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Gale Warning 28, NWS Eureka, CA

August 19, 2011

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Aug 19, 2011, 2:55 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 19, 2011, 2:55 AM PDT (09:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2011, 8:59 PM PDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

607 
WHUS76 KEKA 190955
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
255 AM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

PZZ470-191800-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110820T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-110821T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0028.110819T0955Z-110820T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
255 AM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
 
* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS UP TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8
  SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-191800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110820T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-110821T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
255 AM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE ON
  TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTH SWELL WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 11 TO 12 FT TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-191800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-110820T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
255 AM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...A FRESH SWELL UP TO 9 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 7 TO 8
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...FALLING BELOW 6
  FEET SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$


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2 follow-up statements
558 
WHUS76 KEKA 192142
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
242 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

PZZ470-200400-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110820T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS UP TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 
  TO 8 SECONDS. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-200545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110820T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-110821T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE 
  ON TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION. 

* SEAS...STEEP NORTH SWELL WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 11 TO 12 FT 
  TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-200545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-110820T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
242 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...A FRESH SWELL UP TO 9 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...FALLING 
  BELOW 6 FEET SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
945 
WHUS76 KEKA 200359
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
859 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

PZZ470-201200-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110820T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110820T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-110820T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
859 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...A FRESH SWELL UP TO 11 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 7 TO 8
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... FALLING
  BELOW 6 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-201200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110820T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-110821T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
859 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT ARE POSSIBLE ON
  TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTH SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 11 FT THIS EVENING AND
  DROP BELOW 10 FT TOMORROW MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-201200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-110820T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
859 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...A FRESH SWELL UP TO 9 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...FALLING 
  BELOW 6 FEET SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$


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