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Hazardous Seas Warning 7, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Feb 13, 2012, 3:07 PM PST. It was in force for 12 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
- Feb 13, 2012, 3:07 PM PST (23:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2012, 2:43 AM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
404 WHUS76 KEKA 132307 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 PZZ475-140600- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0010.120213T2307Z-120214T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT ARE COMBINING TO AROUND 20 FT. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ470-140600- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0007.120213T2307Z-120214T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT ARE COMBINING AT AROUND 20 FT. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ455-140600- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0007.120213T2307Z-120214T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT ARE COMBINING AT AROUND 20 FT. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 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. && $$ PZZ450-140715- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 307 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY. * SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 11 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FT ARE COMBINING AT AROUND 16 FT. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE LIKELY AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
283 WHUS76 KEKA 140439 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 839 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 PZZ470-141245- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120214T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 839 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE LED TO STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FT...WHICH WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. IN COMBINATION WITH THE SHORT PERIOD SEAS IS A NW SWELL OF 11 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. THE NW SWELL WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHILE SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO AROUND 10 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ475-141200- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120214T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 839 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 11 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT. THESE WAVES WILL SUBSIDE EARLY TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-141200- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120214T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120214T1200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 839 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 11 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FT. THESE WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY TUESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-141245- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 839 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY. * SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY LATE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
220 WHUS76 KEKA 141043 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 243 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 PZZ475-141830- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120214T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 243 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. A NW SWELL OF 11 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHILE SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO AROUND 10 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ455-141830- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120214T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 243 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-141830- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 243 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ470-141830- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 243 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A NW SWELL OF 11 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHILE SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO AROUND 10 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:07 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 12 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.