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Gale Watch 9, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at May 29, 2013, 2:29 PM PDT. It took effect at May 31, 2013, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2013, 2:29 PM PDT (21:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2013, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2013, 3:04 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
954 WHUS76 KEKA 292129 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 229 PM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE EAST PACIFIC WILL INTERACT WITH A DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TO CAUSE NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS WHERE GUSTS TO STRONG GALE ARE POSSIBLE. PZZ470-300530- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130531T0300Z-130531T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T1800Z-130604T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 229 PM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THURSDAY NIGHT INCREASING TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * WAVES...WESTERLY WAVES 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHERLY THURSDAY AND THEN BUILDING TO NEAR 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS ON 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. 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. && $$ PZZ475-300530- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130529T2200Z-130531T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T1500Z-130604T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 229 PM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * WAVES...WESTERLY WAVES 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHERLY THURSDAY AND THEN BUILDING TO NEAR 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-300530- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130529T2200Z-130604T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 229 PM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NEAR PT ARENA AND CAPE MENDOCINO FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. * WAVES...WESTERLY WAVES 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHERLY THURSDAY AND THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS ON 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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985 WHUS76 KEKA 300416 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 916 PM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE EAST PACIFIC WILL INTERACT WITH A DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS WHERE GUSTS TO STRONG GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE. PZZ475-301230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130531T1500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T1500Z-130604T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 916 PM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * WAVES...WESTERLY 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHERLY THURSDAY AND THEN BUILDING TO NEAR 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ470-301230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130531T0300Z-130531T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T1800Z-130604T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 916 PM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT THURSDAY NIGHT INCREASING TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * WAVES...WESTERLY 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHERLY THURSDAY AND THEN BUILDING TO NEAR 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS ON 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. 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. && $$ PZZ455-301230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130604T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 916 PM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NEAR PT ARENA AND CAPE MENDOCINO FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. * WAVES...WESTERLY 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHERLY THURSDAY AND THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
030 WHUS76 KEKA 301002 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 302 AM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE EAST PACIFIC WILL INTERACT WITH A DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO BRING NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS TO THE OUTER WATERS FROM FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE INNER WATERS CAN EXPECT NEAR GALE CONDITIONS AND LARGE...VERY STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES. PZZ475-301815- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130531T1600Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T1500Z-130604T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0017.130531T1600Z-130603T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 302 AM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE TODAY...INCREASING TO NEAR GALE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES MAY BE SUNDAY INTO 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. 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. && $$ PZZ470-301815- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130530T2200Z-130531T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T1800Z-130604T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 302 AM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME GALE FORCE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES MAY BE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-301815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130604T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 302 AM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. EXPECT GUSTS TO NEAR GALE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
705 WHUS76 KEKA 301550 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 850 AM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE EAST PACIFIC WILL INTERACT WITH A DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO BRING NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS TO THE OUTER WATERS FROM FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE INNER WATERS CAN EXPECT NEAR GALE CONDITIONS AND LARGE...VERY STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES. PZZ475-310000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130531T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.130531T1600Z-130603T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 850 AM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE TODAY...INCREASING TO NEAR GALE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES LOOK TO BE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-310000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130530T2200Z-130531T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T1800Z-130604T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 850 AM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME GALE FORCE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES MAY BE SUNDAY 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 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. && $$ PZZ455-310000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130604T0600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 850 AM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. EXPECT GUSTS TO NEAR GALE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
069 WHUS76 KEKA 302129 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 229 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE EAST PACIFIC WILL INTERACT WITH A DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO BRING NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS TO THE OUTER WATERS FROM FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE INNER WATERS CAN EXPECT NEAR GALE CONDITIONS AND LARGE...VERY STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES. PZZ475-310530- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130531T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.130531T1600Z-130603T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 229 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE TODAY...INCREASING TO NEAR GALE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES LOOK TO BE SUNDAY INTO 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. 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. && $$ PZZ450-310530- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130531T1900Z-130603T2000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 229 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 1 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 1 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. EXPECT GUSTS TO NEAR GALE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-310530- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130530T2200Z-130531T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T2200Z-130604T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 229 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY BREEZE WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME GALE FORCE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES MAY BE SUNDAY 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 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. && $$ PZZ455-310530- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130603T2000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 229 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. EXPECT GUSTS TO NEAR GALE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
919 WHUS76 KEKA 310424 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 924 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE EAST PACIFIC WILL INTERACT WITH A DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO BRING NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS TO THE OUTER WATERS FROM FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE INNER WATERS CAN EXPECT NEAR GALE CONDITIONS AND LARGE...VERY STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES. PZZ475-311230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130531T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.130531T1600Z-130603T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 924 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY INCREASING TO NEAR GALE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE SUNDAY 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 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. && $$ PZZ470-311230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130531T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T2200Z-130604T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 924 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME GALE FORCE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ455-311230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130603T2000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 924 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST 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. && $$ PZZ450-311230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130531T1900Z-130603T2000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 924 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 1 PM MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
470 WHUS76 KEKA 311004 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 304 AM PDT FRI MAY 31 2013 ...NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TODAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... A STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC WILL INTERACT WITH A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ACROSS CALIFORNIA INCREASING THE WINDS AND SEAS WITH GALE CONDITIONS OCCURRING ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS TODAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS AND LARGE VERY STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE INNER WATERS. PZZ470-311815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130531T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0009.130531T2200Z-130604T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0017.130531T2200Z-130603T1600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PDT FRI MAY 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY INTO 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. 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. && $$ PZZ475-311815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130531T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.130531T1600Z-130603T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PDT FRI MAY 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY INCREASING TO GALE FORCE TODAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TODAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-311815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-130603T2000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PDT FRI MAY 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ARENA. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TODAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE LARGEST 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. && $$ PZZ450-311815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0049.130531T1900Z-130603T2000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PDT FRI MAY 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY STRONG BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BECOME LARGE AND VERY STEEP TODAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at May 29, 3:40 AM PDT, 10 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 3:40 AM PDT, 10 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
340 AM PDT WED MAY 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS...ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
CLEARING SKIES AND WARMING TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON. A BUILDING
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WILL
BRING WARM WEATHER TO THE INTERIOR, AND MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG
TO THE COAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH NW
CALIFORNIA IS BRINGING AREAS OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. SO FAR
MODELS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY GOOD FOR QPF, BRINGING UPWARDS OF A TENTH OF
AN INCH TO DEL NORTE COUNTY AND A FEW HUNDREDTHS, AT BEST, ACROSS
HUMBOLDT, TRINITY, AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES. PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST
TO TAPER QUICKLY THIS MORNING, BEGINNING AROUND SUNRISE. AS OF ABOUT
3AM THIS MORNING, WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS AN UPPER
SHORTWAVE MOVING TOWARD THE CALIFORNIA COAST. PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL THIS SHORTWAVE PASSES. BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE,
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A FAIRLY GOOD RIDGE BUILDING. DUE TO THIS
RIDGE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD IN SATELLITE, HAVE DECREASED SKY COVER
THROUGHOUT THE REGION BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. SKIES WILL
CLEAR EARLIER ACROSS MENDOCINO COUNTY AND OTHER INTERIOR AREAS. THE
HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COAST WILL BE THE AREA WHERE CLOUDS ARE MORE
TOUGH TO BURN OFF. FORECAST MAY NEED TO UPDATED MID MORNING TO
INDICATE A QUICKER CLEARING. ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE COULD CLIP THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT, BUT WOULD DO NOTHING MORE THAN LIFT THE MARINE
LAYER AND ALLOW FOR COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO WORK DEEPER
INLAND. BFG
.MEDIUM TERM (THUR THRU SUN)...A WARMING AND DRYING TREND BEGINS
UNDER A BUILDING RIDGE ON THURSDAY. INLAND TEMPS WILL CLIMB QUICKLY
BY FRIDAY, REACHING INTO THE 80S AND LOW 90S. SATURDAY TEMPS WILL
CLIMB INTO THE LOW 90S ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR. NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST CAUSING UPWELLING TO OCCUR. THIS WILL
LIMIT HIGH TEMPS TO THE LOW 60S AND BRING THE TYPICAL COASTAL FOG
FOR THU THRU SAT MORNINGS. REGARDLESS, MORNING COASTAL FOG AND LOW
CLOUDS ARE FORECAST TO DISSIPATE EACH DAY UNDER DAYTIME HEATING. SO
AFTERNOONS SHOULD BE VERY NICE, BUT WITH THE TYPICAL BREEZE. BY LATE
SAT INTO SUN MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT OF AN UPPER TROUGH DIGGING INTO
THE PACIFIC NW. THIS WILL HELP TO SCOUR OUT THE MARINE LAYER, BUT
SHOULD ALSO BRING SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AND FILTERED SUNSHINE ON
SUNDAY. BFG
.LONG TERM (MON THRU WED)...THE UPPER TROUGH THAT IS FORECAST TO DIG
IN LATE IN THE WEEKEND MAY CUT OFF AN UPPER LOW BY MONDAY, OFF THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD HAVE A SURFACE
REFLECTION IS FUZZY IN THE MODELS RIGHT NOW. AN UPPER LOW COULD CAUSE
SOME WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW FOR A SHORT TIME EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS COULD
CAUSE A WARMING TREND FOR THE COASTAL REGIONS. BFG
&&
.AVIATION...RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS DECREASING IN COVERAGE THIS
MORNING. CONDITIONS AT THE COASTAL AIRSTRIPS VARY, WHILE
CONDITIONS INLAND ARE SLIGHTLY BETTER. EXPECT SOME FLUCTUATIONS
THIS MORNING BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE BY THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.MARINE...NEARSHORE BUOYS SHOW LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS THIS
MORNING AND SEAS AROUND 5 FT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING INLAND
COMBINED WITH APPROACHING HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BECOME
NORTHERLY TODAY. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER SOUTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO
WHERE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE STRONGER, SO ISSUED SCA'S FOR
THOSE AREAS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD
AGREEMENT SHOWING HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE EAST PACIFIC
AND INTERACTING WITH A DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST, CAUSING NORTHERLY GALE CONDITIONS FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS
THE OUTER WATERS WHERE GUSTS TO STRONG GALE OR POSSIBLY STORM
FORCE ARE POSSIBLE. AS A RESULT OF THIS SEAS WILL BECOME LARGE AND
VERY STEEP THIS WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING, MAINLY
ACROSS THE NORTHERN DISTRICTS. A DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND PEAK LATE IN THE WEEK WITH MIN RH VALUES IN THE TEENS,
BUT FOLLOWED BY STRONG OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. MIN RH VALUES WILL
CREEP UP LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE MARINE
LAYER LIFTS UNDER AN UPPER LOW. HOWEVER, A BRIEF HIT OF OFFSHORE
FLOW EARLY NEXT WEEK COULD ALLOW THE COASTAL AREAS TO POP UP A
HANDFUL OF DEGREES. TSTM POTENTIAL FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK LOOKS LOW,
EVEN OVER THE YOLLA BOLLY AND TRINITY ALPS. GFS SHOWS STEEP LOW
LEVEL LAPSE RATES, BUT CAPPED IN THE MID LEVELS. THE MOISTURE
APPEARS TO BE LOCKED INTO THOSE MID LEVELS. IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF
UMPF FROM THE LOW LEVELS TO KICK INTO THE STABLE MID LEVELS. WOULD
NOT DOUBT SOME LIMITED CU, BUT AM DUBIOUS OF ANY TSTMS OVER THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIMITED MOISTURE. BFG
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT FRIDAY
PZZ455-475.
&&
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HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSEUREKAHazardous weather outlook, May 29, 5:30 AM PDT, 8 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 530 AM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 CAZ001>004-076-301230- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 530 AM PDT WED MAY 29 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 17 days |
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