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Hazardous Seas Warning 22, NWS Eureka, CA

August 9, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Aug 9, 2012, 3:33 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 10, 2012, 2:27 AM PDT. It was in force for 31 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
Aug 9, 2012, 3:33 PM PDT (22:33 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 10, 2012, 2:27 AM PDT
Expired
Aug 11, 2012, 9:07 AM PDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

459 
WHUS76 KEKA 092233
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
333 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

PZZ450-100645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120813T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0022.120810T1500Z-120812T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
333 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 WITH
  GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
  REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 KT RANGE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGHEST
  WINDS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS AND AROUND PROMINENT CAPES AND POINTS.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT
  TONIGHT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-100645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0022.120810T1500Z-120812T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
333 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS
  ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 KT RANGE INTO EARLY NEXT
  WEEK. HIGHEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING HOURS AND AROUND PROMINENT CAPES AND POINTS.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT
  TONIGHT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-100645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120810T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.120810T0000Z-120814T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
333 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT...THEN
  REMAIN ELEVATED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD OVER THE NEXT 
  SEVERAL DAYS AND REACH 13 TO 15 FT BY FRIDAY. ROUGH SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-100645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120810T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.120810T0000Z-120811T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
333 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT
  TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL BUILD TO NEAR 13 FT BY
  LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP AT 10 TO 15 FT THROUGH
  FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
7 follow-up statements
844 
WHUS76 KEKA 100356
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
856 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

PZZ470-101200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120814T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
856 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT...THEN
  REMAINING ELEVATED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL REACH 13 TO 15 FT FRIDAY.
  ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-101200-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120811T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
856 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT
  THROUGH FRIDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WAVES NEAR 13 FT OVERNIGHT. SEAS
  WILL REMAIN STEEP AT 10 TO 15 FT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-101200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120813T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.120810T1500Z-120812T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
856 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11
PM SATURDAY...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 
  WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE. WINDS ARE 
  FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 KT RANGE INTO EARLY NEXT 
  WEEK. HIGHEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON AND 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS AND AROUND PROMINENT CAPES AND POINTS. 

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OVERNIGHT. STEEP
  SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-101200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.120810T1500Z-120812T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
856 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11
PM SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS 
  ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 KT RANGE INTO EARLY 
  NEXT WEEK. HIGHEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING HOURS AND AROUND PROMINENT CAPES AND POINTS. 

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT
  OVERNIGHT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 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
608 
WHUS76 KEKA 100927
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
227 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

PZZ470-101730-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
227 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 14 TO 16 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS
  TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-101730-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120811T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
227 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL BEGIN
  TO SLOWLY EASE SAT EVENING.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 13 TO 15 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS
  TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-101730-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0022.120810T0927Z-120812T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
227 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 9 TO 11 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS
  TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-101730-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0022.120810T1600Z-120812T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
227 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 30 KT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 8 TO 10 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS
  TODAY...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS 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
503 
WHUS76 KEKA 101608
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
908 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

PZZ470-110015-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
908 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 14 TO 16 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS TONIGHT...
  THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-110015-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120811T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
908 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY EASE SAT EVENING.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 13 TO 15 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS TONIGHT...
  THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-110015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
908 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY THIS EVENING...THEN
  SLOWLY EASING SATURDAY. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 8 TO 10 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS TODAY... 
  THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-110015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
908 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.
  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 9 TO 11 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS TONIGHT... 
  THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS 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.

&&

$$

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090 
WHUS76 KEKA 102244
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
344 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

PZZ470-110645-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
344 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT...THEN 20 TO
  30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 12 TO 14 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT... THEN
  SLOWLY SUBSIDING EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-110645-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120811T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
344 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL
  BEGIN TO SLOWLY EASE LATE SATURDAY.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 12 TO 14 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT...
   THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-110645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
344 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY EASING LATE
  TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS EVENING.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT... 
  THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-110645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
344 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR
  35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE ON SATURDAY.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT...THEN
  SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS 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.

&&

$$

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607 
WHUS76 KEKA 110410
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
910 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

PZZ470-111215-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
910 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OVERNIGHT...THEN 20
  TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 15 FT AT 9 SECONDS OVERNIGHT...THEN
  SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-111215-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120811T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
910 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM SATURDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT.
  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY EASE LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 15 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY
  SUBSIDING INTO MIDWEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-111215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
910 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY EASING TO
  10 TO 20 KT SATURDAY. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS EVENING.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY
  SUBSIDING THIS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-111215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
910 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT
  NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE ON SATURDAY AND
  INTO SUNDAY.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS OVERNIGHT...THEN
  SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER 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
909 
WHUS76 KEKA 110922
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
222 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

PZZ450-111730-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120811T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
222 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE
  AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 10 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS EARLY THIS
  MORNING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-111730-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120811T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
222 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS
  EVENING.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 10 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS EARLY THIS
  MORNING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111730-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
222 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL EASE SLIGHTLY SUN
  EVENING...THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY
  MON.

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 14 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS EARLY THIS
  MORNING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-111730-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120811T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
222 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

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

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

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25
  KT THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES...PEAKING AROUND 13 FT AT 7 TO 9 SECONDS EARLY THIS
  MORNING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
040 
WHUS76 KEKA 111607
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
907 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

PZZ475-120015-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120811T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0054.120811T1607Z-120815T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
907 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FAR WESTERN PORTION
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE THROUGH THE DAY
  BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP 10 TO 13 FT AT ABOUT 9 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
  11 FT OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-120015-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120811T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
907 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 5 TO 15 KT. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* WAVES...STEEP 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY
  SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-120015-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120811T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-120812T0600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
907 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 15 KT FOR EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* WAVES...STEEP 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS THIS MORNING THEN SLOWLY
  BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT INTO SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-120015-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120815T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
907 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A
  BRIEF LULL MAY OCCUR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WAVES...STEEP 10 TO 14 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$


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 Aug 9, 4:32 AM PDT, 11 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 4:32 AM PDT, 11 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
432 AM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

.SYNOPSIS...WHILE THERE WILL STILL BE SOME COASTAL CLOUDS AROUND
EACH MORNING...SUNSHINE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MORE PREVALENT ALONG THE
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE INTERIOR AREAS WILL
EXPERIENCE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SUNNY SKIES.

&&

.DICSUSSION...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST ALONG THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST INTO OREGON THIS MORNING DEEPENING THE
MARINE LAYER. SOME DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST...PRIMARILY
NORTH OF THE CAPE...BEFORE THE STRATUS DISSIPATES LATE THIS MORNING
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS DOWNSLOPE/OFFSHORE NORTHERLY FLOW MIXES
IN DRIER AIR OFF THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST MUCH LIKE YESTERDAY.
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR EXPECTED TO BE A FEW DEGREES
WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO HOLD
STRONG OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST STRETCHING INTO INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH OR EXCEED 100
DEGREES IN MANY OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
CAN BE ANTICIPATED NEAR THE COAST WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE
60S.

ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH TOWARD THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT
RESULTING IN ANOTHER CHANCE FOR OVERNIGHT DRIZZLE IN THE DEVELOPING
STRATUS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF THE CAPE.
THE POSITION OF THIS TROUGH IS MORE CONDUCIVE TO DRIZZLE DEVELOPMENT
HOWEVER LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE MAY BE MORE LIMITED AS
DRY AIR FROM THE INTERIOR PUSHES MORE TOWARD THE COAST. NORTHERLY
FLOW ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND
KEEPING TEMPERATURES COOL EVEN WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DRIER MORE
CONTINENTAL AIR INFLUENCING THE COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
WARM OVER THE INTERIOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HIGHS EXPECTED BETWEEN
100 AND 104 DEGREES IN MOST OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS. A WEATHER
STORY AND HWO HAS BEEN ISSUED HIGHLIGHTING THE HEAT THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND WITH HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO LAST FOR MULTIPLE DAYS.

MODELS ARE NOW MORE CONSISTENT ADVANCING A MORE ROBUST UPPER
TROUGH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THEN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
MONDAY INTO MID NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL DECREASE TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE INTERIOR UP TO 10 DEGREES NEXT WEEK. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
INDICATED BY THE MODELS YESTERDAY IS NOW ALMOST NONEXISTENT...THUS
THE POTENTIAL OF MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEEK HAS DECREASED. RPA

&&

.AVIATION...IFR CIGS ARE PRESENT ALONG THE NORTH COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING...BEING RE-ENFORCED BY A WEAK SHORTWAVE PASSING TO THE NW.
OCCASIONAL VSBY REDUCTIONS WILL BE LIKELY...MAINLY DUE TO -DZ UNTIL
MID-MORNING. INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL HELP BREAK UP THE STRATUS
BY MID-AFTERNOON WITH VFR EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HRS. LIKE THE
PAST SEVERAL DAYS...MVFR CIGS WILL RETURN AFTER SUNSET...FORMING
FIRST IN THE EEL RIVER DELTA AND EXPANDING NORTH. SKC INLAND WITH
LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. JCA

&&

.MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING OFFSHORE AND AN INTENSIFYING
THERMAL TROUGH INLAND WILL CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RESULTING IN INCREASING NORTH WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN
THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS WHERE A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THRU
MON. DECIDED TO ADD THE SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS TO THE GALE WARNING
FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SMALL CRAFTS FOR WINDS AND SEAS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS...BUT HAZ SEAS WARNINGS MAY NEED TO
BE ISSUED AS WAVES GENERATED BY THE STRONG WINDS OFFSHORE BEGIN TO
PROPAGATE INTO THE WATERS BY FRI. BOTH WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN
HIGH FOR THE ENTIRE FCST PERIOD AS THE THERMALLY INDUCED LOW PRESSURE
HOLDS OVER THE INTERIOR AND HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OFFSHORE.
JCA

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY PZZ450-455.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON PZZ470-475.

     GALE WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY PZZ470.

     GALE WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY PZZ475.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 5:17 AM PDT, 10 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
517 AM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

CAZ003-004-076-101230-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
517 AM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL APPROACH AND IN SOME PLACES
EXCEED 100 DEGREES IN INTERIOR VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.
THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE HOT WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AND EXCEED THE 100
DEGREE MARK ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR NW CALIFORNIA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS IS A
RESULT OF UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN FROM THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST.

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

CAZ001-002-101230-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
517 AM PDT THU AUG 9 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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Sources

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