Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 57, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2012, 2:34 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 23, 2012, 2:24 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
- Dec 22, 2012, 2:34 PM PST (22:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2012, 2:24 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2012, 2:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
068 WHUS76 KEKA 222234 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 234 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 PZZ455-475-230630- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-121223T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0038.121223T1100Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0057.121223T1100Z-121223T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 234 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING NW EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...11 TO 15 FT THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-470-230630- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-121223T2000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 234 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...11 TO 15 FT THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
4 follow-up statements
339 WHUS76 KEKA 230505 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 905 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 PZZ455-475-231315- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-121223T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0057.121223T1100Z-121223T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 905 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM SUNDAY... * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NW AND EASE SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...11 TO 15 FT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY 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. 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. && $$ PZZ450-470-231315- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-121223T2000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 905 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON SUNDAY... * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND POINT SAINT GEORGE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND EASE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...11 TO 14 FT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
022 WHUS76 KEKA 231024 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 224 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 PZZ455-475-231830- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-121223T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0057.121223T1024Z-121223T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 224 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...S 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NW AND EASE THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...11 TO 15 FT INTO THIS 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. && $$ PZZ450-231830- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-121223T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0057.121223T1024Z-121223T1900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 224 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...HIGHEST NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND EASE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...11 TO 14 FT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-231830- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-121223T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0057.121223T1024Z-121223T1900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 224 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...HIGHEST ACROSS EAST AND SOUTH PORTION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND EASE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...11 TO 14 FT THROUGH LATE THIS 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
293 WHUS76 KEKA 231636 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 836 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 PZZ455-475-232200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-121223T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 836 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...S 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH THE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...11 TO 15 FT INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-231900- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-121223T1900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 836 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...HIGHEST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PORTIONS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND DECREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...11 TO 14 FT INTO THIS 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. && $$ PZZ450-231900- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-121223T1900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 836 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...HIGHEST AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND DECREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...11 TO 14 FT INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
664 WHUS76 KEKA 231906 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1106 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 PZZ450-470-232200- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-121223T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0098.121223T1906Z-121223T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 1106 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...HIGHEST AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND DECREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...10 TO 12 FT INTO 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. && $$ PZZ455-475-232200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-121223T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1106 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...S 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND DECREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...11 TO 13 FT INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 7:40 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 12 hr |
| Dec 21, 10:47 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Mendocino | 13 min |
| Dec 21, 11:53 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Mendocino | 22 min |
| Dec 22, 12:16 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Lake | 44 min |
| Dec 22, 12:45 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 7 hr |
| Dec 22, 12:50 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 55 min | |
| Dec 22, 1:32 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 43 min |
| Dec 22, 1:38 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:56 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 49 min | |
| Dec 22, 2:08 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 37 min | |
| Dec 22, 2:44 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Mendocino | 46 min |
| Dec 22, 2:47 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 47 min | |
| Dec 22, 3:03 AM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:09 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Mendocino | 21 min |
| Dec 22, 6:48 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 27 min |
| Dec 22, 10:01 AM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 24 hr |
| Dec 22, 11:33 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 42 min |
| Dec 22, 11:43 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Mendocino | 47 min |
| Dec 22, 11:50 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 25 min | |
| Dec 22, 12:59 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 31 min | |
| Dec 22, 1:02 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 43 min | |
| Dec 22, 1:47 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 43 min |
| Dec 22, 2:26 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 19 min | |
| Dec 22, 2:52 PM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 20 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:06 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:10 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 50 min |
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