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Small Craft Advisory 47, NWS Eureka, CA

May 26, 2014

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at May 26, 2014, 2:51 AM PDT. It took effect at May 26, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2014, 2:51 AM PDT (09:51 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 28, 2014, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

538 
WHUS76 KEKA 260951
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
251 AM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

PZZ475-261800-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-140526T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.140526T2100Z-140528T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
251 AM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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 FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE
AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT TO THE LEE OF CAPE
  MENDOCINO ON TUESDAY.

* WAVES...N 7 TO 9 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
9 follow-up statements
865 
WHUS76 KEKA 261521
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
821 AM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

PZZ475-262330-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.140526T2100Z-140528T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
821 AM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TUESDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT PDT TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT TO THE LEE OF CAPE 
  MENDOCINO ON TUESDAY. 

* WAVES...N 7 TO 9 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
356 
WHUS76 KEKA 262141
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
241 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

PZZ455-270545-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.140527T1600Z-140528T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
241 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* WAVES...NW 7 FT NEAR 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT NEAR 17 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-270545-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140527T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
241 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. 

* WAVES...NW 5 FT NEAR 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT NEAR 18 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-270545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
241 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* WAVES...N 7 TO 8 FT NEAR 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT NEAR 18 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
134 
WHUS76 KEKA 270409
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
909 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

PZZ455-271215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.140527T1600Z-140528T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
909 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* WAVES...NW 7 FT NEAR 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT NEAR 17 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-271215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140527T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
909 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT.

* WAVES...NW 5 FT NEAR 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT NEAR 18 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-271215-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
909 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* WAVES...N 7 TO 8 FT NEAR 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT NEAR 18 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
854 
WHUS76 KEKA 270945
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
245 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

PZZ470-271045-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140527T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
245 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

$$

PZZ455-271745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.140527T0945Z-140528T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
245 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* WAVES...NW 6 TO 7 FT NEAR 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-271745-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
245 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* WAVES...N 7 TO 8 FT NEAR 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
866 
WHUS76 KEKA 271547
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
847 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

PZZ455-280000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
847 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* WAVES...NW 6 TO 7 FT NEAR 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-280000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T0700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
847 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* WAVES...N 7 FT 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
673 
WHUS76 KEKA 272132
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
232 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

PZZ475-280545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T1600Z-140529T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0007.140529T0400Z-140530T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
232 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WED...N
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WED NIGHT THRU
  THU NIGHT...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* WAVES...WAVES NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING AFTER
  MIDNIGHT...AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. WED...NW BUILDING TO 8 FT
  AT 9 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. WED NIGHT THRU THU
  NIGHT...NW 12 TO 13 FT NEAR 9 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT NEAR 15
  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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-280545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T2200Z-140530T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
232 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AROUND PT ARENA. WINDS
  WILL EASE LATE THIS EVENING. WED...NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WED NIGHT THRU THU NIGHT...N 15 TO 25
  KT.

* WAVES...NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING LATE THIS EVENING.
  WED...NW BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON...AND
  SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. WED NIGHT THRU THU NIGHT...NW 9 FT NEAR 9
  SECONDS...AND SW 2 FT NEAR 15 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-280545-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T2200Z-140529T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0007.140529T1600Z-140530T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
232 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PDT
THURSDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...WED...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WED
  NIGHT...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. THU AND THU
  NIGHT...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...WED...NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS...AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
  WED NIGHT...NW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
  THU...NW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. THU
  NIGHT...N 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 15 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.

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
941 
WHUS76 KEKA 280420
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
920 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

PZZ455-281230-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T2200Z-140530T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
920 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
3 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY. 



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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T1600Z-140529T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0007.140529T0400Z-140530T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
920 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO
9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WED...N 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WED NIGHT 
  THRU THU NIGHT...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. 

* WAVES...WAVES NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT...AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. WED...NW BUILDING TO 8 FT 
  AT 9 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. WED NIGHT THRU THU 
  NIGHT...NW 12 TO 13 FT NEAR 9 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT NEAR 15 
  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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T2200Z-140529T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0007.140529T1600Z-140530T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
920 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
9 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
9 AM PDT THURSDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...WED...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WED 
  NIGHT...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. THU AND THU 
  NIGHT...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO TO 35 KT. 

* SEAS...WED...NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS...AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. 
  WED NIGHT...NW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. 
  THU...NW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. THU 
  NIGHT...N 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 15 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.

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
367 
WHUS76 KEKA 280658
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1158 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

PZZ475-281500-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T1600Z-140529T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0007.140529T0400Z-140530T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1158 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO
9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT. WED...N
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WED NIGHT THRU
  THU NIGHT...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* WAVES...WAVES NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.
  WED...NW BUILDING TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. WED NIGHT THRU THU
  NIGHT...NW 12 TO 13 FT NEAR 9 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281500-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T2200Z-140529T1600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0007.140529T1600Z-140530T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1158 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
9 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
9 AM PDT THURSDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...WED...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WED 
  NIGHT...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. THU AND THU 
  NIGHT...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO TO 35 KT. 

* SEAS...WED...NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS...AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. 
  WED NIGHT...NW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. 
  THU...NW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. THU 
  NIGHT...N 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS...AND S 2 FT AT 15 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-281500-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T2200Z-140530T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
1158 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
3 AM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WED NIGHT THRU
  THU NIGHT...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. WED NIGHT THRU THU
  NIGHT...NW 9 TO 11 FT NEAR 9 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
870 
WHUS76 KEKA 281015
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
315 AM PDT WED MAY 28 2014

PZZ475-281815-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-140528T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T1600Z-140529T0400Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0007.140529T0400Z-140530T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0012.140529T0400Z-140530T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
315 AM PDT WED MAY 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT TODAY...INCREASING TO
  25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* WAVES...WAVES BUILDING NW 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. TONIGHT
  THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW 11 TO 12 FT NEAR 9 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-281815-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T2200Z-140529T1600Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0007.140529T1600Z-140530T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0012.140529T1600Z-140530T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
315 AM PDT WED MAY 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  GUSTS ABOVE 30 KT TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 KT ON THURSDAY.

* SEAS...BUILDING NW 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...BUILDING TO
  12 TO 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-281815-
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T2200Z-140530T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
315 AM PDT WED MAY 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO
  NW 8 TO 10 FT NEAR 9 SECONDS THURSDAY.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-281815-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.140528T2200Z-140530T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
315 AM PDT WED MAY 28 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
  THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WAVES...NW BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. TONIGHT THRU THU
  NIGHT...NW 9 TO 11 FT NEAR 9 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.

&&

$$


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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at May 25, 3:24 PM PDT, 11 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 3:24 PM PDT, 11 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
324 PM PDT SUN MAY 25 2014

.SYNOPSIS...AN APPROACHING WEAK FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS TO DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
OTHERWISE...NW CALIFORNIA WILL REMAIN GENERALLY FAIR. TEMPERATURES
WILL BEGIN TO COOL BEHIND THIS FRONT AND BOTTOM OUT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

&&

.SHORT TERM...AFTERNOON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE SHOWS A STEADY STREAM
OF UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE FROM AROUND HAWAII TO THE PAC NW. MODELS ARE
INDICATING THAT LOW PRESSURE OFF OF COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL
SINK TO THE SOUTH AND SWEEP INTO THE PAC NW BY TUESDAY. THIS
MOVEMENT WILL FORCE THE UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE BAND TOWARD THE SE AND
OVER NW CAL AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY. LIGHT PRECIPITATION
IS POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THIS WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY. DEL NORTE WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION
OF MEASURABLE PRECIP WITH THE FRONT. AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WITH SO HUM POSSIBLY RECEIVING A TRACE. WITH
THIS PATTERN I INCREASED POPS OVER DEL NORTE AND COASTAL HUMBOLDT
FOR SUNDAY MORNING, BUT KEPT THE QPF VERY LOW. THAT SAID, KEPT POPS
IN THE CHANCE RANGE AS THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF PRECIP NOT
ADDING UP TO ANY MORE THAN A TRACE. THE COLD FRONT JUST DOES NOT
LOOK THAT IMPRESSIVE. OF COURSE WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE WHEN THE
MODELS SAY VERY LITTLE RAIN IN AMOUNT AND COVERAGE AND WE RECEIVE
MORE OF A WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN THAT ADDS UP TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS. WE
WILL BE WATCHING THE SATELLITE AND RADAR THIS EVENING AND UPDATING
THE FORECAST AS NEEDED.
TEMPERATURES BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL COOL SLIGHTLY AS A WESTERLY PUSH
BEGINS.

THE UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE PAC NW IS FORECAST TO SWING A
SECONDARY TROUGH THROUGH THE REGION LATE TUES INTO WED WHICH WILL
BRING SOME INSTABILITY TO THE ATMOSPHERE. MODELS ARE INDICATING THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME THUNDERSTORMS JUST TO OUR NORTH IN OREGON, WHICH
OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE IN THEIR FORECAST. DYNAMICS JUST DO NOT LOOK
FAVORABLE ENOUGH FOR THE ADDITION OF THEM INTO THE FORECAST FOR NW
CAL. THIS TROUGH DOES HAVE A GOOD CHANCE TO BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO
THE HILLS OF DEL NORTE COUNTY. AS SUCH, HAVE NOT MADE ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE ONGOING FORECAST WITH RESPECT TO THIS
TROUGH. TEMPS WILL COOL MORE BEHIND THIS TROUGH AS A NORTHWESTERLY
AIR MASS MOVES IN OVER THE REGION. WEDNESDAY MORNING LOOKS TO BE THE
COOLEST WITH SOME MODELS SHOWING 850 TEMPS IN THE 1C RANGE. TEMPS IN
SOME OF THE EASTERN VALLEYS COULD DROP INTO THE LOW 40S. THE TEMP
FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT AND TROUGH WERE DONE WITH BCCONSRAW, WHICH
SEEMS TO VERIFY BEST BEHIND FRONTS. BFG

.LONG TERM...A TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION ON THU
MAINTAINING COOLER TEMPERATURES...THOUGH HIGHS MAY REBOUND SLIGHTLY
AS AN OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. THE AIR WILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE AND
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE ON THE CHILLY SIDE HEADING INTO FRIDAY. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS SHOULD SEE MID 30S WITH PERHAPS A FEW SITES IN THE LOWER
30S. BE READY FOR THE COOL DOWN IF VENTURING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY.

MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE TROUBLE PREDICTING WHAT WILL OCCUR LATE NEXT
WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND AS A BAGGY TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST CUTS OFF
AND BEGINS TO DEVELOP A CLOSED UPPER LOW NEAR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST. THE ECMWF HAS COME BACK AROUND TO A CUT OFF LOW JUST OFF THE
WEST COAST IN ITS MOST RECENT RUN...WHILE THE GFS IS A LITTLE MORE
PROGRESSIVE MOVING THE LOW INLAND BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND. EITHER
WAY...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE FOR HIGHER ELEVATION SHOWERS
LOOK LIKELY NEXT WEEKEND. INSTABILITY IS STILL GREATEST IN THE GFS
SOLUTION ON SATURDAY WHILE THE ECMWF NOW TARGETS SUNDAY. HAVE OPTED
TO KEEP THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR BOTH
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BUT LEFT SUNDAY AS SHOWERS FOR NOW SINCE THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME THE ECMWF HAS INDICATED THIS SOLUTION. HOWEVER...
CONSIDERING UPPER LOWS OFTEN TRAVERSE MORE SLOWLY THAN PREDICTED...
CHANGES MAY BE IN STORE FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST. DB/RPA

&&

.AVIATION...VFR WILL GIVE WAY TO MVFR AT ACV AND CEC THIS EVENING
AS CIGS DROP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL
AFFECT BOTH OF THESE AIRPORTS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
TUE. VSBY MAY FALL WITH THE ADDED MOISTURE AT THE SURFACE DURING
THIS TIME AS WELL. CIGS WILL LIKELY REBOUND MON AFTERNOON ALLOWING
FOR VFR POST FRONTAL AND AHEAD OF A SECONDARY TROUGH. WINDS AT THE
COAST WILL BE HIGHEST FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING OUT OF
THE NORTH. UKI WILL REMAIN VFR BUT WILL HAVE SOME HIGH CLOUDS
STREAMING OVERHEAD WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. EXPECT GUSTY AFTERNOON
WINDS AGAIN ON MONDAY. BFG

&&

.MARINE...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
ADVANCES TOWARD THE WATERS. THIS FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH ON MONDAY
ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND
NORTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE BACK TO NEAR OR EXCEEDING SMALL CRAFT. A
PERIOD OF MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY MUCH STRONGER WINDS...POSSIBLY GALES...LATE IN THE WEEK AND
OVER THE NEXT WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INLAND AND HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS SITUATED OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. MODELS CONTINUE TO HANDLE
THE EXTENDED FORECAST POORLY AS THEY JUGGLE THE POSSIBILITIES OF A
CUT OFF UPPER LOW OVER THE WEST COAST. THUS THE WIND FORECAST FOR
NEXT WEEK STILL HAS SOME UNCERTAINTIES AS TO EXACTLY HOW STRONG THE
WINDS WILL BECOME.

NO SIGNIFICANT LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS FOR THE NEXT WEEK. RPA

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING PZZ455.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY PZZ475.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 4:41 AM PDT, 22 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
441 AM PDT SUN MAY 25 2014

CAZ001>004-076-261145-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
441 AM PDT SUN MAY 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.