Small Craft Advisory 5, NWS Eureka, CA

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WHUS76 KEKA 120500
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
900 PM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

PZZ450-120600-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130112T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
900 PM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING...

$$

PZZ455-120600-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130112T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
900 PM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING...

$$

PZZ470-120700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130112T0700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS
EVENING...

* SEAS...10 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-121100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130112T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SATURDAY...

* SEAS...13 TO 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT 
  LATE TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE 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.

&&

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
330 AM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A FEW MORE WEAK DISTURBANCES MAINTAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE
COAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRIER WEATHER
WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WEST
COAST.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE BACK EDGE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO
HOVER OVER THE WEST COAST WITH A FEW MORE WEAK IMPULSES YET TO
ARRIVE. THE NET RESULT WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF SHOWERS MAINLY
ALONG THE COAST WITH COLD AIR FILTERING ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW
LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 1,000 FEET DURING THE MORNING HOURS THEN
RISE SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE DAY. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SHOWERS WILL
OCCUR TONIGHT BUT THEN EXPECT ONE MORE ROUND ON SATURDAY AS THE LAST
UPPER WAVE MOVES THROUGH. QPF WILL BE MINIMAL, GENERALLY LESS THAN
0.1 INCHES AND THAT WILL MAINLY BE ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST. SNOW
LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 1,500 FEET DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THE
TROUGH MOVES INLAND EARLY NEXT WEEK AND IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A
STRONG RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST ON MONDAY. THE RIDGE WILL
BRING DRIER WEATHER AND WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TO NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER CLEAR SKIES WILL LEAD TO AND COLD NIGHTS AND
MORNINGS.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS ARE OCCURRING AT
KCEC AND KACV THIS MORNING. THE LOWER CONDITIONS ARE DUE TO
DECREASED CEILINGS AND/OR VISIBILITIES AS SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA AT TIMES. VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE
AT KCEC AND KACV THROUGH THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AND
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT KCEC AND KACV THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT KUKI
THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.MARINE...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE WATERS TODAY. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE ACROSS THE
WATERS TODAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE ACROSS ALL THE WATERS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT ACROSS
THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE ACROSS THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES OVER THE AREA. THE
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FURTHER ACROSS THE WATERS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

CA...NONE.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...

HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FOR PZZ470-475.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PZZ450-455-470-475.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
247 AM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

CAZ001>004-076-121100-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
247 AM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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