Gale Watch 2, NWS Eureka, CA

347 
WHUS76 KEKA 041650
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
850 AM PST WED FEB 4 2009

PZZ470-475-050100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0002.090206T2200Z-090208T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0001.090207T0000Z-090208T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
850 AM PST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

NORTH WINDS OVER THE OUTER WATERS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE
SPEEDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. AVERAGE
WINDS UP TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CREATE WIND WAVES OF
10 FT OR HIGHER. THE LARGE WIND WAVES WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL NEAR 15 FT AT 18 SECONDS ON
SATURDAY...CREATING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

665 
WHUS76 KEKA 042235
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
235 PM PST WED FEB 4 2009

PZZ470-475-050645-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0002.090206T2200Z-090208T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0001.090207T0000Z-090208T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
235 PM PST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

NORTH WINDS OVER THE OUTER WATERS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. AVERAGE WINDS UP TO 35
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT WILL CREATE WIND WAVES OF 10 FT OR
HIGHER. THE LARGE WIND WAVES WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LONG PERIOD
NORTHWEST SWELL NEAR 15 FT AT 18 SECONDS ON SATURDAY...CREATING
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

631 
WHUS76 KEKA 050504
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
904 PM PST WED FEB 4 2009

PZZ470-475-051315-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0002.090206T2200Z-090208T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0001.090207T0000Z-090208T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
904 PM PST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

207 
WHUS76 KEKA 051704
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
904 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009

PZZ470-475-060115-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0002.090206T2200Z-090208T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0001.090207T0000Z-090208T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
904 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

NORTH WINDS OVER THE OUTER WATERS MAY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. AVERAGE WINDS UP TO 35
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT WILL CREATE WIND WAVES OF 10 FT OR
HIGHER. THE LARGE WIND WAVES WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LONG PERIOD
NORTHWEST SWELL NEAR 15 FT AT 18 SECONDS ON SATURDAY...CREATING
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

937 
WHUS76 KEKA 052245
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
245 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009

PZZ470-475-061300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0007.090206T0000Z-090206T0800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0002.090206T2200Z-090208T1000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0001.090207T0000Z-090208T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0002.090207T0600Z-090208T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0046.090207T0200Z-090208T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
245 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST
SATURDAY...

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY THIS EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
WATERS FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BEHIND THE
FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TO GALE FORCE STRENGTH BY
FRIDAY EVENING. THE INCREASED WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE AND STEEP
WIND WAVES. IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDOUS WIND WAVES...A LONG
PERIOD NW SWELL WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE WATERS AND CREATE A
DANGEROUS SEA STATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.


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<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ455-060800-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0007.090206T0000Z-090206T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
245 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY THIS EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED TYPO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
455 AM PST WED FEB 4 2009

.SYNOPSIS...CLOUDS FROM AN APPROACHING STORM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE
REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A WELL-
DEFINED UPPER LOW AROUND 35N/135W THIS MORNING.  AMSU SATELLITE
PRECIP PRODUCT MATCHES REASONABLY WELL WITH MODEL QPF FIELDS WITH
THIS SYSTEM.  MODEL FORECASTS REGARDING THE UPPER LOW ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT AND TRACK IT SLOWLY EAST THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY.  HIGH TEMPS
TODAY SHOULD BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN ON MONDAY DUE TO
INCREASED CLOUD COVER AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM.  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER.  AS THE
COLD CORE OF THE LOW MOVES OVERHEAD...H5 TEMPS WILL FALL TO AROUND
-25C WITH MARGINAL CAPE VALUES AND LI'S AROUND ZERO.  THUS WILL
MAINTAIN THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE CWA THUR INTO FRI.

MODELS SHOW THE INITIAL LOW BECOMING ABSORBED INTO A TROUGH
APPROACHING THE WEST COAST THURSDAY EVENING.  THIS SECOND TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL KEEP PRECIP GOING THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. KL

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
INTO THE PAC NW FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...THROUGH SAT NIGHT.  NW CALIFORNIA WILL
BE IN A BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS SAT AND SAT NIGHT.  MODEL TIMING IS
NOT IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THE NEXT SYSTEM FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK.  THE ECMWF BRINGS IN THE NEXT TROUGH BY 00Z MONDAY WHILE GFS/
DGEX GUIDANCE IS ABOUT 12 HOURS LATER.  THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE
SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR ALOFT...WITH MODEL H5 TEMPS VARYING FROM ABOUT
-30 TO -38C OVER THE EKA CWA EARLY MONDAY.  LI FORECASTS ARE BETWEEN
0 AND -1 FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.  CONFIDENCE IN CONVECTION IS STILL
LOW THIS FAR OUT AND ALTHOUGH NOT MENTIONED IN THE FORECAST YET...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE FOR MONDAY IF THE
INSTABILITY IS SUFFICIENT.  HAVE BUMPED UP POPS FOR MONDAY WHILE
LEAVING LOWER POPS FOR TUESDAY AS MODELS INDICATE WEAK RIDGING OVER
THE REGION. KL

&&

.AVIATION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OFFSHORE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST. HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING
WILL INCREASE AND LOWER THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
DEVELOPING OVER UKI THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...BOTH CIGS AND VSBY ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE THE VFR THRESHOLD. CC

&&

.MARINE...MIXED SEAS WILL DOMINATE THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MUCH
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. AN UPPER CLOSED LOW IS PRODUCING SHORT
PERIOD SW SWELL THAT WILL AFFECT THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...IN COMBINATION WITH A WESTERLY SWELL BUILDING TO NEAR 10
FT AT 14 SECONDS EARLY THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SE WINDS WILL
DOMINATE AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARD THE COAST...TO BE REPLACED BY
RAPIDLY INCREASING NORTH WINDS ON FRIDAY. N GALES ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE OUTER WATERS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. IN
ADDITION...A LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS FRIDAY
EVENING INTO SATURDAY...BUILDING TO 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS ON SATURDAY.
THE LONG PERIOD SWELL AND LARGE NORTHERLY WIND WAVES WILL CREATE AN
UNPLEASANT COMBINED SEA STATE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND. CC

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA 10-60 NM
FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
255 PM PST TUE FEB 3 2009

CAZ001-002-042330-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
255 PM PST TUE FEB 3 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING RAIN AND AN INCREASE IN
WINDS TO THE COAST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY. BREAKING WAVES TO NEAR 24 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
EUREKA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
442 AM PST WED FEB 4 2009

CAZ001>004-076-050100-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
442 AM PST WED FEB 4 2009

...WET WEATHER LATER THIS WEEK AND STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SURF
FOR THE WEEKEND...

THE DRY PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN DOMINANT ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
SINCE EARLY JANUARY WILL COME TO AN END LATER THIS WEEK AS TWO
STORMS IMPACT THE REGION. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A COLDER SYSTEM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN...HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
AS THIS SECONDARY SYSTEM RETREATS EAST LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WINDS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY BREEZY ALONG THE COAST AND EXPOSED RIDGES WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH SURF AS A LARGE LONG
PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL MAY GENERATE BREAKERS AROUND 20 FEET ON
SATURDAY. THOSE PLANNING ON VISITING AREA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND
ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE AND AVOID JETTIES AND
LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BEACH.