Alert archive / California / Hazardous Seas Warnings in 2012

Hazardous Seas Warning 10, NWS Eureka, CA

February 29, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Feb 29, 2012, 2:01 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 29, 2012, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 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 29, 2012, 2:01 AM PST (10:01 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 29, 2012, 3:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 1, 2012, 2:00 AM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

546 
WHUS76 KEKA 291001
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
201 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

PZZ455-291800-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120229T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0010.120229T2300Z-120301T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
201 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON.  

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING WILL
  SHIFT TO THE N AND EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
  THIS MORNING. W TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TODAY...
  PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 22 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-291800-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
201 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 20 KT. A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
  WILL SHIFT TO THE N AND EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
  THIS MORNING. W TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TODAY...
  PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 20 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-291800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
201 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING WILL
  SHIFT TO THE N AND EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
  THIS MORNING. W TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TODAY...
  PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 22 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-291800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
201 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING WILL
  SHIFT TO THE NW AND EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
  THIS MORNING. W TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TODAY...
  PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 20 FT AT 14 SECONDS 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.

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
4 follow-up statements
478 
WHUS76 KEKA 291646
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
846 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

PZZ450-010100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
846 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 20 KT. A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
  THIS MORNING. W TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS
  TODAY...PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 20 FT AT 12 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON
  AND 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-010100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
846 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
  THIS MORNING. W TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS
  TODAY...PEAKING AROUND 18 TO 22 FT AT 12 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON
  AND 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-010100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
846 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
  THIS MORNING. W TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TODAY...PEAKING
  AROUND 18 TO 20 FT AT 12 SECONDS 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-010100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0010.120229T2300Z-120301T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
846 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PST THURSDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...W 10 TO 20 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
  THIS MORNING. W TO NW SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TODAY...PEAKING
  AROUND 18 TO 20 FT AT 12 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.

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
703 
WHUS76 KEKA 292257
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
257 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

PZZ450-010700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
257 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-010700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0010.120229T2300Z-120301T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
257 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-010700-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120301T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
257 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-010700-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120301T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
257 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING NORTH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EASING THURSDAY EVENING.

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
258 
WHUS76 KEKA 010630
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1030 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

PZZ470-011430-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120301T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1030 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS 
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-011430-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120301T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1030 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING 
  NORTH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EASING THURSDAY EVENING. 

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS 
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-011000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
1030 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS 
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-011000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
1030 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS 
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
195 
WHUS76 KEKA 011015
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
215 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

PZZ450-011815-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120302T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
215 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. A
  FEW GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 15 TO 17 FT AT 13 SECONDS
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-011815-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120302T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
215 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW THIS MORNING.

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 TO
  16 SECONDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-011815-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
215 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT
  THIS MORNING.

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 16 TO 18 FT AT 13 TO
  15 SECONDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-011815-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120302T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
215 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
  GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WAVES...NW SWELL CURRENTLY PEAKING AROUND 17 TO 19 FT AT 14
  SECONDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.

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 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hazardous seas warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hazardous seas warning went out at Feb 28, 6:38 PM PST, 7 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 6:38 PM PST, 7 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
638 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

.UPDATE...LIGHTNING HAS INTENSIFIED OFF THE COAST AS A CONVECTIVE
LINE MOVES EAST AT 45 KT. THUS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
ADDED INTO THE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN COASTAL ZONES AND THE
REDWOOD COAST ZONE FOR THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL WEAKEN QUICKLY AS
THEY MOVE INLAND THROUGH 9 PM. THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ISSUED THIS
AFTERNOON CONTINUES BELOW.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONT IS MOVING TOWARD NORTH WEST CALIFORNIA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AND IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN...AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS EVENING.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN
ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. THE WINDS ARE FORCASTED TO PEAK JUST BELOW
WIND ADVISORY LEVELS OF 45 MPH BEFORE THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH
SNOW OCCURRING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THIS EVENING THE INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 5
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 1500 TO 2000 FEET. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL
GRADUALLY RISE THROUGH THIS EVENING TO AROUND 2500 FEET IN THE
NORTH AND 3500 FEET IN THE SOUTH BEFORE DECREASING AGAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ACROSS THE EASTERN VALLEYS IN TRINITY COUNTY INCLUDING
WEAVERVILLE SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY REMAIN NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS
DURING THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR JUST
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SNOW AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL OCCUR. AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
VARY WIDELY DUE TO THE FLUCTUATING SNOW LEVELS.

BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY THE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME SHOWERY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
1500 TO 2000 FT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY. H500 TEMPS LOOK TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND
-30 C AND LAPSE AROUND 7.5 SO THEREFORE EXPECT SOME OF THE HEAVIER
SHOWERS WILL CONTAIN SOME SMALL HAIL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

.LONG TERM...SHOWERS WILL PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER
SHORT WAVE MOVING INTO THE TROUGH AND ENHANCING THE SHOWERS. SHOWERS
WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THURSDAY AS THE TROUGH LIFTS OUT OF THE
AREA AND A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE RIDGE
WILL PRODUCE GENERALLY DRY WEATHER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS THE
AREA. MODELS FORECAST ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY
AND TUESDAY BUT THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CIGS AND VSBY ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE AREA. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 KTS ARE POSSIBLE AT KCEC AND OVER RIDGES
AND COASTAL HEADLANDS. A BAND OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH FRONTAL
PASSAGE...SOMETIME BETWEEN 23-06Z. SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 2 KFT
AND WILL  CREATE IFR CONDITIONS. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ON WED
WITH OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN CIGS/VSBYS AT THE COAST...BUT WITH
LOW FREEZING LEVELS.

&&

.MARINE...S WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. A FEW GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY AROUND PT ST GEORGE. GOING FORECAST SEEMED TO BE
ON TARGET SO MADE ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WITH SEAS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AS WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS AFTER FROPA LATE TONIGHT INTO
WED. NEW ENP AND SWAN HAS HUGE SEAS IN PZZ470 ON WED; VERY CLOSE
TO THE OFFICIAL FORECAST. AT LEAST 80% OF THE SEA STATE SHOULD BE
ALL SWELL...WHICH MAY END UP AS HIGH AS 18-22 FT WED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A SURF ADVISORY MAY HAVE TO BE RAISED IF PERIODS COME IN
LONGER. WAVE PERIODS AT 14 SECONDS ARE TOO SHORT AND WOULD LIKE TO
SEE 16 OR 17 SECONDS. GOOD NEWS IS SEAS WILL TREND DOWNWARD THU
THROUGH SAT WHILE WINDS GO RELATIVELY LIGHT.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET
     FOR THE CAZ076.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET
     FOR THE CAZ004.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET
     FOR THE CAZ003.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING CAZ001.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING PZZ450.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING PZZ470.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT PZZ475.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY PZZ455.

     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY PZZ455.

&&

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT:
HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.EUREKA.GOV
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 4:57 AM PST, 21 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
457 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

CAZ001-291300-
REDWOOD COAST-
457 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS THE REDWOOD COAST. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SMALL HAIL IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CAZ003-291300-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
457 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. FOR FURTHER
DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. FOR FURTHER
DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CAZ004-291300-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
457 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. FOR FURTHER
DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CAZ076-291300-
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
457 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. FOR FURTHER
DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CAZ002-291300-
MENDOCINO COAST-
457 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 28, 8:10 PM PST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
810 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0805 PM     SNOW             8 SE DINSMORE           40.40N 123.48W
02/28/2012  E0.5 INCH        TRINITY            CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY WET SNOW WITH UP TO A HALF INCH OF ACCUMULATION AT
            THIS TIME. ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET.

&&

RPA
Local storm report, Feb 28, 8:35 PM PST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
835 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0751 PM     HAIL             EUREKA                  40.80N 124.16W
02/28/2012  E0.25 INCH       HUMBOLDT           CA   PUBLIC

            SMALL HAIL REPORTED

&&

RPA
Local storm report, Feb 28, 9:09 PM PST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
909 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     SNOW             11 SSW CARRVILLE        40.91N 122.78W
02/28/2012  E4.0 INCH        TRINITY            CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AND STILL SNOWING IN
            COVINGTON MILL.

&&

RPA
Local storm report, Feb 28, 9:52 PM PST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
952 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0338 PM     SNOW             8 WSW WILLOW CREEK      40.90N 123.77W
02/28/2012  E0.0 INCH        HUMBOLDT           CA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            CALTRANS REQUIRED SNOW CHAINS AT BERRY SUMMIT AT 338 PM
            THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS REQUIREMENT IS STILL IN PLACE AT
            THIS TIME.

&&

RPA
Local storm report, Feb 28, 11:27 PM PST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1127 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 PM     HAIL             GASQUET                 41.85N 123.97W
02/28/2012  E0.25 INCH       DEL NORTE          CA   PUBLIC

            A RAIN SHOWER PRODUCED HAIL UP TO 1/8 INCH DIAMETER.

&&

RPA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 5:17 PM PSTWind AdvisoryEKA3 hr
Feb 28, 5:57 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningEKA93 min
Feb 28, 7:24 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningEKA36 min
Feb 28, 7:58 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningEKA62 min
Feb 28, 9:42 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA3 days

Nearby

Hazardous Seas Warnings in California, 2012Every hazardous seas warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.