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Gale Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

January 10, 2014

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2014, 3:29 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 10, 2014, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2014, 3:29 AM PST (11:29 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2014, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 11, 2014, 9:14 AM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

392 
WHUS76 KEKA 101129
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
329 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND...

EXPECT GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
AS A FRONT CROSSES THROUGH THE REGION. BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE A
LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL FOR THIS WEEKEND.

PZZ450-101930-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0001.140111T0700Z-140111T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0900Z-140111T1500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
329 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO
  20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. WINDS
  RAPIDLY EASING BY MID SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...WAVES NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH TONIGHT WITH
  STEEP S WAVES 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD SEAS SUBSIDING BY SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SWELL BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AT
  16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-101930-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140111T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0001.140111T0700Z-140111T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0600Z-140111T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
329 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  40 KT TONIGHT. WINDS EASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S WAVES
  5 TO 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS LATE TONIGHT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS SUBSIDING
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT
  AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-101930-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
329 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
  EARLY SAT MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 35 AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS
  WILL EASE SAT AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S SEAS 5
  TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SHORT PERIOD SEAS
  EASING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 18
  TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$


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7 follow-up statements
772 
WHUS76 KEKA 101631
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
831 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND...

EXPECT GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
AS A FRONT CROSSES THROUGH THE REGION. BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE
A LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL FOR THIS WEEKEND.

PZZ450-110045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T0900Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0900Z-140111T1500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
831 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO 
  20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. WINDS 
  RAPIDLY EASING BY MID SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...WAVES NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH TONIGHT 
  WITH STEEP S WAVES 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  SUBSIDING BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SWELL 
  BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-110045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140111T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0600Z-140111T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
831 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 KT TONIGHT. WINDS EASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S 
  WAVES 5 TO 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS LATE TONIGHT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  SUBSIDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS 
  BUILDING TO 22 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-110045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
831 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
  EARLY SAT MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 35 AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. 
  WINDS WILL EASE SAT AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S SEAS 
  5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  EASING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 
  18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY 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
815 
WHUS76 KEKA 102048
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1248 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND...

EXPECT GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
AS A FRONT CROSSES THROUGH THE REGION. BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE
A LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL FOR THIS WEEKEND.

PZZ450-110500-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T0900Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0900Z-140111T1500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
1248 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO 
  20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. WINDS 
  RAPIDLY EASING BY MID SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...WAVES NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH TONIGHT 
  WITH STEEP S WAVES 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  SUBSIDING BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SWELL 
  BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-110500-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140111T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0600Z-140111T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1248 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 KT TONIGHT. WINDS EASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S 
  WAVES 5 TO 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS LATE TONIGHT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  SUBSIDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS 
  BUILDING TO 22 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-110500-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1248 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
  EARLY SAT MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 35 AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. 
  WINDS WILL EASE SAT AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S SEAS 
  5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  EASING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 
  18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY 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
522 
WHUS76 KEKA 110011
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
411 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND...

EXPECT GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
AS A FRONT CROSSES THROUGH THE REGION. BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE
A LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL FOR THIS WEEKEND.

PZZ450-110815-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T0900Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0900Z-140111T1500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
411 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...S WINDS INCREASING RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO 20 TO 30
  KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. WINDS RAPIDLY EASING
  BY MID SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH TONIGHT WITH STEEP
  S WAVES 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD SEAS SUBSIDING BY
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SWELL BUILDING TO 18 TO
  20 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-110815-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140111T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0600Z-140111T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
411 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 KT TONIGHT. WINDS EASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S 
  WAVES 5 TO 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS LATE TONIGHT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  SUBSIDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS 
  BUILDING TO 22 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-110815-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
411 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
  EARLY SAT MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 35 AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. 
  WINDS WILL EASE SAT AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S SEAS 
  5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  EASING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 
  18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$


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290 
WHUS76 KEKA 110429
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
829 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND...

EXPECT SOUTHERLY GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING AS A FRONT CROSSES THROUGH THE WATERS. BEHIND
THIS FRONT WILL BE A LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL FOR THIS WEEKEND.

PZZ450-111230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T0900Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0900Z-140111T1500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
829 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...S WINDS INCREASING RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO 20 TO 30 
  KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AROUND PT ST GEORGE. WINDS RAPIDLY 
  EASING BY MID SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH TONIGHT WITH 
  STEEP S WAVES 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD SEAS SUBSIDING 
  BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SWELL BUILDING TO 
  18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140111T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.140111T0600Z-140111T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
829 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 KT TONIGHT. WINDS EASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S 
  WAVES 5 TO 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS LATE TONIGHT. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  SUBSIDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS 
  BUILDING TO 22 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-111230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
829 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...TONIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
  EARLY SAT MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 35 AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. 
  WINDS WILL EASE SAT AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS BECOMING ROUGH WITH STEEP S SEAS 
  5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SHORT PERIOD SEAS 
  EASING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE LONG PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 
  18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$


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769 
WHUS76 KEKA 111124
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
324 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...BRIEF GALES TO AFFECT AREA WATERS THIS MORNING...
...BUILDING SEAS INTO SUNDAY...

EXPECT SOUTHERLY GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING AS A
FRONT CROSSES THROUGH THE WATERS. BEHIND THIS FRONT...A LARGE
LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA.

PZZ450-111930-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140111T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T1400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
324 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT
  AROUND PT ST GEORGE. WINDS RAPIDLY EASING BY MID-MORNING.

* SEAS...W 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS. STEEP S WAVES 10 TO 12 FT AT 6
  SECONDS THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. LONG
  PERIOD SWELL BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT.

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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111930-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T1400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
324 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 
6 AM SUNDAY...

* WINDS...S 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
  EASING THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...W BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING.
  STEEP SW WAVES 12 FT AT 6 SECONDS THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 6
  FT THIS AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD SWELL BUILDING TO 20 TO 22 FT AT
  16 SECONDS TONIGHT.

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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ475-111930-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T2300Z-140112T1400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
324 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 
6 AM SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SW 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL EASE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...NW BUILDING TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING. STEEP S
  WAVES 6 TO 8 FT AT 6 SECONDS THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT
  THIS AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD SWELL BUILDING TO 20 FT AT 16
  SECONDS 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-111930-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T2300Z-140112T1400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
324 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 
6 AM SUNDAY...

* WINDS...S 15 TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KT AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL EASE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...NW BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING.
  STEEP S WAVES 4 TO 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS. LONG PERIOD SWELL
  BUILDING TO 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

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521 
WHUS76 KEKA 111443
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
643 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...BRIEF GALES TO AFFECT AREA WATERS THIS MORNING...
...BUILDING SEAS INTO SUNDAY...

EXPECT SOUTHERLY GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING AS A
FRONT CROSSES THROUGH THE WATERS. BEHIND THIS FRONT...A LARGE
LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA.

PZZ450-112245-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140111T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T1400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
643 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM SUNDAY...

* WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND
  PT ST GEORGE. WINDS RAPIDLY EASING LATE THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...W 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS. STEEP S WAVES 10 TO 12 FT AT 6 
  SECONDS THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. LONG 
  PERIOD SWELL BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT. 

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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ470-112245-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140111T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T1400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
643 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 AM SUNDAY...

* WINDS...S 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS 
  EASING THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...W BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING. 
  STEEP SW WAVES 12 FT AT 6 SECONDS THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 
  6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD SWELL BUILDING TO 20 TO 22 FT 
  AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT. 

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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ475-112245-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T2300Z-140112T1400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
643 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SW 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 AROUND CAPE 
  MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL EASE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW BUILDING TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING. STEEP 
  S WAVES 6 TO 8 FT AT 6 SECONDS THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 4 
  FT THIS AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD SWELL BUILDING TO 20 FT AT 16 
  SECONDS 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-112245-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T2300Z-140112T1400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
643 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM SUNDAY... 

* WINDS...S 15 TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KT AROUND CAPE 
  MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL EASE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...NW BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING. 
  STEEP S WAVES 4 TO 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS. LONG PERIOD SWELL 
  BUILDING TO 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

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182 
WHUS76 KEKA 111714
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
914 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...BUILDING SEAS INTO TONIGHT...

PZZ470-120115-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140111T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T1714Z-140112T1400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
914 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP S WAVES SUBSIDING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD
  SWELL BUILDING TO 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-120115-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140111T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T1714Z-140112T1400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
914 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST SUNDAY. 

* SEAS...STEEP S WAVES SUBSIDING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD
  SWELL BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ475-120115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T2300Z-140112T1400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
914 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST SUNDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...STEEP S WAVES SUBSIDING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD
  SWELL BUILDING TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-120115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.140111T2300Z-140112T1400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
914 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST SUNDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...STEEP S WAVES SUBSIDING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD
  SWELL BUILDING TO 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS 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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$


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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 9, 3:30 PM PST, 11 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 3:30 PM PST, 11 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
330 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. A STRONGER FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY BRINGING RAIN AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS. LINGERING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED INTO SUNDAY BEFORE
DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURN NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER WITH A WARM FRONT HAS BEEN
SPREADING OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SO FAR ONLY SCATTERED
LIGHT SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING. EXPECT LIGHT
SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS A
SHORT-WAVE DISTURBANCE SWEEPS OVER THE REGION. THE LIGHT PRECIP
AND CLOUD COVER SHOULD DECREASE LATER TONIGHT AS THE WAVE PASSES
TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER CONDITIONS HOWEVER
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FOG AND LOW CLOUDS AGAIN IN MOST ALL ZONES.

FLOW ALOFT SHOULD AMPLIFY ON FRIDAY AS A STORM BEGINS TO TAKE
SHAPE WEST OF 140W. RISING 500MB HEIGHTS AND INCREASING WARM AIR
ADVECTION ALONG WITH DRIER SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW SHOULD LIMIT THE
PRECIP COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. ANOTHER REGION OF WARM AIR
ADVECTION WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON AND MAY
GENERATE SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES IN THE FAR NORTHERN ZONES.

EVEN INTO FRI NIGHT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST...ROBUST
SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DRY OUT THE BOUNDARY LAYER AND
LIKELY KEEP LIGHT RAIN UP IN DEL NORTE COUNTY AND OFFSHORE THE
COAST. GFS AND ECMWF HAVE BEEN IN GOOD AGREEMENT BRINGING THE FRONT
ONTO THE COAST AND THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THE COLD FRONT
SHOULD PRODUCE A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.
925-850MB WINDS DO HIT 40-50KT RIGHT BEFORE FRONTAL PASSAGE
EARLY ON SAT. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN GUSTS OF 45-55MPH OVER
THE EXPOSED RIDGETOPS OF ZONE 3...WITH GUSTS OF 30-40MPH ALONG
THE COAST IN ZONE 1 NORTH OF TRINIDAD HEAD. I AM NOT SURE IF
THERE WILL BE MUCH IF ANY MAJOR IMPACTS AS THE WINDS LOOK MARGINAL
FOR AN ADVISORY. AT THIS POINT I WILL HOLD OFF ON HOISTING AN
ADVISORY FOR THE DE NORTE COUNTY COAST. WE ARE EXPECTING ONE HALF
TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN TO HIT THE PAVEMENT AS THE
FRONTAL BAND MOVES THROUGH SAT MORNING. GRANTED HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF ZONE 3 WILL LIKELY SEE GREATER AMOUNTS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVELS
WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE 5000 FT...THEN FALL TO AROUND 3500-4000 FT
BEHIND THE FRONT BY MIDDAY SAT.

THE MODELS HAVE BEEN WAVERING AROUND ON THE PRECIP GENERATION
BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT AND CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH
AT THIS POINT TO SIGNIFICANTLY RAISE THE PRECIP CHANCES. A
SECONDARY TROUGH IN THE COOLER AIR DOES LOOK TO MOVE TOWARD THE
COAST SAT EVENING WHICH SHOULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIP WITH
SNOW LEVELS AROUND 3500 TO 4000 FT. THE GFS WAS FASTER WITH THE
TROUGH WHILE THE 12Z NAM12 HOLDS OFF THE SECONDARY PRECIP SPIKE
TIL SUNDAY. EMCWF AND GFS WERE SIMILAR ON THE TIMING OF THIS
FEATURE. I LEANED TOWARD THE SPECTRAL MODELS. SCATTERED SNOW
AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER MOST OF THE MAJOR
HIGHWAY PASSES WILL MOST LIKELY GET RAINED ON WITH SNOW ABOVE
3500 FEET.

GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE A WEAK RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE AREA ON
SUN...HOWEVER A WEAK TROUGH WILL BRUSH THE FAR NORTH WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT SHOWERS. OFFSHORE FLOW AND RISING 500MB
HEIGHTS SHOULD SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWER
ACTIVITY BY SUN NIGHT.

LONG-TERM (MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...STRONG RIDGE ALOFT WILL SPRING
BACK BRINGING DRY AND WARMER WEATHER THROUGH MID WEEK. BLOCKED FLOW
PATTERN AND DRY CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF NEXT
WEEK. GFS AND ECMWF DO HINT AT ANOTHER FRONT BUSTING THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND WHICH MAY BRING ANOTHER BOUT OF RAIN.

&&

.AVIATION...CONDITIONS VARY FROM VFR TO MVFR AS BANDS OF LIGHT
PRECIPITATION IMPACT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. EXPECT DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES
TO OUR NORTH AND BRINGS SOME PRECIPITATION, MAINLY TO THE COAST.

&&

.MARINE...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL
MAINTAIN A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT, CAUSING LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS
THROUGH FRIDAY. EXPECT GALE TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS A FRONT CROSSES THROUGH THE REGION.
HENCE, ISSUED A GALE WATCH FOR ZONES 450 AND 470. BEHIND THIS
FRONT WILL BE A LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL FOR THIS WEEKEND. HOW BIG
WILL DEPEND ON THE STORM OFFSHORE THAT HAS NOT YET FORMED. IF IT
FORMS AS MODELS SHOW, THEN IT MAY GENERATE A VERY LARGE SWELL,
HAZARDOUS SEAS, AND HIGH SURF. HOWEVER, IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO
ISSUE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO LOWER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
 GALE WATCH FROM FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT MORNING PZZ450-470.
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PST FRI PZZ450-470.
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM PST SAT PZZ455.
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM PST SAT PZZ475.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 8:59 AM PST, 18 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
859 AM PST THU JAN 9 2014

CAZ001-003-101700-
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
859 AM PST THU JAN 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

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

AFTER AN UNSEASONABLY LONG STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER, A FAST-MOVING
COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
RANGE FROM A HALF INCH TO AN INCH...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WINDS MAY GUST TO 45 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE NORTH
COAST...WITH HIGHER GUSTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
MOUNTAINS. SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH COLDER
AIR RESULTING IN SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO 3500 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES
OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY BUT THE MAJOR HIGHWAY 299 PASSES
SHOULD SEE MOSTLY RAIN.

BUILDING NORTHWESTERLY SWELL SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MAY RESULT
IN BREAKERS OF 25 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST-FACING BEACHES.
BEACHGOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS WEEKEND AND STAY A SAFE
DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SURF ZONE.

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

CAZ002-004-076-101700-
MENDOCINO COAST-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
859 AM PST THU JAN 9 2014

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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