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Small Craft Advisory 75, NWS Eureka, CA

November 2, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Nov 2, 2012, 2:43 AM PDT. It took effect at Nov 2, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 2, 2012, 2:43 AM PDT (09:43 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 2, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
Expired
Nov 3, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

767 
WHUS76 KEKA 020943
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
243 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...WARM FRONT TO CLIP THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS TODAY...

PZZ470-021745-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0075.121102T1600Z-121103T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
243 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
SATURDAY.

* WINDS...S 15 TO 20 KT THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY
  LATE MORNING AHEAD OF A PASSING WARM FRONT. WINDS WILL EASE
  EARLY SAT MORNING.

* WAVES...SMALL STEEP WAVES WILL DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO THE WINDS.
  WAVE WILL BE S TO SW 3 TO 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND WILL BE SHORT
  LIVED THIS AFTERNOON. THE DOMINANT SEAS WILL BE OUT OF THE W AND
  ABOUT 6 FT AT 9 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
4 follow-up statements
813 
WHUS76 KEKA 021603
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
903 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...WARM FRONT TO CLIP THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS TODAY...

PZZ470-030015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-121103T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
903 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT TODAY AHEAD OF A
  PASSING WARM FRONT. WINDS WILL EASE EARLY SAT MORNING.

* WAVES...SMALL STEEP WAVES WILL DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO THE WINDS.
  WAVE WILL BE S TO SW 3 TO 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND WILL BE SHORT
  LIVED THIS AFTERNOON. THE DOMINANT SEAS WILL BE OUT OF THE W AT ABOUT
  6 FT AT 9 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
039 
WHUS76 KEKA 022155
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
255 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2012

PZZ470-030600-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-121103T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
255 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TODAY AHEAD OF A PASSING WARM
  FRONT. WINDS WILL EASE EARLY SAT MORNING.

* WAVES...S TO SW 3 TO 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS. THE DOMINANT SEAS WILL
  BE OUT OF THE W AT ABOUT 6 FT AT 9 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
719 
WHUS76 KEKA 030401
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
901 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2012

PZZ470-031000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-121103T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
901 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...7 TO 9 FT INCLUDING SW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 6
  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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
742 
WHUS76 KEKA 030945
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
245 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2012

...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
GENERATE A LARGE LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WHICH WILL MOVE INTO
THE WATERS LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY....



PZZ470-031745-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-121103T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0003.121104T0000Z-121105T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
245 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 


* WAVES...6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FEET TODAY INCREASING TO 10 TO
  12 FEET TONIGHT INCLUDING WEST AT 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-475-031745-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SW.Y.0003.121104T0000Z-121105T0000Z/
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-
245 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 


* WAVES...5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET TODAY INCREASING TO 9
  TO 12 FEET TONIGHT INCLUDING WEST AT 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS.




PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

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