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Gale Warning 11, NWS Eureka, CA

February 22, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 22, 2012, 3:13 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2012, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. 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 22, 2012, 3:13 AM PST (11:13 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2012, 9:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 23, 2012, 9:04 PM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

956 
WHUS76 KEKA 221113
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
313 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

PZZ475-221915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120223T0500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0006.120223T0600Z-120224T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0011.120223T0500Z-120224T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
313 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY THROUGH
  TONIGHT AND THEN PEAK ON THURSDAY 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40
  KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR A SHORT PERIOD ON FRIDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING
  BETWEEN 16 AND 18 FT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-221915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T1113Z-120224T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
313 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO
  30 KT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WEAKENING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  BETWEEN 13 AND 16 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-221915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T2000Z-120224T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
313 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM
PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25
  KT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK THURSDAY INTO
  THURSDAY EVENING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10 NM.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  BETWEEN 13 AND 16 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...HIGHEST
  NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10 NM. 

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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7 follow-up statements
271 
WHUS76 KEKA 221634
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
834 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

PZZ475-230045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120223T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0011.120223T0500Z-120224T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
834 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY THROUGH 
  TONIGHT AND THEN PEAK ON THURSDAY 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR A SHORT PERIOD ON FRIDAY. 

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-230045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
834 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 20 
  TO 30 KT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WEAKENING THURSDAY NIGHT 
  INTO FRIDAY. 

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  BETWEEN 10 AND 16 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-230045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T2000Z-120224T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
834 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM
PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM
PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PEAK THURSDAY INTO
  THURSDAY EVENING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10NM.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  BETWEEN 13 AND 15 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
  HIGHEST NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10 NM.

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
583 
WHUS76 KEKA 222200
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
200 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

PZZ475-230600-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120223T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0011.120223T0500Z-120224T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
200 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 KT TONIGHT AND THEN PEAK ON
  THU AND THU NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR
  A SHORT PERIOD ON FRIDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FT THU AND THU EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-230600-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120224T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
200 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20
  TO 30 KT THU INTO AND THU EVENING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT
  NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10NM ARE EXPECTED.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  BETWEEN 13 AND 15 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HIGHEST
  WAVES NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10 NM.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-230600-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
200 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO
  20 TO 30 KT THURSDAY...WEAKENING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  BETWEEN 12 AND 16 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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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569 
WHUS76 KEKA 230452
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
852 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

PZZ475-231300-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120223T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0011.120223T0500Z-120224T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
852 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE ON THU TO 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...THEN DIMINISH
  EARLY FRI MORNING TO 15 TO 25 KT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FT THU AND THU EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-231300-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120224T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.120223T0500Z-120224T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
852 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE
  THU TO 20 TO 30 WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE
  AROUND CAPES...POINTS...AND HEADLANDS.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  BETWEEN 13 AND 18 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
  HIGHEST WAVES NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10 NM.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-231300-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.120223T0500Z-120224T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
852 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT...THEN WEAKENING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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
715 
WHUS76 KEKA 231038
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
238 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

PZZ475-232300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120224T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
238 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE ON THU TO 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...THEN 
  DIMINISH EARLY FRI MORNING TO 15 TO 25 KT. 

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE 
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS 
  PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FT THU AND THU EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-232300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
238 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT...THEN 
  INCREASE THU TO 20 TO 30 WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. HIGHEST 
  WINDS WILL BE AROUND CAPES...POINTS...AND HEADLANDS. 

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE 
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS 
  BETWEEN 13 AND 18 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 
  HIGHEST WAVES NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10 NM. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-232300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
238 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT...THEN WEAKENING THURSDAY NIGHT 
  INTO FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. 

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE 
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS 
  BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

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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988 
WHUS76 KEKA 231641
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
841 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

PZZ475-240045-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120224T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
841 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
  TODAY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT INTO FRI
  MORNING. 

* WAVES...STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FT TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-240045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
841 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT.
  HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND CAPES...POINTS...AND HEADLANDS.

* WAVES....STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS
  BETWEEN 13 AND 18 FT THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST WAVES NEAR
  CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10 NM.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-240045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
841 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.
  WINDS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 

* WAVES....STEEP...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE 
  STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS 
  BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FT THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

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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028 
WHUS76 KEKA 232236
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
236 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

PZZ475-240600-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120224T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
236 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
  OVERNIGHT INTO FRI MORNING.

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 10 TO 12 FT THIS
  EVENING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-240645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
236 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. A FEW
  GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO IN THE EVENING. HIGHEST
  WINDS WILL BE AROUND CAPES...POINTS...AND HEADLANDS.

* WAVES....SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 6 TO 9 FT THIS
  EVENING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-240645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
236 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO
  AND FAR WESTERN PORTIONS. WINDS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT
  OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* WAVES....SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 8 TO 10 FT THIS
  EVENING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

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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122 
WHUS76 KEKA 240504
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
904 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

PZZ475-241315-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120224T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
904 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...NEAR GALE CONDITIONS. N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S
  PORTION GUSTS TO 40 KT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15
  TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
  FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FT WITH OCCASIONAL
  WAVES TO 21 FT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TO 11 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHERN PORTION.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-241100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
904 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

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

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

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15
  KT EARLY FRI MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND
  CAPES...POINTS...AND HEADLANDS.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE PEAKING AROUND 11 FT
  TONIGHT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE 7 TO 9 FT ON FRI.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-241315-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
904 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY.

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME 10 TO 20 KT
  EARLY FRI MORNING AND BACK TO THE W.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE PEAKING AROUND 12 FT
  TONIGHT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE 7 TO 10 FT ON FRI.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-241315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
904 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY.

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE
  MENDOCINO AND POINT ARENA BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE TO 10
  TO 15 KT EARLY FRI.

* WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE PEAKING AROUND 13 FT
  TONIGHT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE 7 TO 9 FT ON FRI.

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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