Alert archive / California / Gale Watches in 2014
Gale Watch 6, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at Mar 18, 2014, 2:15 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 19, 2014, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2014, 2:15 AM PDT (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2014, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2014, 2:42 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
286 WHUS76 KEKA 180915 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 215 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 PZZ450-455-181715- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140318T1900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 215 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT EXCEPT LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE THIS MORNING. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 13 TO 15 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY 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. && $$ PZZ470-181715- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140319T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 215 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 KT TODAY. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 14 TO 17 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-181715- /O.CON.KEKA.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140318T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140321T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 215 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS...N 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. PEAK WINDS WILL BE AROUND AND DOWN WIND OF CAPE MENDOCINO. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE EARLY TODAY WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 16 TO 20 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY LATER 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
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724 WHUS76 KEKA 181556 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 856 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 PZZ475-190000- /O.CAN.KEKA.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140318T1600Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140319T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140321T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 856 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. PEAK WINDS WILL BE AROUND AND DOWN WIND OF CAPE MENDOCINO. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 13 TO 18 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY LATER TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-455-181900- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140318T1900Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 856 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WITH HIGHEST WINDS AROUND MAJOR POINTS AND CAPES. WINDS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE COAST WILL BE NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 9 TO 14 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY 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. && $$ PZZ470-190000- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140319T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 856 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... * WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TODAY. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 12 TO 17 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
954 WHUS76 KEKA 181908 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1208 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 PZZ450-455-190315- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140318T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.140318T1908Z-140319T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 1208 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... 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 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT ALONG COASTAL MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 9 TO 12 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ475-190315- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140319T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140321T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1208 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. PEAK WINDS WILL BE AROUND AND DOWN WIND OF CAPE MENDOCINO. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 12 TO 16 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ470-190315- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140319T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 1208 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 10 TO 15 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
296 WHUS76 KEKA 182136 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 236 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 PZZ470-190545- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140319T0700Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140322T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL EASE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO GALE FORCE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. GALE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 11 TO 15 FT RANGE. NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD AGAIN THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO GALE FORCE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ475-190545- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140319T0700Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140322T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PEAK WINDS WILL BE AROUND AND DOWN WIND OF CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL EASE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO GALE FORCE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. GALE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 11 TO 15 FT RANGE. NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD AGAIN THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO GALE FORCE WINDS. 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-455-190545- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140322T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0001.140320T1800Z-140321T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 236 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT ALONG COASTAL MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TONIGHT WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 8 TO 11 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BOUNCE AROUND THE 10 FOOT RANGE ON WEDNESDAY THEN BUILD AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS FARTHER OFFSHORE INCREASE. SEAS MAY BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 15 FT THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
149 WHUS76 KEKA 190347 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 847 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 PZZ470-475-191200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140319T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140322T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 847 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL EASE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO GALE FORCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. GALE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 10 TO 14 FT RANGE. NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD AGAIN THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO GALE FORCE WINDS. 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-455-191200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140322T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0001.140320T1800Z-140321T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 847 PM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT ALONG COASTAL MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SHORT PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY WAVES WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TONIGHT WITH HEIGHTS IN THE 8 TO 11 FT RANGE. SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 FEET ON WEDNESDAY THEN BUILD AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS FARTHER OFFSHORE INCREASE. SEAS MAY BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 15 FT THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
454 WHUS76 KEKA 190703 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1203 AM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 PZZ470-475-191515- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140319T0700Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140320T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140322T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1203 AM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...EASING SLIGHTLY TODAY THEN INCREASING TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO GALE FORCE WINDS. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-455-191515- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140322T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0001.140320T1800Z-140321T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 1203 AM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT ALONG COASTAL MENDOCINO. * WAVES...AROUND 10 FEET TODAY THEN BUILDING TONIGHT AS OFFSHORE WINDS INCREASE. SEAS MAY BUILD UP TO 15 FT THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
123 WHUS76 KEKA 190910 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 210 AM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 PZZ470-475-191715- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140320T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140322T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 210 AM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...INCREASING TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO GALE FORCE WINDS. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-455-191715- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140322T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0001.140320T1800Z-140321T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 210 AM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT. * WAVES...AROUND 10 FEET TODAY THEN BUILDING TONIGHT AS OFFSHORE WINDS INCREASE. SEAS MAY BUILD UP TO 15 FT THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
489 WHUS76 KEKA 191606 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 906 AM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 PZZ470-475-200015- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140320T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140322T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 906 AM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...INCREASING TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO GALE FORCE WINDS. 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-455-200015- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140322T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0001.140320T1800Z-140321T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 906 AM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT ON THURSDAY. * WAVES...AROUND 10 FEET TODAY THEN BUILDING TONIGHT AS WINDS AWAY FROM THE COAST INCREASE. SEAS MAY BUILD UP TO 15 FT BY THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
641 WHUS76 KEKA 192142 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 242 PM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 PZZ470-200545- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140320T1000Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0007.140320T1000Z-140322T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 242 PM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * WAVES...STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO GALE FORCE WINDS. HEIGHTS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 15 TO 20 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ475-200545- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140320T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0006.140320T0600Z-140322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0007.140320T0400Z-140322T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 242 PM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO GALE FORCE WINDS. HEIGHTS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 16 TO 21 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-200545- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140322T1000Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0001.140320T1800Z-140321T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0005.140320T2200Z-140321T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 242 PM PDT WED MAR 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT ON THURSDAY. GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE AROUND POINTS AND HEADLANDS. * WAVES...NORTHERLY AROUND 8 TO 10 FEET TODAY THEN BUILDING OVERNIGHT AS WINDS AWAY FROM THE COAST INCREASE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FT WITH A PERIOD OF AROUND 10 SECONDS BY THURSDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Mar 17, 2:06 PM PDT, 12 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 2:06 PM PDT, 12 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
206 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN WITH
DRY CONDITIONS AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...A FRONT QUICKLY MOVED THROUGH THE REGION LAST NIGHT
LEAVING BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE IN ITS WAKE. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES HAVE
BEEN THE RULE TODAY WITH A FEW CUMULUS ACROSS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS
OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. CONTINUED DRYING AND EVENTUAL REBOUNDING OF
TEMPERATURES ALOFT TONIGHT WILL ALLOW MOST OF THE CLOUDS TO
DISSIPATE. HOWEVER NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE COAST AND OFFSHORE FLOW
INLAND WILL KEEP GUSTY CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. THESE WINDS ARE DEVELOPING FROM A STANDARD SPRING LIKE
PATTERN WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN U.S.
AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. A TROUGH MOVING
INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL WEAKEN THE RIDGE AND SURFACE HIGH
SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY ONLY TO HAVE THE PATTERN REESTABLISH ITSELF ON
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THUS MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTY RIDGE TOP AND COASTAL WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY...THOUGH SOME
STRATUS MAY BECOME TRAPPED NORTH OF THE KING RANGE IN THE HUMBOLDT
BAY AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE ONLY REAL HAZARD FOR THE NEXT WEEK IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FROST IN
INTERIOR VALLEYS. CONTINUED THE MENTION OF PATCHY FROST IN NORTHERN
MENDOCINO COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LIKELY DECOUPLE
IN THE INTERIOR VALLEYS ALLOWING WINDS TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AND COLD
AIR TO DRAIN ONTO THE VALLEY FLOORS. DEPENDING ON THE TRENDS
OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW A FROST ADVISORY MAY BE WARRANTED.
THE TROUGH ON WEDNESDAY THAT HAS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BRING RAIN TO
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION IS NOW ANTICIPATED TO BRING NO MORE
THAN SOME LIGHT SPRINKLES. KEPT THE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN DEL NORTE
COUNTY EVEN THOUGH ACCUMULATING RAINFALL IS NOT CURRENTLY
ANTICIPATED. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE NEXT WEEK WHEN A
DEEP TROUGH MAY TRY TO APPROACH THE COAST. ALL MODEL GUIDANCE
INDICATES THIS TROUGH SO THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER HAS TARGETED
THE AREA FOR ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL IN BOTH THEIR DAY 6-10 AND 8-14
DAY OUTLOOKS. RPA
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD AS
THE EXITING SHORTWAVE MAINTAINS A WELL MIXED ATMOSPHERE. GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND SHOULD
DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AT THE SURFACE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS BY
APPROXIMATELY 4Z AS THE LOW LEVEL ATMOSPHERE DECOUPLES. /KML
&&
.MARINE...AFTERNOON WINDS HAVE BEEN NEAR GALE AT THE POINT ARENA
BUOY AND THE NORTH SPIT WEATHER STATION, WHICH HAS PROMPTED THE
ISSUANCE OF A GALE WARNING FOR THE INNER COASTAL WATERS. DESPITE THE
LACK OF DATA OVER THE OUTER WATERS WE DID RECEIVE A SHIP REPORT
ABOUT 55NM OFF OF POINT DELGADA THAT REPORTED 40 KTS OF WIND. WITH
THAT AND MODEL DATA SHOWING STORM CONDITIONS IN THE WAKE OF CAPE
MENDOCINO HAVE HOISTED A STORM WARNING FOR THE OUTER WATERS FROM
MENDOCINO TO ARENA. THE GALE WARNING FOR THE NRN OUTER WATERS
REMAINS INTACT. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO LOOK AS THOUGH THEY WILL EASE
FROM EAST TO WEST AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT GENTLY WEAKENS AND SHIFTS
OFFSHORE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE INNER WATER GALES WILL ONLY
LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL NEED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TO
FOLLOW IT UP. THE STORM WILL LIKELY FALL OFF OVERNIGHT AND NEED A
SHORT TERM GALE ON ITS BACK SIDE. OVERALL, CONDITIONS WILL TAPER
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK SHORT WAVE CLIPS THE SOUTHERN
OREGON COAST. MODELS ARE SHOWING HIGH PRESSURE SURGING IN BEHIND THE
TROUGH WITH ANOTHER BLAST OF QUICKLY BUILDING NORTHERLY CONDITIONS.
THIS LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE ANOTHER SHOT OF GALES, BUT WE ARE
WATCHING TO SEE HOW THE MODELS HANDLE THIS SURGE. WINDS AND SEAS ARE
FORECAST TO FALL OFF SHARPLY OVER THE WEEKEND. BFG
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING PZZ450-455.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY PZZ470.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY PZZ475.
&&
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HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSEUREKAHazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 4:02 AM PDT, 22 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 402 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 CAZ001>004-181115- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 402 AM PDT MON MAR 17 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ076-181115- MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 402 AM PDT MON MAR 17 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS TUE NIGHT WILL RESULT IN PATCHY TO AREAS OF FROST BY WED 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2:45 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Mar 18, 2:45 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 30 hr | |
| Mar 18, 12:08 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 4 days | |
| Mar 18, 2:36 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Watch | EKA | 24 hr |
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