Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 6, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 2012, 2:20 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 24, 2012, 9:00 AM PST. 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
- Jan 24, 2012, 2:20 AM PST (10:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2012, 9:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
098 WHUS76 KEKA 241020 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 220 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 PZZ470-241830- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0006.120124T1700Z-120125T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 220 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...S RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT * SEAS...W SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY... BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AROUND 14 TO 18 FT WED AFTERNOON. SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ455-241830- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120128T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 220 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...N WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE S EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN RISE TO 15 TO 25 KT TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL CONTINUE AROUND 10 FT TODAY...BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AROUND 13 TO 17 FT WED AFTERNOON. SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-475-241830- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120128T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 220 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...S RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL CONTINUE AROUND 10 FT TODAY...BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AROUND 13 TO 17 FT WED AFTERNOON. SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
834 WHUS76 KEKA 241720 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 920 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 PZZ470-250200- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120125T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 920 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...S RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT * SEAS...W SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY... BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AROUND 14 TO 18 FT WED AFTERNOON. SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-475-250230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120128T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 920 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...S RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL CONTINUE AROUND 10 FT TODAY...BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AROUND 13 TO 17 FT WED AFTERNOON. SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
349 WHUS76 KEKA 250152 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 552 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 PZZ470-251130- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120125T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.120125T0200Z-120128T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 552 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 13 TO 17 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SHORT PERIOD SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-475-251130- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120128T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 552 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 13 TO 17 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SHORT PERIOD SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. 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
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