Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012

Gale Warning 9, NWS Eureka, CA

February 12, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 12, 2012, 4:20 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 12, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 17 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 12, 2012, 4:20 AM PST (12:20 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 13, 2012, 3:07 PM PST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

824 
WHUS76 KEKA 121220
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
420 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

PZZ470-122300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120213T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0005.120213T0600Z-120213T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0009.120213T0600Z-120213T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
420 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...W SWELL OF 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE
  TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AROUND 15 FT.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
  MIDNIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-122300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120213T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0005.120213T0600Z-120214T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0009.120213T0600Z-120214T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
420 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SEAS WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING
  AROUND 14 TO 17 FT.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE
  THIS EVENING WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-122300-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.120212T1700Z-120214T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
420 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY. 

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS THIS
  MORNING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY WITH
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AROUND 15 FT.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE
  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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
7 follow-up statements
420 
WHUS76 KEKA 121635
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
835 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

PZZ470-130045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120213T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.120213T0600Z-120213T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
835 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...W SWELL OF 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE
  TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AROUND 16 FT.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-130045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120213T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.120213T0600Z-120214T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
835 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SEAS WILL 
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING 
  AROUND 14 TO 17 FT. 

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
  MIDNIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-130045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.120212T1700Z-120214T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
835 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. 

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL OF 8 TO 9 FT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 10
  FT AT 12 SECONDS THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
  THROUGH MONDAY WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AROUND 15 FT.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE
  THIS EVENING. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE EXPECTED AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO. 

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
173 
WHUS76 KEKA 122240
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
240 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

PZZ470-130645-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120213T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.120213T0600Z-120213T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
240 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST MONDAY.

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE
  POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-130645-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120213T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.120213T0600Z-120214T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
240 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY.

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE
  POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-130645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
240 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 
* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  LIKELY AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY
  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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
350 
WHUS76 KEKA 130420
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
820 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

PZZ470-131230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.120213T0600Z-120213T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
820 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL 
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL 
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS 
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE
  POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-131230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.120213T0600Z-120214T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
820 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL 
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL 
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS 
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-131230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
820 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS
  PEAKING AROUND 14 FT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE LIKELY
  AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
022 
WHUS76 KEKA 131109
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
309 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

PZZ470-131900-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
309 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE
  POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-131900-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120214T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
309 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-131900-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
309 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING
  AROUND 14 FT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE LIKELY
  AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$


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190 
WHUS76 KEKA 131411 AAA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
611 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

PZZ455-132200-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
611 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-132200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
611 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL 
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL 
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS 
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE 
  POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-132200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120214T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
611 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL 
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL 
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS 
  PEAKING AROUND 16 FT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE 
  POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-132200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
611 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS
  PEAKING AROUND 15 FT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE LIKELY 
  AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$


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808 
WHUS76 KEKA 131653
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
853 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

PZZ455-470-132300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...A WEST SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS MORNING TO AROUND 10 FT. THIS
  WILL PRODUCE COMBINED SEAS AROUND 18 FT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-140100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120214T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT. WIND
  WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED
  SEAS PEAKING AROUND 19 FT THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-140100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
853 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. WIND WAVES WILL BE
  AROUND 7 TO 9 THIS MORNING. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
  AROUND 18 FT THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE LIKELY
  AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$


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404 
WHUS76 KEKA 132307
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

PZZ475-140600-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120214T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0010.120213T2307Z-120214T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT ARE
  COMBINING TO AROUND 20 FT. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-140600-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0007.120213T2307Z-120214T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT ARE
  COMBINING AT AROUND 20 FT. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-140600-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0007.120213T2307Z-120214T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT ARE
  COMBINING AT AROUND 20 FT. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-140715-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 11 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL
  COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FT ARE
  COMBINING AT AROUND 16 FT. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE LIKELY 
  AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$


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