Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 141, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2010, 1:24 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2010, 8:11 PM PST. It was in force for 25 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
- Dec 20, 2010, 1:24 AM PST (09:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2010, 8:11 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2010, 9:00 PM PST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
433 WHUS76 KEKA 200924 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 124 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 PZZ470-475-210000- /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0080.101220T0924Z-101221T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0141.101221T1200Z-101222T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 124 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD GALES TUE AS A TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS. * SEAS: A 12 TO 14 FT WEST SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE TUE AS LARGE AND STEEP SEAS DEVELOP DUE TO THE GALES. 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ450-210000- /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0080.101220T0924Z-101221T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-101222T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 124 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SEAS: A 12 TO 14 FT WEST SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE TUE AS LARGE AND STEEP SEAS DEVELOP DUE TO THE GALES OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ455-210000- /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0080.101220T0924Z-101221T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-101222T0700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 124 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SEAS: A 12 TO 14 FT WEST SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE TUE AS LARGE AND STEEP SEAS DEVELOP DUE TO THE GALES OFFSHORE. 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 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
6 follow-up statements
202 WHUS76 KEKA 202206 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 206 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY AND AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK... .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH ON TUESDAY AND GENERATE SOUTH WIND OF 30 TO 40 KT...WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO 50 KT POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM WILL APPROACH TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOUTH WIND AROUND 50 KT. PZZ470-475-210615- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0080.000000T0000Z-101221T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0141.101221T1200Z-101222T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 206 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15-25 KT THIS EVENING...RISING TO 25-35 KT ON TUESDAY AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS. * SEAS: 12 TO 14 FT WEST SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY AS LARGE AND STEEP SEAS DEVELOP DUE TO THE GALES. 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ450-210615- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0080.000000T0000Z-101221T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-101222T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 206 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15-25 KT THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT IN SHOWERS TONIGHT AND NEAR FRONTAL PASSAGE ON TUESDAY. * SEAS: 12 TO 14 FT WEST SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. 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 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. && $$ PZZ455-210615- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0080.000000T0000Z-101221T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-101222T0700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 206 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST OF 15-25 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT IN SHOWERS AND TSTMS. * SEAS: 12 TO 14 FT WEST SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE BUILDING TUE AND TUE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
337 WHUS76 KEKA 210411 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 811 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY AND AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK... .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH ON TUESDAY AND GENERATE SOUTH WIND OF 30 TO 40 KT...WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO 50 KT POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM WILL APPROACH TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOUTH WIND AROUND 50 KT. PZZ470-211215- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0080.000000T0000Z-101221T0500Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0141.101221T0411Z-101222T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 811 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * SEAS: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PERSIST DUE TO THE GALE FORCE WINDS. IN ADDITION...A LARGE WEST SWELL AROUND 12 FT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ PZZ475-211215- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0080.000000T0000Z-101221T0500Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0141.101221T1200Z-101222T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 811 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 KT ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * SEAS: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PERSIST DUE TO THE GALE FORCE WINDS. IN ADDITION...A LARGE WEST SWELL AROUND 13 FT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-211215- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0080.000000T0000Z-101221T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-101222T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 811 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15-25 KT THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT IN SHOWERS TONIGHT AND NEAR FRONTAL PASSAGE ON TUESDAY. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-211215- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0080.000000T0000Z-101221T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-101222T0700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 811 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST OF 15-25 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT IN SHOWERS AND TSTMS. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 7 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
937 WHUS76 KEKA 211025 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 225 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 PZZ470-211830- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0141.000000T0000Z-101222T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 225 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. * SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 11 TO 13 FT TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ475-211830- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0141.101221T1200Z-101222T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 225 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. * SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 11 TO 13 FT TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-211830- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-101222T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 225 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 6 TO 8 FT TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-211830- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-101222T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 225 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 6 TO 8 FT TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
998 WHUS76 KEKA 211702 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 902 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 PZZ450-220000- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-101222T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0141.101221T1800Z-101222T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 902 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 6 TO 8 FT TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-220115- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-101222T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0141.101221T1800Z-101222T0300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 902 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 TO 35 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 6 TO 8 FT TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-475-220115- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0141.000000T0000Z-101222T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 902 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY IN THE EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 11 TO 13 FT TODAY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
520 WHUS76 KEKA 212255 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 255 PM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 PZZ450-455-470-475-220500- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0141.000000T0000Z-101222T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 255 PM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND BECOME WESTERLY THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST WAVES NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 8 TO 12 FT THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
936 WHUS76 KEKA 220500 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 900 PM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...STRONG WIND AND HIGH SEAS EXPECTED THU THROUGH SUN... ...GALES FORCE WIND EXPECTED THU THROUGH THU NIGHT... ...STORM FORCE WIND POSSIBLE FRI THROUGH SUN... ...HIGH SEAS NEAR 20 FT EXPECTED SAT AND SUN... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL SETTLE DOWN ON WEDNESDAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THIS BREAK WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS ANOTHER POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS MORE STRONG WINDS...HIGH SEAS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE SOUTH WINDS UP 55 KNOTS AND SEAS UP TO 20 FT OVER THE WEEKEND. PZZ450-470-220900- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0141.000000T0000Z-101222T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0111.101222T0500Z-101222T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 900 PM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTH AND DIMINISHING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT TONIGHT. LIGHT WINDS ON WED...THEN MORE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO HIT THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN SETTLE DOWN AFTER 1 AM WED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-475-221300- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0141.000000T0000Z-101222T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0111.101222T0500Z-101222T1300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 900 PM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTH 15-25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN SETTLE DOWN ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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 Dec 19, 2:54 PM PST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 2:54 PM PST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
254 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010
.SYNOPSIS...ANOTHER STRONG TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THIS TROUGH BRINGING GUSTY WINDS...LIGHTNING...AND
ABUNDANT SMALL HAIL. THE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE TO
SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...MAIN FORECAST FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE ON STORM SYSTEM
CONTINUING TONIGHT. VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE QUICKLY APPROACHING THE
COAST THIS AFTERNOON PER WATER VAPOR IMAGERY WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF STORMS AND PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING TIME
PERIOD. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE SAME THREATS AS THIS MORNING'S
LINE OF STORMS WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ABUNDANT SMALL
HAIL AS DYNAMICS ARE EVEN STRONGER WITH THIS VORT MAX. WILL MONITOR
FOR POSSIBLE STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS AS NEEDED. SNOW LEVELS HAVE
FALLEN TO 3000 FEET SO FAR ACROSS TRINITY/HUMBOLDT...WITH SNOW
FALLING DOWN TO 2000-2500 FEET ACROSS INTERIOR DEL NORTE. SINCE
LATEST WEB CAM IMAGE AT THE OREGON BORDER SHOWS SNOW ACCUMULATING
TODAY...HAVE LOWERED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO 2500 FEET. SHOULD
SEE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON MOUNTAIN PASSES ABOVE 2000 FT ON HIGHWAYS
199...36...AND 299. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH MONDAY WILL
BE THREE-QUARTERS TO 1.5 INCHES...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES ACROSS
FAVORED RIDGES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS ACROSS DEL NORTE COUNTY WITH 3 TO 5 INCH TOTALS ABOVE
2500 FEET AND 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FT. 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED DOWN TO 1500-2500 FT AS WELL ALONG HIGHWAY 199.
ELSEWHERE...SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FT
AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ACTIVITY
SHOULD BECOME MORE SHOWERY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...THEN
LESSEN IN COVERAGE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. IMPACTS FOR THIS STORM
CONTINUE TO INCLUDE SLICK/WINTRY CONDITIONS ON MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES
ON HIGHWAYS 199...36...3 AND 299...POSSIBLE ROCK SLIDES...NUISANCE
FLOODING...MAIN STEM RAPID RIVER RISES /BUT NO FLOODING EXPECTED/.
THREATS WITH STORMS INCLUDE STRONG WIND GUSTS...SMALL
HAIL...LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
MODELS MORE CONSISTENT WITH BRINGING NEXT ROUND OF PRECIP ACROSS
SOUTHERN HALF OF EKA FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AS
SHARP NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH SWINGS ACROSS CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS
PRECIP MAY RESULT IN MORE SIGNIFICANT RAPID RIVER RISES DUE TO
ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS. HAVE ALSO ADDED MENTION OF THUNDER WITH THIS
TROUGH. NE PACIFIC TROUGH PATTERN THEN CONTINUES. FOR THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND...EXTENDED MODELS ARE SHOWING ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT PRECIP
STORM SYSTEM AIMED AT THE NORTH COAST REGION. IMPACTS WITH THIS
UPCOMING STORM MAY BE MORE SEVERE AS SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS
WILL MAKE ROCK SLIDES AND NUISANCE FLOODING MORE LIKELY. AT THIS
TIME...SNOW LEVELS LOOKS TO REMAIN ABOVE PASS LEVEL...BUT THEY WILL
DEFINITELY NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY WITH EXPECTED EXTRA
TRAVELERS. BETTWY
&&
.AVIATION...LARGE STUBBORN PACIFIC LOW OFF THE COAST CONTINUES TO
DRIVE WAVES OF CONVECTIVE SHOWERS ACROSS ALL ZONES. ALL TERMINALS
WILL BE SUBJECTED TO INTERMITTENT MVFR CONDITIONS DUE TO LOWER CIGS
AND VSBYS. INTERIOR SITES ABOVE 2000 FEET MAY SEE SNOW AND BRIEF
IFR VSBYS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. THIS ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN
WILL LAST THROUGH THE TAF CYCLE...AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...HAVE CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY
TOMORROW MAINLY DUE TO A SUBTLE DECREASE IN WIND SPEED INDICATED
BY BOTH PRIMARY MODELS AND THE NATURE OF THE WARNING BEING SOMEWHAT
MARGINAL ANYWAY. NONETHELESS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL STILL BE QUITE
HAZARDOUS AS 20 TO 30 KT WINDS AND A SHORT PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL
CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT CONTINUING THE
THREAT FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS...HEAVY SHOWERS
AND HAIL. LOOKING BEYOND THE WEEKEND...GALE TO NEAR GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL RAMP UP AGAIN TUE/WED AS ANOTHER STRONG FRONT APPROACHES
WHILE SEAS CONTINUE TO BE ROUGH...WARRANTING PERHAPS A HAZ SEAS
WARNING BUT GIVEN THE EXPECTED WINDS...GALE WARNINGS MAY SUFFICE
DURING THAT PERIOD.
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET
FOR THE CAZ003-004.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PST TUESDAY PZZ450-455-470-475.
&&
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKAHazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 1:50 PM PST, 11 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 150 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 CAZ004-201430- UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 150 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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. CAZ001-002-076-201430- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 150 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG AND PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA. CAZ003-201430- NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 150 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG AND PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 19, 10:28 PM PST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1028 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010
CAZ001-003-200715-
DEL NORTE CA-
1028 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL DEL NORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
UNTIL 1115 PM PST
AT 1024 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF KLAMATH..MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. PLEASE SLOW DOWN
IF YOU ENCOUNTER HAIL AS ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL CENTRAL DEL NORTE COUNTY...
LAT...LON 4171 12368 4150 12407 4151 12409 4160 12410
4166 12414 4173 12415 4198 12373
TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 228DEG 28KT 4161 12415
JCAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:02 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 43 min |
| Dec 19, 4:48 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 57 min |
| Dec 19, 5:09 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 66 min |
| Dec 19, 10:28 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 47 min |
| Dec 20, 1:24 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 19 hr | |
| Dec 20, 9:21 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Mendocino | 39 min |
| Dec 20, 9:57 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 33 min | |
| Dec 20, 1:48 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | 23 hr |
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