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Small Craft Advisory 48, NWS Eureka, CA

September 28, 2009

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Sep 28, 2009, 2:27 PM PDT. It took effect at Sep 30, 2009, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2009, 2:27 PM PDT (21:27 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 30, 2009, 6:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 4, 2009, 3:41 PM PDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

914 
WHUS76 KEKA 291011
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
311 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

PZZ450-291815-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SW.Y.0050.090930T0100Z-090930T1300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
311 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-291815-
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.090930T0100Z-091003T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
311 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-291815-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.090929T1600Z-091003T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
311 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-291815-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0050.090929T1600Z-091001T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
311 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
13 follow-up statements
304 
WHUS76 KEKA 300346
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
846 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

PZZ450-300500-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-090930T1300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
846 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

$$

PZZ455-300800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-090930T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
846 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-301330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091003T2100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
846 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-300800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-090930T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
846 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
731 
WHUS76 KEKA 300952
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
252 AM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

PZZ470-301800-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.091001T0100Z-091004T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
252 AM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT SATURDAY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-301800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091004T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
252 AM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

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

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

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.

&&

$$
840 
WHUS76 KEKA 010340
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
840 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

PZZ455-011300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.091001T0340Z-091005T0100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
840 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-011300-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.091001T1200Z-091002T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
840 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-011300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
840 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
486 
WHUS76 KEKA 011029
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
329 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

PZZ450-011130-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.091001T1200Z-091002T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
329 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 


$$

PZZ475-011830-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0028.091001T1029Z-091005T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0062.091001T1029Z-091002T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0022.091002T1200Z-091004T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
329 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. IN
ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-011830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
329 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-011830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-091005T0100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
329 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
637 
WHUS76 KEKA 012154
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
254 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

PZZ475-021015-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SI.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-091002T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0076.091001T2200Z-091005T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0028.000000T0000Z-091005T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0022.091002T1200Z-091004T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
254 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-021015-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
254 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-021015-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-091005T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
254 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
610 
WHUS76 KEKA 020342
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
842 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

PZZ475-021230-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-091004T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0028.000000T0000Z-091004T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.091004T0500Z-091005T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
842 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT
SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PDT SATURDAY. 

BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC INTERACTS WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF THE CAPE. THE WINDS WILL CREATE LARGE SHORT
PERIOD SEAS. BOTH WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AS THE E PAC
HIGH MOVES FURTHER WEST. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-021230-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
842 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-021230-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
842 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
061 
WHUS76 KEKA 021004
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
304 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

PZZ475-021815-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-091004T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0028.000000T0000Z-091004T0400Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.091004T0500Z-091005T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
304 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT SATURDAY. 

BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
INTERACTS WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OUTER WATERS
SOUTH OF THE CAPE. THE WINDS WILL CREATE LARGE SHORT PERIOD SEAS.
BOTH WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-021815-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0063.091002T2200Z-091004T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
304 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-021815-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
304 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-021815-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
304 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
198 
WHUS76 KEKA 021549
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
849 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

PZZ475-022230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-091004T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0028.000000T0000Z-091004T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
849 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY.

BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATERS TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC INTERACTS WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF THE CAPE. THE WINDS WILL CREATE LARGE SHORT
PERIOD SEAS. BOTH WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-022230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0063.091002T2200Z-091004T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
849 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-022230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
849 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-022230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
849 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
082 
WHUS76 KEKA 022211
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
311 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

PZZ455-031015-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-091003T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0076.091003T1800Z-091004T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0050.091004T0400Z-091005T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
311 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE THE STRONGEST ON SATURDAY WITH WINDS
INCREASING BRIEFLY TO GALE FORCE. 

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.


&&

$$

PZZ475-031015-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-091004T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0028.000000T0000Z-091004T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
311 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY.

BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATERS THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
INTERACTS WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR. THE WINDS WILL CREATE LARGE SHORT PERIOD SEAS. BOTH
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS WEST.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-031015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-091004T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
311 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-031015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
311 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$
359 
WHUS76 KEKA 030942
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
242 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

PZZ455-032230-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-091003T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0051.091003T0942Z-091005T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0076.091003T1800Z-091004T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0050.091004T0400Z-091005T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
242 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 3 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-032230-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-091004T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091004T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
242 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3
PM PDT SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-032230-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-091004T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0028.000000T0000Z-091004T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
242 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-032230-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
242 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM 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.

&&

$$
366 
WHUS76 KEKA 032038
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
138 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

PZZ475-041200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0028.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-091004T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
138 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-041200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-091004T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
138 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-041200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
138 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-041200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
138 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM 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.

&&

$$
855 
WHUS76 KEKA 040936
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
236 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

PZZ455-042200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
236 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-042200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-091004T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0028.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
236 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-042200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
236 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-042200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
236 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM 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.

&&

$$
854 
WHUS76 KEKA 042241
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
341 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009


PZZ475-050800-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0028.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0052.091004T2241Z-091006T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0064.091004T2241Z-091005T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
341 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

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

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


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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-050800-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0064.091004T2241Z-091005T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0052.091004T2241Z-091005T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
341 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 


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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-050700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0064.091004T2241Z-091005T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0052.091004T2241Z-091005T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
341 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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


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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-042345-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091005T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
341 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 


$$

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 Sep 28, 3:59 AM PDT, 10 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 3:59 AM PDT, 10 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
359 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY...BRINGING DRAMATICALLY COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE
INTERIOR. THE TROUGH WILL ALSO BRING THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS...MAINLY NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THE FORECAST. A STRONG
TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY, BRINGING MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE INTERIOR. TODAYS HIGHS WILL AVERAGE 15
TO 20 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, DROPPING TEMPERATURES EVEN FURTHER.
TUESDAYS HIGHS ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE
70S IN THE VALLEYS TO THE 50S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NIGHTTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY DIP INTO THE 40S TUESDAY MORNING AND
RANGE FROM THE 30S TO THE 40S WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.
FROST ADVISORIES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE INTERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT, BUT
ITS STILL TOO EARLY TO ISSUE THEM AND THEIR IS STILL TOO MUCH
UNCERTAINTY. ALONG WITH THE DRASTICALLY COOLER TEMPERATURES, THE
FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT, MAINLY NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO. POPS ARE HIGHEST ALONG THE
CA/OR BORDER. AS THE COLDEST AIR ARRIVES ON TUESDAY, INSTABILITY
WILL INCREASE AND THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE OCEAN AND TOWARDS THE COAST. SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM. ADDITIONALLY, SNOW LEVELS MAY
FALL TO AS LOW AS 5000 FT, BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK,
BUT ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN MAY COME WITH THAT. NO CHANGES WERE
MADE TO THE LONG TERM. STROZ

&&

.AVIATION...COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG EXPANDED EARLY
THIS MORNING AS A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPED IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING TROUGH AND COLD FRONT. IFR AND LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY ALONG THE COAST WITH LITTLE DEEP LAYER
MIXING. WE EXPECT SOME BRIEF IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR CEILINGS FOR A FEW
HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT CONDITIONS WILL THEN DETERIORATE
AGAIN TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES OVERHEAD. MAINLY VFR
WILL PREVAIL INLAND WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN HIGH AND MID LEVEL
CLOUDS. BETTWY

&&

.MARINE...COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG EXPANDED EARLY
THIS MORNING AS A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPED IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING TROUGH AND COLD FRONT. IFR AND LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY ALONG THE COAST WITH LITTLE DEEP LAYER
MIXING. WE EXPECT SOME BRIEF IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR CEILINGS FOR A FEW
HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT CONDITIONS WILL THEN DETERIORATE
AGAIN TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES OVERHEAD. MAINLY VFR
WILL PREVAIL INLAND WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN HIGH AND MID LEVEL
CLOUDS. BETTWY

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:26 PM PDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
226 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009

CAZ001>004-076-291300-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
226 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009

...SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...

THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT STORM OF THE FALL WILL BE MOVING TOWARD AND
THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING AND INTO TOMORROW. THIS
WILL BRING A 10 TO 20 DEGREE COOL DOWN OVER THE INTERIOR. HIGHS
OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE INTERIOR WERE IN THE LOW 100S WITH
FORECAST HIGHS OVER THE COMING DAYS IN THE 70S ACROSS THE VALLEYS
AND 50S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OVER NIGHT LOWS WILL BE DROPPING INTO THE
30S AND 40S.

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE REGION
OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH COAST DURING THE AFTERNOON IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

COOLER AIR WILL POOL INTO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT YIELDING POSSIBLE FROST MID TO LATE WEEK. THIS WILL BE
CLOSELY MONITORED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...PLEASE
TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF DURING THIS
COOL...DAMP PERIOD.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 2:27 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasEKA35 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in California, 2009Every small craft advisory in 2009

Sources

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