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Small Craft Advisory 36, NWS Eureka, CA

April 9, 2011

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 9, 2011, 2:44 PM PDT. It took effect at Apr 10, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 61 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2011, 2:44 PM PDT (21:44 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2011, 3:01 AM PDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

499 
WHUS76 KEKA 092144
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
244 PM PDT SAT APR 9 2011

PZZ470-100545-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.110410T0900Z-110411T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS WILL OF 5 TO 10 KT WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.
  SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY.

* WAVES: NORTHWEST SWELL OF 6 TO 8 FEET AT 10 SECONDS WILL
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING. LATE TONIGHT ANOTHER NORTHWEST SWELL WILL
  BUILD IN TO AROUND 6 TO 8 FT AT 16 SECONDS. THESE WILL DIMINISH
  LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-100300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT INTO THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING 
  TONIGHT. 

* WAVES: SHORT PERIOD...NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE 
  WITH A NORTHWEST SWELL. THIS WILL RESULT IN A COMBINED SEA 
  STATE OF 9 TO 11 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 TO 11 
  SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. 

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
374 
WHUS76 KEKA 101001
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
301 AM PDT SUN APR 10 2011


PZZ470-102300-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110411T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.110410T2000Z-110411T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
301 AM PDT SUN APR 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT BY THIS
  AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE WATERS. WINDS WILL
  REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVEL THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES: NW SWELL OF 5 TO 6 FEET AT 9 SECONDS WILL DIMINISH
  THROUGH TODAY...AS A LONGER PERIOD NW SWELL BUILDS TO 6 TO 8 FT
  AT 15 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD S WAVES GENERATED BY THE WIND WILL
  COMBINE WITH THE MIXED NW SEAS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-102300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.110410T2000Z-110411T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
301 AM PDT SUN APR 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT TODAY WITH
  GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
  ACROSS THE WATERS. WINDS WILL RISE TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT AS THE
  FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. 

* WAVES: NW SWELL OF 5 TO 6 FEET AT 9 SECONDS WILL DIMINISH
  THROUGH TODAY...AS A LONGER PERIOD NW SWELL BUILDS TO 6 TO 8 FT
  AT 15 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD S WAVES GENERATED BY THE WIND WILL
  COMBINE WITH THE MIXED NW SEAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

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