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Gale Watch 27, NWS Eureka, CA

September 9, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at Sep 9, 2012, 3:19 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 10, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 9, 2012, 3:19 AM PDT (10:19 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 10, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
Sep 9, 2012, 2:33 PM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

744 
WHUS76 KEKA 091019
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
319 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS NORTHERLY GALES...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL INTERACT
WITH THE THERMAL LOW OVER NORTHERN CA. THIS WILL BRING NEAR GALE
TO GALE FORCE CONDITIONS MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY.

PZZ475-091830-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120909T2200Z-120910T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0027.120910T2200Z-120911T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
319 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM
PDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 KT THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
  TO 10 TO 20 KT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
  INCREASE REACHING 15 TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
  KT ARE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 5 FT AND WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
  WILL PERSIST TODAY. TONIGHT THESE WILL INCREASE AND COMBINE AT 6
  TO 8 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 6 SECONDS. THESE WILL CONTINUE
  TO INCREASE WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AROUND 15 FT MONDAY
  NIGHT. 

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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-091830-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120910T1000Z-120910T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0027.120910T2200Z-120912T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
319 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY. A
GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...VARIABLE WINDS OF 5 TO 10 KT THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
  NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THEY WILL CONTINUE
  TO INCREASE REACHING 15 TO 25 KT BY EARLY MONDAY. GUSTS TO 35
  KT ARE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 5 FT AND WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS
  WILL PERSIST TODAY. TONIGHT THESE WILL INCREASE AND COMBINE AT 4
  TO 5 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. THESE WILL CONTINUE
  TO INCREASE WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AROUND 15 FT ON TUESDAY.

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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-091830-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120909T2200Z-120913T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
319 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO
  10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO. MONDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
  TO 35 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...WIND WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FT AND A NW SWELL OF 4 TO 6 FT AT
  11 SECONDS WILL PERSIST TODAY. TONIGHT THESE WILL COMBINE AND
  BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. COMBINED
  SEAS LOOK TO PEAK AROUND 9 FT ON TUESDAY.

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
880 
WHUS76 KEKA 091552
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
852 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS NORTHERLY GALES...

.A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
INTERACT WITH A THERMAL LOW OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCREASING
WINDS TO NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE CONDITIONS MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY.


PZZ475-100015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120909T2200Z-120910T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0027.120910T2200Z-120911T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
852 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 PM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 KT TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 10
  TO 20 KT BY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 15
  TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE LIKELY MONDAY
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 5 FT AND WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
  WILL PERSIST TODAY. SEAS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 6 TO 8 FT WITH
  A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 6 SECONDS. THE SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
  INCREASE PEAKING AROUND 14 FT MONDAY NIGHT.

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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-100015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120910T1000Z-120910T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0027.120910T2200Z-120912T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
852 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT
MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...VARIABLE WINDS OF 5 TO 10 KT TODAY WILL BECOME NORTHERLY
  AT 10 TO 15 KT BY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT BY EARLY MONDAY. GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 5 FT AND WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS
  WILL PERSIST TODAY. THE SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 4 TO 5 FT WITH A
  DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS TONIGHT. THE SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
  INCREASE AND PEAK AROUND 14 FT ON TUESDAY.

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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-100015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120909T2200Z-120913T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
852 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 KT TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 10
  TO 20 KT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AROUND
  CAPE MENDOCINO. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT ON MONDAY
  WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...WIND WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FT AND A NW SWELL OF 4 TO 6 FT AT
  11 SECONDS WILL PERSIST TODAY. THE SEAS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO
  6 TO 8 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. THE SEAS WILL
  PEAK AROUND 9 FT ON TUESDAY.

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
815 
WHUS76 KEKA 092133
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
233 PM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS NORTHERLY GALES...

.A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL INTERACT WITH A THERMAL LOW OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
INCREASING WINDS TO NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE CONDITIONS MONDAY
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY.


PZZ475-100600-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120909T2200Z-120910T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0027.120910T2200Z-120911T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0040.120910T2200Z-120911T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
233 PM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 PM PDT
TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT ON
  MONDAY. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 KT ARE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND
  TUESDAY.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 6 TO 8 FT WITH
  A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 6 SECONDS. THE SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
  INCREASE PEAKING AROUND 14 FT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-100600-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120910T1000Z-120911T0500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0027.120910T2200Z-120912T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0040.120911T0500Z-120912T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
233 PM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO
10 PM PDT MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING WILL
  GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT ON MONDAY. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40
  KT ARE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL INCREASE TO 4 TO 5 FT WITH A
  DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS TONIGHT AND 7 TO 9 FT ON MONDAY.
  THE SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 14 FT ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-100600-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120910T1700Z-120912T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
233 PM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING WILL
  GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT BY EARLY MONDAY. GUSTS AROUND
  30 KT ARE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 5 FT WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FT
  WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS MONDAY. THE SEAS WILL PEAK
  AROUND 10 FT ON TUESDAY.


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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-100600-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0060.120910T1000Z-120912T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
233 PM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO
9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS
  EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.
  THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT ON MONDAY WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 30 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...WIND WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 5
  TO 7 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS ON MONDAY. THE SEAS WILL
  PEAK AROUND 9 FT ON TUESDAY.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 3:19 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA3 days
Sep 9, 2:33 PM PDTGale WarningEKA66 hr

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