Gale Watch 30, NWS Eureka, CA

804 
WHUS76 KEKA 171404
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
604 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

PZZ470-172215-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0080.000000T0000Z-091117T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-091118T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0030.091119T0300Z-091120T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
604 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-172215-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0080.000000T0000Z-091117T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-091118T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0030.091119T1500Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
604 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-172215-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0080.000000T0000Z-091117T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-091118T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
604 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-172215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091121T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
604 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PST SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

845 
WHUS76 KEKA 171431
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
631 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

PZZ475-172245-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0071.091117T1431Z-091117T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-091118T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0030.091119T1500Z-091120T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
631 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-172245-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-091118T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0030.091119T0300Z-091120T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
631 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-172245-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0033.000000T0000Z-091118T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
631 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-172245-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0071.091117T1431Z-091117T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-091120T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
631 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

729 
WHUS76 KEKA 172231
MWWEKA

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

223 
WHUS76 KEKA 181107
MWWEKA

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
246 PM PST MON NOV 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN
TO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM
SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES ARE WINDS...RAIN...AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWED AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM...JUST OUTSIDE 130W THIS
AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS
IMPRESSIVE...WITH NAM12 950-900MB MAX SPEEDS OF 65+KT JUST OFF THE
DEL NORTE COAST THIS EVENING. HAVE KEPT THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
NORTH COAST TONIGHT...WITH HIGHEST WINDS/GUSTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
DEL NORTE COUNTY COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL HEADLANDS AROUND CAPE
MENDOCINO AND TRINIDAD. STRONG VORT MAX WILL LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH
AN UPPER TROUGH AS WELL...INTERACTING WITH THE LOW LEVEL COLD FRONT
AS IT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG FORCING
AND SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AVAILABILITY WILL RESULT IN 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES
OF RAIN FOR NORTHERN 2/3RDS OF THE CWA. SNOW FORECAST BECOMES TRICKY
AS COLD AIR ADVECTION FOLLOWS BEHIND THE MAIN BRUNT OF
PRECIPITATION. ONCE SNOW LEVELS DROP DOWN TO MAJOR PASS LEVEL
(4KFT)...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DROP OFF AS WELL. THUS...HEADLINES FOR
SNOW ARE NOT NEEDED. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TUE NIGHT
INTO EARLY WED...WITH SNOW EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT (NO SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS). WEAK RIDGING WILL BUILD WED AFTERNOON/EVENING AS A
NEW STORM TAKES SHAPE IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. FORECAST ATTENTION
TURNS TO THIS POTENTIALLY STRONGER SYSTEM THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS LOOK
IMPRESSIVE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ON THURSDAY...WITH NAM12 BOUNDARY
LAYER WINDS NEAR 50KTS OVER THE WATERS BY THURSDAY EVENING. HARD TO
TELL FOR SURE HOW MUCH OF THIS MOMENTUM WILL TRANSPORT DOWN TO SEA
LEVEL. TIMING OF THE MAX PRECIP WITH THIS SECOND FRONT IS UNCERTAIN
AS WELL...WITH THE FRONT SLOWING DOWN AND STALLING OFFSHORE. AT THE
MOMENT...IT APPEARS THE MAIN SHOT OF RAIN WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE
THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF 2-3 INCHES IN 24 HOURS
WITH THIS STORM...AND PERHAPS SLIGHTLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS BY FRIDAY
NIGHT. ONCE AGAIN SNOW LEVELS LOOK TOO HIGH...ABOVE 4000 FEET...TO
WARRANT AN ADVISORY OR WARNING FOR SNOW. GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE
ANOTHER FRONT TO MOVE OVER A BUILDING RIDGE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY FOR
A CONTINUED CHANCE OF MAINLY LIGHT RAIN AMOUNTS INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. DJB

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE PACIFIC. COASTAL AND NEAR COAST
TERMINALS WILL SEE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO RAMP UP
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN PEAKING UPON FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH
SHOULD OCCUR NEAR MIDNIGHT. GUSTS AT KACV AND KCEC WILL EASILY
EXCEED 25 KTS HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW
THAT THRESHOLD. RAIN WILL ALSO PROMOTE MVFR CONDITIONS DUE TO CIG
AND VSBY RESTRICTIONS LATE TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE BRIEF PERIODS OF
IFR. INTERIOR TERMINALS SHOULD ALSO SEE BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR DUE TO
RAIN BUT WINDS SHOULD NOT BE AS PROBLEMATIC. CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY AS THE FRONT SHOULD BE WELL INLAND.
COASTAL SHOWERS AND LINGERING LOW CLOUDS MAY KEEP COASTAL SITES
WITHIN THE MVFR CRITERIA.

&&

.MARINE...THE ANTICIPATED COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY CROSSING 130W
WHILE SOUTH WINDS ARE RAMPING UP AT ALL BUOYS NORTH OF 40N. NO
CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE CURRENT GALE WARNINGS AS WINDS LOOK TO
BE ON TARGET IN TERMS OF TIMING AND STRENGTH. DID EXTEND THE TIME TO
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNINGS.  THIS IS MAINLY TO REFLECT THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE WESTERLY SWELL AND THE SHORT PERIOD THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. 14 TO 16 FEET LOOKS LIKELY WHILE THE PERIOD
FLUCTUATES AROUND 13 SECONDS. THERE WILL LIKELY BE PERIODS OF TIME
WHERE COMBINATION OF SWELL HEIGHT AND PERIOD FALL BELOW WARNING
CRITERIA BUT GIVEN THE NATURE OF MULTIPLE COLD FRONTS AND RESULTING
WIND SEA...EXPECT SEAS TO BE STEEP AND ROUGH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS ACROSS ALL WATERS.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR CAZ001. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST TUESDAY FOR PZZ455.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
TUESDAY FOR PZZ455. GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ450-475. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10
AM PST TUESDAY FOR PZZ450. GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY
FOR PZZ470. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ470. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PST TUESDAY FOR PZZ475.

&&

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
228 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.