Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 2013, 3:14 PM PST. It was in force for 6 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 17, 2013, 3:14 PM PST (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2013, 8:55 PM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
651 WHUS76 KEKA 172314 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 314 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013 PZZ475-180500- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130217T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0003.130217T2314Z-130218T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 314 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH TONIGHT...EASING ON MONDAY. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY THIS EVENING. * SEAS...NORTH WAVES AROUND 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. WEST WAVES WILL BEGIN BUILDING TONIGHT...PEAKING AROUND 15 FT AT 16 SECONDS ON 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. && $$ PZZ470-180715- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130217T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 314 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT...EASING MONDAY MORNING. * SEAS...NORTH WAVES AROUND 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE INTO MONDAY. WEST WAVES WILL BEGIN BUILDING TONIGHT...PEAKING AROUND 15 FT AT 16 SECONDS ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-180715- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 314 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT...EASING MONDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO EARLY THIS EVENING. * SEAS...NORTH WAVES 6 TO 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING TONIGHT. WEST WAVES WILL BEGIN BUILDING TONIGHT...PEAKING AROUND 15 FT AT 16 SECONDS 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
1 follow-up statement
303 WHUS76 KEKA 180455 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 855 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013 PZZ475-181300- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130218T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0013.130218T0455Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.130219T0600Z-130222T1800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 855 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH TONIGHT...EASING ON MONDAY. * SEAS...NORTH WAVES AROUND 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. WEST WAVES WILL BEGIN BUILDING TONIGHT...PEAKING AROUND 15 FT AT 16 SECONDS ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-470-181300- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130218T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0014.130219T0600Z-130222T1800Z/ 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- 855 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT...EASING MONDAY MORNING. * SEAS...NORTH WAVES 6 TO 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS THIS EVENING... SUBSIDING TONIGHT. WEST WAVES WILL BEGIN BUILDING TONIGHT... PEAKING AROUND 15 FT AT 16 SECONDS 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:37 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 44 hr |
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