130T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
251 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALE CONDITIONS THROUGH
TODAY. LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL HAVE DEVELOPED IN
RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL BE
COMPLICATED BY A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL EASE THIS EVENING BUT A MIXED SEA STATE WILL
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281900-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. 

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GALE CONDITIONS INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. LARGE WIND WAVES AND STEEP FRESH SWELL HAVE
DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE CHOPPY SEAS
WILL BE COMPLICATED BY A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. THE DANGEROUS
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL EASE SUNDAY MORNING BUT A MIXED SEA STATE
WILL CONTINUE 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 AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
180 
WHUS76 KEKA 281703
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
903 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

PZZ470-290115-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
903 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED
WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH INTO SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-290115-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
903 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED
WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH INTO SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-290115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-091129T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
903 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST SUNDAY...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED
WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH INTO SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-290115-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-091130T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
903 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST MONDAY...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED
WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH INTO SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$
143 
WHUS76 KEKA 282230
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

PZZ470-290630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WEAKENS. SEAS WILL ALSO FALL OFF AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-290630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SUNDAY...

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WEAKENS. SEAS WILL ALSO FALL OFF AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-290500-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-091129T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
230 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

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

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WEAKENS. SEAS WILL ALSO FALL OFF AS WIND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-290630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-091201T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
230 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST MONDAY...

WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TONIGHT WHILE SEAS WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED DUE TO PERSISTENT NORTHWESTERLY SWELL.

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.

&&

$$
694 
WHUS76 KEKA 290432
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
832 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

PZZ455-291315-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T0500Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-091129T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-091201T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
832 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST MONDAY...
...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 9 PM PST MONDAY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-291315-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
832 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-291315-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
832 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-291315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-091201T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
832 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
401 
WHUS76 KEKA 291002
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
202 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009

PZZ470-475-291815-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0067.091129T1002Z-091201T0500Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-091129T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
202 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST MONDAY...
...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 9 PM PST MONDAY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-291815-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-091201T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0065.091129T1002Z-091201T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
202 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE 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.

&&

$$

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 25, 2:55 PM PST, 12 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 2:55 PM PST, 12 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
255 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE REGION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND RESULT IN DRY AND STABLE WEATHER
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER NICE DAY ACROSS THE REGION TODAY UNDER
LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW AND A RIDGE ALOFT. PATCHES OF FOG AND LOW
CLOUDS WERE OFFSHORE OVER THE WATERS AND SHOULD CREEP ONTO THE
COAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. GRADIENTS REMAIN LIGHT
WITH DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS...SO THE SHALLOW FOG AND LOW CLOUD
SHOULD PEEL AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE THURSDAY MORNING AS LIGHT
SOUTH WINDS FORM IN RESPONSE TO A DEVELOPING LOW WEST OF OREGON.

PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN CONTINUES TO REVOLVE AROUND THE TIMING
OF RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AS OF
21Z...THE RAIN FRONT WAS NEARING 135W 40N. THE FRONT WILL SLOW
DOWN AS LOW PRESSURE SPINS UP...WEST OF 130W AND NORTH OF 42N
TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN AND PERHAPS A LITTLE BIT OF DRIZZLE MAY HIT
THE GROUND AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WEAK WARM AIR
ADVECTION AND LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN BOUNDARY.
PRIAMRY FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE 700-500MB
TROUGH MOVES OVER THE REGION. BY 4 AM FRIDAY...UP TO THREE-QUARTERS
OF AN INCH OF RAIN WILL ACCUMULATE IN DEL NORTE COUNTY...WITH LESS
THAN A TENTH SOUTH TO UKIAH AND EAST TO WEAVERVILLE. SNOW LEVELS
WILL REMAIN ABOVE ALL THE MAJOR PASSES DURING THE BULK OF THE HEAVIER
PRECIP RATES THURSDAY NIGHT...SO WINTER WEATHER TRAVEL CONCERNS
APPEAR TO BE MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. COLD AIR ALOFT AND SHALLOW
INSTABILITY WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND WE MAY SEE
ISOLATED OR SCATTERED WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH OR LESS
FROM 2500 TO 3500 FEET OVER THE COASTAL RANGES. ECMWF AND GFS HAS
MOISTURE RUNNING OVER THE RIDGE IN NORTHERLY FLOW ON SATURDAY.
THIS LOOKS TO BE OVERDONE WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE
AND BRISK NORTH FLOW IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. FOR NOW...LEFT THE
POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST...MAINLY ACROSS DEL
NORTE COUNTY FOR SATURDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD BY SATURDAY AND HOLD THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE DRY AND STABLE WEATHER LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. HOWEVER...
12Z ECMWF AND 12Z GFS DO SHOW A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH MOVING OVER THE
RIDGE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY FOR AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN...MAINLY ACROSS HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES. IF THE TIMING
OF THIS SHORT-WAVE IS CORRECT...HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL RETURN ON WED. THIS IS THE FIRST RUN SHOWING RAIN
CREEPING BACK INTO THE PICTURE FOR MON->TUE...SO WILL HOLD OFF ON
ADDING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE FORECAST. DJB

&&

.AVIATION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EARLY EVENING WITH POCKETS
OF MVFR VISIBILITIES DUE TO HAZE. EXPECT STRATUS AND POSSIBLY PATCHY
FOG ALONG THE COAST LATER THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN
MID AND HIGH CLOUDS TONIGHT AND THU MORNING AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE REGION. THESE HIGHER CLOUDS WILL REDUCE NOCTURNAL
RADIATION COOLING IN THE EARLY MORNING...AND MAY DETER FOG
DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE COAST AND COASTAL VALLEYS. SKIES SHOULD REMAIN
MOSTLY CLEAR INLAND WITH RADIATION FOG DEVELOPING IN THE INTERIOR
VALLEYS OVERNIGHT AND INTO THU MORNING. TH

&&

.MARINE...THE SHORT TERM MARINE CHALLENGE IS A LARGE WEST SWELL THAT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
SWELL OBSERVATIONS OF 22 TO 26 FT WITH 17 SECOND PERIODS WERE
OBSERVED AT BUOY #6 THIS MORNING. A SIMPLE SWELL DECAY MODEL
FORECASTS 15 TO 17 FT SWELL WITH 19 SECOND PERIODS IN THE NORTHERN
CA WATERS NEAR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WHEREAS THE ENP AND SWAN MODELS
FORECAST 14 TO 16 FT SWELL AT 16 SECONDS. THE 06Z AND 12Z ENP
FORECAST FOR BUOY#6 ALIGNED WELL WITH OBSERVATIONS TODAY AND HAD NO
REASON TO DEVIATE MUCH FROM THE MODEL...BUT HAVE FORECASTED SWELL 1
TO 2 FT ABOVE GUIDANCE DUE TO THE SWELL OBSERVED AT BUOY#6. THE
SWELL WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVEL...BUT THE SEAS WILL REMAIN
DANGEROUS AND PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS IN BAYS AND HARBOR ENTRANCES.
WINDS NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT AND INCREASE SLIGHTLY THURSDAY NIGHT
AS THE FRONT NEARS.

NORTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY WITH
GALES POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MAINLY OVER THE OUTER
WATERS. STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE STRONG WINDS AND WHEN
COMBINED WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WILL POSE AN EXTRA THREAT TO
MARINERS FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND POSSIBLY INTO SAT MORNING.
FORECAST MODELS ARE HINTING FOR A BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS OUT 10 NM
SATURDAY MORNING...BUT THE WINDS STAY STRONG BEYOND 10 NM...AND
INTENSIFY OVER ALL WATERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
SHOULD RELAX SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CALMER WINDS BY SUNDAY. A SERIES OF
STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE NE PACIFIC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE NW SWELL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TH

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 AM
THURSDAY TO 11 PM PST MONDAY FOR PZZ450-455. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST MONDAY FOR PZZ470-475.

&&

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