Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 84, NWS Eureka, CA
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. && VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 3:08 AM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 11 hr | |
| Nov 26, 3:08 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | EKA | 11 hr | |
| Nov 26, 3:08 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 71 hr | |
| Nov 26, 2:33 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | EKA | 23 hr |
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