Gale Warning 90, NWS Eureka, CA

351 
WHUS76 KEKA 152206
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
206 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

PZZ470-160615-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100117T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0090.000000T0000Z-100116T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-100117T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
206 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-160615-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SI.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-100117T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100117T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
206 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-160615-
/O.CON.KEKA.SI.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-100116T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100116T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
206 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

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.

&&

$$

385 
WHUS76 KEKA 160410
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
810 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010


PZZ470-161215-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0090.000000T0000Z-100116T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0003.100116T0410Z-100117T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-100117T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100117T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
810 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-161200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-100116T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100116T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0003.100116T0410Z-100116T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
810 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-161215-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-100117T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100117T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0003.100116T0410Z-100117T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
810 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 


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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
220 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DRY
WEATHER TODAY. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL
TAKE AIM ON NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE THE MAJOR
PATTERN CHANGE TOWARDS MUCH WETTER...WINDIER AND POTENTIALLY
WINTRY WEATHER.

VERY LITTLE CHANGE MADE TO THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE THIS
MORNING. SATPIX SHOW A BROAD SWATH OF PRIMARILY UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN CAL ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE
TROPICS SOUTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. AS A RESULT...CONSIDERABLE
HIGH CLOUDINESS ACCOMPANIED BY MILD TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE RULE
TODAY. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL SPIN UP TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW...BRINGING INCREASING
SOUTHEAST WINDS AND THE THREAT FOR RAIN. ALTHOUGH THE GFS AND NAM
SOLUTIONS ARE IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT...GENERALLY SIDED WITH THE
NAM FOR EARLY PERIOD POPS GIVEN ITS GOOD RENDITION OF PRECIP TO CURRENT
SSMI RAIN DATA OVER THE OCEAN. THUS...I INCREASED POPS SLIGHTLY
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT WHERE
ISENTROPIC LIFT LOOKS TO BE THE GREATEST AND COND PRES DEFICITS
ARE THE LOWEST. HOWEVER...RAINFALL LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. THE REAL CHANGES ARRIVE SUNDAY AS A
MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT LOW COMPLEX MOVES TOWARD THE COAST.
SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ALONG THE COAST...WITH RAIN BECOMING LOCALLY HEAVY. BY THIS
POINT...THE PACIFIC STORM DOOR IS WIDE OPEN AND A RAPID SUCCESSION
OF SYSTEMS LOOKS LIKELY TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MOST OF
NEXT WEEK. TIMING OF EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
PROBLEMATIC GIVEN THE FAST ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE PACIFIC...BUT
SUFFICE TO SAY THAT EVERY DAY WILL FEATURE POPS WELL ABOVE CLIMO.
THESE SYSTEMS AREN'T PARTICULARLY WARM EITHER...SO SNOW LEVELS
WERE ADJUSTED DOWN TO AROUND 3000-3500 FEET FOR THE MIDDLE AND END
OF THE WEEK. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINS...OCCASIONALLY GUSTY
WINDS...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS...RISING RIVERS...AND HEAVY SURF WILL
MEAN A PLETHORA OF IMPACTS AND CONCERNS GOING FORWARD. STAY TUNED.
BURGER

&&

.AVIATION...ABUNDANT HIGH CLOUDS HAS HINDERED DEVELOPMENT OF FOG AND
LOW CLOUD ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS. EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE AND
FOR COVERAGE TO BE MINIMAL EARLY THIS MORNING. DJB

&&

.MARINE...PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN
TODAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE NEXT
APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN OUTER WATERS...WHERE GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...A MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEK.

A SERIES OF STRONGER STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT CALIFORNIA STARTING
EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE
FIRST WAVE...WITH GALES FORCE WINDS AND GUSTS LOOKING
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS. A PERSISTENT WESTERLY
SWELL TRAIN WILL RESULT IN AN UNSETTLED MIXED SEA STATE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MODELS ARE SHOWING A LARGE SWELL FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...REACHING
21 FT BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH
TUESDAY. WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERCUT MODEL GUIDANCE AS MAIN STORM
TRACK REMAINS TO THE SOUTH OF THE EKA MARINE WATERS...AND MODELS
HAVE BEEN OVERESTIMATING BIG SWELL HEIGHTS AS OF LATE BY A FEW TO
SEVERAL FEET. DJB

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
     PST SATURDAY PZZ450-455.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
     TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY PZZ450-455.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY PZZ470-475.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY
     PZZ470-475.

&&

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
513 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

CAZ001>004-076-161430-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
513 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY IN INTERIOR
VALLEY LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A SERIES OF STORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS
PERIOD. AFTER LIGHT RAIN ON SATURDAY...THE FIRST LARGE STORM IS
FORECAST TO SPREAD MORE SUBSTANTIAL RAIN...AND HIGHER ELEVATION
SNOWFALL...INTO OUR AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ADDITIONAL STORMS
ARE THEN EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AHEAD. LOCALIZED FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THESE STORMS ARE FORECAST TO PRODUCE
STRONG WINDS BOTH OVER THE WATER AND LAND.

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE WWUS86 KEKA - SPSEKA FOR DETAILS *

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
455 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

CAZ001>004-076-160100-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
455 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

...A WET AND WINDY WEEK AHEAD FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

AFTER A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM BRINGS LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA ON
SATURDAY...A SERIES OF STRONG AND FREQUENT STORMS WILL AFFECT THE
AREA BEGINNING ON SUNDAY...AND WILL LAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE END
OF THE WEEK.

AREA RAINFALL TOTALS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7
INCHES IN VALLEYS AND COASTAL AREAS...TO 10 OR MORE INCHES IN
FAVORED HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. LOCALIZED
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY WHILE
MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL BEAR MONITORING.

SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE WELL ABOVE PASS LEVEL BUT ARE
CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 3500 FEET DURING THE TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY PERIOD...WHICH WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS
299 AND 36. ADDITIONAL ROADWAYS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED...DEPENDING
UPON THE EXACT NATURE OF INDIVIDUAL STORMS.

PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND ALSO
IN HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND...WITH WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH.
FREQUENT GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE WATERS.

ALTHOUGH TIDE LEVELS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW...STRONG WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH SEAS APPROACHING 20 FEET MAY LEAD TO
EROSION ON AREA BEACHES.

THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL STORMS...INCLUDING THE EXACT
STRENGTH AND TIMING OF EACH...WILL BECOME MORE CLEAR AS WE ENTER
THE WEEKEND.

AREA RESIDENTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL LATE THIS WEEKEND OR NEXT WEEK
ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER AND AREA ROAD CONDITIONS
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA OR ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

CLARK/BETTWY