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Gale Warning 104, NWS Eureka, CA

March 27, 2010

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 27, 2010, 2:20 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 28, 2010, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2010, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 28, 2010, 6:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 29, 2010, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

174 
WHUS76 KEKA 272120
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
220 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

PZZ450-280530-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.100328T0700Z-100329T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0104.100329T0700Z-100329T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.100329T2200Z-100401T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
220 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO 3 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO 3 PM
PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS...
STEEP WIND WAVES OR A LARGE SWELL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-280530-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.100328T0400Z-100329T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0104.100329T0100Z-100330T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.100330T0700Z-100401T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
220 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY
NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT TO
11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT
MONDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT TO
11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS...
STEEP WIND WAVES OR A LARGE SWELL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-280530-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.100328T0400Z-100401T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
220 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ455-280530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.100328T0700Z-100401T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
220 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
698 
WHUS76 KEKA 280357
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
857 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

PZZ450-281200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.100328T0700Z-100329T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0104.100329T0700Z-100329T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.100329T2200Z-100401T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
857 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO
3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO
11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO
3 PM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS...
STEEP WIND WAVES OR A LARGE SWELL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.100328T0400Z-100329T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0104.100329T0100Z-100330T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.100330T0700Z-100401T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
857 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PDT MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY
NIGHT TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT
MONDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS...
STEEP WIND WAVES OR A LARGE SWELL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.100328T0400Z-100401T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
857 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

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

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ455-281200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.100328T0700Z-100401T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
857 PM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

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

&&

$$
068 
WHUS76 KEKA 280956
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
256 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

PZZ470-281800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100329T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0104.100329T0100Z-100330T0700Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.100330T0700Z-100401T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100329T0300Z-100401T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
256 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD 
FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE THIS EVENING. THE INCREASING SOUTH WINDS 
WILL RESULT IN WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. IN THE WAKE OF THE 
FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL 
WATERS ON MONDAY WITH SWELL HEIGHT BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AT 13
TO 15 SECONDS. THIS TYPE OF WAVE WILL CREATE A SHOALING HAZARD
WITH VERY LARGE BREAKING WAVES FORMING IN SHALLOWER WATER AREAS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-281800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100329T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0104.100329T0700Z-100329T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0027.100329T2200Z-100401T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100329T0700Z-100331T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
256 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
PDT MONDAY...

WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD 
FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. THE INCREASING SOUTH WINDS 
WILL RESULT IN WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. IN THE WAKE OF THE 
FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL 
WATERS ON MONDAY WITH SWELL HEIGHT BUILDING TO 18 TO 19 FT AT 13
TO 15 SECONDS. THIS TYPE OF WAVE WILL CREATE A SHOALING HAZARD
WITH VERY LARGE BREAKING WAVES FORMING IN SHALLOWER WATER AREAS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100330T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0009.100330T0000Z-100401T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
256 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH MON
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION. IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE
WATERS ON MONDAY WITH SWELL HEIGHT BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AT 13
TO 15 SECONDS. THIS TYPE OF WAVE WILL CREATE A SHOALING HAZARD
WITH VERY LARGE BREAKING WAVES FORMING IN SHALLOWER WATER AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS...
STEEP WIND WAVES OR A LARGE SWELL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-281800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100330T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0009.100330T0400Z-100331T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
256 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH MON
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION. IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE
WATERS ON MONDAY WITH SWELL HEIGHT BUILDING TO 18 TO 19 FT AT 13
TO 15 SECONDS. THIS TYPE OF WAVE WILL CREATE A SHOALING HAZARD
WITH VERY LARGE BREAKING WAVES FORMING IN SHALLOWER WATER AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS...
STEEP WIND WAVES OR A LARGE SWELL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$
097 
WHUS76 KEKA 282208
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
308 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

PZZ470-291100-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100329T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0104.100329T0100Z-100330T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100329T0300Z-100401T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
308 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-291100-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100329T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0104.100329T0700Z-100329T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100329T0700Z-100331T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
308 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-291100-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100330T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.100329T0700Z-100330T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100330T0000Z-100331T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0009.100330T0400Z-100331T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
308 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-291100-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100330T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.100329T0700Z-100330T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0009.100330T0000Z-100401T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100330T0000Z-100401T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
308 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...


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.

&&

$$
136 
WHUS76 KEKA 290950
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
250 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

PZZ450-291800-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-100329T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100331T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

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

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-291800-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-100330T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100401T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-291800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-100330T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100330T0000Z-100331T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-291800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-100330T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100330T0000Z-100401T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
PDT TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
252 
WHUS76 KEKA 292142
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
242 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

PZZ450-300700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-100329T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-100330T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100331T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
242 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT TUESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS HAVE DIPPED BELOW GALE CRITERIA ALLOWING FOR THE GALE
WARNING TO BE CANCELLED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN
ISSUED INSTEAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-300700-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100331T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-100330T0700Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.100330T0700Z-100330T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
3 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-300700-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-100330T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100329T2142Z-100331T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
242 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-300700-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-100331T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0053.100329T2142Z-100331T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

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.

&&

$$
273 
WHUS76 KEKA 300400
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
900 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

PZZ470-301100-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-100330T0700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.100330T0400Z-100330T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100331T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM PDT TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH A FEW GALE FORCE
GUSTS REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION. OTHERWISE
SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP AS LARGE WEST SWELL BUILDS INTO THE
WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-301100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100331T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-100330T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
900 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AS A
LARGE WEST SWELL BUILDS INTO THE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-301100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100331T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-100331T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AS A
LARGE WEST SWELL BUILDS INTO THE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Mar 27, 3:00 AM PDT, 11 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 3:00 AM PDT, 11 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
300 AM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR GENERALLY
DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. A CHANGE TO COOLER AND WET WEATHER WILL
BEGIN ON SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST THIS MORNING...PUSHING INLAND AS A
LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES. THE EFFECT OF LARGE
SCALE SUBSIDENCE AND OFFSHORE FLOW AT THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE A DRY
AND RELATIVELY WARM DAY TODAY. THE EASTERLY FLOW WILL SHIFT TO A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES CLOSER
TO THE COAST. IR IMAGES SHOW THE TROUGH MOVING EASTWARD TOWARD 140 W
THIS MORNING. THE FIRST BAND OF RAIN IS FORECAST TO MOVE ONSHORE
AFTER 0600 UTC SUNDAY OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE CWA. MORE
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AFTER 1200 UTC SUNDAY. LOOKING
AT IR AND AMSU TPW IMAGES ACROSS THE PACIFIC BASIN...IT APPEARS THAT
MOISTURE FROM A TROPICAL STORM LOCATED NEAR 20N AND 133E WILL BECOME
ENTRAINED IN THE FLOW. A BROAD FLAT RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC IS
PRODUCING A MOIST PROGRESSIVE FLOW...WITH STORMS DEVELOPING IN THE
EASTERN PACIFIC AND GULF OF ALASKA REGION. THE SUNDAY SYSTEM MAY
PRODUCE UP TO AN INCH OF RAINFALL ACROSS FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS THE
KING RANGE AND SMITH BASIN...WITH MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN
MENDOCINO. BY MONDAY ANOTHER WAVE WILL DROP INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WITH MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EXPECTED LATE MORNING
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY. AS THE UPPER
TROUGH AXIS MOVES OVERHEAD ON WEDNESDAY...MODELS INDICATE A SIZABLE
AREA OF INSTABILITY WITH COOLER AIR ALOFT...BRINGING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. CONSENSUS WAS TO HOLD OFF ON ADDITION
OF TSTMS TO THE FORECAST UNTIL TIMING CAN BE PINNED DOWN MORE
ACCURATELY...BUT AT THIS TIME FEEL THAT SOME CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY MAY
BE ANTICIPATED FOR MIDWEEK. MODEL CONSENSUS BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN
AROUND THIS TIME PERIOD...ALTHOUGH THEY HINT AT WEAK RIDGING FOR
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. KEPT POPS NEAR CLIMO/CURRENT VALUES FOR LATE
NEXT WEEK. CMC

&&

.AVIATION...12Z SATURDAY-12Z SUNDAY...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS TO
PREVAIL THROUGH AT LEAST 06Z TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY EXITS
THE REGION. SOME RADIATIONAL FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING IN
VALLEY LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH ABOUT 16Z. CEILINGS WILL LOWER
AND THICKEN TOWARD THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD...ESPECIALLY AT KCEC AT
KACV WHERE SOME RAIN AND MVFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AFTER 06Z-09Z TONIGHT. BETTWY

&&

.MARINE...SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING...AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN GALE FORCE WINDS MONDAY...WITH
THE HIGHEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. WNW SWELL WILL BUILD
INTO THE REGION SUNDAY...REACHING A PEAK OF 19-22 FEET TUESDAY. IT
STILL APPEARS THAT A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. BETTWY

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

&&

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 5:54 AM PDT, 8 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
554 AM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

CAZ001-002-281300-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
554 AM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE TO COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.

A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE COASTAL
WATERS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WITH BREAKERS UP TO 25 FEET TO AFFECT THE
REDWOOD AND MENDOCINO COASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CAZ003-004-076-281300-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
554 AM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE TO COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 2:37 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA37 hr
Mar 27, 2:20 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA13 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.