Small Craft Advisory 17, NWS Eureka, CA

335 
WHUS76 KEKA 271720
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
920 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

PZZ455-475-280130-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
920 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... 

* WINDS AND WAVES....NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. 
  COMBINED SEAS AS HIGH AS 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD AROUND 
  10 SECONDS. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE DOWNWIND OF 
  CAPE MENDOCINO. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-280130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T2000Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
920 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS AND WAVES...GUSTY NW WINDS AND STEEP SEAS TODAY WILL
  SUBSIDE TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE
  TUE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO 40 KT. STEEP SEAS WILL ALSO
  BUILD VERY QUICKLY IN RESPONSE TO THE WINDS.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-280130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
920 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING... 

* WINDS AND WAVES...GUSTY NW WINDS AND STEEP SEAS TODAY WILL 
  SUBSIDE TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE TUE 
  AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY GUSTING 45 TO 50 KT. STEEP SEAS WILL ALSO 
  BUILD VERY QUICKLY IN RESPONSE TO THE WINDS. 

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


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114 
WHUS76 KEKA 272358
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
358 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

PZZ455-475-280300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
358 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS....NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS AS HIGH AS 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
  AROUND 10 SECONDS. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE DOWNWIND
  OF CAPE MENDOCINO.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-280800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T0900Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T2000Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
358 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SW
  WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 4O KT TUE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF UP TO 12 FT THIS EVENING SUBSIDING
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE TO
  INCREASING WINDS ON TUE...WITH COMBINED SEAS UP TO 15 FT BY TUE
  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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-280800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T0900Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
358 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SW
  WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR
  50 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF UP TO 12 FT THIS EVENING SUBSIDING
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE TO
  INCREASING WINDS ON TUE...WITH COMBINED SEAS UP TO 18 FT BY TUE
  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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


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277 
WHUS76 KEKA 280305
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
705 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

PZZ455-475-281100-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
705 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS GUSTS TO 35
  KT BEFORE 9 PM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY OVERNIGHT THEN
  BECOME SW BY LATE TUE MORNING. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO
  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 4O KT TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF UP TO 14 FT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN
  SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN
  RESPONSE TO INCREASING WINDS ON TUE...WITH COMBINED SEAS UP TO
  15 FT BY TUE 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-281115-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T2000Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
705 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY.
A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
  SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 4O KT TUE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF UP TO 12 FT THIS EVENING SUBSIDING 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE TO 
  INCREASING WINDS ON TUE...WITH COMBINED SEAS UP TO 15 FT BY 
  TUE 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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281115-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
705 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY.
A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
  SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 50 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF UP TO 12 FT THIS EVENING SUBSIDING 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE TO 
  INCREASING WINDS ON TUE...WITH COMBINED SEAS UP TO 18 FT BY 
  TUE 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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


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347 
WHUS76 KEKA 280532
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...STRONG GALE CONDITIONS LATE TUE MORNING THROUGH TUE NIGHT...

.A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NW CALIFORNIA WATERS ON TUESDAY.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MID TUESDAY MORNING THEN
QUICKLY TRANSITION INTO STRONG GALE CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY
MORNING. STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL MAINLY
BE FROM TRINIDAD HEAD NORTHWARD. HEAVY RAINS MAY MIX DOWN LOCALLY
HIGHER WINDS AND CAUSE LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS THAN FORECAST.
CONDITIONS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT TUE...BUT HIGH AMPLITUDE POST
FRONTAL WAVES WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY.

PZZ450-281345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T2000Z-120229T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT...BECOMING SW EARLY TUE AND
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
  STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE.

* WAVES...NW 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
  OVERNIGHT. VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY ON
  TUE IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO
  20 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0008.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120229T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS
  BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE TUE MORNING WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT TUE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP
  RAPIDLY ON TUE IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. COMBINED
  SEAS OF 17 TO 21 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0013.120228T2300Z-120229T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TUESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT BEFORE
  MIDNIGHT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING SW TUE
  MORNING...THEN INCREASING RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE TUE
  MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT INTO TUE NIGHT.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF UP TO 13 FT BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN
  SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL
  DEVELOP RAPIDLY BY TUE AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALE FORCE
  WINDS. COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 18 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-281345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120228T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.120228T2300Z-120302T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0009.120229T0500Z-120229T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
932 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
  15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY TUE
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO TUE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS OF UP TO 14 FT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. VERY STEEP
  SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY TUE AFTERNOON IN
  CONJUNCTION WITH GALE CONDITIONS OFFSHORE. COMBINED SEAS OF 14
  TO 18 FT CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$


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