Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 10, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at May 6, 2014, 2:36 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
- May 6, 2014, 2:36 PM PDT (21:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2014, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
512 WHUS76 KEKA 062136 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 236 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014 PZZ455-475-070545- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0010.140506T2136Z-140507T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND POINT ARENA. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THE EVENING. * WAVES...STEEP NW TO N WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHT EARLY WED MORNING THEN PEAK AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ470-070545- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-140507T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES...NW TO 8 TO 10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-070545- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-140507T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 236 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR POINT ST. GEORGE. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES...NW TO 7 TO 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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535 WHUS76 KEKA 070401 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 901 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014 PZZ455-475-071000- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140507T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 901 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND POINT ARENA. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THE EVENING. * WAVES...STEEP NW TO N WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS THIS EVENING. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHT EARLY WED MORNING THEN PEAK AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-071200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-140507T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 901 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES...NW TO 8 TO 10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ PZZ450-071200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-140507T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 901 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR POINT ST. GEORGE. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES...NW TO 7 TO 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
420 WHUS76 KEKA 071001 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 301 AM PDT WED MAY 7 2014 PZZ455-475-071815- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140507T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.140507T1001Z-140508T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 301 AM PDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND POINT ARENA. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WEDNESDAY. * WAVES...STEEP NW TO N WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FT AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY EARLY WED MORNING THEN PEAK AGAIN WED 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. && $$ PZZ470-071815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-140507T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 301 AM PDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT POSSIBLE NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. * WAVES...NW 7 TO 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-071815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-140507T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 301 AM PDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...N 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. HIGHEST WINDS NEAR POINT ST. GEORGE. * WAVES...NW 6 TO 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY EARLY WEDNESDAY THEN PEAK DURING THE 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 6:43 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 13 hr | |
| May 6, 3:28 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 17 hr |
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