Hazardous Seas Warning 14, NWS Eureka, CA

715 
WHUS76 KEKA 260405
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
905 PM PDT FRI JUL 25 2014

PZZ470-261200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140726T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
905 PM PDT FRI JUL 25 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES AROUND 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-261215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140727T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
905 PM PDT FRI JUL 25 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY WAVES AROUND 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS 
  THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-261200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-140726T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
905 PM PDT FRI JUL 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS AROUND
  CAPE MENDOCINO AND POINT SAINT GEORGE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
  WEEKEND.

* WAVES...STEEP NORTHWESTERLY WAVES AROUND 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS TONIGHT.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN ROUGH THIS WEEKEND.

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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055 
WHUS76 KEKA 260940
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
240 AM PDT SAT JUL 26 2014


PZZ470-261745-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140726T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0059.140726T0940Z-140728T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
240 AM PDT SAT JUL 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP NORTHERLY WAVES AROUND 10 FT NEAR 9 SECONDS THROUGH
  SUNDAY.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-261745-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140727T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0059.140726T0940Z-140728T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
240 AM PDT SAT JUL 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELED...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WAVES...SHORT PERIOD NORTHERLY WAVES AROUND 10 FT AROUND 9
  SECONDS THROUGH SUNDAY.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-261045-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-140726T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
240 AM PDT SAT JUL 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
914 AM PDT FRI JUL 25 2014

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER CALIFORNIA WILL RESULT IN
DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ACROSS
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THRU MON) BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA TO CONTINUE TO WARM UNDER GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES. SOME LOW
CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG HAVE FORMED OVERNIGHT OVER THE EEL RIVER DELTA
AND AROUND HUMBOLDT BAY...BUT GENERALLY THE CLEAR SKIES SHOULD
CONTINUE TODAY.

850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR OR ABOVE 25C ACROSS THE
INTERIOR ALLOWING AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE UPPER
90S OR OVER 100 DEGREES F BY SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY
NOT ANTICIPATED TO APPROACH RECORDS...THOUGH THEY WILL BE SEVERAL
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. BESIDES A FEW MORNING CLOUDS AT THE
COAST...GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO
THE UPPER 60S AND POSSIBLY LOW 70S AT THE COAST.

AS THE UPPER RIDGE AND HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS OVER THE AREA...A
WEAK CUT OFF LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT
NORTH TOWARD NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. THE LOW WILL DEGRADE INTO A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND MOVE OVER NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON RIDING OVER THE WEST SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE. SURFACE
MOISTURE RETURN WILL BE TOO SLOW TO COUPLE WITH THE SHORTWAVE
PASSAGE AND A MID TO UPPER LEVEL STABLE LAYER WILL KEEP A
CONVECTIVE CAP IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY MONDAY...NOT
ALLOWING THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUS THE
FORECAST HAS BEEN KEPT DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MKN

.LONG TERM...(LATE MON-FRI) MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE WEAK
INSTABILITY OVER NORTHEASTERN AND EASTERN TRINITY COUNTY ON MON
AFTERNOON AND TUE. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO LOOK LIMITED WITH THE
STABLE LAYER NEAR 500MB WEAKENING BY MON AFTERNOON AND TUE. MODELS
CONTINUE TO SHOW WEAK DISTURBANCES ROTATING NORTHWARD AROUND THE
WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE ON THESE DAYS. THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF
THESE WAVES REMAINS UNCERTAIN. HAVE CONTINUED THE EXISTING FORECAST
OF INCREASED PRECIP CHANCES AS WELL AS TSTM COVERAGE AROUND THE HORN
OF TRINITY MON AND TUE. WED AND THU CONVECTION CHANCES REMAIN
UNCERTAIN ATTM. OTHERWISE SEASONABLY MOSTLY CLEAR AND WARM
CONDITIONS IN THE INTERIOR WITH SOME INCREASE IN STRATUS AND FOG
ALONG THE COAST LATE IN THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...LOW CLOUDS/FOG FORMED AROUND HUMBOLDT BAY AND THE EEL
RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING PRODUCING IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS AT KACV
AND KFOT. VFR CONDITIONS WERE FOUND ELSEWHERE EXCEPT FOR SOME FU IN
THE LOWER TRINITY RIVER VALLEY DUE TO THE SUGARBOWL FIRE BETWEEN
WILLOW CREEK AND HOOPA. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO
VFR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH MODERATE TO GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
ALONG THE COAST INTO THE EVENING. CONDITIONS SHOULD DETERIORATE TO
IFR ALONG THE COAST DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH VFR
ACROSS THE INTERIOR. STP

&&

.MARINE...A STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC INTERACTING WITH AN INLAND THERMAL LOW HAS
TIGHTENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS INCREASING
THE WINDS AND STEEP SEAS. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
OUTER WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY PZZ450-455.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY PZZ470.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY PZZ475.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
539 AM PDT FRI JUL 25 2014

CAZ004-261245-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
539 AM PDT FRI JUL 25 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

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

CAZ001>003-076-261245-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
539 AM PDT FRI JUL 25 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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