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Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Eureka, CA

February 5, 2011

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 5, 2011, 3:00 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 5, 2011, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 5, 2011, 3:00 AM PST (11:00 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2011, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 6, 2011, 3:00 AM PST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

400 
WHUS76 KEKA 051100
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
300 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

PZZ470-052330-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110205T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0009.110205T1200Z-110206T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTH UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS: STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL MIX WITH A
  DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS AROUND 10 FT.
 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-052330-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110205T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0009.110205T2200Z-110206T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH SUSTAINED AS HIGH AS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT
  IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* SEAS: STEEP NW WAVES UP TO 5 FEET WILL MIX WITH A DECAYING W
  SWELL OF 7 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-052330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110205T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0002.110205T2200Z-110206T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: N SUSTAINED UP TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE
  SOUTH PORTION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

* SEAS: LARGE STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AS HIGH AS 10 FT ALONG WITH A
  DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL OF 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-052330-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110206T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS: STEEP NW WAVES UP TO 5 FEET WILL MIX WITH A DECAYING W
  SWELL OF 6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 

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
4 follow-up statements
399 
WHUS76 KEKA 051656
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
856 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

PZZ475-060100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110205T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0002.110205T2200Z-110206T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
856 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: N SUSTAINED UP TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE 
  SOUTH PORTION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

* SEAS: LARGE STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AS HIGH AS 10 FT ALONG WITH 
  A DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL OF 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-060100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0009.110205T1656Z-110206T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
856 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH SUSTAINED AS HIGH AS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS TO 11 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14
  SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-060100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110206T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
856 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTH UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS: STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL MIX WITH A 
  DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS AROUND 10 FT. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-060100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110206T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
856 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS: STEEP NW WAVES UP TO 5 FEET WILL MIX WITH A DECAYING W 
  SWELL OF 6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 

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
804 
WHUS76 KEKA 052302
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
302 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

PZZ475-060715-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110206T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
302 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: N SUSTAINED UP TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE 
  SOUTH PORTION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

* SEAS: LARGE STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AS HIGH AS 10 FT ALONG WITH A
  DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL OF 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-060300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110206T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
302 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH SUSTAINED AS HIGH AS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS TO 11 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 
  SECONDS. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-060715-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110206T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
302 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTH UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS: STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL MIX WITH A 
  DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS AROUND 10 FT. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-060715-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110206T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
302 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS: STEEP NW WAVES UP TO 5 FEET WILL MIX WITH A DECAYING W 
  SWELL OF 6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 

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
388 
WHUS76 KEKA 060447
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
847 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

PZZ475-061100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110206T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
847 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY.

* WINDS: N SUSTAINED UP TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE
  SOUTH PORTION AND NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* SEAS: LARGE STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AS HIGH AS 10 FT ALONG WITH A
  DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL OF 5 TO 6 FT AT 12 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-061100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110206T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
847 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH UP TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL MIX WITH A
  DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL YIELDING COMBINED SEAS AROUND 10
  FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-061100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110206T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
847 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH UP TO 25 KT. HIGHEST AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.

* SEAS: STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN WAVES UP TO 5 FEET WILL MIX
  WITH A DECAYING W SWELL OF 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS YIELDING
  COMBINED SEAS AROUND 10 FT.

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
623 
WHUS76 KEKA 061111
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
311 AM PST SUN FEB 6 2011

PZZ475-061915-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110206T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0010.110206T1111Z-110207T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0002.110208T0000Z-110210T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
311 AM PST SUN FEB 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: N SUSTAINED UP TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE 
  SOUTH PORTION AND NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. 

* SEAS: LARGE STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AS HIGH AS 10 FT ALONG WITH
  A DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL OF 5 TO 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 


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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-061915-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110206T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0010.110206T1111Z-110207T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0002.110208T0000Z-110210T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
311 AM PST SUN FEB 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTH UP TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL MIX WITH A 
  DECAYING LONG PERIOD W SWELL YIELDING COMBINED SEAS AROUND 
  10 FT.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-061215-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110206T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
311 AM PST SUN FEB 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$


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