Alert archive / California / Hazardous Seas Warnings in 2009

Hazardous Seas Warning 5, NWS Eureka, CA

February 12, 2009

NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Feb 12, 2009, 1:35 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 13, 2009, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 49 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
Feb 12, 2009, 1:35 PM PST (21:35 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2009, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 15, 2009, 9:08 AM PST
In force
49 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

423 
WHUS76 KEKA 122135
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
135 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

PZZ450-470-130545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0003.090213T1600Z-090214T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T1600Z-090214T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
135 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 AM PST FRIDAY. 

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<85>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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-130545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1900Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0003.090213T1900Z-090214T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T2200Z-090214T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
135 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PST FRIDAY. 

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<85>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.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
749 
WHUS76 KEKA 130025 AAA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
425 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

PZZ450-470-130830-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0013.090213T0025Z-090213T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T1600Z-090214T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
425 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY. 

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<85>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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-130830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1900Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T2200Z-090214T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
425 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO
8 AM PST SATURDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO
8 AM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST FRIDAY. 

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<85>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.

&&

$$
341 
WHUS76 KEKA 130436
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
836 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

PZZ450-470-131245-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T1600Z-090214T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
836 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

A MODERATE STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS OVERNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...BRINGING INCREASED WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. THIS STORM WILL
GENERATE A NORTHWEST SWELL THAT IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR 23 FT AT
13 SECONDS FRIDAY BEFORE IT QUICKLY SUBSIDES OVERNIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS OVER THE
WEEKEND AND BRING MORE HAZARDOUS SEAS.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-131245-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1900Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T2200Z-090214T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
836 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO
8 AM PST SATURDAY...

A MODERATE STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS OVERNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...BRINGING INCREASED WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. THIS STORM WILL
GENERATE A NORTHWEST SWELL THAT IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR 23 FT AT
13 SECONDS FRIDAY BEFORE IT QUICKLY SUBSIDES OVERNIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS OVER THE
WEEKEND AND BRING MORE HAZARDOUS SEAS.

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 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.

&&

$$
534 
WHUS76 KEKA 131224
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
424 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

PZZ470-132330-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0014.090213T1224Z-090213T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T1600Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
424 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
12 PM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARDS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA HAS GENERATED A
LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN
TO IMPACT THE WATER EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK NEAR
22 FT THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TONIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS TO THE
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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<85>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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-132330-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0014.090213T1224Z-090214T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T1900Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
424 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARDS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA HAS GENERATED A
LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN
TO IMPACT THE WATER EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK NEAR
22 FT THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TONIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS TO THE
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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<85>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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-132330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T1600Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
424 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
12 PM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARDS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA HAS GENERATED A
LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN
TO IMPACT THE WATER EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK NEAR
22 FT THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TONIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS TO THE
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-132330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T1900Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
424 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARDS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA HAS GENERATED A
LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN
TO IMPACT THE WATER EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK NEAR
22 FT THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TONIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS TO THE
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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 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.

&&

$$
889 
WHUS76 KEKA 131716
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
916 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

PZZ455-140130-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090213T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T1716Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
916 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELED...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

SEVERAL STORMS WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS TO THE
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-140130-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.090213T1716Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090214T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
916 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM
PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
12 PM PST SATURDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

SEVERAL STORMS WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS TO THE
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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<85>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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-140130-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090214T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
916 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM
PST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

SEVERAL STORMS WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS TO THE
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-140130-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090214T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
916 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS TO THE
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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<85>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.

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.

&&

$$
956 
WHUS76 KEKA 132235
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
235 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

PZZ450-140645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090214T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0048.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
235 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM PST
SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY.

ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND LASTING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 KT MAY
BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A LONG PERIOD
SWELL AT AROUND 18 TO 19 FT WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY
MORNING...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AS STRONG WINDS CREATE
HIGH WIND DRIVEN CONDITIONS.

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<85>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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-140645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090214T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0048.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
235 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM PST
SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
2 AM PST SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY.

ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND LASTING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 KT WILL
BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A LONG PERIOD
SWELL AT AROUND 18 TO 19 FT WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY
MORNING...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AS STRONG WINDS CREATE
HIGH WIND DRIVEN CONDITIONS.

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<85>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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-140645-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090214T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0004.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0048.090214T2000Z-090215T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
235 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM PST
SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST
THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12
PM PST SUNDAY.

ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND LASTING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. A LONG PERIOD SWELL AT
AROUND 18 TO 19 FT WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING...BUT
SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AS STRONG WINDS CREATE HIGH WIND DRIVEN
CONDITIONS.

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<85>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.

&&

$$
643 
WHUS76 KEKA 140504
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
904 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

PZZ470-475-141315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090214T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0048.090215T0200Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
904 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
12 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THE STORM WILL
PRODUCE SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 KT WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND STEEP
WAVES AND THE SEAS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-141315-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0048.090215T0200Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
904 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
12 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THE STORM WILL
PRODUCE SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 KT WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND STEEP
WAVES AND THE SEAS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$
937 
WHUS76 KEKA 141105
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
305 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

PZZ450-455-470-475-142330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0048.090214T2200Z-090215T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
305 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM
PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY...

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST
APPROACHES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND STEEP
WIND WAVES.

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.

&&

$$
783 
WHUS76 KEKA 142130
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
130 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

PZZ450-470-150530-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.090214T2130Z-090215T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0048.090215T0200Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
130 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM PST SUNDAY...

MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST APPROACHES
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND STEEP WIND WAVES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-150530-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0048.090215T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
130 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY...

MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST APPROACHES
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT MAY BE EXPERIENCED OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND
STEEP WIND WAVES.

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.

&&

$$
472 
WHUS76 KEKA 150456
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
856 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

PZZ450-455-470-475-151300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
856 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...

MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AS
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST APPROACHES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
PRODUCE LARGE AND STEEP WIND WAVES.

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.

&&

$$

BK
958 
WHUS76 KEKA 151111
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
311 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

PZZ450-455-470-475-151915-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
311 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

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

SOUTHEASTERLY GALES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AS LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE COAST APPROACHES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
PRODUCE LARGE AND STEEP WIND WAVES.

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.

&&

$$
728 
WHUS76 KEKA 151708
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
908 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

PZZ450-455-470-475-160115-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0009.090215T1708Z-090216T1500Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
908 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELED...

STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
AS LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OFFSHORE
WATERS BEYOND 10 NM THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS AND STEEP WIND WAVES.

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.

&&

$$

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 Feb 12, 5:35 AM PST, 8 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:35 AM PST, 8 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
535 AM PST THU FEB 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A BRIEF BREAK FROM THE PRECIPITATION TODAY AS WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT BRINGING MORE
RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...A BRIEF BREAK FROM THE
PRECIPITATION TODAY AS A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BRIEFLY BUILDS
OVER THE REGION.

THE NEXT WINTER WEATHER PRODUCER WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT ORIGINATED IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND WILL BE OFF THE COAST OF OREGON BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE
ONSHORE AROUND 06Z (10PM)THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BRING RAIN
AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE CWA TONIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL
MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL BE
SLIGHTLY STRONGER AND COLDER THAN THE PREVIOUS LOW...BUT ITS TRACK
WILL BE FURTHER TO THE NORTH.

DO NOT EXPECT MUCH WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 2500 FEET...3000 FEET IN MENDOCINO COUNTY
TODAY. COLD AIR WILL QUICKLY ADVECT IN TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEHIND
THE FRONT AND SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 1500 FEET BY FRIDAY
MORNING. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY
SO RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY.

DO EXPECT HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS STORM SO HAVE UPGRADED
THE WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TRINITY COUNTY AND THE
INTERIOR OF DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. FOR THE INTERIOR
MENDOCINO COUNTY HAVE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS THE
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOT AS GREAT AS THE LOW WILL
TRACK FURTHER TO THE NORTH.

WITH 500 MB TEMPERATURES NEAR MINUS 33 CELSIUS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE
LOW...DID CONTINUE THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY IN
HE COASTAL ZONES. AGAIN IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...SMALL HAIL IS
POSSIBLE.

DEPENDING ON HOW LOW THE SNOW LEVELS FALL FOR FRIDAY MORNING...A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY YET BE NECESSARY FOR THE REDWOOD COAST
DUE TO THE TRAVEL IMPACTS OF THIS WINTER WEATHER.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY EVENING AND THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WITH COLD AIR WILL BE TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS...THE
PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS SNOW IN MANY OF THE INTERIOR
VALLEYS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT BE QUITE AS
COLD...BUT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND ABOVE 3000
FEET...SNOW. KENNEDY

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE WINTER PATTERN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A LONG WAVE TROUGH PERSISTS ACROSS THE
EASTERN PACIFIC. THE SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 2000
AND 3000 FT. KENNEDY

&&

.AVIATION...COASTAL SITES ARE BORDERLINE IFR/MVFR DUE TO CLOUDS.
WITH LIGHT WINDS AND THE SATELLITE FOG PRODUCT HINTING AT SOME
STRATUS DEVELOPMENT RIGHT ALONG THE COAST...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED
TO SEE THE COASTAL SITES STAY MVFR UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE. INLAND SITES
ARE MOSTLY VFR WITH SOME MVFR DUE TO CEILINGS THAT ARE NOT RISING
VERY FAST. EXPECT ALL SITES TO BECOME VFR AFTER SUNRISE. CLOUDS WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND LOWER AS THE NEXT STORM TO HIT
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA MOVES IN THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS
AT ALL SITES THIS AFTERNOON AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ALONG THE COAST
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. RAIN WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST AND START
AROUND 00 UTC ALONG THE COAST. THE RAIN WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT
AND BE MODERATE AT TIMES. MS

&&

.MARINE...THE BUOYS SHOW THE SEAS ARE MUCH LOWER THIS MORNING THAN
THEY WERE DURING THE DAY YESTERDAY. THE EXCEPTION IS BUOY 14...WHICH
HAS JUMPED UP IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. REGARDLESS...THE SEAS SHOULD
KEEP ON DIMINISHING TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A MODERATE STORM WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING INCREASED
WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. THIS STORM WILL GENERATE A NORTHWESTERLY SWELL
THAT IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR 23 FT AT 13 SECONDS ON FRIDAY BEFORE
IT QUICKLY SUBSIDES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...HAVE ISSUED A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FOR ALL WATERS FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY EVENING. HAVE ALSO ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE
COAST FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 23 TO 27 FT ARE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THE SWELL WILL
SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. YET ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS STORM WILL BRING MORE HAZARDOUS SEAS
ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. MS

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7
PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH COAST INTERIOR AND UPPER TRINITY RIVER
ZONES.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR THE REDWOOD COAST ZONE.

 HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
MENDOCINO COAST ZONE.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE MENDOCINO INTERIOR ZONE.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY FROM
PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 AM PST FRIDAY
FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM.

HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING FROM PT
ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA OUT 60 NM.

&&

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 5:59 AM PST, 7 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
559 AM PST THU FEB 12 2009

CAZ001-131400-
REDWOOD COAST-
559 AM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ANOTHER STORM MOVING TOWARDS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL GENERATE A
LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL TO NEAR 22 FEET. THE
SWELL WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REDWOOD COASTLINE FRIDAY MORNING.
BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 23 TO 27 FT ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG
NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THE SWELL WILL FALL BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

CAZ002-131400-
MENDOCINO COAST-
559 AM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ANOTHER STORM MOVING TOWARDS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL GENERATE A
LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL TO NEAR 22 FEET. THE
SWELL WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE MENDOCINO COASTLINE FRIDAY MORNING.
BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 23 TO 27 FT ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG
NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THE SWELL WILL FALL BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

CAZ003-004-131400-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
559 AM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
PST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

COLD AIR WILL QUICKLY FILTER IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM NEAR 2500 FEET TODAY TO NEAR 1500 FEET
BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET...AND 8 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

COLD AIR WILL QUICKLY FILTER IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 1500 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BELOW 3000
FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

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

CAZ076-131400-
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
559 AM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM PST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
COLD AIR WILL QUICKLY FILTER IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM NEAR 3000 FEET TODAY TO NEAR 1500 FEET
FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BELOW 3000 FEET...AND 3 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

COLD AIR WILL QUICKLY FILTER IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 1500 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET...AND
1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 7:30 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryEKA7 hr
Feb 12, 3:11 AM PSTHazardous Seas WatchEKA10 hr
Feb 12, 3:11 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasEKA30 hr
Feb 12, 4:12 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningEKA48 hr
Feb 12, 4:12 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryEKA48 hr
Feb 12, 4:26 AM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryEKA41 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.