Alert archive / California / Hazardous Seas Warnings in 2014
Hazardous Seas Warning 21, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Dec 16, 2014, 3:00 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 16, 2014, 8:00 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
- Dec 16, 2014, 3:00 AM PST (11:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2014, 8:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2014, 7:00 AM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
815 WHUS76 KEKA 161100 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 300 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 PZZ475-161900- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141216T2300Z-141217T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 300 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING W 14 TO 17 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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. 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. && $$ PZZ455-161900- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141217T0400Z-141217T1500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 300 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING W 13 TO 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-470-161900- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 300 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS BECOMING W 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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. $$
5 follow-up statements
259 WHUS76 KEKA 161343 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 543 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING GALES TODAY... PZZ475-162145- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0031.141216T1343Z-141216T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141216T2300Z-141217T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 543 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING W 14 TO 17 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ470-162145- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0031.141216T1343Z-141217T0300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 543 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS BECOMING W 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ455-162145- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141217T0400Z-141217T1500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 543 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING W 13 TO 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-162145- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 543 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS BECOMING W 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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. $$
226 WHUS76 KEKA 161639 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 839 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 PZZ475-170045- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141216T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141216T2300Z-141217T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 839 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING W 14 TO 17 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ470-170045- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141217T0300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 839 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS BECOMING W 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ455-170045- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141217T0400Z-141217T1500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 839 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS BECOMING W 13 TO 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-170045- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 839 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...MIXED FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. SHORT PERIOD SW WAVES BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TONIGHT. W WAVES 13 FT AT 16 SECONDS BECOMING W 12 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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. $$
382 WHUS76 KEKA 162242 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 242 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 PZZ450-170645- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141217T0600Z-141217T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 242 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. $$ PZZ475-170645- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141217T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141217T1100Z-141217T1500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 242 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND GUSTING TO 40 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES BUILDING TO 17 TO 19 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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 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. && $$ PZZ470-170645- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141217T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 242 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-170645- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141217T0400Z-141217T1500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 242 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KT. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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. 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. && $$
190 WHUS76 KEKA 170513 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 PZZ450-171315- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141217T0513Z-141217T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES 11 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. $$ PZZ475-171315- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141217T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0021.141217T1100Z-141217T1500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WESTERLY 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES 15 TO 20 FT AT 12 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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 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. && $$ PZZ470-171100- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141217T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WESTERLY 20 TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-171315- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141217T1500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 913 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT AT 12 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY 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. 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. && $$
354 WHUS76 KEKA 171104 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 304 AM PST WED DEC 17 2014 PZZ475-171915- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141217T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.141217T1104Z-141218T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141217T1500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KT LATER TODAY. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES 11 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUBSIDING TODAY INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-171915- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141217T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.141217T1104Z-141218T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST 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 PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KT LATER TODAY. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES 11 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUBSIDING TODAY INTO 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. && $$ PZZ450-171915- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141217T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...WESTERLY 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KT LATER TODAY. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES 11 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUBSIDING TODAY INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-171915- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141217T1500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-141218T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PST WED DEC 17 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. FEW GUSTS TO 30 KT POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SEAS...WESTERLY WAVES 14 TO 18 FT AT 12 SECONDS THIS MORNING. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE LATER TODAY AND 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hazardous seas 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 hazardous seas warning went out at Dec 15, 6:17 PM PST, 8 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 6:17 PM PST, 8 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
617 PM PST MON DEC 15 2014
.SYNOPSIS...A COOL MOIST PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AS A
SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS IMPACT THE REGION. SNOW ALONG THE
HIGHEST PASSES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
TUESDAY.
&&
.UPDATE...COLD AIR MOVING IN BEHIND TODAYS FRONT IN ASSOCIATION
WITH CONVECTIVE PRECIP IS CAUSING SNOW LEVELS TO FALL DOWN TO
AROUND 3200 FEET IN AREAS. WITH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW FALLING
ALONG SOUTH FORK MOUNTAIN AND BUCKHORN, CALTRANS HAS ISSUED CHAIN
REQUIREMENTS. WE EXPECT SNOW LEVELS TO CONTINUE FALLING OVERNIGHT,
BUT PRECIP SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH. AT THIS POINT ONLY A FEW
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PASSES. WITH THIS
FORECAST, IT NECESSITATED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW
TONIGHT. DUE TO LESSENING PRECIP, HAVE ONLY RUN THE ADVISORY
THROUGH 3 AM. THE OVERNIGHT CREW WILL REASSESS THE THREAT AND DROP
OR EXTEND AS NEEDED. BFG
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION......ISSUED AT 424 PM PST...
SYNOPSIS...A COOL MOIST PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AS A
SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS IMPACT THE REGION.
UPDATE...LOWERED THE SNOW LEVELS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS
OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR SHOW THE SNOW LEVEL BETWEEN 3500
AND 4000 FT AT THE CURRENT TIME. THE LOWER SNOW LEVELS ARE OVER
TRINITY COUNTY. ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
SOUTH FORK MOUNTAIN ACCUMULATING SNOW AS LOW AS 3500 FEET. WITH A
COOLING AIR MASS STILL COMING IN...THE FORECAST SHOWS A DEEP
DOWNWARD TREND OF SNOW LEVELS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...MOISTURE SHOULD
TAPER OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT ACTUALLY
FALLS. OTHERWISE...THE LAND FORECAST SEEMS TO BE ON TRACK AND NO
OTHER UPDATES WERE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.
ACROSS THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL SMALL
CONVECTIVE CELL GENERATED ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOME OF
THESE CELLS, THROUGH RADAR DATA, HAVE BEEN SHOWING BROAD
ROTATION, SMALL HAIL SIGNATURES, AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. AS SUCH
HAVE ISSUED A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT TO COVER SOME OF THIS
ACTIVITY. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE RADAR FOR ANY CLEAR
INDICATION OF WATER SPOUTS. BFG
PREV DISCUSSION......ISSUED AT 338 PM PST...
SYNOPSIS...A COOL...CLOUDY AND MOIST PATTERN WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS IMPACT THE REGION.
DISCUSSION...LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION. A SERIES OF WEAK COLD FRONTS AND LOW PRESSURE
TROUGHS WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY.
THEREFORE RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AT TIMES
THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION AT
TIMES AND PERIODS OF NO PRECIPITATION AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY DUE
TO THE IMPACTS OF THESE SYSTEMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND PRODUCING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND DRIER
WEATHER. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL THROUGH OUT THE WEEK. SNOW
LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 4000 FEET.
AVIATION...VFR SHOULD PREVAIL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN -SHRA.
PERIODS OF MVFR IS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER -SHRA.
MARINE...THE AFTERNOON BUOY OBSERVATIONS SHOW A MODERATE BREEZE
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WAVE HEIGHTS RANGE FROM 12-15 FT WITH MIXED SEAS,
SHORT PERIOD WIND-DRIVEN WAVES FROM THE SOUTH AND LONGER PERIOD
SWELL FROM THE WEST. THE ASCAT PASS JUST CLIPPED OUR WATERS AND
WASN'T VERY USEFUL. A MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY BREEZE WILL
PERSIST TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WATERS. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TO NEAR GALE ON TUESDAY. FEEL THAT GUSTS
WILL ONLY MAKE IT TO GALE FORCE FOR A SHORT TIME ON TUESDAY AS THE
MAIN WIND BAND MOVES THROUGH. AS A RESULT, DROPPED THE GL.A'S FOR
THE OUTER WATERS AND WENT WITH HIGH END SC.Y'S. SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES
MAY APPROACH 10 FT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AGAIN, THIS MAY NOT BE FOR A
LONG ENOUGH TIME PERIOD TO WARRANT A SE.W, SO OPTED TO COVER THIS
WITH THE HIGH END SC.Y. BEYOND TUESDAY THE MODELS STILL DIVERGE IN
SOLUTIONS, SO CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN THE GENERAL WIND PATTERN. WENT
WITH THE CONS MODEL FOR THESE WINDS, WHICH APPEARS TO SHOW
ELEVATED WINDS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. OTHERWISE, LONG PERIOD
WESTERLY SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK.
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.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY FOR CAZ003-004.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
PZZ450-455-470-475.
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HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSEUREKAHazardous weather outlook, Dec 15, 2:38 PM PST, 12 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 238 PM PST MON DEC 15 2014 CAZ001>004-076-162245- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 238 PM PST MON DEC 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 6:05 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 9 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:24 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 28 hr | |
| Dec 16, 5:43 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 21 hr |
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