Alert archive / California / Hazardous Seas Warnings in 2011
Hazardous Seas Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Feb 25, 2011, 2:34 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for . 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, 2:34 AM PST (10:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 3:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 2:40 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
364 WHUS76 KEKA 251034 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 234 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 PZZ470-475-252330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0002.110225T2300Z-110226T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 234 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE ON SUNDAY. * WAVES: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-252330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 234 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE ON SUNDAY. * WAVES: NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-252330- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.110226T0000Z-110227T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 234 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE ON SUNDAY. * WAVES: NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
1 follow-up statement
061 WHUS76 KEKA 252240 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 240 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 PZZ470-261100- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0005.110225T2240Z-110226T1700Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0002.110225T2300Z-110226T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 240 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ZONE. * WAVES: STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINE SEAS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 15 FEET. * DURATION: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY SAT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:51 AM PST | Hard Freeze Warning | EKA | 28 hr | |
| Feb 25, 2:40 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 18 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.