Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 17, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2012, 2:58 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 16, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Mar 16, 2012, 2:58 PM PDT (21:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2012, 2:34 AM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
570 WHUS76 KEKA 162158 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 258 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 PZZ470-170600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0017.120317T0100Z-120317T0900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 258 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...S 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE W BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE INTO SAT. * WAVES...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FT THEN SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. A WEST TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ PZZ450-170600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120320T2300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 258 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES...S 15 TO 25 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE W BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE INTO SAT. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. A WEST TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-475-170600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120320T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 258 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND CAPE MENDO. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE W BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE INTO SAT. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT THEN SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. A WEST TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
115 WHUS76 KEKA 170400 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 900 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 PZZ450-171000- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120320T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120317T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 900 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT NORTH OF TRINIDAD HEAD. WINDS BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT ON SAT. * SEAS...14 TO 17 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 9 TO 11 FT ON SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-171000- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120317T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 900 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SATURDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SATURDAY. * WINDS...W 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT ON SAT. * WAVES...16 TO 20 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 12 FT ON SAT. 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. && $$ PZZ455-475-171200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120320T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 900 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY. * WINDS...W 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO OVERNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT ON SAT. * SEAS...14 TO 18 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 13 FT ON SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
605 WHUS76 KEKA 170934 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 234 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 PZZ450-470-171745- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120317T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.120317T1000Z-120322T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 234 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...W 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO OVERNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT ON SAT. * SEAS...14 TO 18 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 13 FT ON SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-475-171745- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 234 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...W 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO OVERNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT ON SAT. * SEAS...14 TO 18 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 13 FT ON SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:32 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 28 min |
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