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Small Craft Advisory 29, NWS Eureka, CA

June 18, 2009

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Jun 18, 2009, 2:28 PM PDT. It took effect at Jun 19, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2009, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 19, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 20, 2009, 9:32 PM PDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

135 
WHUS76 KEKA 182128
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
228 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

PZZ475-191330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090620T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0013.090619T2200Z-090623T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0008.090619T2200Z-090623T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0019.090620T0300Z-090623T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0066.090620T0000Z-090623T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
228 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE AND A THERMAL
TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PROVIDE MODERATE TO STRONG
WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN
INCREASINGLY STEEP SEAS DOMINATED BY LARGE WIND WAVE AND SHORT
PERIOD FRESH SWELL.

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-191330-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0029.090620T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
228 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-191330-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0034.090619T1500Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
228 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY
TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LARGE AND OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE POTENTIAL
HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

PZZ455-191330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0013.090619T2200Z-090623T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0008.090619T2200Z-090623T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
228 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
561 
WHUS76 KEKA 190036 AAA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
536 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

PZZ475-190845-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090620T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0034.090620T0000Z-090620T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0066.090620T0000Z-090623T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0019.090620T0300Z-090623T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
536 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO
8 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO
10 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO
8 PM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE AND A THERMAL
TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PROVIDE MODERATE TO STRONG
WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN
INCREASINGLY STEEP SEAS DOMINATED BY LARGE WIND WAVE AND SHORT
PERIOD FRESH SWELL.

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 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.
&&

$$

PZZ455-190845-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
536 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-190845-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0029.090620T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
536 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-190845-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0034.090619T1500Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
536 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LARGE AND OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE POTENTIAL
HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$
342 
WHUS76 KEKA 190951
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
251 AM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

PZZ475-192345-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090620T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0034.090620T0000Z-090620T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0066.090620T0000Z-090623T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0019.090620T0300Z-090623T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE AND A THERMAL
TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GENERATE MODERATE TO STRONG
WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS THROUGH TUESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL
PRODUCE INCREASINGLY STEEP SEAS DOMINATED BY LARGE WIND WAVES AND
SHORT PERIOD FRESH SWELL.

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. 

&&


$$

PZZ450-192345-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0034.090619T1500Z-090624T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.090619T1800Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
251 AM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-192345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
251 AM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-192345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0029.090620T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
248 
WHUS76 KEKA 192156
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
256 PM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

PZZ455-201330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0019.090620T0300Z-090621T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
256 PM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM
PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO
TONIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT AND GUSTS TO 35 KT
LOCALIZED TO THE AREA NEAR AND SOUTH OF POINT ARENA. LARGE SHORT
PERIOD SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ475-201330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0066.090620T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0019.090620T0300Z-090624T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF
CAPE MENDOCINO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR 30 KT BUT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT ARE
EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE INCREASINGLY STEEP SEAS
DOMINATED BY LARGE WIND WAVES AND SHORT PERIOD FRESH SWELL.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-201330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
256 PM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-201330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0029.090620T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
774 
WHUS76 KEKA 200925
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
225 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

PZZ475-202345-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-090621T0800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090621T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
225 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE
MENDOCINO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL REMAIN NEAR 30 KT BUT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE STEEP SEAS
DOMINATED BY LARGE WIND WAVES AND SHORT PERIOD FRESH SWELL.

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.


&&

$$

PZZ455-202345-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090621T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
225 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT
SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE
MENDOCINO TONIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 35
KT NEAR AND SOUTH OF POINT ARENA CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
LARGE SHORT PERIOD SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL
AFFECT THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-202345-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090623T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
225 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-202345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
225 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
716 
WHUS76 KEKA 202201
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
301 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

PZZ475-211300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-090621T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090621T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0014.090621T2200Z-090624T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0009.090621T2200Z-090624T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
301 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG N WINDS OVER THE WATERS WILL MODERATE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT
THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE
WEST COAST. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESUME SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY...SO THAT WINDS AGAIN INCREASE TO GALE FORCE. STEEP
SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL RESULT FROM THE STRONG WINDS...PERSISTING
THROUGH 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-211300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090621T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
301 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE
MENDOCINO TONIGHT...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 30 KT. LOCALIZED
WINDS TO 35 KT NEAR AND SOUTH OF POINTS AND CAPES ALONG THE COAST.
LARGE SHORT PERIOD SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL
AFFECT THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-211300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090623T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
301 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-211300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
301 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
596 
WHUS76 KEKA 210432
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
932 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

PZZ450-211000-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090623T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0040.090621T0432Z-090623T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0035.090621T0432Z-090623T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
932 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT TUESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 AM PDT TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-211000-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0040.090621T0432Z-090624T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0035.090621T0432Z-090623T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
932 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 AM PDT TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-211000-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-090624T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090624T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0014.090621T2200Z-090624T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0009.090621T2200Z-090624T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
932 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG N WINDS WILL MODERATE OVERNIGHT BEFORE RESTRENGTHENING TO
GALE OR NEAR GALE FORCE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS AND
STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-211000-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-090624T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0040.090621T0432Z-090624T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090621T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
932 PM PDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG N WINDS WILL MODERATE OVERNIGHT BEFORE RESTRENGTHENING TO
GALE OR NEAR GALE FORCE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS AND
STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

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.

&&

$$

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 Jun 18, 4:20 AM PDT, 10 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 4:20 AM PDT, 10 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
420 AM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING DRY AND STABLE WEATHER TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY.  AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY RESULTING
IN ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRIMARILY
OVER THE TRINITY COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
&&

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WX ACROSS
NW CA TODAY. SAT IMAGERY AND SFC OBS SHOW PATCHY FG/DZ AND LOW
CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH CLEAR SKIES
PREVAILING ELSEWHERE. ABUNDANT INSOLATION WILL ALLOW MAX TEMPS TO
PEAK IN THE LOW TO MID 90S ACROSS THE INTERIOR. LOW CLOUDS WILL
DISSIPATE AGAIN BY LATE MORNING ALLOWING TEMPS ALONG THE COAST TO
CLIMB TO THE MID TO UPPER 60S. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN FRI AS A SHORT
WAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW DECENT
INSTABILITY BY THE AFTERNOON WITH THE GFS AND NAM12 FCSTING LIS OF
-1C TO -3C AND SREF PROB OF -LI AROUND 90 PERCENT. THEREFORE
CONTINUED MENTION OF ISOLD TSTMS OVER TRINITY COUNTY AND NE
MENDOCINO COUNTY FRI AFTERNOON/EVENING. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WILL PASS
ACROSS THE REGION SAT...BUT MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW SOME MID LEVEL
WARMING RESULTING IN A LESS FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR TSTM
DEVELOPMENT...BUT WILL LEAVE MENTION OF ISOLD SHRAS OVER THE HORN OF
TRINITY COUNTY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION BY SUN AND
KEEP NW CA DRY AND STABLE THROUGH THE FCST WITH SEASONAL FG/STRATUS
ALONG THE COAST. SLOWLY INCREASING HEIGHTS ACROSS THE REGION WILL
RESULT IN A GRADUAL WARMING TREND THROUGH THE PERIOD. BC
&&

.AVIATION...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MARINE STRATUS ALONG THE DEL
NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTY COASTS EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH SEVERAL
COASTAL OBSERVATIONS STATIONS REPORTING LIGHT PRECIPITATION. SOME
CLEARING IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
REDEVELOP. IFR CEILINGS WILL LIKELY RETURN TO THE COAST LATER THIS
EVENING. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED INLAND EXCEPT FOR IFR
CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES IN THE RIVER VALLEYS EARLY THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY UP THE EEL TO AROUND GARBERVILLE. TH
&&

.MARINE...MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH SMALL CRAFT
WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY. THE WINDS SHOULD
EASE A BIT OVERNIGHT AND THEN RAMP UP AGAIN LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH
GALES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE
EXTENT AND DURATION OF THESE GALES ARE STILL QUESTIONABLE...AND LEFT
THE WATCH AS IS. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH MARGINAL GALES
WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. LARGE WIND WAVES AND SHORT PERIOD
FRESH SWELL WILL DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO THE PERSISTENT NORTH
WINDS...AND HAVE ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN
WATERS. TH
&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 60 NM UNTIL
FRIDAY.
GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FOR CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 60
NM FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 3:20 AM PDTHazardous Seas WatchEKA11 hr
Jun 18, 2:28 PM PDTGale WarningEKA5 days
Jun 18, 2:28 PM PDTHazardous Seas WarningEKA5 days
Jun 18, 2:28 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasEKA12 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.