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Hazardous Seas Warning 34, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Nov 20, 2012, 3:08 AM PST. It was in force for 6 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
- Nov 20, 2012, 3:08 AM PST (11:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2012, 9:00 AM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
218 WHUS76 KEKA 201108 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 308 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 PZZ455-475-201915- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-121121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0082.121120T1108Z-121122T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0034.121120T1108Z-121120T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 308 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HEAVY RAIN BANDS. WINDS WILL EASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY CONDITIONS INTO WED. * SEAS...STEEP SW 11 TO 14 FT AT ABOUT 9 SECONDS BECOMING WESTERLY 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ470-201915- /O.CAN.KEKA.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0082.121120T1108Z-121122T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0034.121120T1108Z-121120T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 308 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM THURSDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SW 25 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN AND AROUND HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. WINDS WILL EASE MIDDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY CONDITIONS INTO WED. * SEAS...STEEP SW 10 TO 14 FT AT ABOUT 9 SECONDS BECOMING WESTERLY 12 TO 15 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-201700- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-121120T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 308 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING... * WINDS...S 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP SW 11 TO 15 FT AT ABOUT 9 SECONDS BECOMING WESTERLY 12 TO 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
1 follow-up statement
030 WHUS76 KEKA 201658 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 858 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 PZZ450-210100- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-121120T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0035.121120T1700Z-121120T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0082.121120T1700Z-121122T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 858 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SW 20 TO 30 EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...STEEP SW 12 TO 14 FT AT ABOUT 9 SECONDS BECOMING WESTERLY 11 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-210100- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121121T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121120T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-121122T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 858 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...STEEP SW 11 TO 13 FT AT ABOUT 12 SECONDS BECOMING WESTERLY 11 TO 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-475-210100- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121120T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-121122T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 858 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SW 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...STEEP SW 11 TO 13 FT AT ABOUT 12 SECONDS BECOMING WESTERLY 11 TO 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 3:08 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 59 hr | |
| Nov 20, 8:58 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 5 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.