Gale Warning 28, NWS Eureka, CA

586 
WHUS76 KEKA 110951
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
251 AM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

PZZ475-111800-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120511T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0039.120511T1000Z-120512T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS
  MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TODAY TO AROUND 20 TO 25
  KT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10
  SECONDS...SUBSIDING SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY TO 9 TO 10 FT 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-111800-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120511T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0039.120511T1000Z-120511T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
251 AM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY
  THROUGH MIDDAY AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS
  TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT SAINT GEORGE
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  10 SECONDS WILL DIMINISH TO 7 TO 10 FEET LATE 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-111800-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120511T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0039.120511T1000Z-120511T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
251 AM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL REMAIN NEARLY
  THROUGH MIDDAY AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS
  TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT SAINT GEORGE
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  10 SECONDS WILL DIMINISH TO 7 TO 10 FEET LATE 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111600-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120511T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS MORNING.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 14 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT BY
  THIS 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.

&&

$$


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