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Gale Watch 4, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at Feb 12, 2011, 2:32 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2011, 2:32 PM PST (22:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2011, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2011, 3:22 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
811 WHUS76 KEKA 122232 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 232 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...STRONG GALES EXPECTED MONDAY... .A STORM WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST SUNDAY EVENING...BRINGING STRONG GALE CONDITIONS TO THE WATERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING. STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SHORT PERIOD SEAS NEAR 20 FT. BOTH WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PZZ470-131300- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110214T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0003.110214T1100Z-110215T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0004.110214T0600Z-110215T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 232 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH SUNDAY...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT ON MONDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SEAS: VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ PZZ475-131300- /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0003.110214T1100Z-110215T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0004.110214T0600Z-110215T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 232 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT ON MONDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SEAS: VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-131300- /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0004.110214T1200Z-110215T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 232 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
1 follow-up statement
765 WHUS76 KEKA 131122 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 322 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STRONG GALES EXPECTED MONDAY... .A STORM WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST THIS EVENING...BRINGING STRONG GALE CONDITIONS TO THE WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SHORT PERIOD SEAS NEAR 20 FT. BOTH WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PZZ450-132330- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110214T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0004.110214T1100Z-110215T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0004.110214T1200Z-110215T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 322 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-132330- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0013.110214T0600Z-110214T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0004.110214T1100Z-110215T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0004.110214T1200Z-110215T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 322 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ470-132330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110214T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0004.110214T0600Z-110215T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 322 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT TODAY...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SEAS: VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-132330- /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110214T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0004.110214T0600Z-110215T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 322 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SEAS: VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ 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 11, 8:32 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 54 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:14 AM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 11 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:32 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 66 hr |
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