Alert archive / California / Hazardous Seas Warnings in 2009
Hazardous Seas Warning 39, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Dec 14, 2009, 8:59 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 14, 2009, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 31 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
- Dec 14, 2009, 8:59 AM PST (16:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2009, 6:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2009, 1:00 AM PST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
117 WHUS76 KEKA 141659 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 859 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009 PZZ455-150030- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.091214T1700Z-091215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0029.091215T0300Z-091216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.091215T0500Z-091215T2300Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.A.0028.091216T0500Z-091218T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 859 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. 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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ PZZ475-150030- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.091214T1700Z-091215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.091215T0000Z-091216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.091215T0500Z-091215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0039.091216T0000Z-091216T0700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 859 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 11 PM PST TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 11 PM PST TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 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 OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A 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. && $$ PZZ450-150030- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.091214T1700Z-091215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.091215T0000Z-091215T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.091215T0500Z-091215T1800Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 859 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. 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 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. && $$ PZZ470-150030- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.091214T1700Z-091215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.091215T0000Z-091216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.091215T0500Z-091216T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 859 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST TUESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$
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544 WHUS76 KEKA 142334 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 334 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 PZZ475-150745- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-091215T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.091214T2334Z-091216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0039.091215T0200Z-091216T0700Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0038.091215T0500Z-091215T1800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 334 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-150745- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-091215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.091215T0000Z-091215T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.091215T0200Z-091216T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 334 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ455-150745- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-091215T0500Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0029.091215T0300Z-091216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.091215T0500Z-091215T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0038.091215T1400Z-091216T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 334 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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. && $$ PZZ470-150745- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-091215T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.091214T2334Z-091216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.091215T0200Z-091216T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 334 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$
138 WHUS76 KEKA 150453 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 853 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 PZZ455-151300- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-091215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0070.091215T0453Z-091215T1400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.091215T0500Z-091215T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.091215T1400Z-091216T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 853 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN UP TO 10 FT ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ450-151300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091215T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 853 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES UP TO 10 FT ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ470-151300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 853 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ PZZ475-151300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-091216T0700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 853 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SEAS. WIND DRIVEN WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$
616 WHUS76 KEKA 151031 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 231 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 PZZ455-151845- /O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-091215T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.091215T1031Z-091216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091215T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 231 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PORTION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-151845- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091215T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 231 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ470-151845- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 231 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. 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. && $$ PZZ475-151845- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-091216T0700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 231 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$
082 WHUS76 KEKA 151704 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 904 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 PZZ450-455-160115- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 904 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE STEEP SEAS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ470-160115- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 904 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE STEEP SEAS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-160115- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-091216T0700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 904 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. 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. && $$
319 WHUS76 KEKA 152256 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 256 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 PZZ450-455-160500- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 256 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE STEEP SEAS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE AFTER AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ470-160800- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 256 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE STEEP SEAS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ475-160800- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-091216T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 256 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$
380 WHUS76 KEKA 160448 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 848 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 PZZ450-455-160900- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 848 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE STEEP SEAS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE AFTER AROUND MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ470-161100- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091216T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 848 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE STEEP SEAS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ475-160900- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-091216T0800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-091216T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 848 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hazardous seas 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 hazardous seas warning went out at Dec 14, 4:39 AM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 4:39 AM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
439 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
UPDATED AVIATION SECTION
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PROVIDE DRY AND MILD WEATHER
TO MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A SLOW MOVING
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH HIGH TERRAIN SNOW.
&&
.DISCUSSION...MAIN FORECAST FOCUS IN THE SHORT TERM REVOLVES AROUND
QPF...HIGH ELEVATION SNOW...AND DAYTIME TEMPERATURES.
EARLY MORNING SURFACE ANALYSIS DEPICTS DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE AND
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PUSH EAST AND BECOME THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER LATER TODAY THROUGH
MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADVANCE OF THIS FEATURE...WARM AIR ADVECTION
AND AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW COMBINED WITH SOME SUNSHINE
SHOULD RESULT IN A FAIRLY PLEASANT AND MILD DAY ACROSS THE
REGION. WE BUMPED MAX TEMPS UP A BIT TODAY...MAINLY IN THE
FAVORED LOCALES INCLUDING THE EUREKA VICINITY...WHERE AFTERNOON
DOWNSLOPING FROM THE KING RANGE WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY WARMER
TEMPS.
THE MODELS HAVE TRENDED A BIT SLOWER WITH THE PROGRESSION OF THE
PRECIPITATION INTO OUR AREA AND SUGGEST THAT RAIN WILL NOT BEGIN
TO DEVELOP UNTIL THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY ALONG
THE COAST AND IN DEL NORTE COUNTY. PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY
OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
AS THE WARM FRONT TRAVERSES THE REGION. A PERSISTENT AND WELL-
DEVELOPED SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL JET MAY WORK TO KEEP
PRECIPITATION JUST NORTH OF INTERIOR MENDOCINO COUNTY UNTIL LATE
TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY ALONG THE COAST AND ALSO IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY FROM 06Z-18Z TUESDAY...BUT WE
EXPECT SPEEDS TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN DEPICTING THE STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY ALONG WITH A
HIGH PWAT AXIS AND EXCELLENT MOISTURE TRANSPORT. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY TUESDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH
HEAVIER RATES MAY PERSIST IN MENDOCINO COUNTY AS THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY BRIEFLY STALLS. SHOWERY AND LIGHTER PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OVERHEAD AND A
SECOND COLD FRONT REACHES THE COAST...ALTHOUGH THE BEST ONSHORE
FLOW AND UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL BE SHIFTING OFF TO THE NORTH.
WIDESPREAD TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE STILL
ANTICIPATED LATE MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE KING RANGE AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
MENDOCINO COUNTY. THE PERSISTENT LOW LEVEL SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW MAY LOWER AMOUNTS SLIGHTLY IN EUREKA AND OTHER AREAS TO THE
NORTH LIKE GASQUET. INLAND...OROGRAPHIC FORCING WILL ENHANCE
PRECIPITATION RATES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WE GENERALLY LEANED
TOWARD THE ECMWF FOR QPF...ALTHOUGH THE OTHER MODEL GUIDANCE IS
CONVERGING TOWARD THIS SOLUTION AS WELL.
SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY RISE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND
SHOULD AVERAGE AROUND 5000 FEET AS THE MAIN BRUNT OF THE
PRECIPITATION CROSSES THE REGION. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY
ACCUMULATE DOWN TO 4000 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...BEFORE THE SNOW
MIXES WITH AND CHANGES TO RAIN. ABOVE 5500 FEET...HEAVY SNOWFALL
(8-10 INCHES OR MORE) MAY BE POSSIBLE BEFORE ANY CHANGEOVER.
RECENT MODEL RUNS HAVE TRENDED WARMER...AND THUS HIGHER WITH SNOW
LEVELS.
AN AMPLIFYING RIDGE WILL THEN BRIEFLY DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE
WESTERN U.S. ON THURSDAY...DOWNSTREAM OF A GULF OF ALASKA VORTEX.
CONFIDENCE IN THE DAY 5 THROUGH 7 FORECAST REMAINS BELOW AVERAGE
BUT WE LEANED WITH A CANADIAN/ECMWF COMPROMISE IN RESPECT TO THE
TIMING AND INTENSITY OF INDIVIDUAL SHORTWAVES. ANY SYSTEMS THAT
MAY IMPACT THE REGION WILL BE CONSIDERABLY WEAKER...WITH LIGHTER
PRECIP AS THE BEST DYNAMICS OFF TO OUR NORTH. BETTWY
&&
.AVIATION...WINDS WILL BE ON THE INC LATER TODAY AS A FRONT MOVES
TOWARD THE COASTAL REGIONS. VFR WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL TODAY IN THE
COASTAL REGIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME MORNING LOW CLOUDS. AS
THE FRONT MOVES IN CEILINGS WILL LOWER FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF RAIN
DEVELOPING BY TUE MORNING. FOG WILL PREVAIL EARLY THIS MORNING AT
UKI BUT WILL BURN OFF AFTER DAY BREAK ALLOWING THE CEILINGS TO LIFT.
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY WILL BOUNCE BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR AS THE
CEILINGS LIFT...BUT WILL BECOME IFR AGAIN TONIGHT AS PATCHY FOG RE
DEVELOPS. THE INCOMING FRONT WILL HELP TO SCOUR OUT THE FOG LATE
TONIGHT BUT WILL BRING SOME RAIN TO THE AREA BY TUE MORNING. BFG
UPDATE
FOG HAS LIFTED EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AT UKI WITH VSBY TO 10 MILES
NOW. NOW THAT THE FOG HAS LIFTED THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE OF
REFORMATION AS DAY BREAK APPROACHES. BFG
&&
.MARINE...LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO QUICKLY INC
WINDS AS A COLD FRONT PRESSES E. CONDITIONS WILL INC TO GALE AS THE
FRONT PUSHES IN. SEAS WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT THEN DECAY SLOWLY
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WITH THE CONDITIONS DETERIORATING THERE
ARE GALE AND HAZ SEAS WARNINGS OUT FOR ALL WATERS. THOUGH WINDS WILL
TAPER QUICKLY SEAS WILL REMAIN UP. BFG
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM
THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ450-470-475.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ450.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST
THURSDAY FOR PZZ450-470-475.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ470-475.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR PZZ455.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR PZZ455.
GALE WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ455.
&&
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Special weather statement, Dec 14, 3:15 AM PST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 315 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009 CAZ001>004-076-150000- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 315 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009 ...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT...TRINITY...AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES. FAVORED AREAS FOR HEAVY RAIN SUCH AS THE KING RANGE AND SOUTH FORK WILL LIKELY RECEIVE GREATER AMOUNTS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. IF TRAVELING...BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS. ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET...SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 6000 FT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 8:59 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | EKA | 7 hr |
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Hazardous Seas Warnings in California, 2009Every hazardous seas warning in 2009
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