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Small Craft Advisory 20, NWS Eureka, CA

March 7, 2010

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 7, 2010, 2:27 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 7, 2010, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2010, 2:27 AM PST (10:27 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 7, 2010, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 12, 2010, 9:03 PM PST
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

292 
WHUS76 KEKA 071027
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
227 AM PST SUN MAR 7 2010

...ANOTHER LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL TO IMPACT THE WATERS
THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY...

PZZ475-071830-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.100307T1700Z-100312T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
227 AM PST SUN MAR 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY.

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT
THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A LARGE LONG PERIOD
NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE LATE TODAY AND PEAK AROUND 13 FT LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL WILL IMPACT
THE WATERS LATE TUESDAY INTO 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-470-071830-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.100308T0200Z-100312T0000Z/
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-
227 AM PST SUN MAR 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY.

THE NEXT LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE THIS
EVENING AND PEAK AROUND 13 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS LATE TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
20 follow-up statements
075 
WHUS76 KEKA 071645
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
845 AM PST SUN MAR 7 2010

...ANOTHER LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL TO IMPACT THE WATERS THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY...

PZZ450-455-470-475-080045-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.100307T1800Z-100312T0000Z/
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-
845 AM PST SUN MAR 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A NEW LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS
TODAY AND PEAK AROUND 13 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER LARGE SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
139 
WHUS76 KEKA 072202
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
202 PM PST SUN MAR 7 2010


PZZ450-455-470-475-080615-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0600Z/
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-
202 PM PST SUN MAR 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY...

A BUILDING LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 13 FEET
LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000 
WHUS76 KEKA 080421
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
821 PM PST SUN MAR 7 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-081230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0600Z/
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-
821 PM PST SUN MAR 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
340 
WHUS76 KEKA 081052
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
252 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-081900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0600Z/
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-
252 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH SOME GALE FORCE GUSTS
POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE OUTER WATERS. SOMEWHAT WEAKER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
CLOSER TO SHORE. OTHERWISE...A NORTHWEST SWELL WILL AVERAGE
BETWEEN 10 AND 12 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A LARGER LONG
PERIOD SWELL WILL TRAVERSE THE WATERS LATE TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
380 
WHUS76 KEKA 081702
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
902 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-090115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0600Z/
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-
902 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A SERIES OF SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HIGHER WINDS OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WHILE SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED DUE TO BUILDING
SWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
172 
WHUS76 KEKA 082249
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
249 PM PST MON MAR 8 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-090700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0600Z/
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-
249 PM PST MON MAR 8 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...

AN ACTIVE PATTERN IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH WEEK. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS AHEAD OF A COUPLE OF
FRONTS ON TUE AND FRI.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
171 
WHUS76 KEKA 090444
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
844 PM PST MON MAR 8 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-091245-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
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-
844 PM PST MON MAR 8 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

AN ACTIVE PATTERN IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH WEEK. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS AHEAD OF A COUPLE OF
FRONTS ON TUE AND AGAIN ON FRI.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
126 
WHUS76 KEKA 091057
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
257 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-091900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
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-
257 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

AN ACTIVE PATTERN IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A
LARGE LONG PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH
THE HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE AHEAD OF A COUPLE OF FRONTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING...AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY...WHEN LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
204 
WHUS76 KEKA 091651
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
851 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-100100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
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-
851 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

AN ACTIVE PATTERN IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A
LARGE LONG PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH
THE HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE AHEAD OF A COUPLE OF FRONTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING...AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY...WHEN LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
470 
WHUS76 KEKA 092112
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
112 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-101230-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100314T1200Z/
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-
112 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

AN ACTIVE PATTERN IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A
LARGE LONG PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH
THE HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE AHEAD OF A COUPLE OF FRONTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WHEN GALE
FORCE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
331 
WHUS76 KEKA 101056
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
256 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-101900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100315T0000Z/
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-
256 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY.

AN ACTIVE PATTERN IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A
LARGE LONG PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH
THE HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SWELL WILL
PEAK AROUND 17 FEET AT 15 SECONDS...PRODUCING CONDITIONS JUST
BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON AREA WATERS TODAY
AND BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS.

WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WHEN
GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
480 
WHUS76 KEKA 101704
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
904 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

PZZ450-455-470-475-110015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100315T0000Z/
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-
904 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WHEN
GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
084 
WHUS76 KEKA 102156
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
156 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

PZZ470-111330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100312T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0102.100312T0400Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100312T1200Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
156 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE STRENGTH THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS.
WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP AND
CHAOTIC BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AS HIGH FREQUENCY WAVES FROM
THE SOUTH COMBINE FORCES WITH LOWER FREQUENCY WAVES FROM THE WEST.


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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-111330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
156 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AS A FRONTAL
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. A FEW HOURS OF GUSTS TO 40 KT CAN
BE EXPECTED AROUND PT ST GEORGE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.

WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY AND MAY
BUILD TO 17 TO 19 FEET AT 13 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-111330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T1400Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
156 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY. 

SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THROUGH SATURDAY.
SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT THEN
INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SWELL MAY
REACH 18 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON SATURDAY.


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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$
730 
WHUS76 KEKA 110527
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
927 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

PZZ470-111330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100312T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0102.100312T0400Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100312T1200Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
927 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST
THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE STRENGTH THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS.
WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP AND
CHAOTIC BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AS HIGH FREQUENCY WAVES FROM
THE SOUTH COMBINE FORCES WITH LOWER FREQUENCY WAVES FROM THE
WEST.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-111330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
927 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AS A FRONTAL
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. A FEW HOURS OF GUSTS TO 40 KT CAN BE
EXPECTED AROUND PT ST GEORGE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY AND MAY
BUILD TO 17 TO 19 FEET AT 13 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-111330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T1400Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
927 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THROUGH
SATURDAY. SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
SWELL MAY REACH 18 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON SATURDAY.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$
260 
WHUS76 KEKA 111057
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
257 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

PZZ450-111900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100312T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.GL.W.0102.100312T0400Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0051.100312T0400Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
257 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING AND A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM 
8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
COAST. GALE FORCE GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND POINT
SAINT GEORGE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY AND WILL
PEAK AROUND 18 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100312T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0102.100312T0400Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100312T1200Z-100314T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0051.100312T0400Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
257 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING
AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE STRENGTH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS. WINDS WILL
GUST UP TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC BY
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AS HIGH FREQUENCY WAVES FROM THE SOUTH
COMBINE FORCES WITH LOWER FREQUENCY WAVES FROM THE WEST.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-111900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
257 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS NEAR
GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT
THROUGH THROUGH SATURDAY. SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 17 FEET AT 14
SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$
897 
WHUS76 KEKA 112237
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
237 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010

PZZ450-470-121215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100312T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0102.100312T0400Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0051.100312T0400Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
237 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON AS A
FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR
SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 18
FEET AT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-121215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
237 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS NEAR
GALE FORCE POSSIBLE NEAR AND OFFSHORE FROM CAPE MENDOCINO. SEAS WILL
REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL
WILL PEAK AROUND 17 TO 18 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$
011 
WHUS76 KEKA 121051
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
251 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

PZZ450-470-121900-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0051.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON AS A
FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN
HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL
PEAK NEAR 18 FEET AT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-121900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS NEAR
GALE FORCE POSSIBLE NEAR AND OFFSHORE FROM CAPE MENDOCINO. SEAS
WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
NW SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 17 TO 18 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$
682 
WHUS76 KEKA 121800
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1000 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

PZZ450-470-130200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-100312T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0085.100312T1800Z-100313T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0051.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1000 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT CROSSED THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS
WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 18 FEET TONIGHT. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-130200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.A.0007.100313T0200Z-100314T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1000 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR
WINDS AND SEAS...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT CROSSED THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS
WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 17 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.



&&

$$
302 
WHUS76 KEKA 122255
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
255 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

PZZ470-130700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0051.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0014.100313T0600Z-100316T2200Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0085.000000T0000Z-100313T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
255 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL
   10 PM PST THIS EVENING... 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
   PST THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT CROSSED THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS
WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL
REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. NW
SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 17 FEET TONIGHT.

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.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-130700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0051.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0014.100312T2255Z-100314T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0085.000000T0000Z-100313T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
255 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
SUNDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. NW SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 15 FEET EARLY TONIGHT.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL
SYSTEM THAT CROSSED THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-130700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0014.100312T2255Z-100314T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
255 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
SUNDAY. 

SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 17 FEET EARLY TONIGHT. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM
THAT CROSSED THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY VEER
TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT A LARGE
SWELL AND OR SIGNIFICANT WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.


&&

$$

PZZ475-130700-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0014.100313T0600Z-100316T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
255 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. NW SWELL WILL PEAK NEAR 17 FEET TONIGHT. WEST WINDS 15
TO 20 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT
CROSSED THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE
NORTHWEST THROUGH THE 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND 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.


&&

$$
613 
WHUS76 KEKA 130503
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
903 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

PZZ470-475-131315-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100313T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0014.100313T0503Z-100316T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
903 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED IN THE NORTHERN WATERS AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT. WINDS OVER THE OUTER
WATERS ARE OR WILL BE BELOW 20 KNOTS IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
THEREFORE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED
BUT RATHER CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT FOR HAZ SEAS REMAINS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-131315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100314T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
903 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

LARGE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL
HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH THE INNER WATERS INTO THE WEEKEND. SWELL
WILL DECAY BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 6, 5:29 PM PST, 8 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 5:29 PM PST, 8 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
529 PM PST SAT MAR 6 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ONSHORE SOUTH OF THE
REGION WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
INTERIOR THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE
TODAY WITH DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEKEND. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

&&

.UPDATE...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS INTERIOR
MENDOCINO COUNTY...AND HAVE UPDATED TO INCLUDE ISOLATED THUNDER IN
THE FORECAST ACROSS TRINITY AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN LITTLE RAINFALL GIVEN DRY LOW
LEVELS AS SEEN ON NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DRY
LIGHTNING. GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH STRONG EVAPORATIONAL
COOLING LIKELY IN THE LOWER TROP. HAVE ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT TO COVER THIS NON-SEVERE CONVECTION. ALL THUNDERSTORM
THREATS SHOULD WANE AFTER DARK WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME INSTABILITY AND
UPPER RIDGING BUILDING OVERHEAD. HENRY

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 210 PM PST SAT MAR 6 2010/

DISCUSSION...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A CUTOFF LOW OFF
THE CENTRAL COAST IS COMBINING WITH MILD MID LEVEL INSTABILITY TO
PRODUCE SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE YOLLA BOLLYS AND TRINITY
ALPS THIS AFTERNOON. AS OF 130PM VIS IMAGERY IS SHOWING DEVELOPING
CU WHILE RADAR RETURNS INDICATING SOME LIGHT RETURNS. STILL NOT
CONVINCED THESE CELLS WILL DEVELOP INTO TSTORMS LATER BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR. LATER TONIGHT A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED INLAND AND
LITTLE TO NO RAIN EXPECTED SUN. FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY FORECAST
MODELS REMAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE NEXT WEATHER
PRODUCING SYSTEM. A COLDER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION
WITH PRECIP EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND
4500-5000 FT LATE SUN AND DROP TO 2000-2500 FT BY LATE MON. THE
AMOUNT OR RAIN AND SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM APPEARS
LIMITED AS QPF TOTALS ONLY A COUPLE OF TENTHS OF AN INCH MAKING
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ONLY A MINOR CONCERN. NONETHELESS GIVEN THE
MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS ANY INCREASE IN MOISTURE COULD RESULT IN
WINTRY WX ACROSS THE NORTH COAST MON. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL
ALLOW A SLIGHT WARMING TUE BEFORE ANOTHER TROUGH AND BRINGS
ANOTHER CHC OF PRECIP WED. THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES
THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER RIDGE THU FOLLOWED BY A TROUGH FRI
INTO SAT.

AVIATION...HIGH AND THIN CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT AND MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. THE WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND DIURNAL DRIVEN AND HAVE LITTLE IMPACT TO AVIATION
OPERATIONS. A FEW AREAS OF FOG MAY FORM ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST
AND IN SOME OF THE MORE SHELTERED INLAND VALLEYS OVERNIGHT...BUT
ONLY MINIMAL PATCHY DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED. TH

MARINE....NW SWELL HAS FALLEN JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. HAVE THEREFORE CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. A
NEW LONG PERIOD SWELL TRAIN WILL SPREAD THROUGH THE WATERS SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER INCREASE IN NW SWELL TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE VARIOUS SYNOPTIC NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT
ON THE LOWS FORECASTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NE PACIFIC...AND FORECAST
REMAINS ABOVE AVERAGE. TH

&&

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

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 5:19 PM PST, 9 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
519 PM PST SAT MAR 6 2010

CAZ001-003-071430-
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
519 PM PST SAT MAR 6 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

CAZ002-004-076-071430-
MENDOCINO COAST-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
519 PM PST SAT MAR 6 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE BUT MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.