Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 18, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 17, 2012, 8:44 PM PDT. 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
- Mar 17, 2012, 8:44 PM PDT (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
108 WHUS76 KEKA 180344 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 844 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...NEAR GALE TO GALE CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT... PZZ475-181000- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0018.120318T0344Z-120318T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 844 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 KT. * SEAS...STEEP N WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND WNW WAVES OF AT 14 TO 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS OF 16 TO 18 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-470-181145- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 844 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE OUTER WATERS AND NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL EASE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 KT. * SEAS...STEEP NW TO N WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND WNW WAVES OF 11 TO 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 18 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
814 WHUS76 KEKA 180946 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 246 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 PZZ475-181600- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120318T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 246 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH SEAS 15 TO 18 KT...EASING BY MID- MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ470-181800- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120319T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0011.120319T2300Z-120320T1400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 246 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. S WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BY MON EVENING WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN PORTION. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 14 TO 16 FT WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FT BY THIS EVENING. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING WINDS MON EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-181800- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120318T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 246 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL EASE BY LATE MORNING. * SEAS...NW SWELL AROUND 12 FT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO UNDER 10 FT BY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ455-181800- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 246 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...N WINDS 15 TO 30 KT WILL EASE LATER TODAY. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD SEAS DRIVEN BY THE WIND WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...AND A NW SWELL UP TO 14 FT WILL SUBSIDE TO UNDER 10 FT EARLY MON MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
042 WHUS76 KEKA 181542 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 842 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 PZZ475-182345- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120318T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.120318T1600Z-120319T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 842 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN SEAS AROUND 10 FT WILL SUBSIDE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 13 TO 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT 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. && $$ PZZ470-182345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120319T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0011.120319T2300Z-120320T1400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 842 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. S WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BY MON EVENING WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN PORTION. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 14 TO 16 FT WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FT BY THIS EVENING. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING WINDS MON EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-182200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120318T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 842 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL EASE BY LATE MORNING. * SEAS...NW SWELL AROUND 12 FT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO UNDER 10 FT BY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ455-182345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 842 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL EASE TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD SEAS DRIVEN BY THE WIND WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...AND A NW SWELL UP TO 12 FT WILL SUBSIDE TO UNDER 10 FT EARLY MON MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 17, 6:59 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 16 min | |
| Mar 18, 2:46 AM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 26 hr |
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