Alert archive / California / Gale Watches in 2011
Gale Watch 21, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at Jul 2, 2011, 3:03 PM PDT. It took effect at Jul 4, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2011, 3:03 PM PDT (22:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 4, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2011, 3:43 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
933 WHUS76 KEKA 022203 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 303 PM PDT SAT JUL 2 2011 PZZ450-022315- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-110702T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 303 PM PDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ PZZ475-031330- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110707T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 303 PM PDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL INCREASE MON NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE GALE FORCE WINDS THROUGH MIDWEEK. SEAS WILL BE 10 TO 11 FT THROUGH MON...THEN BUILDING TO NEAR 13 FEET DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-031330- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-110704T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0021.110704T0900Z-110706T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 303 PM PDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH SUN. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...NEAR AND OFFSHORE FROM CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. SUN NIGHT GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA...INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE MON THROUGH WED. * WAVES: COMBINED SEAS WILL AVERAGE 7 TO 9 FT INTO SUN WITH A DOMINATE PERIOD AROUND 8 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 13 FEET ON MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK. 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. && $$ PZZ455-031330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-110707T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 303 PM PDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: N 15 TO 25 KT INTO SUN. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...MAINLY NEAR PUNTA GORDA. IN THE MORNING MUCH LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR SHORE IN THE VICINITY OF SHELTER COVE...AVERAGING 5 TO 15 KT WITHIN 5 NM OF SHORE. * WAVES: COMBINED SEAS WILL AVERAGE 6 TO 9 FT INTO SUN WITH A DOMINATE PERIOD AROUND 8 SECONDS. WAVES WILL BE LARGER AND STEEPER AND MORE HAZARDOUS IN THE REGION NEAR PUNTA GORDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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330 WHUS76 KEKA 031043 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 343 AM PDT SUN JUL 3 2011 PZZ470-032300- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-110704T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0024.110704T0400Z-110708T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0021.110704T0900Z-110706T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 343 AM PDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: N 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH INTO THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT. BY MONDAY NIGHT GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 KT. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS AROUND POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. * WAVES: COMBINED SEAS WILL RUN AS HIGH AS 10 FT TODAY...BUILDING UP TO 15 FT BY TUE. THE DOMINATE PERIOD WILL BE AROUND 9 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. 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. && $$ PZZ475-032300- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110708T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 343 AM PDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS: N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUE WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE GALE FORCE WINDS THROUGH MIDWEEK. SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 10 FT TODAY...THEN BUILD TO 14 FEET TUE. THE DOMINATE PERIOD WILL BE AROUND 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-032300- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.110704T0400Z-110708T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 343 AM PDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS: N 15 TO 25 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...NEAR AND OFFSHORE FROM CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL AVERAGE 6 TO 9 FT TODAY WITH A DOMINATE PERIOD AROUND 8 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 13 FEET BY TUE AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH LATE WEEK. 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. && $$ PZZ455-032300- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-110708T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 343 AM PDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS: N 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...MAINLY NEAR PUNTA GORDA. IN THE MORNING LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR SHORE IN THE VICINITY OF SHELTER COVE...AVERAGING 5 TO 15 KT WITHIN 5 NM OF SHORE. * WAVES: COMBINED SEAS WILL AVERAGE 7 TO 10 FT WITH A DOMINATE PERIOD AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH MIDWEEK. WAVES WILL BE LARGER AND STEEPER AND MORE HAZARDOUS IN THE REGION NEAR PUNTA GORDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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