Gale Warning 88, NWS Eureka, CA

402 
WHUS76 KEKA 102230
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2010

PZZ455-111130-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100111T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100112T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0001.100111T1800Z-100112T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0002.100112T1100Z-100114T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
230 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING LOCALIZED GALE FORCE
WINDS TO THE WATERS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
WIND WAVES COULD BUILD TO NEAR 12 FT ON MONDAY. BEHIND THE
FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SWELL WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LARGE AND OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE POTENTIAL
HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-111130-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100111T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0088.100111T1400Z-100112T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SE.W.0041.100111T1400Z-100114T0500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0001.100111T1800Z-100112T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0002.100111T1800Z-100114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
230 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WIND WAVES
COULD BUILD TO NEAR 12 FT ON MONDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...A LONG
PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS SWELL WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-111130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100111T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0088.100111T0800Z-100112T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.100111T0800Z-100114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM
PST TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. SOME GUSTS
COULD BRIEFLY REACH 50 KT. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 14 OR 15 FT ON
MONDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SWELL WILL BUILD
TO NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ475-111130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100111T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0088.100111T1400Z-100112T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.100111T1400Z-100114T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
9 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST
TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
MONDAY TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. SOME
GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY REACH 40 OR 45 KT. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO
NEAR 12 FT ON MONDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY
SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS
SWELL WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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


&&

$$

369 
WHUS76 KEKA 111050
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
250 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010

PZZ455-112330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100111T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0088.100111T1700Z-100112T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0041.100111T1700Z-100114T0500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0002.100112T1100Z-100114T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES
WILL BUILD TO NEAR 12 FT BY TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A LONG
PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SWELL WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-112330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100111T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0088.100111T1400Z-100112T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.100111T1400Z-100114T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
PST TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SOME GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY REACH
40 OR 45 KT. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO NEAR 13 FT BY TONIGHT.
BEHIND THE FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE WATERS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SWELL WILL
BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-112330-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-100112T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY REACH 50 KT.
WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO NEAR 14 FT BY TONIGHT. BEHIND THE
FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SWELL WILL BUILD TO
NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-112330-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0088.100111T1400Z-100112T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.100111T1400Z-100114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES COULD BUILD TO NEAR 12
FT BY TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS
SWELL WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

587 
WHUS76 KEKA 112219
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
219 PM PST MON JAN 11 2010

PZZ450-455-120700-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-100112T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
219 PM PST MON JAN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES AS HIGH AS 12 FT WILL
SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY
SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS
SWELL WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-120700-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-100112T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
219 PM PST MON JAN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY REACH 50 KT.
WIND WAVES NEAR 15 FT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. BEHIND THE
FRONT...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS
TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SWELL WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20
FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

127 
WHUS76 KEKA 120501
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
901 PM PST MON JAN 11 2010

PZZ450-121115-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-100112T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0079.100112T0501Z-100114T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
901 PM PST MON JAN 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT...OTHERWISE WIND GENERATED SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY...PEAKING NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


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

&&

$$

PZZ455-121115-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-100112T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0079.100112T0501Z-100113T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
901 PM PST MON JAN 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT...OTHERWISE WIND GENERATED SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY...PEAKING NEAR 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-121115-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-100112T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
901 PM PST MON JAN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WHILE WIND DRIVEN SEAS
REMAIN VERY STEEP. LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY...PEAKING NEAR 20 FT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

874 
WHUS76 KEKA 121056
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
256 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

PZZ470-121900-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-100112T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0079.100112T1100Z-100114T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
256 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND
GENERATED SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 20 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-121900-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-100112T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SI.Y.0079.100112T1100Z-100113T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
256 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING...OTHERWISE WIND
GENERATED SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 20 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-121900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-100113T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
256 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING...
OTHERWISE WIND GENERATED SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE
WATERS THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...
PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ455-121900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100114T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-100113T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
256 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

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

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

A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING...
OTHERWISE WIND GENERATED SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE
WATERS THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...
PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
245 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A FEW LIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING...MAINLY NORTH OF GARBERVILLE. SHOWERS
WILL END LATER TONIGHT AS A WEAK RIDGE SLIDES THROUGH. EXPECT
GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER FOR SUNDAY. A POTENT STORM WILL GENERATE
SIGNIFICANT RAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
JUST OFFSHORE OF NW CA. THIS DISTURBANCE HAS GENERATED LIGHT RAIN
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RAIN
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA INTO THIS EVENING
AS IT MOVES ONSHORE. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF RAIN ARE ALONG THE DEL
NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COASTS EARLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS REMAINING BELOW 0.03
INCHES. EXPECT PARTIAL CLEARING LATE TONIGHT AS THE DISTURBANCE
MOVES EAST...AND VALLEY FOG WILL LIKELY DEVELOP.

THE NEXT STORM OF INTEREST IS LOOKING QUITE IMPRESSIVE ON SATELLITE
IMAGERY AS FAIRLY ORGANIZED AND EXPANSIVE BANDS OF CLOUDS ARE
DEVELOPING AROUND A LOW POSITIONED NEAR 43N 154W. NAM SEEMS TO BE
THE OUTLIER WITH THIS SYSTEM AND IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER AND WEAKER...AND
HAVE LEANED TOWARDS THE GFS AND ECMWF. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS
SYSTEM ALONG WITH A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL NUDGE UP TO THE NORTH
COAST SUN EVENING BUT THE MAIN FRONT AND HEAVIER RAIN IS NOT
EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE UNTIL MON EVENING. THERE IS DECENT
ISENTROPIC LIFT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE. GFS
FORECASTS + 1.2 INCHES OF PRECIPITABLE WATER WITH THE FRONT. EXPECT
1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN AND UP TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE KING AND SOUTH
FORK MOUNTAIN RANGES MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE MORNING.

AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION CLOSE BEHIND
THE FRONT ON TUE AND GENERATE ANOTHER DOSE OF RAIN TUE NIGHT THROUGH
WED MORNING. PRECIPITABLE WATER AND DYNAMICS ARE IMPRESSIVE WITH
THIS FEATURE AND ANTICIPATE ANOTHER MODERATE QPF EVENT. STABILITY
PARAMETERS HINT OF POSSIBLE CONVECTION WITH THIS STORM AND HAVE
ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR TUE ALONG THE COAST AND
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AOB PASS LEVELS WITH THESE
SYSTEMS.

A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION WED AND SHOULD DIVERT
ANY PACIFIC STORMS NORTH OF CA WED AND THU. MODELS ARE IN
SURPRISINGLY AGREEMENT ON FORECASTING ANOTHER FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS
NOR CA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AND HAVE INCREASED POPS ABOVE CLIMO IN THE
EXTENDED. TH

&&

.AVIATION...ABUNDANT CLOUD LAYERS ABOVE 12KFT COVERED THE REGION
TODAY. BRIEF CEILINGS AND VSBY IN THE MVFR CATEGORY DID OCCUR WITH A
BAND RAIN THAT PASSED OVER THE COASTAL TERMINALS THIS MORNING.
VISIBLE IMAGERY DID SHOW LINGERING INSTABILITY WITH A VORT MAX SW OF
CAPE MENDOCINO THIS AFTERNOON...SO A FEW MORE SHOWERS MAY STILL
PRODUCE MVFR VSBY AND CIGS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
OTHERWISE...LOOKING FOR VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL. DJB

&&

.MARINE...WESTERLY SWELL HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO REACH 10 FT TODAY.
HOWEVER...LOOKING AT BUOY #6...ANOTHER REINFORCING WEST SWELL IS ON
THE WAY. ENP AND SWAN MODELS CONTINUE TO BE OVERDONE ON THE
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AND HAVE UNDERCUT SWAN WAVE HEIGHTS BY A
2-3 FEET. ENP HAS BEEN AT LEAST 5 FEET TOO HIGH. INCOMING SWELL
TONIGHT MAY BRIEFLY HIT 14 FT @ 16 SECS TONIGHT BASED ON WAVE INFO
FROM BUOY #6...BUT THIS WILL ONLY BE A BRIEF SPIKE SO WILL KEEP
SWELL HEIGHTS AT 10-13 FT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SE WINDS WILL RAMP UP
INTO THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY RANGE ON SUNDAY IN THE OUTER WATERS...
AS A VIGOROUS STORM IN THE EPAC MOVES CLOSER TO THE WEST COAST.
HOISTED A GALE WATCH IN ALL ZONES EXCEPT PZZ450...THOUGH FAR
NORTHERN 1/3RD AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO MAY EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST
WINDS. TIMING IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...AND IT MAY TAKE A FEW
HOURS LONGER FROM THE START TIME FOR GALE GUSTS TO SHOW UP AT THE
BUOYS. THE HIGHEST AND MOST DAMAGING WINDS LOOK TO OCCUR IN THE
AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY POST FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE COLDER AIR BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL SWOOP TOWARDS THE NORTH COAST ON TUE AND MAY GENERATE
A BRIEF SURGE OF SOUTH WINDS...ONLY 2-3 HOURS...OF 40 KT GUSTS.

LONG DURATION SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD BRING ABOUT A DRAMATIC RISE IN
SEAS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT...WITH RELATIVELY SHORT
PERIODS. ENP AND SWAN HAS COMBINED SEAS GOING TO 13 TO 20 FEET.
WITH SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS DRIVING THE WAVES PARALLEL TO OR AWAY
FROM THE COAST THE BUOYS MAY NOT "SEE" THE UPPER END OF THIS RANGE.
AS FOR THE HUGE WEST SWELL...THE ENP AND SWAN HAS BEEN DELAYING THE
ARRIVAL WITH EACH RUN. FOR NOW LOADED UP WITH SWAN OUTPUT BUT SCALED
DOWNWARD BY ABOUT 2 FEET. DJB

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SCA ALL WATERS

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
333 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2010

CAZ001>004-076-101145-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
333 AM PST SAT JAN 9 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.

HIGH SURF MAY IMPACT THE COAST LINES OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND
MENDOCINO COUNTIES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM LONG PERIOD
WESTERLY SWELL.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST.

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