Gale Warning 102, NWS Eureka, CA

730 
WHUS76 KEKA 110527
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
927 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

PZZ470-111330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100312T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0102.100312T0400Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100312T1200Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
927 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST
THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE STRENGTH THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS.
WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP AND
CHAOTIC BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AS HIGH FREQUENCY WAVES FROM
THE SOUTH COMBINE FORCES WITH LOWER FREQUENCY WAVES FROM THE
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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-111330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
927 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AS A FRONTAL
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. A FEW HOURS OF GUSTS TO 40 KT CAN BE
EXPECTED AROUND PT ST GEORGE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY AND MAY
BUILD TO 17 TO 19 FEET AT 13 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-111330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T1400Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
927 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THROUGH
SATURDAY. SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
SWELL MAY REACH 18 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

260 
WHUS76 KEKA 111057
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
257 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

PZZ450-111900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100312T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.GL.W.0102.100312T0400Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0051.100312T0400Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
257 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING AND A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM 
8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
COAST. GALE FORCE GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND POINT
SAINT GEORGE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY AND WILL
PEAK AROUND 18 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100312T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0102.100312T0400Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100312T1200Z-100314T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0051.100312T0400Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
257 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING
AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE STRENGTH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS. WINDS WILL
GUST UP TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC BY
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AS HIGH FREQUENCY WAVES FROM THE SOUTH
COMBINE FORCES WITH LOWER FREQUENCY WAVES FROM THE WEST.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-111900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
257 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS NEAR
GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT
THROUGH THROUGH SATURDAY. SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 17 FEET AT 14
SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

897 
WHUS76 KEKA 112237
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
237 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010

PZZ450-470-121215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100312T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0102.100312T0400Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0051.100312T0400Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
237 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON AS A
FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR
SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 18
FEET AT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-121215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
237 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS NEAR
GALE FORCE POSSIBLE NEAR AND OFFSHORE FROM CAPE MENDOCINO. SEAS WILL
REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL
WILL PEAK AROUND 17 TO 18 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT INTO 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

011 
WHUS76 KEKA 121051
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
251 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

PZZ450-470-121900-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0051.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON AS A
FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN
HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL
PEAK NEAR 18 FEET AT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-121900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS NEAR
GALE FORCE POSSIBLE NEAR AND OFFSHORE FROM CAPE MENDOCINO. SEAS
WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
NW SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 17 TO 18 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

682 
WHUS76 KEKA 121800
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1000 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

PZZ450-470-130200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0085.100312T1800Z-100313T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0051.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1000 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT CROSSED THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS
WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 18 FEET TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-130200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1000 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR
WINDS AND SEAS...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT CROSSED THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS
WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 17 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.



&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
919 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING WITH PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
THU AFTERNOON AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES WITH THE MAJORITY
OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
REGION SAT WITH WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER PERSISTING INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
&&

.UPDATE...SAT IMAGES AND RADAR SHOW A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
WATERS...AND SCATTERED CU OVER THE LAND AREA BUT LITTLE SHOWER
ACTIVITY. WITH DAYTIME HEATING COULD HAVE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS
BUILD OVER THE HILLS BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS FOR DRYING AND
STABILIZING AS THE RIDGE BUILDS ALOFT. UPDATED FORECAST ADVERTISES
PARTIAL CLOUD COVER AND ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH LATE MORNING. CC

&&
.DISCUSSION...SAT AND RADAR IMAGERY SHOW SCT SHOWERS THIS MORNING AS
UPPER TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE. SHOWER COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO CEASE BY LATE THIS
MORNING. ELECTED TO CANCEL SNOW ADVISORY AS BULK OF PRECIP HAS
FALLEN WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH
LATE MORNING. CLEARING SKIES HAVE ALLOWED TEMPS TO DROP INTO THE MID
30S ALONG THE COAST SO ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY THROUGH 8 AM THIS
MORNING. A LONG PERIOD NW SWELL BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE WATERS
THIS MORNING WILL PEAK AROUND 17 FT AT 16 SECS RESULTING IN BREAKING
WAVES AROUND 20 FT. ALTHOUGH THIS IS BELOW HIGH SURF ADVISORY
CRITERIA...MINOR FLOODING IN POSSIBLE IN PRONE AREAS SUCH AS KING
SALMON AROUND THE 730 PST HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. THE BREAK IN
PRECIP WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH LOW TEMPS FALLING IN THE MID TO
UPPER 30S ALONG THE COAST AGAIN. ANOTHER FROST ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED FOR THU MORNING BUT INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS AHEAD OF
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO INHIBIT MAXIMUM
RADIATIONAL COOLING. PRECIP CHCS WILL INCREASE THU AFTERNOON AS
ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE REGION. PRECIP CHCS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE PEAKING DURING THE DAY FRI AND
DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO SAT. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS STORM
WILL...ONCE AGAIN...BE QPF...SNOW LEVELS AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN WIDESPREAD 24 HR QPF TOTALS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE SMITH RIVER BASIN.
ALTHOUGH WAA AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL RAISE SNOW LEVELS TO
4500-5000 FT BY THU EVENING...LATEST MODEL RUNS SHOW THE TIMING OF
COLDER AIR COINCIDES BETTER WITH BULK OF PRECIP THAN THE PAST COUPLE
OF STORMS. THIS RESULT IN MORE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE INTERIOR WITH
SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 4KFT LATE THU THROUGH
FRI EVENING. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC ON
SATURDAY...AND BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST ON SUNDAY AS ANOTHER LONG WAVE
TROUGH APPROACHES FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW POOR
CONTINUITY IN THE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THIS TROUGH. GIVEN THE
LATEST SOLUTIONS SEEM IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN DELAYING THE ARRIVAL
OF THE TROUGH UNTIL TUE...REMOVED MENTION OF PRECIP UNTIL LATE MON
NIGHT WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE TOWARDS CLIMO POPS BY MID WEEK. BC
&&

.AVIATION...12Z WEDNESDAY-12Z THURSDAY...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS TO
PREVAIL THROUGH THE VALID TAF PERIOD...ALTHOUGH SOME BRIEF MVFR
CEILINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH ABOUT 15Z TODAY
WHERE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. ALSO...IN THE SHELTERED
INTERIOR VALLEYS...PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP THROUGH MID MORNING AS
SKIES HAVE CLEARED AND BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE REMAINS HIGH. CLOUD
COVER...MAINLY ABOVE 5K FT AGL...WILL DECREASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD.  BETTWY
&&

.MARINE...A RATHER CHAOTIC PERIOD IN STORE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
AS A SERIES OF INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND FRONTAL BOUNDARIES
CROSS THEIR WAY THROUGH THE NE PACIFIC. FOR TODAY...WINDS CONTINUE
TO DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION LAST
NIGHT. THE NEXT LARGE SWELL IS MOVING INTO THE WATERS AS
FORECAST...AND SEEMS TO BE AVERAGING AROUND 16-17 FEET AT 15
SECONDS. THE ENP AND WAVEWATCH SUGGEST IT WILL PEAK THIS MORNING AND
THEN WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY MIDDAY. WE CONSIDERED ISSUING A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THIS
MORNING...BUT IT STILL APPEARS THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE OFF TO
OUR NORTH AND ANY WARNING CONDITIONS WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT-LIVED.
STILL...MARINERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY AND BE
PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR CAPES AND IN HARBOR
ENTRANCES. WE ALSO CONSIDERED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF
COAST...BUT FEEL ITS MOST LIKELY THAT BREAKER HEIGHTS AND SURF WILL
REMAIN JUST SHORT OF ADVISORY CRITERIA. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD ALSO
EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
BREAKERS UP TO 20 FEET POSSIBLE. THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
APPROACH ON THURSDAY...PERHAPS RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
NORTHERN WATERS. ANOTHER LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL
FOLLOW...AFFECTING THE WATERS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGEST THIS NEXT SWELL MAY BE A BIT
LARGER THAN THE SWELL IMPACTING THE REGION TODAY.  BETTWY
&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR PZZ CAZ001-002.
SCA FOR PZZ450-455-470-475 THROUGH SUN.
&&

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1023 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

CAZ001-002-111830-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
1023 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FROST ADVISORY MAY AGAIN BE REQUIRED AS COASTAL TEMPERATURES
DROP IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S OVERNIGHT.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE NORTH COAST LATE
THU THROUGH SAT MORNING.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

CAZ003-004-076-111830-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
1023 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN
ONE INCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ANOTHER...WETTER...STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE PRECIPITATION TO
THE REGION LATE THU THROUGH SAT MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1113 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 AM     SNOW             10 SSE ZENIA            40.07N 123.41W
03/10/2010  M4.0 INCH        TRINITY            CA   PUBLIC

            LOCATED IN HOAGLIN SOUTH OF ZENIA AND SSW OF RUTH LAKE.
            OVERNIGHT AT 3000 FEET...4 INCHES OF SNOW. CURRENT
            TEMPERATURE 32 DEGREES WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

0855 AM     SNOW             3 NNW WILLITS           39.44N 123.37W
03/10/2010  M1.0 INCH        MENDOCINO          CA   PUBLIC

            LOCATED IN BROOKTRAILS IN HILLS NNW OF WILLITS. OVERNIGHT
            HAD 1/2 OF SNOW AT 1600 FEET.

0855 AM     SNOW             6 WNW BLOCKSBURG        40.31N 123.74W
03/10/2010  M3.0 INCH        HUMBOLDT           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OVERNIGHT... 3 INCHES FELL AT ELEVATION 2304-2400 FEET.
            CURRENT TEMPERATURE 34 DEGREES.

0855 AM     SNOW             4 W ETTERSBURG          40.12N 124.07W
03/10/2010  M11.0 INCH       HUMBOLDT           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OVERNIGHT AT ELEVATION 1700 FEET ON THE CAPE MENDOCINO
            PENINSULA...1 1/2 INCHES FELL. CURRENTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH
            38 DEGREES AND A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 32.5 DEGREES.

1055 AM     SNOW             10 N LAYTONVILLE        39.81N 123.48W
03/10/2010  M4.0 INCH        MENDOCINO          CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OVERNIGHT ON IRON PEAK MOUNTAIN AT 3750 FEET...4 INCHES
            FELL. MORNING LOW TEMPERATURE OF 24.5 DEGREES.

&&

ASHFORD