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Small Craft Advisory 88, NWS Eureka, CA

December 2, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 2, 2012, 5:17 PM PST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 2, 2012, 5:17 PM PST (01:17 UTC)
Expired
Dec 3, 2012, 2:44 PM PST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

597 
WHUS76 KEKA 030117
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
517 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.

PZZ450-455-470-475-030930-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.121203T0117Z-121203T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
517 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 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 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 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.

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
5 follow-up statements
724 
WHUS76 KEKA 030453
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
853 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.

PZZ450-455-470-475-031300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121203T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
853 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT...EASING THIS EVENING.
  WINDS WILL 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 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MONDAY. STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT 10 TO 15 FT TUESDAY
  AS A STRONG STORM MOVES ACROSS 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.

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
741 
WHUS76 KEKA 031058
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE
WATERS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS AND
STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS APPROACHING 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF
CAPE MENDOCINO WITH THIS STORM.

PZZ450-031900-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121203T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0800Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121204T0500Z-121204T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
  50 KT TONIGHT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. WINDS WILL EASE TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...7 TO 9 FT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD
  TO ABOUT 12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND
  PT ST GEORGE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-031900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121203T1700Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0800Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121203T2300Z-121204T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY...

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

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT...EASING THIS EVENING. 
  WINDS WILL 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 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MONDAY. STEEP 
  SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT 10 TO 15 FT 
  TUESDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-031900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121204T0500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT
  TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...8 TO 10 FT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD
  TO ABOUT 15 TO 20 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES ACROSS
  THE NORTHERN PORTION. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-031900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121203T1700Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121204T0500Z-121205T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM
PST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS
ISSUED ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT
  INTO TUESDAY. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
  PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE LATE TUESDAY.

* SEAS...9 TO 11 FT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD
  TO ABOUT 12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES ACROSS
  THE NORTHERN PORTION. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY.

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
703 
WHUS76 KEKA 031118 CCA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE
WATERS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS AND
STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS APPROACHING 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF
CAPE MENDOCINO WITH THIS STORM.

PZZ450-031900-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121203T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0800Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121204T0500Z-121204T0800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
  50 KT TONIGHT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. WINDS WILL EASE TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...7 TO 9 FT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD
  TO ABOUT 12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND
  PT ST GEORGE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-031900-
/O.COR.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121203T1700Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0800Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121203T2300Z-121204T0800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS
ISSUED ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT
  INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT ACROSS THE
  NORTHERN PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...9 TO 11 FT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD
  TO ABOUT 12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES ACROSS
  THE NORTHERN PORTION. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121204T0500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT
  TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...8 TO 10 FT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD
  TO ABOUT 15 TO 20 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES ACROSS
  THE NORTHERN PORTION. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0035.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121204T0500Z-121205T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
258 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM
PST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS
ISSUED ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT
  INTO TUESDAY. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.
  WINDS WILL EASE LATE TUESDAY.

* SEAS...9 TO 11 FT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD
  TO ABOUT 12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND
  CAPE MENDOCINO. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY.

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
690 
WHUS76 KEKA 031712
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
912 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE
WATERS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS AND
STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS APPROACHING 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF
CAPE MENDOCINO WITH THIS STORM.

PZZ475-040115-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121203T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121203T2300Z-121204T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0800Z-121204T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
912 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
PST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT 
  INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT ACROSS THE 
  NORTHERN PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT
  12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES ACROSS THE
  NORTHERN PORTION. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-040115-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121203T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121204T0500Z-121205T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
912 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST
TUESDAY. 


* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT
  INTO TUESDAY. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.
  WINDS WILL EASE LATE TUESDAY.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT
  12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-040115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121204T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
912 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT
  15 TO 20 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES ACROSS THE
  NORTHERN PORTION. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-040115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121204T0500Z-121204T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0800Z-121204T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
912 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
PST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 
  50 KT TONIGHT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. WINDS WILL EASE TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT
  12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND PT ST
  GEORGE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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
805 
WHUS76 KEKA 032244
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
244 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...GALE AND STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GALE CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE
WATERS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS AND
STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS APPROACHING 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF
CAPE MENDOCINO WITH THIS STORM.

PZZ470-040645-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-121204T0500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0500Z-121204T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SR.W.0006.121204T0800Z-121204T1500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE
WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
  PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT 
  15 TO 20 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES ACROSS THE 
  NORTHERN PORTION. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-040645-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121203T2300Z-121204T0800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0200Z-121204T2100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
244 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
  PORTION. WINDS WILL EASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT 12
  TO 15 FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
  PORTION. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-040645-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121204T0500Z-121204T0800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0051.121204T0600Z-121204T2100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
244 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT
  TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 KT EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING AROUND PT ST GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL EASE
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT 12
  TO 15 FT BY EARLY TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND PT ST GEORGE.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-040645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.121204T0400Z-121205T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
244 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
  GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS
  WILL EASE LATE TUESDAY.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT 12
  TO 15 FT BY TUESDAY. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. SEAS
  WILL SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$


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Dec 3, 2:58 AM PSTGale WarningEKA34 hr
Dec 3, 2:58 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA36 hr
Dec 3, 2:44 PM PSTStorm WarningEKA16 hr

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