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Hazardous Seas Warning 39, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Dec 25, 2012, 2:57 PM 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 2:57 PM PST (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 8:57 PM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
480 WHUS76 KEKA 252257 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 257 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 PZZ450-455-260700- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121226T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0101.121225T2257Z-121227T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0039.121225T2257Z-121226T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 257 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...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 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT...ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS...11 TO 13 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 KT AT 13 SECONDS BY WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ470-475-260700- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121226T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0101.121225T2257Z-121227T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0039.121225T2257Z-121226T2300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 257 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. * SEAS...10 TO 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
1 follow-up statement
517 WHUS76 KEKA 260457 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 857 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 PZZ450-455-261300- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-121226T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 857 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... ...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 3 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. * SEAS...9 FT AROUND 10 SECONDS BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 KT AT 13 SECONDS BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ470-475-261300- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-121227T2300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 857 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT AT 13 SECONDS BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2:57 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 60 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
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