Alert archive / California / Gale Watches in 2012
Gale Watch 6, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at Feb 20, 2012, 2:26 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2012, 2:26 PM PST (22:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2012, 3:13 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
797 WHUS76 KEKA 202226 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 226 PM PST MON FEB 20 2012 PZZ475-210630- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T0200Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0006.120223T0600Z-120224T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 226 PM PST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BEGINNING LATE TUE...PEAKING WED NIGHT AND THU WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 10-12 FT ON THU. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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864 WHUS76 KEKA 210458 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 858 PM PST MON FEB 20 2012 PZZ475-211200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T0200Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.120223T0600Z-120224T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 858 PM PST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY...PEAKING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
772 WHUS76 KEKA 211057 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 257 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 PZZ475-211900- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T0200Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.120223T0600Z-120224T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 257 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY...PEAKING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 12 TO 14 FT ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
871 WHUS76 KEKA 211636 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 836 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 PZZ475-220045- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T0200Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.120223T0600Z-120224T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 836 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE LATE TODAY...PEAKING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 12 TO 14 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
894 WHUS76 KEKA 212231 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 231 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 PZZ450-220645- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T1400Z-120224T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 231 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 KT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 12 FT ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ470-220645- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T1400Z-120223T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 231 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT ON WED AND MAY GUST TO 35 KT ON THU. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 14 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-220645- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T1400Z-120224T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 231 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH WED AND THEN REACH 20 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. * WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING TO 13 FT BY WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ475-220645- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T0200Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.120223T0600Z-120224T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 231 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AND THEN PEAK ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. * WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 12 TO 14 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
502 WHUS76 KEKA 220518 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 918 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 PZZ475-221300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.120223T0600Z-120224T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 918 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN PEAK ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. * WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 12 TO 14 FT ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-221300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T1400Z-120224T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 918 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 KT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS... PEAKING AS HIGH AS 12 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-221300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T1400Z-120223T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 918 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT ON WEDNESDAY AND MAY GUST TO 35 KT ON THURSDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 14 FT ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-221300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T1400Z-120224T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 918 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THEN REACH 20 TO 30 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS...PEAKING TO 13 FT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
956 WHUS76 KEKA 221113 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 313 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 PZZ475-221915- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120223T0500Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0006.120223T0600Z-120224T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0011.120223T0500Z-120224T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 313 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN PEAK ON THURSDAY 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR A SHORT PERIOD ON FRIDAY. * WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING BETWEEN 16 AND 18 FT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY 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. 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. && $$ PZZ455-221915- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T1113Z-120224T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 313 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WEAKENING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS BETWEEN 13 AND 16 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-470-221915- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.120222T2000Z-120224T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 313 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10 NM. * WAVES....STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS BETWEEN 13 AND 16 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...HIGHEST NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND BEYOND 10 NM. 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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Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2:26 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 54 hr |
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