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Small Craft Advisory 87, NWS Eureka, CA

December 2, 2012

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IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 7:11 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningEKADel Norte, Humboldt12 hr
Dec 1, 8:44 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningEKAMendocino10 hr
Dec 1, 8:49 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningEKAMendocino10 hr
Dec 1, 11:42 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryEKADel Norte, Humboldt, Trinity8 hr
Dec 1, 11:47 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryEKAMendocino12 hr
Dec 2, 3:04 AM PSTGale WatchEKA24 hr
Dec 2, 6:52 AM PSTAreal Flood WarningEKADel Norte, Humboldt3 hr
Dec 2, 6:56 AM PSTAreal Flood WarningEKAMendocino3 hr
Dec 2, 6:58 AM PSTAreal Flood WarningEKAMendocino3 hr
Dec 2, 9:40 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningEKAHumboldt5 hr
Dec 2, 10:45 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryEKADel Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity4 hr
Dec 2, 2:46 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryEKADel Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity3 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.