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Hazardous Seas Warning 4, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Jan 22, 2012, 2:47 AM PST. It was in force for 2 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
- Jan 22, 2012, 2:47 AM PST (10:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 5:00 AM PST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
299 WHUS76 KEKA 221047 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 247 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 PZZ475-221900- /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0004.120122T1047Z-120122T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0005.120122T1300Z-120123T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 247 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 15 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE 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 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. && $$ PZZ450-221900- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120122T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0005.120122T1300Z-120123T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 247 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL EASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 14 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-221900- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120122T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SR.W.0002.120122T1700Z-120123T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 247 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT. GUSTS UP TO 50 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL EASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 15 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 14 TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ455-221900- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120122T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0005.120122T1700Z-120123T0200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 247 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 14 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. SHORT PERIOD...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 3:16 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 13 hr | |
| Jan 22, 8:27 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 9 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:47 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 23 hr |
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Sources
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