Alert archive / California / Gale Watches in 2011
Gale Watch 14, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at Apr 27, 2011, 2:45 AM PDT. It took effect at Apr 29, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 2:45 AM PDT (09:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2011, 2:24 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
645 WHUS76 KEKA 270945 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 245 AM PDT WED APR 27 2011 PZZ470-475-271745- /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110429T2200Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 245 AM PDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 2O TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT SATURDAY. * SEAS: STEEP NORTH 9 TO 11 FT FRI AFTERNOON BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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688 WHUS76 KEKA 271542 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 842 AM PDT WED APR 27 2011 PZZ470-475-272345- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110429T2200Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 842 AM PDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 2O TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT SATURDAY. * SEAS: STEEP NORTH 9 TO 11 FT FRI AFTERNOON BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
517 WHUS76 KEKA 272241 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 341 PM PDT WED APR 27 2011 PZZ470-475-280645- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110429T2200Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 341 PM PDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 2O TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT SATURDAY. * SEAS: STEEP NORTH 9 TO 11 FT FRI AFTERNOON BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
933 WHUS76 KEKA 280323 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 823 PM PDT WED APR 27 2011 PZZ470-475-281230- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 823 PM PDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 2O TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING FRIDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT SATURDAY. * SEAS: STEEP NORTH 9 TO 11 FT FRI AFTERNOON BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
735 WHUS76 KEKA 281011 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 311 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011 PZZ475-281815- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110429T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 311 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE WINDS INTO SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS TODAY WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 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. 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. && $$ PZZ470-281815- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110429T0300Z-110430T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T2100Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 311 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WITH GUST TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND FRI. WINDS INCREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. SEAS BECOMING STEEP UP TO 11 FT SAT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-281815- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110429T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 311 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * WAVES: NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AND BECOMING STEEP TONIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
202 WHUS76 KEKA 281553 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 853 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011 PZZ475-290000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110429T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 853 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE WINDS INTO SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS TODAY WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-290000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110429T0300Z-110430T2100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T2100Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 853 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND FRI. WINDS INCREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. SEAS BECOMING STEEP UP TO 11 FT SAT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 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. 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. && $$ PZZ455-290000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110429T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 853 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * WAVES: NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AND BECOMING STEEP TONIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
153 WHUS76 KEKA 282201 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 301 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011 PZZ475-290615- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110429T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 301 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE WINDS INTO SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 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. 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. && $$ PZZ470-290615- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110429T0300Z-110430T2100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T2100Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 301 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND FRI. WINDS INCREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. SEAS BECOMING STEEPER UP TO 11 FT SAT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-290615- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110429T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 301 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * WAVES: NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AND BECOMING STEEP TONIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
397 WHUS76 KEKA 291004 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 304 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 PZZ475-291815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0018.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-291815- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS BECOMING STEEPER UP TO 11 FT SAT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 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. 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. && $$ PZZ470-291815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110430T2100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T2100Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT TODAY. WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS BECOMING STEEPER UP TO 11 FT SAT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-291815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EARLY TODAY. WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * WAVES: NORTHWEST 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT AND BECOMING STEEP TONIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
699 WHUS76 KEKA 291541 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 841 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 PZZ475-292345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0018.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 841 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-292345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110430T2100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T2100Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 841 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT TODAY. WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS BECOMING STEEPER UP TO 11 FT SAT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 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. 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. && $$ PZZ455-292345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 841 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EARLY TODAY. WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * WAVES: NORTHWEST 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT AND BECOMING STEEP TONIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-292345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 841 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS BECOMING STEEPER UP TO 11 FT SAT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 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. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
384 WHUS76 KEKA 292124 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 224 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 PZZ470-300530- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110430T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0018.110430T1400Z-110501T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0014.110430T2100Z-110501T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 224 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT TODAY. WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS BECOMING STEEPER UP TO 11 FT SAT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-300530- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0018.110430T0100Z-110501T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 224 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ455-300530- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110501T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 224 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EARLY TODAY. WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * WAVES: NORTHWEST 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT AND BECOMING STEEP TONIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-300530- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.110430T0100Z-110501T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 224 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS: NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS BECOMING STEEPER UP TO 11 FT SAT AS THE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 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. 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale watch went out at Apr 26, 3:21 PM PDT, 11 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 3:21 PM PDT, 11 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 321 PM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING THE THREAT OF RAIN SHOWERS TO LOCATIONS NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY...LEADING TO DRY WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES INTO THE WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION...A FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING A WEAK DISTURBANCE BRINGING THE THREAT OF RAIN SHOWERS TO LOCATIONS NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. QPF WILL BE MINIMAL WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS BEING AROUND 0.1 INCH NEAR THE CA/OR BORDER AND DECREASING FURTHER SOUTH. THINGS CLEAR OUT ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE AND RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE WEST COAST. MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT SHOWING THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVE FROM OVER THE EAST PACIFIC TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL LEAD TO DRY WEATHER, WARMER WEEKEND TEMPERATURES, AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW. THERE IS THE CONCERN THAT STRATUS/FOG WILL FORM ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEKEND. HOWEVER, BELIEVE THE DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL HELP TO KEEP THE FOG/STRATUS FROM FORMING SO REMOVED THE MENTION OF FOG, WHICH ALSO HELPED US TO MATCH UP BETTER WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. BEYOND THAT THE CHANCES OF RAIN STAY LOW. STROZ && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS TAF PERIOD WITH MOSTLY ONLY MID-LEVEL CLOUDS. SOME SCT-BKN LOW VFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WOULD BE MAINLY AT THE COAST WITH WEAK ONSHORE FLOW AND A SHORTWAVE PASSING BY LATE TONIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT OVERALL MOISTURE SHOULD BE LACKING ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE EXTENSIVE LOW CIGS. VSBYS AND WINDS WILL NOT BE A CONCERN. AD && .MARINE...DEBATED ON REISSUING SCA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH MOST BUOYS INDICATING 9-12 SEAS WITH WIND UNDER 10 KT AT A 12 SEC PERIOD. SINCE WE DROPPED THE SCA THIS MORNING...DECIDED ISSUING AN SCA WOULD SEND A MORE CONFUSING MESSAGE AND NOT BE OF MUCH VALUE GIVEN THE BORDERLINE SCA CONDITIONS ALREADY THERE AND FORECAST TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE THE FORECAST IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD. SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AS A COUPLE OF MINOR SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH AND KEEP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAK. THIS WILL CHANGE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOLLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHERLIES ESPECIALLY OFFSHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AS STRENGTH AND TIMING ARE QUESTIONABLE BUT SCA CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS OFFSHORE OF THE FORT BRAGG/PT ARENA VICINITY. AD && .EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...NONE. NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...NONE. && VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 4:32 AM PDT, 22 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 432 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 CAZ001>004-076-271230- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 432 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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