Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 5, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 25, 2011, 2:40 PM PST. 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
- Feb 25, 2011, 2:40 PM PST (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2011, 8:45 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
061 WHUS76 KEKA 252240 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 240 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 PZZ470-261100- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0005.110225T2240Z-110226T1700Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0002.110225T2300Z-110226T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 240 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ZONE. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINE SEAS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 15 FEET. * DURATION: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY SAT NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ475-261100- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0005.110225T2240Z-110226T2300Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0002.110225T2300Z-110226T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 240 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ZONE. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINE SEAS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 15 FEET. * DURATION: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY SAT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-261100- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 240 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY. * WINDS: FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO SAT NIGHT UNDER A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH NEAR GALE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS INTO SAT NIGHT. NW SWELL AROUND 9 FEET WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON SAT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
244 WHUS76 KEKA 261041 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 241 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 PZZ470-261700- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 241 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ZONE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES: COMBINED SEAS NEAR 15 FEET AT 11 SECONDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TO NEAR 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS BY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-262300- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 241 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ZONE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES: COMBINED SEAS NEAR 15 FEET AT 11 SECONDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TO NEAR 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-262330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 241 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATE THIS EVENING. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS INTO SAT NIGHT. NW SWELL AROUND 10 FEET WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
838 WHUS76 KEKA 261645 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 845 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 PZZ470-270045- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 845 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS INTO SAT NIGHT. NW SWELL AROUND 9 TO 11 FEET WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ475-270045- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 845 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS INTO SAT NIGHT. NW SWELL AROUND 9 TO 11 FEET WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-270045- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 845 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS INTO SAT NIGHT. NW SWELL AROUND 8 TO 10 FEET WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TODAY. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2:34 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:51 AM PST | Hard Freeze Warning | EKA | 28 hr |
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