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Gale Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

February 11, 2013

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 11, 2013, 2:36 AM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 11, 2013, 2:36 AM PST (10:36 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2013, 3:00 AM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

917 
WHUS76 KEKA 111036
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
236 AM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...NEAR GALE WINDS AND ELEVATED STEEP SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH
MUCH OF THE WEEK. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
OUTER WATERS TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY REACHING 35 KT. SEAS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED AND STEEP INTO MONDAY.

PZZ470-111845-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130212T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0001.130211T1036Z-130212T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
236 AM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST TUESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* SEAS...10 TO 15 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY INTO TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-111845-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130212T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130212T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
236 AM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT 
  THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

* SEAS...10 TO 15 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY INTO 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-111845-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130212T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
236 AM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. LOCAL 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT NEAR PROMINENT POINTS AND CAPES. 

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. 

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
LARGE AND STEEP TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


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4 follow-up statements
022 
WHUS76 KEKA 111735
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
935 AM PST MON FEB 11 2013

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH
MUCH OF THE WEEK. GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE OUTER WATERS TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY REACHING 35 KT.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED AND STEEP INTO MONDAY.

PZZ470-120145-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130212T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
935 AM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SEAS...10 TO 15 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY INTO TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-120145-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130212T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130212T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
935 AM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...10 TO 15 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY INTO 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-120145-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130212T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
935 AM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO
  AROUND 30 KT NEAR PROMINENT POINTS AND CAPES.

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. 

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
626 
WHUS76 KEKA 112304
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
304 PM PST MON FEB 11 2013

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH
MUCH OF THE WEEK. GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY REACHING
35 KT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED AND STEEP THROUGH
TONIGHT.

PZZ470-120715-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130212T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
304 PM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...12 TO 15 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY INTO TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-120715-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130213T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130212T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
304 PM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY TO 15
  TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...12 TO 15 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY INTO 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-120715-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130212T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
304 PM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 30 KT NEAR PROMINENT POINTS AND CAPES. 

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. 

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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625 
WHUS76 KEKA 120503
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
903 PM PST MON FEB 11 2013

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH
MUCH OF THE WEEK. NEAR GALE TO GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY REACHING
35 KT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED AND STEEP THROUGH
TONIGHT.

PZZ470-121100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130212T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
903 PM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SEAS...12 TO 15 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY INTO TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-121315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130212T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130213T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
903 PM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30
  KT ON TUESDAY.

* SEAS...12 TO 16 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY INTO 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-121315-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130212T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
903 PM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT INTO TUESDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO
  AROUND 30 KT NEAR PROMINENT POINTS AND CAPES.

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHT ON 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-121100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130212T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
903 PM PST MON FEB 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TUESDAY
  MORNING. LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT NEAR PROMINENT POINTS AND
  CAPES.

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE STEEP SHORT PERIOD
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY ON 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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345 
WHUS76 KEKA 121048
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
248 AM PST TUE FEB 12 2013

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH
MUCH OF THE WEEK. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN ELEVATED AND STEEP THROUGH TONIGHT.

PZZ470-121900-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130212T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.130212T1100Z-130213T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
248 AM PST TUE FEB 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT TODAY DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS...12 TO 15 FT THIS MORNING DUE TO STEEP SHORT PERIOD
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY ON THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-121900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130215T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130212T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
248 AM PST TUE FEB 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS
  MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 30 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...12 TO 16 FT THIS MORNING DUE TO STEEP SHORT PERIOD
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ450-121900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130213T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
248 AM PST TUE FEB 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 30
  KT NEAR PROMINENT POINTS AND CAPES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FT THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO STEEP SHORT PERIOD 
  NORTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST 
  WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY ON 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-121700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130212T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
248 AM PST TUE FEB 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 20 KT INTO TUESDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 30 KT NEAR PROMINENT POINTS AND CAPES. 

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FT DUE TO STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY WIND
  DRIVEN WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST WAVES. SEAS WILL
  SUBSIDE SLOWLY THIS MORNING.

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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