Alert archive / California / Gale Watches in 2012
Gale Watch 32, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at Nov 17, 2012, 4:40 AM PST. It took effect at Nov 18, 2012, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2012, 4:40 AM PST (12:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2012, 9:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2012, 1:50 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
964 WHUS76 KEKA 171240 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 440 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 PZZ470-172045- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121118T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0032.121118T1700Z-121120T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 440 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. S WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KT BY SUN NIGHT. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT AND MON. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT TODAY INCLUDING S WIND WAVES OF 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND A NW SWELL OF 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH HIGHER SEAS LIKELY BY EARLY IN THE COMING WEEK. 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. && $$ PZZ475-172045- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121121T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 440 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT. HIGHEST WINDS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KT BY MON WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TODAY INCLUDING S WIND WAVES OF 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND A NW SWELL OF 8 FT AT 17 SECONDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT BY SUN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-172045- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.121117T1700Z-121121T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 440 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY SUN NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT TODAY BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT BY 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
966 WHUS76 KEKA 171627 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 827 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 PZZ470-180030- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121118T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0032.121118T1700Z-121120T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 827 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. S WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KT BY SUN NIGHT. STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT AND MON. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT TODAY INCLUDING S WIND WAVES OF 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND A NW SWELL OF 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH HIGHER SEAS LIKELY BY EARLY IN THE COMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ475-180030- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121121T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 827 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT. HIGHEST WINDS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KT BY MON WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TODAY INCLUDING S WIND WAVES OF 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND A NW SWELL OF 8 FT AT 17 SECONDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT BY SUN. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-180030- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.121117T1700Z-121121T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 827 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY SUN NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT TODAY BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT BY LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
587 WHUS76 KEKA 172150 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 150 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 PZZ470-180600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121118T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0032.121118T1700Z-121120T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0045.121118T1800Z-121119T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SR.A.0004.121119T0900Z-121120T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 150 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY. A STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...S WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KT BY SUN NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 20 FT ON MON. 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. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 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. && $$ PZZ450-475-180600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121119T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0033.121119T0300Z-121120T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 150 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT BY SUN NIGHT. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-180600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121121T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 150 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. * WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1:50 PM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 14 hr | |
| Nov 17, 1:50 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 67 hr | |
| Nov 17, 1:50 PM PST | Storm Watch | EKA | 14 hr |
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