Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 129, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Oct 22, 2010, 2:09 PM PDT. It took effect at Oct 23, 2010, 8:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Oct 22, 2010, 2:09 PM PDT (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 23, 2010, 8:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2010, 6:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
608 WHUS76 KEKA 222109 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 209 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 PZZ470-231200- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101024T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0129.101024T0300Z-101024T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0000Z-101026T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 209 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND GENERATE ROBUST SOUTH WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS. AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL THEN BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AGAIN RESULTING IN VERY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS. 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. 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 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-231200- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.101023T0500Z-101025T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0000Z-101026T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 209 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND GENERATE ROBUST SOUTH WINDS. AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH BRIEF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ475-231200- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101025T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0000Z-101026T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 209 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND GENERATE ROBUST SOUTH WINDS. AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH BRIEF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$
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693 WHUS76 KEKA 230315 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 815 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 PZZ450-231200- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.101023T0500Z-101024T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.GL.W.0129.101024T0300Z-101024T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0000Z-101026T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 815 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FOR A SHORT DURATION...BEGINNING LATE IN THE EVENING. WINDS GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ470-231200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101024T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0129.101024T0300Z-101024T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0000Z-101026T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 815 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND GENERATE ROBUST SOUTH WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS. AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 45 KT. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL THEN BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY EXCEED 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AGAIN RESULTING IN VERY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS. 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. 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 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. && $$ PZZ455-231200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.101023T0500Z-101025T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0000Z-101026T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 815 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND GENERATE ROBUST SOUTH WINDS. AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH BRIEF GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ475-231200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101025T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0000Z-101026T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 815 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND GENERATE ROBUST SOUTH WINDS. AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH BRIEF GALE FORCE WINDS. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY EXCEED 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$
155 WHUS76 KEKA 230946 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 246 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 PZZ450-470-231930- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101024T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0129.101024T0300Z-101024T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 246 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-475-231930- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101025T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 246 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS 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. 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. && $$
124 WHUS76 KEKA 231551 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 851 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 PZZ450-470-240000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101024T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0129.101024T0300Z-101024T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 851 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SUN MORNING. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-475-240000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101025T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 851 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SUN MORNING. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$
544 WHUS76 KEKA 232135 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 235 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 PZZ475-240545- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101024T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.GL.W.0129.101024T0300Z-101024T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 235 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SUN MORNING. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 22 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-470-240545- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101024T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0129.101024T0300Z-101024T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 235 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SUN MORNING. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 22 TO 25 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ455-240545- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101025T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 235 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SUN MORNING. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
435 WHUS76 KEKA 240328 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 828 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 PZZ450-470-475-241200- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101024T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0129.000000T0000Z-101024T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 828 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 22 TO 25 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 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 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. && $$ PZZ455-241200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101025T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 828 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY AND MAY REACH 20 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
683 WHUS76 KEKA 240936 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 236 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 PZZ450-470-475-242000- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0129.000000T0000Z-101024T1300Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0077.101025T0100Z-101026T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 236 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS 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. && $$ PZZ455-242000- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-101025T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0025.101025T0300Z-101026T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0077.101025T0600Z-101026T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 236 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 Oct 22, 1:40 PM PDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 1:40 PM PDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 140 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COUPLE OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO NW CA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. && .DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM RIGHT OFF THE OREGON AND CA COASTS. THIS STORM IS MORE ORGANIZED THAN THE ONE THAT BROUGHT LIGHT RAIN TO THE REGION THU NIGHT...WITH AN ESTIMATED 982MB LOW POSITIONED NEAR 44N 138W. THE FRONT EDGE OF THE CLOUD BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT IS CURRENTLY 125 MILES OFFSHORE OF CAPE MENDOCINO. SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME LIGHT RAIN AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING THE BULK OF THE RAIN WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.5 INCH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON JUST BEFORE RAIN FROM THE NEXT MORE POTENT STORM REACHES THE COAST. THE NEXT STORM WILL TAP INTO AN EXTREMELY MOIST SUBTROPICAL PLUME AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE PACIFIC TOWARDS CALIFORNIA. THE KEY ATMOSPHERIC INGREDIENTS ARE IN PLACE FOR A SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EVENT AS A 180+KT JET ROUNDS THE BASE OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. THE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL BE DEEPER THAN THE STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND THE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BE MORE NOTICEABLE...ALTHOUGH SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY OF THE TIMING OF WHEN THE RAIN WILL BEGIN...BUT CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR HEAVY RAIN TO BEGIN BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR OROGRAPHIC FAVORED AREAS. THE MAIN IMPACTS OF THE RAIN WILL BE PONDING ON THE ROADS AND MINOR STREET FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHERE FALLING LEAVES HAVE CLOGGED DRAINS AND CULVERTS. THE MAINSTEM RIVERS WILL RISE RAPIDLY...ESPECIALLY THE SMITH RIVER...BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW MONITOR STAGE. COLD AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...6 TO 7 KFT WILL GET A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP DOWN TO 4500 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AS 700MB TEMPERATURES ARE FORECASTED TO DROP TO AROUND -8C. HOWEVER...THE RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF BY THIS TIME AND DO NOT ANTICIPATE MUCH IF ANY SNOW AT OR BELOW THE PASSES. MODELS STILL HINT AT AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION TUE AND WED...ALTHOUGH A MOIST ONSHORE WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO TAP INTO RESIDUAL TROPICAL MOISTURE AND CONTINUE TO GENERATE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED NEAR THE END OF THE WEEK AND HAVE INCREASED POPS WELL ABOVE CLIMO FOR THU AND FRI. TH && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TO MVFR OVERNIGHT AS A FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR OF RAPIDLY INCREASING SPEED WITH HEIGHT UP TO 40 KT WILL ALSO LIKELY BE PRESENT THIS EVENING ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST DUE TO A LOW LEVEL JET. LIGHT RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TO VFR BY MIDDAY SATURDAY BEFORE THE SLUG OF HEAVY RAIN PUSHES IN SATURDAY NIGHT. HENRY && .MARINE...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES. NEAR GALE FORCE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE JUST A BIT SATURDAY...BUT THEN INCREASE RAPIDLY AGAIN FOR SATURDAY EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS LOOK LIKELY FOR THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS AND HAVE ISSUED A WARNING ACCORDINGLY. GALE FORCE GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. THE ASSOCIATED LARGE SWELL FOLLOWING THESE STORMS LOOKS TO AFFECT THE WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...AND IS PROGGED TO PEAK AROUND 20 TO 21 FT AT 15 SECONDS. WITH RECENT CONSISTENCY IN THE MODELS...HAVE ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FOR THIS LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...AND WILL MONITOR AS TIME APPROACHES. HENRY && .EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PZZ455-470. GALE WARNING FOR PZZ470 SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FOR ALL WATERS SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT. && VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 9:02 AM PDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 902 AM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 CAZ001>004-076-231615- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 902 AM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A PACIFIC STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. HOWEVER...TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS LIKE THE KING AND SOUTH FORK MOUNTAIN RANGES WILL LIKELY HAVE 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND MAY CAUSE PONDING...ROCK SLIDES...AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM...AND FALLING LEAVES AND DEBRIS MAY CLOG CULVERTS AND DRAINS...RESULTING IN LOCAL STREET FLOODING. THIS STORM WILL ALSO GENERATE LARGE SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 24 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. SINCE THIS IS AN EARLY SEASON LARGE SURF EVENT...WATER FROM THE BREAKING WAVES WILL WASH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN MAY BE EXPECTED. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2:09 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Watch | EKA | 36 hr |
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