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Small Craft Advisory 85, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Nov 27, 2012, 9:08 PM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2012, 9:08 PM PST (05:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
052 WHUS76 KEKA 280508 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 908 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 PZZ450-281315- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-121129T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0085.121128T0508Z-121128T1100Z/ /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-121128T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0047.121128T1100Z-121129T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 908 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...SE INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS...10 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WAVES BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 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. && $$ PZZ470-281315- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-121129T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0005.121129T0600Z-121129T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 908 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WINDS...S 30 TO 40 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DROP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRIEFLY BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS TO THE WATERS. * SEAS...SEAS 15 TO 20 FT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 25 FT THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-475-281315- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-121129T0100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 908 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DROP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRIEFLY BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS TO THE WATERS. * SEAS...BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 14 FT NEAR SHORE AND 18 FT OFFSHORE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 22 FT THURSDAY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
1 follow-up statement
341 WHUS76 KEKA 281108 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 308 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 PZZ450-281915- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0085.000000T0000Z-121128T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121129T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 308 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...S 30 TO 40 KT EARLY THIS MORNING...EASING BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN RISING TO 40 KT LATE TONIGHT AND THU. * SEAS...8 TO 12 FT...INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 FT THU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-281915- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-121129T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0005.121129T0600Z-121129T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 308 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...S 35 TO 45 KT EARLY THIS MORNING...DROPPING BELOW GALE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING BACK TO GALE BY LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. * SEAS...SEAS 13 TO 18 FT TODAY...INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 FT LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 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. && $$ PZZ455-475-281915- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-121129T0100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 308 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...S 30 TO 40 KT...DECREASING BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO GALE AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH THU. * SEAS...10 TO 12 FT NEAR SHORE AND 14 TO 16 OFFSHORE. SEAS INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 FT ON THU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 9:08 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 54 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:12 AM PST | High Wind Warning | EKA | 45 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:12 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 35 hr | |
| Nov 28, 2:33 PM PST | Storm Warning | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:01 PM PST | Flood Watch | EKA | 37 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:51 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 16 hr |
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Sources
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