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Small Craft Advisory 27, NWS Eureka, CA

May 19, 2009

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at May 19, 2009, 2:18 PM PDT. It took effect at May 19, 2009, 8:55 PM PDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2009, 2:18 PM PDT (21:18 UTC)
In effect from
May 19, 2009, 8:55 PM PDT
Expired
May 22, 2009, 8:32 AM PDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

779 
WHUS76 KEKA 192118
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
218 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

PZZ475-200530-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090520T1500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0012.090520T1500Z-090522T1300Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0007.090520T1500Z-090522T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1800Z-090523T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0038.090519T2118Z-090525T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
218 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY...

NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND WED AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NE PACIFIC. LARGE AND STEEP WIND WAVES
WILL DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS. MODERATE TO
STRONG WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-200530-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.090520T0300Z-090520T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0012.090520T2000Z-090522T1300Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0007.090520T2000Z-090522T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1800Z-090525T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0065.090520T1800Z-090522T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
218 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY...

NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE NE PACIFIC. THE WINDS WILL INTENSIFY WED AS A
THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER NORTHERN CA...WITH
WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE GUSTS THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. LARGE AND
STEEP WIND WAVES WILL DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING
WINDS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-200530-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.090520T1800Z-090521T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
218 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARODUS SEAS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 10 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-200530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090520T1500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
218 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM 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.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
577 
WHUS76 KEKA 200355
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
855 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

PZZ475-201200-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090525T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0065.090520T0355Z-090522T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1800Z-090523T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
855 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-201200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.090520T1800Z-090522T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1800Z-090525T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
855 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM
PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-201200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.090520T0355Z-090521T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
855 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-201200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090521T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
855 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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.

&&

$$
994 
WHUS76 KEKA 200736
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1236 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

PZZ470-201545-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090520T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.090520T1800Z-090522T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1800Z-090525T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1236 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

$$

PZZ475-201545-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0032.090520T0736Z-090520T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090522T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1800Z-090523T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1236 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
THIS MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-201545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090521T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
1236 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-201545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090521T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
1236 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

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.

$$
022 
WHUS76 KEKA 200950
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
250 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

PZZ470-201800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090520T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0065.090520T1800Z-090523T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1800Z-090525T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

WINDS AND SEAS WILL RAMP UP TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
NE PAC. STRONG WINDS AND STEEP SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE
WEEKEND.

$$

PZZ475-201800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090523T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-090520T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1800Z-090523T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL RAMP UP TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
NE PAC. STRONG WINDS AND STEEP SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE
WEEKEND.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-201800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090521T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-201800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090521T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

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.

$$
966 
WHUS76 KEKA 201605
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
905 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

PZZ470-210015-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090520T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0065.090520T1605Z-090523T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1605Z-090525T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
905 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS AND SEAS WILL RAMP UP TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE NE PAC. STRONG WINDS AND STEEP SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE
WEEKEND.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-210015-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-090520T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.090520T1605Z-090523T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090523T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
905 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT SATURDAY. 

WINDS AND SEAS WILL RAMP UP TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE NE PAC. STRONG WINDS AND STEEP SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE
WEEKEND.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-210015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090521T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
905 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-210015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090521T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
905 AM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING

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.

$$
584 
WHUS76 KEKA 202136
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
236 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

PZZ455-211030-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-090521T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0033.090520T2136Z-090523T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
236 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ475-211030-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090525T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090523T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
236 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW
GALE FORCE SPEEDS EARLY THIS WEEKEND.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-211030-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090523T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090525T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
236 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW
GALE FORCE SPEEDS EARLY THIS WEEKEND.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-211030-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090523T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
236 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$
778 
WHUS76 KEKA 210401
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
901 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

PZZ450-211215-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090523T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090523T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
901 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY
NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-211215-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090523T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090525T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
901 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW
GALE FORCE SPEEDS EARLY THIS WEEKEND.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-211215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-090523T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
901 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
563 
WHUS76 KEKA 210935
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
235 AM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

PZZ470-475-211745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090525T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090525T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
235 AM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW
GALE FORCE SPEEDS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-211745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090525T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090524T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
235 AM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-211745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-090524T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
235 AM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
976 
WHUS76 KEKA 211706
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1006 AM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

PZZ470-475-220115-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090525T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090525T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1006 AM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW
GALE FORCE SPEEDS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-220115-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090525T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090524T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
1006 AM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-220115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-090524T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
1006 AM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
269 
WHUS76 KEKA 212113
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
213 PM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

PZZ470-475-221215-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
213 PM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW
GALE FORCE SPEEDS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-221215-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090526T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
213 PM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
MONDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-221215-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-090526T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
213 PM PDT THU MAY 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
413 
WHUS76 KEKA 220937
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
237 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

PZZ470-475-221745-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
237 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW
GALE FORCE SPEEDS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-221745-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090526T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
237 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
MONDAY. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-221745-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-090526T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
237 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
822 
WHUS76 KEKA 221532
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
832 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

PZZ470-475-230000-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
832 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW
GALE FORCE SPEEDS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-230000-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090526T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0039.090522T1532Z-090526T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
832 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 


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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-230000-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0039.090522T1532Z-090526T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-090526T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
832 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at May 19, 11:50 AM PDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 11:50 AM PDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1150 AM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION. PATCHY FOG AND
DRIZZLE REDEVELOP ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT. WARMER AND DRIER
WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS WEAK OFFSHORE
FLOW SETS UP.
&&

.UPDATE...GIVEN CURRENT SATELLITE TRENDS...ISSUED QUICK UPDATE TO
LOWER SKY COVER ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.
OTHERWISE...CURRENT FCST ON TRACK.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED AT 415 AM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009...AS AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW CRASHES ONTO THE PAC NW COAT THIS MORNING...A WEAK
COOL FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS FRONT IS
CURRENTLY STILL OFFSHORE...BUT SHOULD PUSH QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA.
WITH COOL ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT...I DONT EXPECT MUCH
CLEARING ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER INLAND...THE
DISSIPATING FRONT MAY TRIGGER A FEW CUMULUS BUILD-UPS...BUT NO MORE
THAN A BRIEF PASSING SHOWER AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS EXPECTED.

AFTER THE COOLEST DAYTIME HIGHS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN MORE THAN A
WEEK...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO REBOUND ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND TODAYS TROUGH WILL PROMOTE A WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW. THIS SEASONAL RETURN TO THE PATTERN OF HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL ALSO LEND ITSELF TO THE REESTABLISHING OF THE THERMALLY
INDUCED LOW OVER CALIFORNIA. THIS PATTERN WILL LEAD TO INCREASING
NORTHERLY WINDS OFFSHORE.

GLOBAL MODELS ARE HINTING AT INCREASING MOISTURE IN THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS MOISTURE MAY SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARD
CALIFORNIA BY THE WEEKEND...WHICH WOULD BRING AN INCREASING THREAT
OF MAINLY AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. JCA

&&

.AVIATION...A COLD FRONT PASSED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH
WEAK ONSHORE FLOW IN PLACE IN ITS WAKE. LOW CLOUDS/DRIZZLE WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS A RESULT. DOES
LOOK AS THOUGH MOST OF THE COAST WILL CLEAR OUT LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AS WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW SETS UP...QUESTION IS WHEN. ATTM...LOOK FOR
CRESCENT CITY TO GO VFR BETWEEN 00Z AND 03Z. KACV IS REALLY TRICKY
AS LATEST NAM12 GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF LOW CLOUDS
THROUGH 12Z TOMORROW. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH VFR CONDITIONS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY A RETURN OF IFR IN THE EVENING. INLAND VALLEYS
NORTH OF THE CAPE WILL SEE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG EARLY...WITH CLEARING
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG THE COAST STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW LEVEL WINDS PICK
UP IN RESPONSE TO BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. BK

&&

.MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE PAC NW THIS
MORNING...AND AS A RESULT WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP OFF THE NRN CA
COAST. LATEST NAM12/GFS GUIDANCE SUGGESTS WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS WILL BUILD TO SCA CRITERIA LATER THIS MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON
AND HAVE HOISTED A SCA FOR WINDS AND HAZ SEAS ACCORDINGLY. THE
NORTHERN WATERS WILL FOLLOW SUIT THIS EVENING AND HAVE ISSUED A SCA
FOR WINDS AND HAZ SEAS OVER THE NRN OUTER WATERS ACCORDINGLY. MODELS
REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH GALE/HAZ SEAS CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
WED MORNING AS THE SFC PRES GRADIENT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN. MADE NO
CHANGE TO THIS FORECAST...WITH THE GALES/HAZ SEAS STARTING LATE WED
MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. THE PATTERN DOES NOT LOOK FOR MUCH CHANGE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PAC DOES
LOOK TO WEAKEN ON SAT. WILL WAIT FOR ONE MORE MODEL PACKAGE TO COME
IN...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE GALE/HAZ SEAS CONDITIONS WILL BE MARGINAL
ALL THE WAY INTO SATURDAY.

SEAS WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD FRESH SWELL/WIND WAVE THROUGH
THE PERIOD DUE TO THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. BK

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

PZZ470
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM
THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

PZZ455
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 2
PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PZZ475
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11
AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 2:57 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA36 hr
May 19, 2:18 PM PDTGale WarningEKA8 days
May 19, 2:18 PM PDTHazardous Seas WarningEKA8 days
May 19, 2:18 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsEKA7 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.