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Gale Warning 7, NWS Eureka, CA

April 7, 2013

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Apr 7, 2013, 2:58 AM PDT. It took effect at Apr 7, 2013, 8:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 31 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 7, 2013, 2:58 AM PDT (09:58 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2013, 8:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 9, 2013, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

474 
WHUS76 KEKA 070958
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
258 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...STRONG NW WINDS AND STEEPER SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS EXPECTED
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY....

PZZ475-071800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0007.130408T0300Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS DECREASING THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
  SHIFT WEST TODAY AND THEN NW TONIGHT. NW 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 KT EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
  TONIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO STEEPER SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS SUN
  THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SEAS PEAKING 12 TO 15 FT ON 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-071800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130408T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0007.130408T1200Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
258 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS DECREASING THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
  SHIFT WEST TODAY AND THEN NW TONIGHT. NW 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 KT EXPECTED MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
  TONIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO STEEPER SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS
  TONIGHT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SEAS PEAKING 11 TO 14 FT ON 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-071800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 KT
  EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING WEST TODAY.
  NW WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH
  GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
  TONIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO STEEPER SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS MONDAY
  THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SEAS PEAKING AROUND 9 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.

&&

$$


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9 follow-up statements
784 
WHUS76 KEKA 071542
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
842 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...STRONG NW WINDS AND STEEPER SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT....

PZZ475-072345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.130408T0300Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
842 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TODAY THEN INCREASING AND BECOMING NW TONIGHT. NW
  25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MON.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MON WITH SEAS PEAKING 13 TO
  15 FT ON MON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-072345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130408T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.130408T1200Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
842 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TODAY AND THEN BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TONIGHT.
  NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  MONDAY.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON WITH SEAS PEAKING
  TO 12 TO 14 FT ON MON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-072345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
842 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TODAY AND THEN BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TONIGHT.
  15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT EXPECTED NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY PEAKING AROUND 10 TO
  12 FT ON MON.

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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927 
WHUS76 KEKA 072124
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
224 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...STRONG NW WINDS AND STEEPER SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING....

PZZ475-080530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.130408T0300Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
224 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...INCREASING AND BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT...WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 KT INTO MON.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SEAS SHOULD PEAK TO 13
  TO 15 FT BY EARLY MON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-080530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130408T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.130408T1200Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
224 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NW INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SEAS SHOULD PEAK TO 12
  TO 15 FT ON MON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-080530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
224 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH
  A FEW NW GUSTS TO 35 KT.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...PEAKING AROUND 13
  FT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MON.

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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177 
WHUS76 KEKA 080324
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
824 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...STRONG NW WINDS AND STEEPER SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING....

PZZ475-081130-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
824 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

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

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

* WINDS...NW 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT INTO MON.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SEAS SHOULD PEAK TO 13
  TO 15 FT BY EARLY MON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-081130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130408T1200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.130408T1200Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
824 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NW INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT 
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER 
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SEAS SHOULD PEAK TO 
  12 TO 15 FT ON MON. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-081130-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
824 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER 
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...PEAKING AROUND 
  13 FT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MON. 

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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800 
WHUS76 KEKA 080618
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1118 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND STEEPER SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING....

PZZ455-081430-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130408T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0007.130408T0618Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
1118 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

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

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  45 KT INTO MONDAY. 

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 12
  TO 15 FT LATE TONIGHT AND 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-081430-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1118 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

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

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT INTO MONDAY.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER 
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SEAS WILL PEAK AT
  13 TO 15 FT BY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-081430-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1118 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY...

* WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT.

* WAVES...LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO STEEPER 
  SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...PEAKING AROUND 
  13 FT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY 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.

&&

$$

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270 
WHUS76 KEKA 081033
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
333 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013

...STRONG N WINDS AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD N SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING....

PZZ455-475-081845-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
333 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013

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

* WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT INTO TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD N SEAS PEAKING AT AROUND 18 FT TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-081845-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
333 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013

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

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT INTO TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD N SEAS PEAKING AT 14 TO 16 FT TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-081845-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
333 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  35 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD N SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 15 FT TODAY.

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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674 
WHUS76 KEKA 081541
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
841 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013

...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS THROUGH
TONIGHT....

PZZ455-475-090000-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
841 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013

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

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT INTO TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS PEAKING AT 15 TO 17 FT
  TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-090000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
841 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  TO 35 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 15 FT
  TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-090000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
841 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013

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

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT INTO 
  TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS PEAKING AT 14 TO 16 FT
  TODAY. 

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
881 
WHUS76 KEKA 082154
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
254 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013

...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS THROUGH
THIS EVENING....

PZZ455-090600-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
254 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NORTH AROUND 25 KT GUSTS NEAR 35 KT INTO TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS AROUND 11 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-090600-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
254 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013

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

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS INTO TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS AROUND 13 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-090600-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
254 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. 

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS AT 9 TO 11 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-090600-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
254 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013

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

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS INTO TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS PEAKING AT 8 TO 11 FT
  TODAY.

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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874 
WHUS76 KEKA 090336
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
836 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013

PZZ475-091000-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
836 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013

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

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

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS AROUND 13 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-470-091000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
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-
836 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013

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

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

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NORTH SEAS AT 9 TO 11 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.

&&

$$


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074 
WHUS76 KEKA 091012
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
312 AM PDT TUE APR 9 2013

PZZ475-091815-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.130409T1012Z-130410T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
312 AM PDT TUE APR 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM WEDNESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD N SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS WITH
  LONG PERIOD W SEAS OF 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-091815-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.130409T1012Z-130410T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
312 AM PDT TUE APR 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP SHORT PERIOD NW SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 TO 10
  SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-091115-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-130409T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
312 AM PDT TUE APR 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$

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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 6, 2:35 PM PDT, 12 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:35 PM PDT, 12 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
235 PM PDT SAT APR 6 2013

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH RAIN AND UPPER ELEVATION SNOW ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A DRY AND WARMER WEATHER PATTERN WILL
RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM...THE UPPER TROF CURRENTLY OVER THE E PAC WHICH HAS BROUGHT
PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE REGION IS GRADUALLY WEAKENING. NONETHELESS ANOTHER
COUPLE OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RAIN TO NW CA...ONE
THIS EVENING AND ANOTHER TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THUS THE UNSETTLED WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...AS MUCH
AS 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE PASS LEVEL. AS
MENTIONED ABOVE ANOTHER LIGHTER BURST OF PRECIP IS EXPECTED SUN EVENING WITH
AMOUNTS GENERALLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR LESS OVER THE N 1/2 OF THE COUNTY
WARNING AREA. PRECIP WILL COME TO AN END BY MON EVENING AS UPPER TROF DIGS
OVER THE ROCKIES. ENUF COLD AIR ADVECTION ON BACK SIDE OF TROF...ALONG WITH
DECREASING LATE NIGHT WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES...WILL ALLOW PATCHY
FROST TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT MON NIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF THE
AREA. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION IN ZFP AND HWO.

.LONG TERM...A WARMUP IS STILL EXPECTED BY TUE OF NEXT WEEK AS AN
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS SW OF THE AREA. WARMEST TEMPERATURES IN THE COMING
WEEK ARE EXPECTED ON WED WITH MAX READINGS APPROACHING THE LOWER
80S ACROSS THE MENDOCINO INTERIOR. THE UPPER RIDGE SW OF THE AREA
WILL WEAKEN WITH NW UPPER FLOW INCREASING BY LATE IN THE COMING
WEEK. GFS MOS HAS TRENDED A BIT WARMER...AND HAVE ADJUSTED
INLAND TEMPERATURES UP A COUPLE OF DEGREES LATE IN THE WEEK. HAVE
MADE FEW CHANGES TO POPS DURING THIS PERIOD. /SEC/JT

&&

.AVIATION...CIGS AND VSBYS HAVE BEEN GENERALLY IMPROVING THIS
AFTERNOON WITH MOST SITES REPORTING CLOUD BASES ABOVE 3000 FEET MSL.
MORE MOISTURE AND SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT, SO
EXPECT CIGS TO FALL TO 1000-3000 FEET WITH PERHAPS AREAS OF CIGS
BELOW 1000 FEET ALONG THE COAST BY EARLY SUN MORNING. VSBYS WILL
LIKELY DETERIORATE IN LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...AS LOW AS 1SM.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF
40 MPH AT THE COASTAL HEADLANDS AND OVER THE RIDGES BY MIDNIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. BRUNT OF THE STORM LOOKS TO BE
NORTH OF THE AREA IN OREGON WATERS WHERE GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
LIKELY. GALE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE CAPE AS A BOUNDARY
ENTERS THE NORTHERN WATERS. FOR NOW WILL INDICATE JUST A FEW GUST TO
35 KT...MAINLY NEAR PT ST GEORGE. WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE
WEST BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUNDAY AND THEN INCREASE AND BECOME NW BY
SUNDAY EVENING. THE MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE NW WINDS...WITH THE GFS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE. AS A
RESULT...WAVE DATA FROM THE ENP HAS BECOME CONTAMINATED BY THE
STRONG WINDS FROM THE GFS WINDS. THE GEM...ECMWF AND NAM12 WERE
NOT QUITE AS STRONG AND FAST WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY BLOW...SO SIDED
WITH THE MORE CONSERVATIVE AND SLOWER MODELS. THE MODELS WERE IN
AGREEMENT ON MON WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TOWARD THE COAST AND
NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE CAPE. THE LONG
PERIOD DOMINATED SEAS WILL SLOWLY TRANSITION TO SHORTER PERIODS
AND STEEPER SEAS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...BORDERING ON A WARNING
FOR SEAS. IF THE MODELS ARE ON TARGET WE MAY ALSO BE LOOKING AT A
LOW END GALES WITH GUSTS FROM 35-40KT SOUTH OF THE CAPE. BEEFED UP
THE WIND AND WAVE FORECAST SOME...BUT OVERALL LEFT THINGS ABOUT THE
SAME.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SCA ALL WATERS.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 4:51 AM PDT, 22 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
451 AM PDT SAT APR 6 2013

CAZ001-002-071200-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
451 AM PDT SAT APR 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF RESIDUAL SHORT PERIOD SEAS AND BUILDING WESTERLY
SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ELEVATED SURF ALONG THE COAST.
SURF HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 15 FT WILL CONTINUE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ELEVATED SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HEIGHTS OF 13 TO
17 FEET.

PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

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

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ003-076-071200-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
451 AM PDT SAT APR 6 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

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

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ004-071200-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
451 AM PDT SAT APR 6 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

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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.