Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2013

Gale Warning 10, NWS Eureka, CA

April 19, 2013

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Apr 19, 2013, 2:38 PM PDT. It took effect at Apr 20, 2013, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 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
Apr 19, 2013, 2:38 PM PDT (21:38 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 20, 2013, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 21, 2013, 2:46 AM PDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

072 
WHUS76 KEKA 192138
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
238 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

PZZ475-200545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0005.130421T0000Z-130423T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0010.130421T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
238 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE THROUGH SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO GALE FORCE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
  MONDAY. 

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES INTO NEXT WEEK. THE 
  LARGEST WAVES WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-200545-
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0005.130421T0000Z-130423T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0010.130421T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
238 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE SATURDAY...INCREASING
  TO GALE FORCE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES SATURDAY INTO NEXT 
  WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-200545-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.130421T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
238 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTS 
  TO NEAR GALE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AROUND CAPE 
  MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. 

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES SATURDAY INTO NEXT
  WEEK. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT
  ARENA SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-200545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
238 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTS 
  TO NEAR GALE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AROUND CAPE 
  MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. 

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES SATURDAY INTO NEXT 
  WEEK. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT 
  ARENA SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. 

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
7 follow-up statements
274 
WHUS76 KEKA 200451
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
951 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

PZZ475-201300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.130421T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
951 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MONDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 TONIGHT...INCREASING TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH 35
  KT GUSTS BY SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY 8 TO 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES WILL
  BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS BY SATURDAY. LARGER WAVES WILL
  PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-201300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.130421T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
951 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MONDAY...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...INCREASING TO N 15 TO 25 KT
  SATURDAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO GALE FORCE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY.

* WAVES...N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 FT
  AT 8 SECONDS SATURDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-201300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
951 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MONDAY...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 10 KT OVERNIGHT WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE 20 TO 25
  KT ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
  SUNDAY AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY 5 TO 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL
  BUILD SATURDAY TO 8 TO 9 FT SATURDAY. MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES
  WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND
  CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-201300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.130421T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
951 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO
5 PM MONDAY...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT
  SATURDAY. FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.
  GUSTS TO NEAR GALE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA.

* WAVES...N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 7 TO 8 FT AT
  8 SECONDS SATURDAY. NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES WILL
  PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

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
843 
WHUS76 KEKA 200936
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
236 AM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

PZZ470-201745-
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.130421T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
236 AM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM
PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY FRESH BREEZE THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO A
  STRONG BREEZE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY.
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  NEXT WEEK. THE LARGEST AND STEEPEST WAVES WILL BE ACROSS THE
  SOUTHERN PORTION.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-201745-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.130421T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
236 AM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM
PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE THIS
  AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO NEAR GALE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY.
  GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE WAVES THIS MORNING...BUILDING TO STEEP
  LARGE WAVES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO NEXT WEEK. THE LARGEST AND
  STEEPEST WAVES WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-201745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.130420T1300Z-130423T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
236 AM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY.
  GUSTS TO NEAR GALE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  MONDAY.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES INTO NEXT WEEK. THE
  LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-201745-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
236 AM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTS
  TO NEAR GALE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES INTO NEXT WEEK. THE
  LARGEST AND STEEPEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT
  ARENA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

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
360 
WHUS76 KEKA 201613
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
913 AM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

PZZ470-475-210015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.130421T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
913 AM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON... 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON 
TO 5 PM MONDAY...

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TODAY. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS
  EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND S OF
  CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...N BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO NEXT
  WEEK. THE LARGEST AND STEEPEST WAVES WILL BE NEAR AND S OF CAPE
  MENDOCINO.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-210015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
913 AM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MONDAY...

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. GUSTS TO 30 KT
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND S OF
  CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO NEXT
  WEEK. THE LARGEST AND STEEPEST WAVES WILL BE NEAR AND S OF CAPE
  MENDOCINO.

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
886 
WHUS76 KEKA 202228
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
328 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

PZZ470-210630-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0010.130421T0000Z-130421T1900Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
328 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON... 
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS
  EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES...N 10 TO 12 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-210630-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0010.130421T0000Z-130423T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
328 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON... 
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 
MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH MONDAY.

* WAVES...N 12 TO 14 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-210630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130423T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
328 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY
NIGHT...

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR AND S OF
  CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...NW 10 FT. THE LARGEST AND STEEPEST WAVES WILL BE NEAR
  AND S OF CAPE MENDOCINO.

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
476 
WHUS76 KEKA 210006
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
506 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

PZZ470-210815-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130421T1900Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
506 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS 
  EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES...N 10 TO 12 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-210815-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130423T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
506 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY
NIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH MONDAY.

* WAVES...N 12 TO 14 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-210815-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130423T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
506 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR AND S OF 
  CAPE MENDOCINO. 

* WAVES...NW 10 FT. THE LARGEST AND STEEPEST WAVES WILL BE NEAR 
  AND S OF CAPE MENDOCINO. 

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
176 
WHUS76 KEKA 210457
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
957 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

PZZ470-211300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130421T1900Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
957 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SUBSIDE LATER SUNDAY ONLY TO
  RETURN TO GALE CONDITIONS EARLY MONDAY.

* WAVES...N 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY
  SUBSIDE TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS BEFORE BUILDING AGAIN EARLY MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-211300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130423T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
957 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH MONDAY.

* WAVES...N 12 TO 14 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-211300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130423T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
957 PM PDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY
NIGHT...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. THE SOUTHERN INNER WATERS WILL
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATER SUNDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  NEAR AND S OF CAPE MENDOCINO OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY
  MONDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.

* WAVES...NW 9 TO 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES ON SUNDAY WILL
  BE AROUND 8 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS WITH LARGER SEAS IN THE
  SOUTHERN INNER WATERS. THOUGH..SOME OF THE LARGEST AND STEEPEST
  WAVES WILL NEAR AND S OF CAPE MENDOCINO THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

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
070 
WHUS76 KEKA 210946
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
246 AM PDT SUN APR 21 2013

PZZ475-211800-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130423T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0009.130421T0946Z-130421T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130421T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0011.130421T2200Z-130422T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
246 AM PDT SUN APR 21 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY. IN ADDITION...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE WITH GALE
  FORCE GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY LARGE STEEP WAVES THIS MORNING...BECOMING
  LARGE VERY STEEP WAVES THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-211800-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130421T1900Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130422T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0006.130422T1900Z-130423T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
246 AM PDT SUN APR 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING...INCREASING TO NEAR GALE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
  MONDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING. GALE FORCE GUSTS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING...BECOMING LARGE VERY STEEP WAVES MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE LARGEST AND STEEPEST WAVES WILL BE ACROSS
  THE SOUTHERN PORTION.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-211800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130423T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
246 AM PDT SUN APR 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* WAVES...NORTHERLY MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE
  LARGEST AND STEEPEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT
  ARENA.

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

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 19, 10:24 AM PDT, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 10:24 AM PDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1024 AM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

.UPDATE...SAT IMAGERY SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS NW CA THIS
MORNING EXCEPT ACROSS DEL NORTE COUNTY WHERE RADAR AND SFC OBS
SHOW SOME LGT PRECIP. ABUNDANT STRATUS OFF THE OR COAST WILL
RESULT IN SKY COVER INCREASING N OF CAPE MENDO THIS AFTERNOON.
ISSUED A QUICK UPDATE TO REFLECT CURRENT SAT/RADAR TRENDS.
&&

.SYNOPSIS...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE NORTH COAST TODAY AS A
WEAK FRONT PASSES BY. THERE MAY BE AREAS OF DRIZZLE. OTHERWISE DRY
WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH INCREASINGLY WARM
TEMPERATURES.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 334 AM PDT FRI APR 19 2013...SHORT
TERM...WATER VAPOR SHOWS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OFF THE WEST
COAST. A SHORTWAVE NEAR 130W 45N IS MOVING OVER THE RIDGE. THE
MAIN ENERGY FROM THIS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE INTO OR AND WA.
THE MAIN IMPACT FOR NW CA LOOKS TO BRING PATCHY DRIZZLE TO THE
COAST NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
AS THIS SHORTWAVE APPROACHES THE COAST. CLOUD COVER WILL SLOWLY
SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE MORNING AS THIS APPROACHES. THIS
MAY BRING SOME LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE HILLS OF TRINITY COUNTY IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL MAINLY BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER
TODAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND ADDITIONAL CLOUDS. THIS
EVENING THERE MAY BE SOME CLEARING AT THE COAST IN THE EVENING
BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE. TONIGHT EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO. INLAND AREAS THAT
DO MANAGE TO CLEAR OUT FROST WILL BE A POSSIBILITY. THIS WILL NEED
TO BE WATCHED.

SATURDAY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUT THROUGH THE MORNING AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY OVER
TODAY. OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING LOOKS TO BE THE COLDEST NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
MAY FALL TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE VALLEYS OF TRINITY COUNTY.
MENDOCINO COUNTY CURRENTLY FORECASTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 30S
HOWEVER THESE WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED AS FROST OR FREEZE
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. SOME CLOUDS WILL LIKELY RETURN ALONG THE
COAST...WITH THE BEST CHANCE AROUND HUMBOLDT BAY. SUNDAY
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM SLIGHTLY INLAND AS THE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN. OFFSHORE FLOW ALSO STRENGTHENS WHICH WILL
BEGIN TO WARM THE COAST UP. MKK

LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING LOOKS TO BE SLIGHTLY WARMER
THAN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THIS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR
POSSIBLE FROST OR FREEZE. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE
RIDGE CONTINUING TO BUILD IN OVER THE REGION WITH HEIGHTS PEAKING
ON WEDNESDAY. OFFSHORE FLOW LOOKS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS PERIOD
KEEPING MOST OF THE AREA CLEAR. MODELS ARE HINTING AT RIDGE
BREAKING DOWN ON THURSDAY AND THIS MAY BRING SOME CLOUDS TO THE
COAST. THURSDAY AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS PROGGED TO MOVE BY SOUTH OF
THE AREA. THIS BRINGS SOME QUESTIONS INTO THE FORECAST WITH
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THIS LOW. MKK
&&

.AVIATION...HIGH CLOUDS PASSING OVER NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA ARE MAKING
IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE VIA SATELLITE WHERE THE EXACT LOCATION OF
STRATUS CLOUDS ARE ALONG THE COAST. ASOS SEEM TO INDICATE THEY ARE
ALONG MOST OF THE COAST AND THE TAFS REFLECT THIS. EXPECT SOME
FLUCTUATIONS AT THE COASTAL AIRSTRIPS THIS MORNING BEFORE CONDITIONS
IMPROVE. NORTHERLY WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SOMEWHAT THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULDN'T BECOME TOO GUSTY. INLAND...VFR IS EXPECTED
TO PREVAIL.
&&

.MARINE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK AS HIGH
PRESSURE OFFSHORE INTERACTS WITH A THERMAL TROUGH INLAND. NEARSHORE
BUOYS SHOW WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DROPPED LOW ENOUGH ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS TO ALLOW SCA'S IN THOSE AREAS TO EXPIRE AS
ADVERTISED. SCA'S CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS WHERE WINDS
AND SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGHER INTO THIS WEEKEND. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES THIS WEEKEND AND
EXPAND INTO CALIFORNIA. THIS THERMAL TROUGH WILL INTERACT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OFFSHORE, CAUSING INCREASED NORTHERLY WINDS AND SHORT
PERIOD SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS FROM LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. LEFT THE GALE WATCH UP ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS. CONFIDENCE IN
THIS IS MARGINAL AS WINDS APPEAR TO OCCASIONALLY REACH GALE FORCE,
MORE SO IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS. WILL CONTINUE TO ADJUST AS THE TIME
PERIOD GETS CLOSER.
&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     PZZ470-475.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY PZZ455.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY PZZ475.

&&

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AT:
HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.EUREKA.GOV
HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSEUREKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 10:46 AM PDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1046 AM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

CAZ003-004-076-201745-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
1046 AM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS MAY ALLOW FROST TO FORM
IN SOME AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CAZ001-002-201745-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
1046 AM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS MAY ALLOW FROST TO FORM
IN SOME AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

Nearby

Gale Warnings in California, 2013Every gale warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.