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Small Craft Advisory 18, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 1, 2013, 2:51 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2013, 5:04 AM PST. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2013, 2:51 AM PST (10:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2013, 5:04 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2013, 3:18 AM PST
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
469 WHUS76 KEKA 011051 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 251 AM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 PZZ470-011900- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.130302T0200Z-130304T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 251 AM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...LIGHT WINDS INTO SATURDAY. INCREASING NORTHERLIES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH WINDS PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT ON SUNDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WAVES PEAKING SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FT AT 15 TO 17 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY SEAS BUILDING SATURDAY NIGHT...PEAKING BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FT AT 7 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. && $$ PZZ475-011900- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.130302T0500Z-130304T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 251 AM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY 5 TO 15 KT INTO SATURDAY. INCREASING NORTHERLIES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH WINDS PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT ON SUNDAY. * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WAVES PEAKING SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FT AT 15 TO 17 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY SEAS BUILDING SATURDAY NIGHT...PEAKING BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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879 WHUS76 KEKA 011632 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 832 AM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 PZZ470-012300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.130302T0200Z-130304T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 832 AM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WAVES PEAKING SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FT AT 15 TO 17 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY SEAS BUILDING SATURDAY NIGHT...PEAKING BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FT AT 7 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. && $$ PZZ475-012300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.130302T0500Z-130304T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 832 AM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * SEAS...LONG PERIOD WAVES PEAKING SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FT AT 15 TO 17 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY SEAS BUILDING SATURDAY NIGHT...PEAKING BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
677 WHUS76 KEKA 012234 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 234 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 PZZ470-475-020645- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.130303T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 234 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... * SEAS...GRADUALLY INCREASING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL PEAK ON SUNDAY FROM 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 15 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
335 WHUS76 KEKA 020503 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 903 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 PZZ470-475-021315- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.130303T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 903 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * SEAS...GRADUALLY INCREASING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL PEAK ON SUNDAY FROM 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
109 WHUS76 KEKA 021110 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 310 AM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 PZZ470-475-021915- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.130303T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 310 AM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * SEAS...GRADUALLY INCREASING TODAY AND PEAKING ON SUNDAY BETWEEN 10 AND 11 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
573 WHUS76 KEKA 021304 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 504 AM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 PZZ450-455-022115- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.130302T1304Z-130304T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 504 AM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-475-022115- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.130302T1304Z-130304T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 504 AM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
478 WHUS76 KEKA 021657 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 857 AM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 PZZ450-455-470-475-030000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 857 AM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...GRADUALLY INCREASING FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT WILL PEAK BETWEEN 15 TO 25 KT SUNDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET AROUND 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
998 WHUS76 KEKA 022246 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 246 PM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 PZZ450-455-470-475-030715- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ 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- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 246 PM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...GRADUALLY INCREASING FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT WILL PEAK BETWEEN 15 TO 25 KT SUNDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET AROUND 15 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
074 WHUS76 KEKA 030451 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 851 PM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 PZZ450-455-470-475-031300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 851 PM PST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...GRADUALLY INCREASING FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT WILL PEAK BETWEEN 15 TO 25 KT SUNDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET AROUND 15 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
549 WHUS76 KEKA 031107 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 307 AM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 PZZ470-031915- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0002.130304T2300Z-130305T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 307 AM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT AND TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH MONDAY WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET AROUND 15 SECONDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN BUILD AGAIN MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY PEAKING BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 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. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-475-031915- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 307 AM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET AROUND 15 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
218 WHUS76 KEKA 031650 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 850 AM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 PZZ470-040100- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0002.130304T2300Z-130305T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 850 AM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SEAS...9 TO 12 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY THEN BUILD MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-475-040100- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 850 AM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. * SEAS...9 TO 12 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
772 WHUS76 KEKA 032256 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 256 PM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 PZZ475-040700- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.130305T0000Z-130307T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 256 PM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE TONIGHT. WINDS 15 TO 25 KT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-040700- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.130305T0500Z-130306T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 256 PM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE TONIGHT. WINDS 15 TO 25 KT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SEAS...9 TO 12 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-040700- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0002.130304T2300Z-130305T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 256 PM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY THEN BUILD MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
011 WHUS76 KEKA 040426 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 826 PM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 PZZ475-041230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.130305T0000Z-130307T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 826 PM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE TONIGHT. WINDS 15 TO 25 KT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-041230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.130305T0500Z-130306T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 826 PM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE TONIGHT. WINDS 15 TO 25 KT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SEAS...8 TO 10 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH 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. && $$ PZZ470-041230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0002.130304T2300Z-130305T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 826 PM PST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND PT ST GEORGE. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY THEN BUILD MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
518 WHUS76 KEKA 041118 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 318 AM PST MON MAR 4 2013 PZZ470-041930- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0002.130304T2300Z-130305T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0004.130305T0600Z-130305T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.130305T0000Z-130305T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 318 AM PST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS TONIGHT PEAKING BETWEEN 12 TO 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 TO 9 SECONDS TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE DOMINANT PERIOD INCREASING TO AROUND 15 SECONDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ475-041930- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.130305T0000Z-130307T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 318 AM PST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. GUSTS TO 30 KT TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-041930- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0019.130305T0500Z-130306T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 318 AM PST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. GUSTS TO 30 KT TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 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 small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 28, 3:35 PM PST, 11 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 3:35 PM PST, 11 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 335 PM PST THU FEB 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN TODAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE A COLD FRONT ARRIVES SATURDAY NIGHT. A BREAK IN THE WEATHER WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY FOLLOWED BY MORE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. && .SHORT TERM...AREAS OF DENSE FOG ALONG THE COAST AND SOME INTERIOR VALLEY FOG IS OCCURRING THIS MORNING. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR LATER TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD ALOFT. LATE FRIDAY NIGHT CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE PRECIP WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE NORTH COAST. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF RAIN TO THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A TRACE IN MENDOCINO COUNTY TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN DEL NORTE COUNTY. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY WARM...THUS SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 7000 FEET FALLING TO AROUND 4000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT. THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO FALL AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE WARM AIR. SUNDAY AND MONDAY SKIES LOOK TO CLEAR FAIRLY QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT AS A SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVES INTO THE AREA. SKIES SHOULD BE CLEAR OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS SHOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP OVERNIGHT AND A FROST ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ALONG THE COAST. BY LATE TUESDAY ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST HOWEVER THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO HAVE MORE ENERGY THAN THE PREVIOUS. THE GFS AND ECMWF NOW IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT BRINGING THE 564DM LINE TO WELL SOUTH OF THE BAY AREA BY WEDNESDAY. THUS WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. HAVE UPPED POPS TO NEAR CAT FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. ONCE THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH MODELS INDICATING YET ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EPAC. && .AVIATION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST TODAY...STRENGTHENING THE MARINE INVERSION LEADING TO A COMPACT MARINE LAYER. WITH WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS ON 11-3.9 IR SATELLITE IMAGERY OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING...IT SEEMS UNLIKELY UNDER A LIGHT WINDS REGIME FOR THE STRATUS TO DISSIPATE TODAY. THUS HAVE FORECAST IFR TO LOW END MVFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY FOR CEC AND ACV. INLAND VALLEY FOG WILL DISSIPATE SLOWLY TODAY AND WILL LIKELY SNEAK OVER UKI EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LOW CLOUDS VISIBLE ON THE SPANISH MOUNTAIN SKY CAM IN UKIAH AS OF 4 AM. HOWEVER...AFTER THE LOW CLOUDS DISSIPATE...VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL AT UKI TODAY. RPA && .MARINE...WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST...PRIMARILY LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL INTO SATURDAY ACROSS THE WATERS. A NORTHWESTERLY LONG PERIOD WAVE GROUP FROM A DISTANT STORM SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TONIGHT BRINGING THE OUTER WATERS ABOVE 10 FT. THUS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED BEGINNING THIS EVENING FOR THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND MAY APPROACH 10 FT ACROSS THE INNER WATERS AS WELL WHICH ALSO MAY REQUIRE A SMALL CRAFT ISSUANCE LATER TODAY FOR SATURDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS BUILDING IN ITS WAKE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. NORTHERLIES 20-25 KT WILL BE LIKELY ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTRACTS. HOWEVER THIS SURGE IN WINDS SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED AS A MORE POTENT...DEEP TROUGH BEGINS TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST COAST FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SHOULD PUSH THE SURFACE HIGH SOUTH AND TURN THE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH ON MONDAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A STRONG COASTAL JET TO DEVELOP WITH SCA OR STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED WITH SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS REGARDING THE STRENGTH OF THE SOUTHERLY WINDS. ADDITIONALLY ANOTHER NORTHWESTERLY LONG PERIOD WAVE GROUP FROM A CURRENTLY DEVELOPING HURRICANE FORCE LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS WILL ARRIVE IN THE WATERS ON MONDAY INTO THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. RPA && .EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...NONE. NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SCA PZZ470...475. && 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, Feb 28, 3:25 AM PST, 23 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 325 AM PST THU FEB 28 2013 CAZ001>004-076-011130- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 325 AM PST THU FEB 28 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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.