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Small Craft Advisory 94, NWS Eureka, CA

December 6, 2013

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 6, 2013, 1:42 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 6, 2013, 2:58 PM PST. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2013, 1:42 AM PST (09:42 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 6, 2013, 2:58 PM PST
Expired
Dec 8, 2013, 2:18 AM PST
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

223 
WHUS76 KEKA 060942
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
142 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013


PZZ470-475-061745-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.131207T0200Z-131209T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
142 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 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 4 PM PST
SUNDAY. 

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
8 follow-up statements
220 
WHUS76 KEKA 061640
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
840 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

PZZ470-475-070045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.131207T0200Z-131209T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
840 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

*WINDS...S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND RISE TO 15
 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND 20 TO 30 KT WITH A
 FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT SAT THEN EASE SUN.

*SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 13 FT AT 8
 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE
 SUBSIDING SUN.

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
966 
WHUS76 KEKA 062258
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
258 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

PZZ470-070700-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.131206T2258Z-131207T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0033.131207T1100Z-131207T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
258 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY. 

*WINDS...S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND RISE TO 15
 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND 20 TO 30 KT WITH
 GUSTS TO 35 KT SAT THEN EASE SUN.

*SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FT AT 
  8 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE 
  SUBSIDING SUN. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-070700-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.131207T0200Z-131207T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0033.131207T1100Z-131207T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
258 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM PST SATURDAY. 

*WINDS...S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND RISE TO 15 
  TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
  GUSTS TO 35 KT SAT THEN EASE SUN. 

*SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 13 FT AT 
  8 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE 
  SUBSIDING SUN. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-070700-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.131206T2258Z-131208T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
258 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY. 

*WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY WITH GUSTS TO
 25 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 THEN EASE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

*SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT AT 8
 TO 10 SECONDS OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 BEFORE SUBSIDING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-070700-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.131207T0200Z-131208T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
258 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST
SUNDAY. 

*WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY WITH GUSTS TO
 25 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 THEN EASE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

*SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FT AT 8
 TO 10 SECONDS OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 BEFORE SUBSIDING.

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
721 
WHUS76 KEKA 070449
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
849 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

PZZ470-071300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131207T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0033.131207T0500Z-131207T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
849 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FT AT 8
  TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE
  SUBSIDING ON SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-071300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131207T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0033.131207T0500Z-131207T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
849 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 13 FT AT 
  8 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE 
  SUBSIDING SUN. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-071300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
849 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR POINT SAINT
  GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON THEN EASE.

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 
  TO 10 SECONDS OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE SUBSIDING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-071300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
849 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS
  WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN EASE.

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FT AT 8 
  TO 10 SECONDS OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE SUBSIDING. 

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
100 
WHUS76 KEKA 071103
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
303 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

PZZ470-071700-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-131207T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
303 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH SATURDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FT AT 
  8 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE 
  SUBSIDING ON SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-071915-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-131207T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
303 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 13 FT AT 
  8 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE 
  SUBSIDING SUN. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-071915-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
303 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR POINT 
  SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN EASE. 

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT AT 
  8 TO 10 SECONDS OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-071915-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
303 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS 
  WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN EASE. 

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FT AT 
  8 TO 10 SECONDS OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING. 

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
773 
WHUS76 KEKA 071653
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
853 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

PZZ470-080100-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-131207T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.131207T1700Z-131208T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE
WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...N 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FT
  OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-072300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-131207T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25
  KT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...N 11 TO 13 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 10
  FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-080100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
853 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 30 KT NEAR POINT
  SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL EASE AND BECOME NE
  TO E 5 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...N 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FT
  THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-080100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
853 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 5 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...N 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FT
  OVERNIGHT.

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
686 
WHUS76 KEKA 072256
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
256 PM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

PZZ475-080700-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-131207T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.131207T2300Z-131208T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE
WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 30 KT WILL EASE TO 5 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...N 10 TO 12 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO
  8 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-080400-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
256 PM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WILL EASE AND BECOME NE TO E 5 TO 15 KT THIS
  EVENING.

* SEAS...N 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT THIS
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-080700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-131208T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...N 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 
  FT OVERNIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-080700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
256 PM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 5 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...N 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 
  FT OVERNIGHT. 

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
814 
WHUS76 KEKA 080455
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
855 PM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

PZZ470-081100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-131208T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
855 PM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

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

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...STEEP N WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS WILL PERSIST
  OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-081100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
855 PM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

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

* WINDS...NW TO N 5 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR POINT ARENA
  AND FORT BRAGG THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE THROUGHOUT THE
  REGION OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...N 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT
  OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-081100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-131208T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
855 PM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

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

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT
  OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...N 8 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT
  OVERNIGHT.

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
055 
WHUS76 KEKA 081018
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
218 AM PST SUN DEC 8 2013

PZZ455-081130-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-131208T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
218 AM PST SUN DEC 8 2013

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED

$$

PZZ470-081830-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-131209T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0034.131209T0300Z-131210T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
218 AM PST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-081830-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-131209T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0034.131209T0300Z-131210T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
218 AM PST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$


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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 Dec 5, 3:45 PM PST, 9 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 3:45 PM PST, 9 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
345 PM PST THU DEC 5 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD STORM WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH ON
FRIDAY BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION. DRY BUT COLD
WEATHER WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...CLEAR SKIES PREVAILED ACROSS THE REGION AGAIN
TODAY. TEMPERATURES WERE RUNNING A TAD LOWER BUT THE NORTH WINDS
WERE NOT AS STRONG TODAY SO IT FELT WARMER. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
SHOULD INCREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT DUE MAINLY TO AN INCREASE IN CLOUD
COVER LATER TONIGHT. IT WILL STILL BE COLD WITH READINGS SIMILAR
TO LAST NIGHT. WITH LOW DEW POINTS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...IT
WILL COOL OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET.

MAIN STORY FOR TOMORROW IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW ELEVATION SNOW.
THIS IS FIRST ONE OF THE SEASON AND WE DECIDED TO GO FORWARD WITH
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ALL INTERIOR ZONES. A SHORT-WAVE WILL
DIVE SOUTHWARD OFFSHORE THE PAC NW COAST FRIDAY MORNING...THEN
INTO NW CAL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE OVER WATER TRAJECTORY WILL
ALLOW THIS SYSTEM TO ACQUIRE MOISTURE AS A COLD FRONT DEVELOPS
OFFSHORE THE COAST. GFS AND ECMWF WERE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH
PRECIP INITIALLY SPREADING INTO DEL NORTE COUNTY FRIDAY
MORNING...THEN INTO THE REST OF THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT...SNOW LEVEL WILL BE QUITE LOW
FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SLIGHT WARMING IN THE BOUNDARY
LAYER NEAR SHORE SHOULD INHIBIT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT
THE COAST. HOWEVER IT IS POSSIBLE FOR FOLKS ON THE REDWOOD COAST TO
SEE SOME HEAVY WET SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING.
INLAND AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST STAND A BETTER CHANCE
OF SEEING ACCUMULATIONS WITH PERHAPS AN INCH OR SO ON THE VALLEY
FLOORS IN DEL NORTE COUNTY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS WESTERLY FLOW SPREADS WARMER AIR
INLAND. GFS AND ECWMF WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING THE BULK OF
THE PRECIP SPREADING INTO THE AREA FROM NW TO SE FRI AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MOST THE PRECIP WILL BE OVER THE COASTAL RANGES OF DEL
NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN EASTERN TRINITY
AND SOUTHERN MENDOCINO. THE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR ALL INTERIOR ZONES EVEN THOUGH AMOUNTS DO NOT LOOK
ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE...WITH A COUPLE INCHES OR SO OVER THE PASSES.
HOWEVER SNOW LEVELS WILL BE FAIRLY LOW AND WILL AFFECT TRAVEL.
ALSO...THIS IS THE FIRST LOW ELEVATION SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON
AND THE SNOWY WEATHER MAY CATCH FOLKS OFF-GUARD.

MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE COLD FRONT EXITING THE
REGION...AND HIGH PRESSURE WITH BRISK NORTHERLY FLOW BUILDING
INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. DRYING CONDITION AND CLEARING SKIES
SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER RECORD COLD MORNING SUNDAY.
HARD FROST WARNINGS WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE REDWOOD
AND MENDOCINO COAST ZONES. INLAND ZONES SHOULD SEE MOSTLY TEENS
AND LOWER 20S WITH A FEW SITES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AS THE NNE
WINDS DIE DOWN OVERNIGHT.

MODELS INDICATE GRADUAL WARMING NEXT WEEK AS A RIDGE BUILDS OFFSHORE
AND THE AIR MASS SLOWLY MODIFIES. DRY WEATHER APPEARS TO BE THE
RULE MON AND TUE. GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO HINT AT POTENTIALLY
WETTER WEATHER AROUND MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH AMPLITUDE
FLOW PATTERN BREAKS DOWN SOME. I AM NOT TOO CONFIDENT ON THE
DETAILS AS THE MODEL WAVER AROUND FROM ONE RUN TO THE NEXT. THUS I
WILL GO WITH A BROAD-BRUSH CHANCE OF RAIN MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING VFR AND LIGHT WINDS TO
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS A
STORM APPROACHES THE REGION.

&&

.MARINE...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. THE 1830Z ASCAT PASS WAS OVER PARTS OF
OUR OUTER WATERS, BUT IT DID SHOW WINDS OF ABOUT 20 KT. THIS MATCHES
OUR FORECAST. WINDS CLOSER TO SHORE ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN FORECAST
AS INDICATED BY THE NEARSHORE BUOYS, SO BUMPED DOWN THE WINDS THERE
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS TO REFLECT THIS. WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING
THE SCA FOR ZONE 475 WAS DROPPED. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS
THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A STORM WILL GENERATE NORTHERLY
NEAR GALE CONDITIONS FOR THE OUTER WATERS AND A FRESH TO STRONG
BREEZE WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS FOR THE INNER WATERS LATE FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY. SCAS WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED, BUT HELD OFF ON
ISSUING THEM WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE BECAUSE THERES STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE START TIME AND ITS NEAR THE OUTER EDGE OF OUR
SCA ISSUANCE WINDOW.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY
     NIGHT ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR THE CAZ003-004-076.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 3:49 PM PST, 9 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
349 PM PST THU DEC 5 2013

CAZ003-004-076-070000-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
349 PM PST THU DEC 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

VERY COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

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

CAZ002-070000-
MENDOCINO COAST-
349 PM PST THU DEC 5 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTO FRIDAY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS LOW AS 1500 FEET.

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

CAZ001-070000-
REDWOOD COAST-
349 PM PST THU DEC 5 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND 500 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.

.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.

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