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Small Craft Advisory 87, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 2, 2012, 3:04 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2012, 3:04 AM PST (11:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2012, 3:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
287 WHUS76 KEKA 021104 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 304 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...NEAR GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING NEAR GALE CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. PZZ450-470-475-021915- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121202T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.121202T1104Z-121202T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 25 KT...EASING THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH. * SEAS...11 TO 14 FT TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 TONIGHT AND THEN 6 TO 8 FT BY MONDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO NEAR 10 TO 13 FT WITHIN 10 NM AND 13 TO 17 FT BEYOND 10 NM BY TUESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH. 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. && $$ PZZ455-021915- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121202T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.121202T1104Z-121202T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 KT...EASING THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AROUND PT ARENA EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH. * SEAS...11 TO 13 FT TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 TONIGHT AND THEN 6 TO 8 FT BY MONDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO NEAR 10 TO 12 FT BY TUESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
416 WHUS76 KEKA 021641 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 841 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...NEAR GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING NEAR GALE CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. PZZ450-470-475-030000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-121202T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 841 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 25 KT...EASING THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH. * SEAS...11 TO 14 FT TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 TONIGHT AND THEN 6 TO 8 FT BY MONDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO NEAR 10 TO 13 FT WITHIN 10 NM AND 13 TO 17 FT BEYOND 10 NM BY TUESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH. 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. && $$ PZZ455-022300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-121202T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 841 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 KT...EASING THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AROUND PT ARENA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * SEAS...11 TO 13 FT TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 TONIGHT AND THEN 6 TO 8 FT BY MONDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 10 TO 12 FT BY TUESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
333 WHUS76 KEKA 022311 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 311 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...NEAR GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING NEAR GALE CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. PZZ450-470-475-030715- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-121202T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 311 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT...EASING THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 TONIGHT AND THEN 6 TO 8 FT BY MONDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO NEAR 10 TO 12 FT WITHIN 10 NM AND 13 TO 15 FT BEYOND 10 NM BY TUESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ455-030715- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-121202T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 311 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 KT...EASING THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 TONIGHT AND THEN 6 TO 8 FT BY MONDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO NEAR 9 TO 11 FT WITHIN 10 NM BY TUESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ 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 1, 7:11 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 12 hr |
| Dec 1, 8:44 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 8:49 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 11:42 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity | 8 hr |
| Dec 1, 11:47 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 12 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:04 AM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 6:52 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 3 hr |
| Dec 2, 6:56 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 3 hr |
| Dec 2, 6:58 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 3 hr |
| Dec 2, 9:40 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 5 hr |
| Dec 2, 10:45 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 4 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:46 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.