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Hazardous Seas Warning 40, NWS Eureka, CA

December 26, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Dec 26, 2012, 9:01 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
Dec 26, 2012, 9:01 AM PST (17:01 UTC)
Expired
Dec 26, 2012, 2:56 PM PST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

881 
WHUS76 KEKA 261701
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
901 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

PZZ450-455-262300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0040.121226T1701Z-121226T2300Z/
/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-
901 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

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

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...12 TO 13 FT AROUND 10 SECONDS BUILDING TO 13 TO 17 FT AT
  13 SECONDS LATE THIS 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-262300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0040.121226T1701Z-121226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-121227T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
901 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...12 TO 15 FT AROUND 10 SECONDS BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT
  13 SECONDS.


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
1 follow-up statement
438 
WHUS76 KEKA 262256
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
256 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

PZZ450-455-270600-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
/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-
256 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 25 KT EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...13 TO 15 FT AROUND 13 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT
  AROUND 13 SECONDS THIS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-270600-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-121227T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING
  EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...13 TO 17 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 13 FT
  AROUND 13 SECONDS THIS 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

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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.