Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 8, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2012, 3:18 AM PST. It was in force for 3 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
- Feb 7, 2012, 3:18 AM PST (11:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
647 WHUS76 KEKA 071118 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 318 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 PZZ470-071400- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120207T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0008.120207T1118Z-120207T1400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 318 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS EXTENDED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BEYOND 30 NM AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY LATER THIS MORNING. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 30 NM AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION 13 TO 16 FT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN BUILD AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL BUILDS INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 16 FT EARLY WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ455-071400- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120207T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0008.120207T1118Z-120207T1400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 318 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS EXTENDED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AREA PEAKING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KT AND WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD SEAS AROUND 12 TO 15 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL BUILDS INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 15 FT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-071400- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120207T1400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 318 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KT EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN EASE TO 15 TO 25 KT BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD SEAS 14 TO 17 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL BUILDS INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 16 FT EARLY WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ450-071930- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120207T2000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 318 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 20 TO 30 KT AND THEN EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT LATER THIS MORNING. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 10 TO 12 FT AND THEN SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL BUILDS INTO THE WATERS...PEAKING AROUND 15 FT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
1 follow-up statement
503 WHUS76 KEKA 071351 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 551 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 PZZ470-072200- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120207T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0006.120207T1400Z-120207T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.120207T1400Z-120210T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 551 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS DIMINISHING THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH MIDDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AGAIN TO 25 KT. * SEAS...STEEP 9 TO 11 SECOND PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 16 AND 19 FT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING PEAKING BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ PZZ455-072200- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120207T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0006.120207T1400Z-120207T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.120207T1400Z-120210T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 551 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS DIMINISHING THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH MIDDAY. * SEAS...STEEP 9 TO 11 SECOND PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 14 AND 17 FT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING PEAKING BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-072200- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120207T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0006.120207T1400Z-120207T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.120207T1400Z-120210T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 551 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS DIMINISHING THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH MIDDAY. * SEAS...STEEP 9 TO 11 SECOND PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 16 AND 19 FT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING PEAKING BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ PZZ450-072200- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120210T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 551 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 KT THIS MORNING...PRIMARILY FROM BUOY 22 SOUTH TO CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS...STEEP 9 TO 11 SECOND PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SEAS BETWEEN 14 AND 17 FT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING PEAKING BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 5:51 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 6 hr |
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