Small Craft Advisory 16, NWS Eureka, CA

711 
WHUS76 KEKA 310926
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
226 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

PZZ455-311730-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090401T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
226 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

MODERATE NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS
CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-311730-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090402T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
226 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

MODERATE NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS
CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

551 
WHUS76 KEKA 312129
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
229 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

PZZ455-010300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090401T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
229 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-011230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090402T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
229 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

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.

&&

$$

775 
WHUS76 KEKA 010322
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
822 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

PZZ455-010430-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090401T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
822 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

PZZ475-012200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090402T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
822 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

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.

&&

$$

908 
WHUS76 KEKA 011006
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
306 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

PZZ455-012200-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090401T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0007.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0005.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
306 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

MODERATE NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS
CONDITIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BRIEFLY EASE
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS AS THE STRONG WINDS INTERACT WITH AN
INCREASING NW SWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-012200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090402T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0007.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0005.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
306 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

MODERATE NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS
CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BRIEFLY EASE
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS AS THE STRONG WINDS INTERACT WITH AN
INCREASING NW SWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-012200-
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0007.090402T2300Z-090404T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0005.090402T2300Z-090404T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
306 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND A FRONT ON
THURSDAY WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE
WINDS WILL PRODUCE STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS AS THE STRONG WINDS
INTERACT WITH AN INCREASING NW SWELL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

336 
WHUS76 KEKA 012144
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
244 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

PZZ455-021030-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090401T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0007.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0005.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
244 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE WITH THE APPROACH OF A
WEAK FRONT. GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTREME SOUTH
THIS EVENING. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES THURSDAY...WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE IN THE EVENING WITH STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS DEVELOPING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ475-021030-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090402T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0007.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0005.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

MODERATE NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS
CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BRIEFLY EASE
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS AS THE STRONG WINDS INTERACT WITH AN
INCREASING NW SWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-021030-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.A.0007.090403T0500Z-090404T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0005.090403T0500Z-090404T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND A FRONT ON
THURSDAY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE
WINDS WILL PRODUCE STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS AS THE STRONG WINDS
INTERACT WITH AN INCREASING NW SWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

529 
WHUS76 KEKA 020352
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
852 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

PZZ475-021200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090402T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0007.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0005.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
852 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE WITH THE APPROACH OF A
WEAK FRONT EARLY THURSDAY. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES THURSDAY...WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE IN THE EVENING WITH STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS
DEVELOPING RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-021200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0007.090403T0500Z-090404T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0005.090403T0500Z-090404T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
852 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE WITH THE APPROACH OF A
WEAK FRONT EARLY THURSDAY. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES THURSDAY...WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE IN THE EVENING WITH STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS
DEVELOPING RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ455-021200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0007.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0005.090403T0500Z-090404T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
852 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE WITH THE APPROACH OF A
WEAK FRONT EARLY THURSDAY. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES THURSDAY...WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE IN THE EVENING WITH STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS
DEVELOPING RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
300 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE WEATHER ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN
UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...IT WAS ANOTHER SUNNY DAY
ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...AFTER A CHILLY START. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WERE WARMER COMPARED TO YESTERDAY AND EXPECT THIS
TREND TO CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. PRIMARY ISSUE FOR TONIGHT IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FROST ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS THE
INTERIOR. EVEN THOUGH THE AIR MASS WARMS TONIGHT...IT IS STILL DRY.
WITH JUST HIGH CLOUDS INITIALLY...OVERNIGHT LOWS MAY ONCE AGAIN DROP
INTO THE FROST ADVISORY RANGE OF 33-37F. IN ADDITION...WINDS HAVE
DROPPED OFF CONSIDERABLY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...WITH JUST THE
TYPICAL ENHANCED AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES ALONG THE COAST. THEREFORE
EXPECT THE RADIATIONAL COOLING TO BE MORE EFFICIENT TONIGHT. A
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY AND SHOULD GENERATE THICKER CLOUD LAYERS BY
EARLY TUE MORNING...AS THE FLOW ALOFT GOES NORTHWEST. THESE CLOUDS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN THE RATE OF COOLING. THE PRECIP POTENTIAL SEEMS
FAIRLY LOW ON TUE...THOUGH THE NAM12 AND GFS DO HINT AT LOW LEVEL
ASCENT IN THE WHAT LOOKS TO BE AN POORLY DEFINED WARM FRONT CLIPPING
THE DEL NORTE COUNTY COAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. WITH THE
SURFACE RIDGE SHIFTING SOUTHEAST OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY...SUSPECT LOW CLOUDS WILL HAVE A HARD TIME PUSHING ONSHORE
THROUGH TUESDAY. A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE WILL BUILD ON WEDNESDAY...AFTER
THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHORT-WAVE TROUGH PASSES INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. THUS...EXPECT WEDNESDAY TO BE DRY. A STRONGER SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH WILL DIG TOWARDS THE REGION WED NIGHT AND WILL LIKELY BRING
RAIN AND SNOW LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE BEST RAIN
AND SNOW CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH COAST REGION...WHERE A
TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF LIQUID IS EXPECTED FROM 11 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD FALL TO 2500 FEET
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT AMOUNTS APPEAR TO BE TOO LOW TO
WARRANT AN ADVISORY...THROUGH IT IS LATE IN THE SEASON AND A SPECIAL
STATEMENT MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED AS THE EVENT GROWS CLOSER. DJB

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE GFS AND THE EURO ON HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ON FRIDAY. SHOWERS
WILL MOST LIKELY END BY FRIDAY MORNING AS DRY NORTH FLOW DEVELOPS
AND THE AIR MASS WARMS. MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN AGREEMENT ON THE
LARGE SCALE FLOW...BUT WITH HUGE PHASE/TIMING DIFFERENCES. GFS WAS
FASTER AND HAS THE TROUGH AND RAIN COMING IN SUNDAY. THE EURO WAS
SLOWER AND BRINGS THE RAIN IN MONDAY. CONSENSUS SEEMS TO POINT
TOWARDS A BLOCKY TYPE FLOW PATTERN...WITH THE TROUGH SPLITTING APART
UPSTREAM AND STALLING. THEREFORE...INCLINED TO GO WITH THE SLOWER
TIMING...HOWEVER WILL NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT THE FASTER GFS. WITH
THE TIMING UNCERTAIN...WE WILL CONTINUE TO GO WITH NEAR CLIMO PRECIP
CHANCES SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. DJB
&&

.AVIATION...DOMINANCE OF HIGH PRESSURE BRINGING VFR CONDS TO ALL TAF
SITES THRU THE END OF THE PERIOD. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
BY THIS AFTN...ALTHOUGH WINDS...AND GUSTS...WILL BE 5 TO 10KTS
WEAKER THAN WHICH WAS EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY. CLARK
&&

.MARINE...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL
EASE LATE TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO
THE PAC NW ALLOWING SEAS TO SUBSIDE. MODERATE WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH WED BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS BEHIND ANOTHER FRONT THU.
THESE STRONGER WINDS AND ASSOCIATED WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE WITH A
NW SWELL MOVING INTO THE WATERS FROM A STORM SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA. BC

NOTE...BUOY 22 HAS GONE ADRIFT AND IS CURRENTLY MOVING TO THE
SOUTH. AS IT CONTINUES TO DRIFT...ITS POSITION WILL BE REPORTED
ON THE NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER WEB PAGE. IT IS STILL REPORTING
DATA AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL IT IS RECOVERED.
&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PZZ450-455-470...SCA FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT.
PZZ475...GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT.
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