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Small Craft Advisory 103, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 30, 2012, 2:50 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 31, 2012, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2012, 2:50 PM PST (22:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2013, 9:00 PM PST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
065 WHUS76 KEKA 302250 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 250 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...LONG PERIOD WAVES ARRIVE OVERNIGHT AND BUILD ON MONDAY... A LARGE HURRICANE FORCE LOW THAT PASSED THROUGH THE CENTRAL PACIFIC THEN UP INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA HAS GENERATED SIGNIFICANT WAVES THAT WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE ON THE NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT. THE FORERUNNERS WILL BE VERY LONG PERIOD AND LOW AMPLITUDE...FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HEIGHT AND SUBSIDING PERIODS. BEHIND THIS WAVE SYSTEM...ANOTHER LARGE WAVE GROUP WILL IMPACT THE WATERS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. PZZ455-475-310700- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0102.000000T0000Z-121230T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1700Z-130102T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 250 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 KT THEN DIMINISHING ON TUESDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT ON MONDAY. HEIGHTS WILL REACH UP TO 11 TO 13 FEET AT 16 SECONDS BY MONDAY NIGHT. LOCAL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE SHORT PERIOD WAVE OF 2 TO 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ470-310700- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1100Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 250 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM TUESDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT ON MONDAY. HEIGHTS WILL REACH UP TO 11 TO 13 FEET AT 16 SECONDS BY MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ450-310700- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1700Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 250 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM TUESDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT ON MONDAY. HEIGHTS WILL REACH UP TO 10 TO 12 FEET AT 16 SECONDS BY MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
5 follow-up statements
274 WHUS76 KEKA 310449 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 849 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...LONG PERIOD WAVES ARRIVE OVERNIGHT AND BUILD ON MONDAY... A LARGE HURRICANE FORCE LOW THAT PASSED THROUGH THE CENTRAL PACIFIC THEN UP INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA HAS GENERATED SIGNIFICANT WAVES THAT WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE ON THE NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT. THE FORERUNNERS WILL BE VERY LONG PERIOD AND LOW AMPLITUDE...FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HEIGHT AND SUBSIDING PERIODS. BEHIND THIS WAVE SYSTEM...ANOTHER LARGE WAVE GROUP WILL IMPACT THE WATERS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. PZZ470-311300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1100Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 849 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT ON MONDAY. HEIGHTS WILL REACH UP TO 11 TO 13 FEET AT 16 SECONDS BY MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ450-311300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1700Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 849 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT ON MONDAY. HEIGHTS WILL REACH UP TO 10 TO 12 FEET AT 16 SECONDS BY MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ455-475-311300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1700Z-130102T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 849 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 KT THEN DIMINISHING ON TUESDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT ON MONDAY. HEIGHTS WILL REACH UP TO 11 TO 13 FEET AT 16 SECONDS BY MONDAY NIGHT. LOCAL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE SHORT PERIOD WAVE OF 2 TO 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
307 WHUS76 KEKA 310605 CCA MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1005 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...LONG PERIOD WAVES ARRIVE OVERNIGHT AND BUILD ON MONDAY... A LARGE HURRICANE FORCE LOW THAT PASSED THROUGH THE CENTRAL PACIFIC THEN UP INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA HAS GENERATED SIGNIFICANT WAVES THAT WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE ON THE NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT. THE FORERUNNERS WILL BE VERY LONG PERIOD AND LOW AMPLITUDE...FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HEIGHT AND SUBSIDING PERIODS. BEHIND THIS WAVE SYSTEM...ANOTHER LARGE WAVE GROUP WILL IMPACT THE WATERS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. PZZ470-311430- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1100Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 1005 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT ON MONDAY. HEIGHTS WILL REACH UP TO 11 TO 13 FEET AT 16 SECONDS BY MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ450-311430- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1700Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 1005 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT ON MONDAY. HEIGHTS WILL REACH UP TO 10 TO 12 FEET AT 16 SECONDS BY MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ455-475-311430- /O.COR.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1700Z-130102T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1005 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 KT THEN DIMINISHING ON TUESDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVERNIGHT THEN BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT ON MONDAY. HEIGHTS WILL REACH UP TO 11 TO 13 FEET AT 16 SECONDS BY MONDAY NIGHT. LOCAL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE SHORT PERIOD WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
419 WHUS76 KEKA 311045 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 245 AM PST MON DEC 31 2012 PZZ455-475-311845- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1700Z-130102T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 245 AM PST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...WNW 3 TO 5 FT AT 18 TO 20 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS MORNING...PEAK AROUND 11 TO 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE THROUGH TUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ470-311845- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1100Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 245 AM PST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...WNW 6 FT AT 18 TO 20 SECONDS WILL BUILD THIS MORNING...PEAK AROUND 11 TO 13 FT AT 16 TO 18 SECONDS TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE THROUGH TUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ450-311845- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.121231T1700Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 245 AM PST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...WNW 6 FT AT 18 TO 20 SECONDS WILL BUILD THIS MORNING...PEAK AROUND 10 TO 12 FT AT 16 TO 18 SECONDS TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE THROUGH TUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
770 WHUS76 KEKA 311701 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 901 AM PST MON DEC 31 2012 PZZ450-455-475-010115- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 901 AM PST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY... * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WNW WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING AROUND 12 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. THESE WAVES WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ470-010115- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 901 AM PST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY... * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WNW WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE DAY PEAKING AROUND 12 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. THESE WAVES WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
546 WHUS76 KEKA 312255 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 255 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012 PZZ450-455-470-475-010700- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-130102T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 255 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY... * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WNW WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVERNIGHT PEAKING AROUND 12 FEET AT 16 SECONDS OVERNIGHT. THESE WAVES WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE LARGE AND/OR STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ 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 30, 2:59 PM PST | Freeze Warning | EKA | 17 hr |
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