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Storm Watch 2, NWS Eureka, CA

December 23, 2010

NWS Eureka, CA issued this storm watch at Dec 23, 2010, 2:50 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2010, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 23, 2010, 2:50 AM PST (10:50 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2010, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 23, 2010, 8:56 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

670 
WHUS76 KEKA 231050
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
250 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS THROUGH SUN...

.ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE STRONG WINDS...HIGH
SEAS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE SOUTH WINDS UP 55 KNOTS
AND SEAS UP TO 20 FT.

PZZ470-231900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101223T1200Z-101224T1300Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SR.A.0001.101224T1100Z-101225T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SR.W.0003.101224T1300Z-101225T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY. THE
GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST FRIDAY. THE STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES WILL PEAK AROUND 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  KT FRI. 

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH SIGNIFICANT
  WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 20 FT FRI.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ450-231900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.101223T1200Z-101224T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101224T1500Z-101225T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0036.101224T1800Z-101225T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
PST FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT WILL PEAK AROUND
  25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRI.

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH SIGNIFICANT
  WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 14 TO 16 FT FRI.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-231900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.101223T1400Z-101224T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0036.101224T1800Z-101225T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101224T1800Z-101225T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT WILL PEAK AROUND
  25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRI.

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH SIGNIFICANT
  WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 13 TO 15 FT FRI.


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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-231900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.101223T1200Z-101223T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101223T2200Z-101226T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SR.A.0002.101224T1500Z-101225T0200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A STORM WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
  THIS AFTERNOON. THEN PEAK AROUND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT
  ON FRI. A FEW GUSTS TO STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
  NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS FRI.

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH SIGNIFICANT
  WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 16 TO 18 FT FRI.

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 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
3 follow-up statements
013 
WHUS76 KEKA 231647
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
847 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS THROUGH SUN...

.ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE STRONG WINDS...HIGH
SEAS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE SOUTH WINDS UP 55 KNOTS
AND SEAS UP TO 20 FT.

PZZ470-240100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-101224T1300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SR.W.0003.101224T1300Z-101225T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
847 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST FRIDAY. A STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES WILL PEAK AROUND 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  KT FRI. 

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY 
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH 
  SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 20 FT FRI. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ475-240100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-101223T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101223T2200Z-101226T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0002.101224T1500Z-101225T0200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
847 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
  THIS AFTERNOON. THEN PEAK AROUND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT
  ON FRI. GUSTS TO STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
  PORTIONS FRI.

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY 
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH 
  SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 16 TO 18 FT FRI. 

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 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-240100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-101224T1500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101224T1500Z-101225T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
847 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT WILL PEAK 
  AROUND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRI. 

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY 
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH 
  SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 14 TO 16 FT FRI. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-240100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-101224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101224T1800Z-101225T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
847 AM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT WILL PEAK 
  AROUND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRI. 

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY 
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH 
  SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 13 TO 15 FT FRI. 

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
441 
WHUS76 KEKA 232242
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
242 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS THROUGH SUN...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...HIGH
SEAS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS
STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE SOUTH WINDS UP 55 KNOTS AND
SEAS UP TO 20 FT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

PZZ470-241230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-101224T1300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SR.W.0003.101224T1300Z-101225T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST FRIDAY. A STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND THEN PEAK AROUND
  35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT FRIDAY.

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY
  TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 19 TO 22 FT
  FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-241230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-101224T1500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101224T1500Z-101225T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
242 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT WILL PEAK 
  AROUND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH COMBINED
  SEAS PEAKING AROUND 12 TO 14 FT FRIDAY.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-241230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-101224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101224T1800Z-101225T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
242 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT WILL PEAK WITH
  GUSTS TO 35 KT ON FRIDAY.

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH
  SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 13 FT FRI.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-241230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-101226T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0002.101224T1500Z-101225T0200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY. A STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. GALES WILL PEAK AROUND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT
  ON FRIDAY. GUSTS TO STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
  PORTIONS.

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY
  TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH COMBINED
  SEAS PEAKING AROUND 16 TO 18 FT FRIDAY.

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48
TO 63 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
640 
WHUS76 KEKA 240456
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
856 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS THROUGH SUN...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...HIGH
SEAS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE SOUTH WINDS UP 55 KNOTS
AND SEAS UP TO 20 FT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

PZZ475-241215-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-101224T1900Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SR.A.0002.101224T1500Z-101225T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SR.W.0003.101224T1900Z-101225T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
856 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. GALES WILL PEAK AROUND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  45 KT ON FRIDAY. GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN
  PORTION ON FRIDAY...THEN SPREADING SOUTHWARD FRIDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD 
  TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL 
  WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AROUND 16 TO 18 FT FRIDAY. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ455-241215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-101224T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101224T1900Z-101225T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
856 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT WILL PEAK WITH 
  GUSTS TO 35 KT ON FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TONIGHT.
  THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVE
  HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 13 FT FRIDAY.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-241215-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-101224T1300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SR.W.0003.101224T1300Z-101225T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
856 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST FRIDAY. A STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND THEN PEAK AROUND 
  35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY 
  TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 19 TO 22 FT 
  FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-241215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-101224T1500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0142.101224T1500Z-101225T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
856 PM PST THU DEC 23 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT WILL PEAK 
  AROUND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY
  TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MODERATE NW SWELL WITH COMBINED
  SEAS PEAKING AROUND 12 TO 14 FT FRIDAY.

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 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.

&&

$$


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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm watch 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 storm watch went out at Dec 22, 1:34 PM PST, 13 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 1:34 PM PST, 13 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
134 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS SITUATED OVER THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM...WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY. A WET
CHRISTMAS WEEKEND IS EXPECTED.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS ARE ROOTED IN WIND AND
SNOW POTENTIAL WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM FRIDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS
WEEKEND.

QUIET WEATHER IN PROGRESS FOR A CHANGE ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. CONSIDERABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS
TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS WITH FOG/LOW CLOUDS ONCE AGAIN LIKELY TO
DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT. ALONG THE COAST...JUST A FEW HIGH CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED WITH LOWS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 30S. MODEL SOLUTIONS
CONTINUE TO STALL THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM...AND THEREFORE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY TRENDED POPS DOWNWARD
FOR TOMORROW INTO EARLY FRIDAY. IN FACT...MANY INLAND AREAS WILL
PROBABLY STAY DRY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT IF RECENT RUNS OF THE GFS
AND EURO COME TO PASS. WINDS HOWEVER WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
TOMORROW...WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS
MAY ACHIEVE 45 MPH OR SO ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS AND RIDGES BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY NORTH OF TRINIDAD...SO A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. STRONG DOWNSLOPING ON THE LEE OF THE KING
RANGE WILL ALSO HELP KEEP THE EUREKA AREA GENERALLY DRY UNTIL LATE
FRIDAY. AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHIFTS INLAND...MODERATE TO
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE ANTICIPATED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH A
FEW LOW TOPPED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST SATURDAY
NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY. AT THIS POINT...SIGNIFICANT SNOWS LOOK TO
REMAIN ABOVE PASS LEVEL FOR THE BULK OF THE EVENT...BUT TIMING AND
PRECIP TRENDS WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED INTO SUNDAY.
PRECIP CHANCES WERE EDGED UPWARD TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS MODELS
CONVERGE ON YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM. BURGER

&&

.AVIATION...SKIES HAVE CLEARED ALONG THE COAST WITH SKIES REMAINING
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MVFR CONDITIONS INLAND WITH THE FRONT SLOWLY
MOVING OFF TO THE EAST. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR BY MID
AFTERNOON SETTING UP A GOOD SITUATION FOR VALLEY FOG AND STRATUS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
KEEPING THE COASTAL AREAS MAINLY FREE OF FOG...ALTHOUGH CAN'T RULE
OUT A FEW BRIEF AREAS OF FOG. MKK

&&

.MARINE...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE S AND BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS
EVENING. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH 975MB WINDS INCREASING TO 40
TO 45 KT BY THU MORNING OVER THE NRN OUTER SO GALE WARNING LOOKS
GOOD FOR THAT PERIOD. S WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY THU ACROSS ALL WATERS AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
REGION. 975MB WINDS STILL APPEAR TO PEAK AROUND 60 KT FRI SO GALE
WATCH LOOKS GOOD. MODELS DIFFER SLIGHTLY ON THE TIMING OF THE
STORM FORCE WINDS...BUT NAM AND GFS BOTH AGREE ON THE STRENGTH.
ISSUED A GALE WATCH FOR THE INNER WATERS AND BUMPED UP WIND SPEEDS
AS I THINK MODELS ARE UNDER DOING THE AMOUNT OF WIND THAT WILL
SPREAD CLOSER TO THE COAST. MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL COMBINE
WITH LARGE SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES RESULTING IN A HAZARDOUS SEA
STATE FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. IN THE OUTER WATERS WIND WAVES
LOOK TO PEAK AROUND 20-22 FT WITH THE INNER WATERS PEAKING AROUND
15 FT. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT WINDS APPEAR TO REMAIN BELOW
GALE FORCE SO SHORTENED GALE WARNING. MKK

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
     PZZ450-455.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY
     PZZ455.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY
     PZZ450.

     STORM WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
     PZZ470.

     GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM PST FRIDAY PZZ470.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY
     PZZ475.

     GALE WARNING FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY PZZ475.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 1:50 PM PST, 13 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
150 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010

CAZ001-232200-
REDWOOD COAST-
150 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

VERY LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE KING SALMON
AREA BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM PST THURSDAY AS ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
REMAIN SEASONALLY HIGH. HOWEVER...TIDES WILL BE LOWER THAN IN
PREVIOUS DAYS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS.

WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 45 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST
NORTH OF TRINIDAD AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST.

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

CAZ002>004-076-232200-
MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
150 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

The office that day

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