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Small Craft Advisory 71, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Sep 25, 2010, 2:08 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 26, 2010, 6:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2010, 2:08 AM PDT (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 26, 2010, 6:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2010, 2:36 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
854 WHUS76 KEKA 250908 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 208 AM PDT SAT SEP 25 2010 PZZ450-455-470-475-260000- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.100926T1200Z-100927T2100Z/ 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- 208 AM PDT SAT SEP 25 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK AROUND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
14 follow-up statements
665 WHUS76 KEKA 252115 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 215 PM PDT SAT SEP 25 2010 PZZ450-455-470-475-260515- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.100926T1300Z-100927T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 215 PM PDT SAT SEP 25 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TONIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 13 FEET AT 14 SECONDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$
936 WHUS76 KEKA 260326 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 826 PM PDT SAT SEP 25 2010 PZZ450-455-470-475-261200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.100926T1300Z-100927T2100Z/ 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- 826 PM PDT SAT SEP 25 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TONIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 13 FEET AT 14 SECONDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
796 WHUS76 KEKA 260833 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 133 AM PDT SUN SEP 26 2010 PZZ450-455-470-475-270000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.100926T1300Z-100927T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 133 AM PDT SUN SEP 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY AND PEAK AROUND 14 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$
048 WHUS76 KEKA 262133 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 233 PM PDT SUN SEP 26 2010 PZZ450-455-470-475-270545- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100927T2100Z/ 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- 233 PM PDT SUN SEP 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... LARGE NW SWELL HAS PEAKED THIS AFTERNOON AT 14 FEET AND HAS NOW BEGUN THE SLOW DECAY PROCESS. SUB ADVISORY SEAS ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WAVE TRAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS BY TUESDAY AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS. 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. && $$
620 WHUS76 KEKA 270341 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 841 PM PDT SUN SEP 26 2010 PZZ450-455-470-475-271215- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100927T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 841 PM PDT SUN SEP 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY. NW SWELL HAS PEAKED AND IS NOW RUNNING 10 TO 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. THIS SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON MONDAY. HOWEVER ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WAVE TRAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS BY TUESDAY AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$
630 WHUS76 KEKA 270938 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 238 AM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 PZZ455-470-272300- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100928T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 238 AM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. NW SWELL HAS PEAKED AROUND 10 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING...AND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LONG PERIOD NW WAVE TRAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS BY TUESDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS. 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. && $$ PZZ475-272300- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-101001T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 238 AM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. NW SWELL HAS PEAKED AROUND 10 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING...AND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL RISE TO ADVISORY LEVEL TODAY...AND WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER LONG PERIOD NW WAVE TRAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ450-272100- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100927T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 238 AM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. NW SWELL HAS PEAKED AROUND 10 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING...AND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LONG PERIOD NW WAVE TRAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS BY TUESDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS. 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. && $$
910 WHUS76 KEKA 272102 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 202 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 PZZ470-280600- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100928T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0072.100928T1400Z-100930T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 202 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-280600- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100928T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0031.100928T1400Z-100929T1800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 202 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-280600- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100927T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0031.100928T1400Z-100929T1800Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 202 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ475-280600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100929T1800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 202 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
846 WHUS76 KEKA 280328 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 828 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 PZZ475-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100929T1800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 828 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ470-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0072.100928T1400Z-100930T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 828 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0031.100928T1400Z-100929T1800Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 828 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$
152 WHUS76 KEKA 280934 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 234 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 PZZ450-455-282345- /O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0031.100928T1400Z-100929T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.100928T1400Z-100929T1800Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 234 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS TODAY...PEAKING NEAR 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-282345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100929T1800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 234 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...A LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS TODAY...PEAKING NEAR 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ470-282345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0072.100928T1400Z-100930T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 234 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...A LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS TODAY...PEAKING NEAR 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. 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. && $$
264 WHUS76 KEKA 281527 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 827 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 PZZ450-455-475-282330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100929T1800Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 827 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-282330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-100930T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 827 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT 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. && $$
072 WHUS76 KEKA 282107 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 207 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 PZZ450-455-290600- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100929T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0032.100928T2107Z-100930T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 207 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ470-290600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 207 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ475-290600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 207 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
189 WHUS76 KEKA 290324 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 824 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 PZZ470-291200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 824 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. A W SWELL IS CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. OTHERWISE...N WINDS UP TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 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. && $$ PZZ475-291200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 824 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. A W SWELL IS CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. OTHERWISE...N WINDS UP TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-291200- /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 824 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. A W SWELL IS CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. THE SWELL WILL REMAIN ELEVATED...BUT SLOWLY DECAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
182 WHUS76 KEKA 291003 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 303 AM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 PZZ470-292330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 303 AM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. A W SWELL IS CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. OTHERWISE...N WINDS UP TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-292330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 303 AM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. A W SWELL IS CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. OTHERWISE...N WINDS UP TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-292330- /O.CON.KEKA.SW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 303 AM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. A W SWELL IS CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. THE SWELL WILL REMAIN ELEVATED...BUT SLOWLY DECAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$
633 WHUS76 KEKA 292136 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 236 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 PZZ475-292245- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. CONDITIONS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BUT WILL LIKELY BE BACK ON FRIDAY. $$ PZZ450-455-292245- /O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 236 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. CONDITIONS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BUT WILL LIKELY BE BACK ON FRIDAY. $$ PZZ470-301200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-100930T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT OVER OUT WATERS NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO THIS EVENING. AS SUCH...WINDS REMAIN FRESH WITH NEAR GALE GUSTS. THIS COMBINED WITH BACKGROUND SWELL IS CAUSING SEAS IN THE RANGE OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT EASES OVERNIGHT AND THE SWELL DECAYS...CONDITIONS WILL FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. FOR NOW...CONDITIONS REMAIN AT THE HIGH END OF THE SMALL CRAFT SCALE. 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. && $$
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 Sep 24, 3:30 PM PDT, 10 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 3:30 PM PDT, 10 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 330 PM PDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...RESULTING IN SHARPLY WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR INLAND LOCATIONS. COASTAL LOCATIONS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE WARMER AFTERNOONS...WITH A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS. && .DISCUSSION...BIG BUBBLE NO TROUBLE...AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE REGION. ONCE AGAIN MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOW THE SMALL CHUNK OF STRATUS OFF THE NORTH COAST AFFECTS THE LITTORAL ZONE IN THE SHORT TERM AND THE MARINE LAYER EVOLVES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS AFTERNOONS SAT IMAGERY SHOWS A SMALL RIBBON OF STRATUS HUGGING THE COAST FROM CAPE MENDO UP TO ABOUT TRINIDAD BUT IS STRUGGLING TO HOLD TOGETHER. DO EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT EAST WINDS TONIGHT WHICH MAY PUSH IT OFF THE COAST LIKE LAST NIGHT. HI RES MODELS DONT HAVE A GREAT HANDLE ON THIS SO NOT MUCH HELP THERE. EVEN IF IT HOLDS OVERNIGHT OR COMES BACK IN EARLIER TOMORROW STILL EXPECT MUCH OF TOMORROW TO BE FAIRLY NICE. THE MARINE LAYER SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY SHALLOW IN DEPTH DUE TO THE COMPRESSING ALOFT BUT ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT REALLY BEGINS TO FILL IN AND BECOMES A MORE PROMINENT FEATURE IMPACTING THE COASTAL ZONES (MON ?) THE OFFSHORE FLOW AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING JUST ISNT STRONG ENUF TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING A FACTOR. ELSEWHERE WEATHER SHOULD REMAIN WARM AND DRY. A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL TRY TO MOVER THROUGH THE RIDGE ON SATURDAY BUT WONT HAVE MUCH OF AN AFFECT ON THE DAY TO DAY WEATHER. A FEW CUMULUS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE RIDGES AS LAPSE RATES STEEPEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FEATURE...BUT LITTLE ELSE OF NOTE. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL BE POSITIONED OVERHEAD BRINGING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO ALL AREAS...WITH THE WARMEST INLAND VALLEYS LIKELY TO REACH OR EXCEED THE CENTURY MARK. WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN WARM AFTERNOONS ALONG THE COAST TOO...BUT THE MARINE INVERSION WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED. MORE THAN LIKELY...GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE...PATCHY/AREAS OF NIGHT AND MORNING FOG WITH AFTERNOON SUNSHINE CAN BE EXPECTED. ALL POPS ZERO THROUGH THE FORECAST. && .AVIATION...A SLIVER OF STRATUS JUST OFF HUMBOLDT BAY MAY BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR OR IFR LOW CLOUD AND FOG TO KACV THIS EVENING OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. WITH ELEVATED SURF ALONG THE COAST THERE IS THE CHANCE OF SOME HORIZONTAL VSBY CONCERNS DUE TO HAZE FROM SEA SPRAY. IF THIS OCCURS...IT WOULD BE IN THE EARLY EVENING. OTHERWISE LOOK FOR VFR TO DOMINATE THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH THE DRY AIRMASS OVER THE LAND AREAS. BFG && .MARINE...LONG PERIOD NW SWELL LOOKS TO HAVE PEAKED THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 10 FT AT 14 SEC. THIS SWELL TRAIN WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...LEAVING A 5 TO 6 FT SWELL FOR SAT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS SWELL FROM A NORTH PACIFIC LOW ARRIVES ON THE NORTH COAST. ELEVATED SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SYSTEM APPROACHES. MODELS SEEM TO REMAIN IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN. BY TUE AND WED TROUGH TIMING BECOME AMBIGUOUS. THIS MEANS THE WIND FORECAST FOR THE AREA MIDWEEK IS LOW CONFDC. SOME MODELS DESIRED A LIGHT SW FLOW BY WED...BUT WITH THE GEFS MEAN SLOWING THE TROUGH PROGRESS DECIDED TO TAKE THE DGEX NORTHERLY FLOW INTO MIDWEEK. WINDS WILL LIKELY NEED TWEAKING AS THE TROUGH TIMING BECOME BETTER DEFINED. BFG && .EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...NONE. NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING PZZ450-455-470-475. && VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 24, 5:07 PM PDT, 9 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 507 PM PDT FRI SEP 24 2010 CAZ003-004-076-251615- NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 507 PM PDT FRI SEP 24 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ001-002-251615- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 507 PM PDT FRI SEP 24 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. LARGE SURF COMING FROM A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. BREAKING WAVES UP TO AROUND 12 FEET IN HEIGHT WILL AFFECT SOME BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY SATURDAY. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. BECAUSE THESE ARE THE FIRST LARGE WAVE EVENTS OF THE SEASON...EXTRA CARE IS RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE VISITING AREA BEACHES. USE CAUTION IF WALKING ON JETTIES OR ALONG THE WATERS EDGE AS WAVES MAY RISE UNEXPECTEDLY AND SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET. NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ON SUNDAY...WAVES FROM ANOTHER DISTANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS...WITH BREAKING WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET ON WEST TO NORTHWEST BEACHES. THE LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. 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.