Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012

Gale Warning 13, NWS Eureka, CA

February 27, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 27, 2012, 9:32 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 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 27, 2012, 9:32 PM PST (05:32 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 28, 2012, 9:42 PM PST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

347 
WHUS76 KEKA 280532
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...STRONG GALE CONDITIONS LATE TUE MORNING THROUGH TUE NIGHT...

.A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NW CALIFORNIA WATERS ON TUESDAY.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MID TUESDAY MORNING THEN
QUICKLY TRANSITION INTO STRONG GALE CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY
MORNING. STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL MAINLY
BE FROM TRINIDAD HEAD NORTHWARD. HEAVY RAINS MAY MIX DOWN LOCALLY
HIGHER WINDS AND CAUSE LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS THAN FORECAST.
CONDITIONS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT TUE...BUT HIGH AMPLITUDE POST
FRONTAL WAVES WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY.

PZZ450-281345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T2000Z-120229T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT...BECOMING SW EARLY TUE AND
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
  STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE.

* WAVES...NW 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
  OVERNIGHT. VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY ON
  TUE IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO
  20 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS
  BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE TUE MORNING WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT TUE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP
  RAPIDLY ON TUE IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED
  SEAS OF 17 TO 21 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T2300Z-120229T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TUESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT BEFORE
  MIDNIGHT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING SW TUE
  MORNING...THEN INCREASING RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE TUE
  MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT INTO TUE NIGHT.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF UP TO 13 FT BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN
  SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL
  DEVELOP RAPIDLY BY TUE AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE
  WINDS. COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 18 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-281345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.120228T2300Z-120302T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0009.120229T0500Z-120229T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
  15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY TUE
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO TUE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF UP TO 14 FT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. VERY STEEP
  SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY TUE AFTERNOON IN
  CONJUNCTION WITH GALE CONDITIONS OFFSHORE. COMBINED SEAS OF 14
  TO 18 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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 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.

&&

$$


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4 follow-up statements
137 
WHUS76 KEKA 281143
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
343 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STRONG GALE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NW CALIFORNIA WATERS TODAY. SMALL
CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID-MORNING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITION
INTO STRONG GALE CONDITIONS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE GUSTS
TO 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL MAINLY BE FROM TRINIDAD HEAD NORTHWARD.
HEAVY RAINS MAY MIX DOWN LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND CAUSE LOCALLY
HIGHER SEAS THAN FORECAST. CONDITIONS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT...BUT
HIGH AMPLITUDE POST FRONTAL WAVES WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS
THROUGH THURSDAY.

PZZ450-281945-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T2000Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
343 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...BECOMING SW EARLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASING TO 30 TO
  40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE GUSTS
  POSSIBLE NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS
  AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED SEAS OF
  13 TO 17 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-281945-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.120228T2100Z-120302T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0009.120229T0100Z-120229T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
343 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE CONDITIONS OFFSHORE.
  COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 17 FT CAN BE EXPECTED...HIGHEST AROUND
  CAPE MENDOCINO.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281945-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
343 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE THIS
  MORNING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS
  AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED SEAS OF
  15 TO 20 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281945-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T2300Z-120229T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
343 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...BECOMING SW TUE MORNING...THEN INCREASING RAPIDLY TO 20
  TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE
  AFTERNOON...MAINLY NORTHERN PORTION.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY BY
  THIS AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED
  SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$


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765 
WHUS76 KEKA 281650
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
850 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STRONG GALE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NW CALIFORNIA WATERS TODAY.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID-MORNING THEN QUICKLY
TRANSITION INTO STRONG GALE CONDITIONS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. STORM
FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL MAINLY BE FROM
TRINIDAD HEAD NORTHWARD. HEAVY RAINS MAY MIX DOWN LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS AND CAUSE LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS THAN FORECAST. CONDITIONS
WILL EASE OVERNIGHT...BUT HIGH AMPLITUDE POST FRONTAL WAVES WILL
MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY.

PZZ450-290100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T2000Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
850 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...BECOMING SW EARLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 
  40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE GUSTS 
  POSSIBLE NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS 
  AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED SEAS 
  OF 13 TO 17 FT CAN BE EXPECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-290100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
850 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE THIS
  MORNING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS 
  AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED SEAS 
  OF 15 TO 20 FT CAN BE EXPECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-290100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T2300Z-120229T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
850 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...BECOMING SW THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING RAPIDLY TO 20
  TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE
  AFTERNOON...MAINLY NORTHERN PORTION.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY BY 
  THIS AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED 
  SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FT CAN BE EXPECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-290100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.120228T2100Z-120302T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.120229T0100Z-120229T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
850 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE 
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO DURING THE 
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE CONDITIONS OFFSHORE. 
  COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 17 FT CAN BE EXPECTED...HIGHEST AROUND 
  CAPE MENDOCINO. 

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 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.

&&

$$


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108 
WHUS76 KEKA 282148
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
148 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012


PZZ450-290500-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
148 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SW 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE
  DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND
  DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THIS AFTERNOON IN  CONJUNCTION
  WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 17 FT CAN BE
  EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-290500-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
148 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SW 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND BECOMING WEST AND
  DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN
  CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FT
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-290600-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T2300Z-120229T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
148 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...SW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...MAINLY NORTHERN
  PORTION AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED SEAS OF
  13 TO 16 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-290600-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120302T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.120229T0100Z-120229T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
148 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...S 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THIS AFTERNOON IN
  CONJUNCTION WITH GALE CONDITIONS OFFSHORE. COMBINED SEAS OF 12
  TO 17 FT CAN BE EXPECTED...HIGHEST AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.

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 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
755 
WHUS76 KEKA 290542
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
942 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

PZZ475-291345-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.120229T0542Z-120302T0800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120229T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
942 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY
NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...MAINLY 
  NORTHERNPORTION AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS 
  AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED 
  SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FT CAN BE EXPECTED. 


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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-291000-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120302T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120229T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
942 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-291345-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.120229T0542Z-120302T0800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120229T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
942 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY
NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...S 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO 
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THIS AFTERNOON IN 
  CONJUNCTION WITH GALE CONDITIONS OFFSHORE. COMBINED SEAS OF 
  12 TO 17 FT CAN BE EXPECTED...HIGHEST AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.


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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-291000-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120229T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
942 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...S 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO 
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* WAVES...VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS THIS AFTERNOON IN 
  CONJUNCTION WITH GALE CONDITIONS OFFSHORE. COMBINED SEAS OF 
  12 TO 17 FT CAN BE EXPECTED...HIGHEST AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.


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 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.

&&

$$


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Feb 27, 9:32 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningEKA59 hr

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