Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 24, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2014, 8:54 AM PDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 25, 2014, 8:54 AM PDT (15:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2014, 2:56 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
225 WHUS76 KEKA 251554 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 854 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...POWERFUL STORM PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND VERY LARGE STEEP SEAS THROUGH TODAY... PZZ475-260000- /O.CAN.KEKA.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-141025T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0024.141025T1554Z-141026T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 854 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 40 KT SHIFTING TO SW 30 KT LATE IN THE DAY. * SEAS...S 20 FT AT 12 SECONDS TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-260000- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 854 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...S 35 KT TODAY. * SEAS...SW 17 TO 19 FT AT 12 SECONDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-252100- /O.CON.KEKA.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-141025T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 854 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...S 50 KT SHIFTING TO SW 30 KT LATE IN THE DAY. * SEAS...S 23 FT AT 11 SECONDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
926 WHUS76 KEKA 252016 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 116 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...POWERFUL STORM PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND VERY LARGE STEEP SEAS THROUGH TODAY... PZZ470-260100- /O.CAN.KEKA.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-141025T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-141026T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 116 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 40 KT SHIFTING TO SW 30 KT LATE IN THE DAY. * SEAS...S 20 FT AT 11 SECONDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-260100- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-141026T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 116 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...S 35 KT TODAY. * SEAS...SW 17 TO 19 FT AT 12 SECONDS TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ475-260100- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-141026T0100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 116 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...S 40 KT SHIFTING TO SW 30 KT LATE IN THE DAY. * SEAS...S 20 FT AT 12 SECONDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
301 WHUS76 KEKA 252156 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 256 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...LARGE STEEP SEAS TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINDS WILL EASE THIS EVENING... PZZ450-455-260600- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-141026T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0001.141025T2200Z-141026T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0019.141025T2200Z-141026T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 256 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 25 KT TODAY. * SEAS...SW 14 TO 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-475-260600- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-141026T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SI.Y.0001.141025T2200Z-141026T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0019.141025T2200Z-141026T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 256 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SW 25 TO 30 KT. * SEAS...W 15 TO 19 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 7:37 PM PDT | Storm Warning | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Oct 24, 10:55 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Oct 25, 10:32 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 13 min | |
| Oct 25, 2:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 11 min |
| Oct 25, 2:56 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 21 hr | |
| Oct 25, 2:56 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | EKA | 4 hr |
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