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Small Craft Advisory 86, NWS Eureka, CA

October 21, 2011

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Oct 21, 2011, 2:21 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 21, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 21, 2011, 2:21 AM PDT (09:21 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 21, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 23, 2011, 2:21 PM PDT
In force
47 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

129 
WHUS76 KEKA 210921
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
221 AM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011


PZZ475-211730-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.111021T2200Z-111023T0100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
221 AM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  WEEKEND WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT AT 8
  SECONDS TONIGHT BEFORE PEAKING AROUND 11 TO 13 FT SUN.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-211730-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.111022T1000Z-111023T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
221 AM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  25 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS WEEKEND
  WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT AT 7
  SECONDS TONIGHT BEFORE PEAKING AROUND 9 TO 11 FT MON.

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
10 follow-up statements
366 
WHUS76 KEKA 211644
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
944 AM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

PZZ475-220045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.111021T2200Z-111023T0100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
944 AM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS 
  WEEKEND WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS INTO EARLY NEXT 
  WEEK. 

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT AT 8 
  SECONDS TONIGHT BEFORE PEAKING AROUND 11 TO 13 FT SUN. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-220045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.111022T1000Z-111023T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
944 AM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO
4 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO
4 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS 
  WEEKEND WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS INTO EARLY NEXT 
  WEEK. 

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT AT 7 
  SECONDS TONIGHT BEFORE PEAKING AROUND 9 TO 11 FT MON. 

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
847 
WHUS76 KEKA 212149
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
249 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

PZZ475-221300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.111021T2200Z-111023T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0029.111023T1800Z-111026T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
249 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  WEEKEND WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT AT 8
  SECONDS TONIGHT BEFORE PEAKING AROUND 13 TO 15 FT SUNDAY THROUGH
  TUESDAY.


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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-221300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.111022T1000Z-111023T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0029.111023T1800Z-111026T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
249 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO
4 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO
4 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  25 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS WEEKEND
  WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT AT 7
  SECONDS TONIGHT BEFORE PEAKING AROUND 11 TO 13 FT SUNDAY THROUGH
  TUESDAY.

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.

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
020 
WHUS76 KEKA 220351
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
851 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

PZZ475-221200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111023T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0029.111023T1800Z-111026T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
851 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY.
A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  WEEKEND WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS THROUGH
  SATURDAY AND THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD TO AROUND 13 TO 15 FT ON SUNDAY
  THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-221200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.111022T1600Z-111023T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0029.111023T1800Z-111026T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
851 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 25 KT BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS 
  WEEKEND WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT AT 8
  SECONDS ON SATURDAY AND THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD TO AROUND 12 TO
  14 FT ON SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

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
557 
WHUS76 KEKA 220949
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
249 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

PZZ475-221800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111024T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0029.111023T1800Z-111026T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0032.111024T0000Z-111026T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
249 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND
  WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS
  TODAY...BUILDING TO AROUND 12 TO 14 FT SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-221800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.111022T1600Z-111024T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0029.111023T1800Z-111026T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0032.111024T0000Z-111026T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
249 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  25 KT BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  WEEKEND WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT AT 9
  SECONDS TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD TO AROUND 13 TO 15 FT
  LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
572 
WHUS76 KEKA 221526
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
826 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

PZZ470-222330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.111022T1600Z-111024T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0032.111024T0000Z-111026T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
826 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 25 KT BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS 
  WEEKEND WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT LATE SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT AT 9 
  SECONDS TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD TO AROUND 13 TO 15 FT 
  LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-222330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111024T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0032.111024T0000Z-111026T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
826 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND 
  WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS TODAY... 
  BUILDING TO AROUND 12 TO 14 FT SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
240 
WHUS76 KEKA 222135
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
235 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

PZZ470-475-230545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111024T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0032.111024T0000Z-111026T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
235 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND WITH GALE FORCE
  GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 13 TO 15
  FT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
590 
WHUS76 KEKA 230331
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
831 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

PZZ470-475-231145-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111024T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0032.111024T0000Z-111026T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
831 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND WITH GALE FORCE 
  GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 13 TO 15 
  FT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
756 
WHUS76 KEKA 230955
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
255 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

PZZ470-475-231800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111024T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0032.111024T0000Z-111026T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
255 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...N WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH GALE FORCE
  GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 13 TO 15 
  FT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-231800-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.111024T0400Z-111026T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
255 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT 5 TO 10 NM
  OFF THE COAST BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER
  GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO...POINT ST GEORGE...AND
  POINT ARENA.

* SEAS...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES AND FRESH SWELL WILL
  BUILD TODAY INTO TONIGHT BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FT...HIGHER NEAR CAPE
  MENDOCINO WHERE SEAS WILL REACH 12 FT. SEAS WILL RAPIDLY SUBSIDE
  TUESDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL NOT BE AS HIGH IN PROTECTED LOCATIONS
  SUCH AS NEAR SHELTER COVE.

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
757 
WHUS76 KEKA 231546
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
846 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

PZZ470-475-240000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111024T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0032.111024T0000Z-111026T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
846 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...N WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KT EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 15 FT LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-240000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.111024T0400Z-111026T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
846 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT TONIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE
  MENDOCINO...POINT ST GEORGE...AND POINT ARENA.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES AND FRESH SWELL WILL BUILD
  TODAY INTO TONIGHT BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FT...HIGHER NEAR CAPE
  MENDOCINO WHERE SEAS WILL REACH 12 FT. SEAS WILL RAPIDLY SUBSIDE
  TUESDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL NOT BE AS HIGH IN PROTECTED LOCATIONS
  SUCH AS NEAR SHELTER COVE.

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
108 
WHUS76 KEKA 232121
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
221 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

PZZ470-475-240530-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111024T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0032.111024T0000Z-111026T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
221 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 25 TO 35 TONIGHT AND THEN 30 TO 40 KT MON AND MON NIGHT.

* STEEP SEAS...BUILDING TO 14 FT TONIGHT...THEN TO 16 FT MON AND
  THEN UP TO 18 FT MON 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-240530-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.111024T0000Z-111026T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
221 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N WINDS 10 TO 25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. GUSTS TO 40
  KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND POINT ST GEORGE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* STEEP SEAS...BUILDING TO 9 FT TONIGHT AND THEN UP TO 11 FT MON
  AND MON 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-240530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.111024T0400Z-111026T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
221 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N WINDS 10 TO 25 KT THROUGH TUESDAY. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
  NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING,

* STEEP SEAS...4 TO 9 FT TONIGHT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT MON AND MON
  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.

&&

$$


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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 20, 4:14 PM PDT, 10 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 4:14 PM PDT, 10 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
414 PM PDT THU OCT 20 2011

UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION.

.SYNOPSIS...AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE COAST
AND VALLEYS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...OTHERWISE DRY AND SEASONABLY
WARM WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE REDWOOD COAST
AND THE NORTH COAST INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT.

&&

.SHORT TERM...LOW CLOUDS CONTINUE TO LINGER OVER COASTAL AREAS AND
EEL RIVER VALLEY. HIGH CLOUDS ARE STREAMING IN AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING WEAK SHORTWAVE. AT THE SFC...WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO BACK
INTO THE NW. THIS SHOULD ALLOW MORE LOW CLOUDINESS TO FORM AND
MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...WITH FOG
POSSIBLE AS WELL. EXPECT CLOUDS TO SPREAD WELL INLAND...
PARTICULARLY OVER THE N 1/2 OF OUR AREA LATER TONIGHT. HAVE
INDICATED A RETURN TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER MOST OF THE AREA BY
FRI AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...HAVE HELD LOW CLOUDS IN TO COASTAL AREAS
N OF CAPE MENDO INTO THE 1ST 1/2 OF SAT. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN SEASONABLY WARM THRU THE WEEKEND AWAY FROM THE CLOUDS.

.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE INDICATING A STRONGER SHORTWAVE MOVING
ACROSS THE AREA ON MON. HAVE GONE WITH NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
CLIMO POPS FOR SUN NIGHT OVER ROUGHLY THE NW 1/2 OF THE COUNTY
WARNING AREA. HAVE REDUCED TEMPS FROM EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK...
PARTICULARLY OVER OUR N ZONES. STILL EXPECTING OFFSHORE FLOW TO
DEVELOP NEXT WEEK...BUT THE SFC HIGH THAT PRODUCES IT LOOKS WEAKER
AND BUILDS OVER THE N ROCKIES LATER IN THE WEEK. /SEC

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR AND OCCASIONAL VFR CONDITIONS AT KCEC AND KACV THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING A FEW BREAKS IN THE STRATUS
ALONG THE COAST AND EEL RIVER VALLEY WITH HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVERHEAD.
A WEAK SYSTEM PASSING OFF TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THE NLY
GRADIENT ALLOWING STRATUS TO AGAIN MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST OVERNIGHT.
MVFR CONDITIONS SHOULD GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE
DROPPING TO IFR AND LIFR CONDITIONS NEAR THE COAST OVERNIGHT. VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT KUKI THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT CANNOT RULE
OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MVFR CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY AM.
NAM GUIDANCE IS SHOWING REDUCTIONS IN VIS AND CIGS FROM STRATUS/FG
DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH THE KUKI TO KSTS GRADIENT TRENDING
NEGATIVE...POSSIBLY BRINGING STRATUS INTO THE VC OF KUKI OVERNIGHT.
DECIDED NOT TO INCLUDE IN TAF AS CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH. /STP

&&

.MARINE...A WEAK SYSTEM MOVING BY NORTH OF THE REGION WILL ALLOW THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TO CONTINUE TO RELAX THIS EVENING AND INTO
TOMORROW. WILL ALLOW THE SCA IN 470 TO EXPIRE THIS AFTERNOON AT 5PM.
SATURDAY HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD BACK INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WITH AND THE THERMAL TROUGH STRENGTHENS. THIS WILL TIGHTEN
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ONCE AGAIN. THIS WILL CAUSE NORTHERLY WINDS TO
INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MOST MODELS
ARE SHOWING AT LEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS OVER THE OUTER WATERS ON
MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BRING STEEP SHORT PERIODS SEAS PEAKING
AROUND 10 TO 12 FT ON MONDAY.

LATE SUNDAY NIGHT A NORTHWEST SWELL BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE WATERS.
INITIALLY THIS SWELL WILL BE AROUND 4 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUT IS
EXPECTED TO QUICKLY BUILD TO AROUND 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS BY TUESDAY
MORNING. /MKK

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL
     5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON PZZ475.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 20, 4:01 AM PDT, 22 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
401 AM PDT THU OCT 20 2011

CAZ001>004-076-211115-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
401 AM PDT THU OCT 20 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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Sources

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