Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 43, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Oct 20, 2012, 2:41 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 20, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Oct 20, 2012, 2:41 AM PDT (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 20, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
865 WHUS76 KEKA 200941 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 241 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 PZZ455-201745- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.121020T1400Z-121020T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0043.121020T2100Z-121021T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 241 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHERLIES WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE UP ON SUN...BUT A FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS SUN EVENING. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FT WITH SHORT PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE ON SUN. 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. && $$ PZZ475-201745- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.121020T1200Z-121020T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0043.121020T1900Z-121021T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 241 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLIES WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE UP ON SUN...BUT A FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS SUN EVENING. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF 5 TO 6 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FT WITH SHORT PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE ON SUN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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558 WHUS76 KEKA 201649 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 949 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 PZZ455-210100- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-121020T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0043.121020T2200Z-121021T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 949 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TODAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON SUN AND THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. A FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY. * WAVES...SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE ON SUN. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE DUE TO A PASSING LOW PRESSURE AREA. 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. && $$ PZZ475-210100- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-121020T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0043.121020T1900Z-121021T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 949 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM THIS EVENING... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT BY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON SUN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WITH THE PASSAGE OF A FRONT. WINDS MAY REMAIN GUSTY AFTER PASSAGE OF THE FRONT DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT TODAY WILL BECOME 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
604 WHUS76 KEKA 201908 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1208 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 PZZ475-210315- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-121020T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-121021T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1208 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON SUN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WITH THE PASSAGE OF A FRONT. WINDS MAY REMAIN GUSTY AFTER PASSAGE OF THE FRONT DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT TODAY WILL BECOME 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. 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. && $$ PZZ455-210315- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-121020T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0043.121020T2200Z-121021T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 1208 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON SUN AND THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. A FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY. * WAVES...SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE ON SUN. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE DUE TO A PASSING LOW PRESSURE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
030 WHUS76 KEKA 202158 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 258 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 PZZ455-210500- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-121020T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0043.121020T2200Z-121021T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 258 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. HIGHEST WINDS ARE SOUTH OF ROCKPORT AND OUT TO ABOUT 40 NM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FT WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY THEN BECOME 6 TO 8 FT WITH LONGER PERIODS. 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. && $$ PZZ475-210500- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-121021T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 258 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE SE PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. * WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FT WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY THEN BECOME 6 TO 8 FT WITH LONGER PERIODS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
210 WHUS76 KEKA 210354 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 854 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 PZZ455-475-211000- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-121021T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 854 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. HIGHEST WINDS ARE SOUTH OF ROCKPORT AND OUT TO ABOUT 40 NM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FT WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY THEN BECOME 6 TO 8 FT WITH LONGER PERIODS. 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. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 3:11 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 18 hr |
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