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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Eureka, CA

March 9, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 9, 2012, 3:23 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 10, 2012, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2012, 3:23 AM PST (11:23 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 11, 2012, 2:16 PM PDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

268 
WHUS76 KEKA 091123
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
323 AM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD FOR THE WEEKEND...

.A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL BRING STRONG TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS TO
THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. POST FRONTAL
SWELL WILL BUILD THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND AS WELL. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE MID TO LATE WEEK.

PZZ450-455-475-091930-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120310T2300Z/
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-
323 AM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 10 FT AT 12 TO 13 SECONDS LATE
  TONIGHT INTO SAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY LARGE
TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN EASILY
CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-091930-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120313T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
323 AM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY TO 4 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY TO 4 AM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. NEAR
  GALE SOUTHERLY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SAT NIGHT.

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 12 FT AT 12 TO 13 SECONDS LATE
  TONIGHT INTO SAT. WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 15 FT BY MON.

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
10 follow-up statements
273 
WHUS76 KEKA 091704
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
904 AM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD FOR THE WEEKEND...

.A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BRIEFLY
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A POST
FRONTAL SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE NEXT WEEK.


PZZ450-455-475-100115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120310T2300Z/
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-
904 AM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 10 FT AT 12 TO 13 SECONDS LATE 
  TONIGHT INTO SAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-100115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120313T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
904 AM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY
TO 4 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY
TO 4 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. 
  NEAR GALE SOUTHERLY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SAT NIGHT. 

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 12 FT AT 12 TO 13 SECONDS LATE 
  TONIGHT INTO SAT. WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 15 FT BY 
  MON. 

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
876 
WHUS76 KEKA 092236
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
236 PM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD FOR THE WEEKEND...

.A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BRIEFLY
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A POST
FRONTAL SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE NEXT WEEK.

PZZ450-455-475-100645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120310T2300Z/
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-
236 PM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 10 FT AT 12 TO 13 SECONDS EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-100645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120313T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
236 PM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY
TO 4 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY
TO 4 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. NEAR
  GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SAT NIGHT.

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 12 FT AT 12 TO 13 SECONDS EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY. WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO
  15 FT BY MON.

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
254 
WHUS76 KEKA 100436
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
836 PM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD FOR THE WEEKEND...

.A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BRIEFLY
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A POST
FRONTAL SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE NEXT WEEK.

PZZ450-455-475-101245-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120310T2300Z/
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-
836 PM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 10 FT AT 12 TO 13 SECONDS SATURDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-101245-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120313T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
836 PM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY
TO 4 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST SATURDAY
TO 4 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. NEAR GALE
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SAT NIGHT.

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 12 FT AT 12 TO 13 SECONDS SATURDAY
  MORNING. WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 15 FT BY MON.

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
099 
WHUS76 KEKA 101028
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
228 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

PZZ450-455-475-101830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120310T2300Z/
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-
228 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 10 FT AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS SATURDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-101830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.120310T1100Z-120313T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
228 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT SAT MORNING. NEAR GALE
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO AROUND 12 FT AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS THIS
  MORNING. WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FT BY MON.

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
543 
WHUS76 KEKA 101637
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
837 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

PZZ450-455-475-102300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120310T2300Z/
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-
837 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES...NW AROUND 10 FT AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-110045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120313T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
837 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO SUN
  MORNING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY.

* WAVES...NW AROUND 12 FT AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS. WAVES WILL CONTINUE
  TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FT BY MON.

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
165 
WHUS76 KEKA 102234
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
234 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...GALE TO POSSIBLE STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ON MONDAY...

.SERIES OF STRONG FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THE FIRST FRONT...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...MAY PRODUCE A FEW GALE
FORCE GUSTS IN THE NORTHERN WATERS. A STRONGER FRONT APPROACHES
THE WATERS ON MONDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD GALE CONDITIONS...AND
POSSIBLY STORM FORCE GUSTS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO. 


PZZ450-110645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0010.120312T1300Z-120313T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
234 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 30 KT
  OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING ON SUN...THEN RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 25
  TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 45 KT ON MON. NW SWELL AROUND 10
  FT...COMBINING WITH A STEEP SHORT PERIOD SOUTHERLY WAVE ON MON
  TO PRODUCE A COMBINED SEA STATE OF 17 TO 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-110645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0010.120312T0700Z-120313T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
234 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY
NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS AND WAVES...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT
  OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING ON SUN...THEN RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 30
  TO 40 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS 50 KT ON MON. NW SWELL AROUND 10
  FT...COMBINING WITH A STEEP SHORT PERIOD SOUTHERLY WAVE ON MON
  TO PRODUCE A COMBINED SEA STATE OF 20 TO 23 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-110645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0010.120312T1500Z-120313T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
234 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
  OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING ON SUN...THEN RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 25
  TO 35 KT ON MON. NW SWELL AROUND 10 FT...COMBINING WITH A STEEP
  SHORT PERIOD SOUTHERLY WAVE ON MON TO PRODUCE A COMBINED SEA
  STATE OF 17 TO 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-110645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120315T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
234 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES...NW SWELL AROUND 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SOUTH
  WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE ON MON TO NEAR GALE
  CONDITIONS...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. THE NW
  SWELL...IN COMBINATION WITH A BUILDING SHORT PERIOD SOUTHERLY
  WAVE ON MON WILL PRODUCE A COMBINED SEA STATE OF 15 TO 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
142 
WHUS76 KEKA 110423
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
823 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...GALE TO POSSIBLE STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ON MONDAY...

.SERIES OF STRONG FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THE FIRST FRONT...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...MAY PRODUCE A FEW
GALE FORCE GUSTS IN THE NORTHERN WATERS. A STRONGER FRONT
APPROACHES THE WATERS ON MONDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD GALE
CONDITIONS...AND POSSIBLY STORM FORCE GUSTS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF
CAPE MENDOCINO.

PZZ450-111230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T1300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0010.120312T1300Z-120313T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
823 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY. A
GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT... 
  DIMINISHING ON SUN...THEN RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT 
  WITH GUSTS 45 KT ON MON. NW SWELL AROUND 10 FT...COMBINING 
  WITH A STEEP SHORT PERIOD SOUTHERLY WAVE ON MON TO PRODUCE A 
  COMBINED SEA STATE OF 17 TO 20 FT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0010.120312T0700Z-120313T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
823 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
SUNDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
SUNDAY NIGHT. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING ON
  SUN...THEN RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS 50
  KT ON MON. 

* WAVES...NW SWELL AROUND 10 FT...COMBINING WITH A STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SOUTHERLY WAVE ON MON TO PRODUCE A COMBINED SEA STATE OF
  20 TO 23 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-111230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T1500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0010.120312T1500Z-120313T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
823 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY. A
GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING ON
  SUN...THEN RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT ON MON. 

* WAVES...NW SWELL AROUND 10 FT...COMBINING WITH A STEEP SHORT PERIOD
  SOUTHERLY WAVE ON MON TO PRODUCE A COMBINED SEA STATE OF 17 TO
  20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-111230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120315T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
823 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE ON MON TO NEAR GALE
  CONDITIONS...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. 

* WAVES...NW SWELL AROUND 10 FT...COMBINING WITH A STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SOUTHERLY WAVE ON MON TO PRODUCE A COMBINED SEA STATE OF
  15 TO 20 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
782 
WHUS76 KEKA 111020
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
320 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...STORM FORCE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY...

.A STRONG FRONT CROSSING THE WATERS MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT WILL
BRING STRONG GALES TO ALL WATERS. AS THE FRONT SLIDE TO THE
NORTHEAST...A TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY CAUSE A
PERIOD OF STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF ABOUT
TRINIDAD. WINDS WILL EASE ON TUE...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED.

PZZ450-111830-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T1300Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0010.120312T1300Z-120313T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1600Z-120313T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.120311T2200Z-120312T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
320 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...S INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT AND 30 TO 40 KT FOR
  MON.

* WAVES...W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS TODAY. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO
  AROUND 12 FT TONIGHT AND UP TO 16 FT ON MON WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD AROUND 12 SECONDS.

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-111830-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T1500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0010.120312T1500Z-120313T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1600Z-120313T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.120311T1600Z-120312T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
320 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM
PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...W 5 TO 15 KT TODAY...THEN BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO
  25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT ON MONDAY.

* WAVES...NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING
  OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY TO 17 TO 22 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  12 SECONDS.

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-111830-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120315T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T2200Z-120313T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.120311T2200Z-120312T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
320 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...W 5 TO 10 KT TODAY...THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT
  OVERNIGHT. S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT ON MON. HIGHEST
  WINDS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...NW 7 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS TODAY. RAPIDLY BUILDING WAVES
  ON MONDAY TO 15 TO 20 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS.
  HIGHEST WAVES NEAR 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.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111830-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T1000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0010.120312T0700Z-120313T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1000Z-120313T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
320 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY...

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

* WINDS...W 10 TO 20 KT TODAY...BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO
  30 KT TONIGHT. S WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50
  KT ON MON. HIGHEST WINDS N OF TRINIDAD HEAD.

* WAVES...NW 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO
  13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING UP TO 25 FT MONDAY. HIGHER
  WAVES LIKELY N OF TRINIDAD HEAD.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
452 
WHUS76 KEKA 111328 RRA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...DELAYED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
628 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...STORM FORCE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY...

.A STRONG FRONT CROSSING THE WATERS MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT WILL
BRING STRONG GALES TO ALL WATERS. AS THE FRONT SLIDE TO THE
NORTHEAST...A TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY CAUSE A
PERIOD OF STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF ABOUT
TRINIDAD. WINDS WILL EASE ON TUE...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED.

PZZ470-112130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1000Z-120313T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
628 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

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

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

* WINDS...W 10 TO 20 KT TODAY...BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 
  TO 30 KT TONIGHT. S WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 50 KT ON MON. HIGHEST WINDS N OF TRINIDAD HEAD. 

* WAVES...NW 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 
  13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING UP TO 25 FT MONDAY. 
  HIGHER WAVES LIKELY N OF TRINIDAD HEAD. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-112130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.120311T2200Z-120312T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1600Z-120313T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
628 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM TUESDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 AM MONDAY.

* WINDS...S INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT AND 30 TO 40 KT 
  FOR MON. 

* WAVES...W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS TODAY. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 
  AROUND 12 FT TONIGHT AND UP TO 16 FT ON MON WITH A DOMINANT 
  PERIOD AROUND 12 SECONDS. 

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-112130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.120311T1600Z-120312T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1600Z-120313T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
628 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

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

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

* WINDS...W 5 TO 15 KT TODAY...THEN BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 
  25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT ON MONDAY. 

* WAVES...NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING 
  OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY TO 17 TO 22 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 
  12 SECONDS. 

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-112130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.120311T2200Z-120312T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T2200Z-120313T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
628 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 PM MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM TUESDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 PM MONDAY.

* WINDS...W 5 TO 10 KT TODAY...THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT 
  OVERNIGHT. S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT ON MON. HIGHEST 
  WINDS NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. 

* WAVES...NW 7 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS TODAY. RAPIDLY BUILDING 
  WAVES ON MONDAY TO 15 TO 20 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 
  SECONDS. HIGHEST WAVES NEAR 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.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE TO POSE A RISK TO SMALL VESSELS. HIGH STEEP WAVES CAN
EASILY CAPSIZE SMALLER VESSELS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
508 
WHUS76 KEKA 112116
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
216 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ON MONDAY...

.A STRONG FRONT CROSSING THE WATERS MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT WILL
BRING STRONG GALES TO ALL WATERS. AS THE FRONT SLIDE TO THE
NORTHEAST...A TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE A PERIOD
OF STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF ABOUT
TRINIDAD. WINDS WILL EASE ON TUE...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED.

PZZ470-120530-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120312T1000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1000Z-120313T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SR.W.0003.120312T1500Z-120313T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
216 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. THE
GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT EARLY MON. GUSTS 50
  TO 55 KT MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST WINDS N OF TRINIDAD
  HEAD.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 25 FT
  MONDAY...HIGHEST N OF TRINIDAD HEAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-120530-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120312T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1300Z-120313T1300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
216 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT
TUESDAY.

* WINDS...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT ON MONDAY.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FT ON MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-120530-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.120311T2200Z-120312T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1300Z-120313T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
216 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY.

* WINDS...S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT AND 30 TO
  40 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. 

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 22 FT...HIGHEST N
  OF TRINIDAD HEAD.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-120530-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.120311T2200Z-120312T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0015.120312T1700Z-120313T1300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
216 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT
TUESDAY.

* WINDS...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT ON MON. HIGHEST WINDS
  NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 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.

&&

$$


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