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Small Craft Advisory 78, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Oct 23, 2014, 2:54 PM PDT. It took effect at Oct 24, 2014, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2014, 2:54 PM PDT (21:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 24, 2014, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2014, 2:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
368 WHUS76 KEKA 232154 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 254 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 PZZ455-240600- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-141023T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141025T0400Z-141026T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 254 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...S 5 TO 15 KT FRIDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT FRIDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...W 8 TO 9 FT AROUND 12 SECONDS BUILDING TO 10 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE SWELLS MAY PRESENT A HAZARD TO BOATERS...ESPECIALLY IN SHALLOW AREAS NEAR THE COAST AND AT HARBOR ENTRANCES. 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. && $$ PZZ470-240600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-141024T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T2200Z-141025T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0400Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 254 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...S 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. * SEAS...W 8 TO 9 FT AROUND 12 SECONDS BUILDING TO 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 10 SECONDS SATURDAY. THE STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-240600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-141024T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T2200Z-141025T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0014.141025T0400Z-141026T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 254 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...E 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN S 20 TO 30 KT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. * SEAS...W 8 TO 9 FT AROUND 12 SECONDS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. 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. && $$ PZZ450-240600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-141023T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141025T0400Z-141026T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 254 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SE 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. * SEAS...W 8 TO 9 FT AROUND 12 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
142 WHUS76 KEKA 240416 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 916 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING NEAR STORM FORCE GUSTS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY... PZZ475-241230- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-141024T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T1500Z-141024T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141024T2300Z-141026T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0014.141025T0400Z-141026T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 916 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SE 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT TODAY THEN S 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH PORTION. * SEAS...W 8 TO 9 FT AROUND 12 SECONDS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. 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. && $$ PZZ470-241230- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-141024T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T1900Z-141024T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141024T2300Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 916 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY THEN PEAKING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. * SEAS...W 8 TO 9 FT AROUND 12 SECONDS BUILDING TO 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 10 SECONDS SATURDAY. THE STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-241230- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141025T0400Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 916 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...SE 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT FRIDAY EVENING AND THEN 25 TO 35 KT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. * SEAS...W 8 TO 9 FT AROUND 12 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH. 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. && $$ PZZ455-241230- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T2300Z-141026T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 916 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...S 5 TO 15 KT FRIDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...W 8 TO 9 FT AROUND 12 SECONDS BUILDING TO 10 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE SWELLS MAY PRESENT A HAZARD TO BOATERS...ESPECIALLY IN SHALLOW AREAS NEAR THE COAST AND AT HARBOR ENTRANCES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
227 WHUS76 KEKA 241019 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 319 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... PZZ455-241830- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T2300Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 319 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 11 FT TONIGHT AND THEN TO 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS ON SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE SWELLS MAY PRESENT A HAZARD TO BOATERS...ESPECIALLY IN SHALLOW AREAS NEAR THE COAST AND AT HARBOR ENTRANCES. 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. && $$ PZZ475-241830- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T1500Z-141024T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141024T2300Z-141026T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 319 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT TODAY THEN S 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 18 TO 21 AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-241830- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T1900Z-141024T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141024T2300Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 319 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. 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. && $$ PZZ450-241830- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141025T0400Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 319 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND THEN 25 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
228 WHUS76 KEKA 241555 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... PZZ475-250000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-141024T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141024T2300Z-141026T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT TODAY THEN S 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 18 TO 21 AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. 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. && $$ PZZ470-250000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T1900Z-141024T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141024T2300Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-250000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T2300Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 11 FT TONIGHT AND THEN TO 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS ON SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE SWELLS MAY PRESENT A HAZARD TO BOATERS...ESPECIALLY IN SHALLOW AREAS NEAR THE COAST AND AT HARBOR ENTRANCES. 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. && $$ PZZ450-250000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141025T0400Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 855 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND THEN 25 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
682 WHUS76 KEKA 242157 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 257 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... PZZ470-475-250600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-141024T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141024T2300Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 257 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. 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. && $$ PZZ455-250600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T2300Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 257 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 11 FT TONIGHT AND THEN TO 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS ON SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE SWELLS MAY PRESENT A HAZARD TO BOATERS...ESPECIALLY IN SHALLOW AREAS NEAR THE COAST AND AT HARBOR ENTRANCES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-250600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141025T0400Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 257 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND THEN 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. 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. && $$
872 WHUS76 KEKA 242331 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 431 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... PZZ450-250745- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.141024T2331Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 431 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...SE 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND THEN 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-250745- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 431 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 11 FT TONIGHT AND THEN TO 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS ON SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE SWELLS MAY PRESENT A HAZARD TO BOATERS...ESPECIALLY IN SHALLOW AREAS NEAR THE COAST AND AT HARBOR ENTRANCES. 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. && $$ PZZ470-475-250745- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 431 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
525 WHUS76 KEKA 250237 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 737 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING STORM FORCE WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... PZZ470-251045- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SR.W.0002.141025T0900Z-141025T2100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 737 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 KT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. 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 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. && $$ PZZ475-251045- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SR.W.0002.141025T0900Z-141025T1800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 737 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 KT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ450-455-251045- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-141025T0900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.141025T0900Z-141026T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 737 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...SE 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING AND THEN 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. 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. && $$
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 Oct 23, 4:31 AM PDT, 10 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 4:31 AM PDT, 10 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
431 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2014
.SYNOPSIS...A SAGGING COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER SOUTHERN
MENDOCINO COUNTY TODAY THEN LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH AS A WARM
FRONT TONIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY WILL BRING RAIN TO NW CALIFORNIA
DURING THIS PERIOD. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY
IN THE WAKE OF THE WARM FRONT CAUSING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM (THU THROUGH SUN)...A COLD FRONT SINKING TO THE SSE
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SLOW, STALL, AND WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN
MENDOCINO COUNTY THROUGH THIS MORNING. HAVE KEPT POPS AND QPF UP
OVER THE STALLED AREA THIS MORNING AS THIS BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE
A FOCUS FOR RAIN, EVEN AS IT WEAKENS. AN APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH
WILL LIFT AND STRENGTHEN THIS WEAK BOUNDARY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
THIS BOUNDARY WILL TRANSITION INTO A WARM FRONT AS IT LIFTS. THE
WARM FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO HUMBOLDT, TRINITY, AND DEL NORTE
COUNTIES AS IT LIFTS TO THE NORTH. QPF AMOUNTS WITH THIS WARM
FRONT SHOULD RANGE FROM ABOUT A TENTH TO AROUND AN INCH. ONCE THIS
WARM FRONT LIFTS OUT OF NW CAL, THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY SHOULD BE
RATHER NICE, ALBEIT BREEZY.
FRIDAY WILL BE AN INTERESTING DAY BEHIND A WARM FRONT AND AHEAD OF
A STRENGTHENING COLD FRONT. IN THE WAKE OF THE WARM FRONT WINDS
WILL HAVE AN OFFSHORE COMPONENT THEN TURN MORE SOUTHERLY AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT. MODELS ARE SHOWING WINDS IN THE 925 TO 850 MB
LAYER INCREASING RAPIDLY WITH THE COMING COLD FRONT. WINDS OVER
THE MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BE GUSTING INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE
ACROSS NW CAL, BUT THE MAIN CHUNK OF WINDS WILL BE OVER THE
COASTAL RANGES OF DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES WHERE WINDS WILL
LIKELY HAVE PEAK GUSTS INTO THE 50 MPH RANGE. WINDS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST WILL LIKELY ALSO BE GUSTING INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH
RANGE. WE MAY NEED TO HOIST A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS PERIOD, BUT
WILL WAIT ANOTHER MODEL RUN OR TWO BEFORE DOING THAT. WITH A
STRONG WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT LOOK FOR TEMPS
TO INCREASE AS WELL. THE HUMBOLDT BAY REGION WILL HAVE SOME OF THE
WARMEST TEMPS DUE TO ADIABATIC COMPRESSION OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS
WITH TEMPS POTENTIALLY REACHING INTO THE UPPER 70S IN THE FORTUNA
AND RIO DELL AREAS. DESPITE THE WARMTH IT WILL BE BREEZY.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW WITH TEMPS REACHING THIS HIGH, SO HAVE KEPT THEM
IN THE LOW 70S FOR NOW. WILL NEED TO BE WATCHING THIS TODAY AND
HOW MODELS HANDLE IT. WHILE BEHIND THE WARM FRONT AND AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT, SKIES WILL SHOW SOME CLEARING AS WELL. FRIDAY HAS
POTENTIAL TO BE A VERY NICE DAY ACROSS MUCH OF NW CAL.
AS FOR THE COLD FRONT ITSELF, MODELS HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES OVER
THE LAST FEW DAYS RESOLVING PRECISE LANDFALL AND THIS MORNINGS
RUNS ARE NO DIFFERENT. THE GFS AND EC HAVE SLOWED TO NEAR WHAT THE
NAM WAS SHOWING YESTERDAY, BUT THE NAM HAS SLOWED EVEN FURTHER AS
WELL. SO HAVE SLOWED THE FRONT A BIT MORE, BRINGING IT IN
OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. AS FOR QPF WITH THE FRONT STUCK
NEAR THE CNRFC QPF WITH A SLIGHT NUDGE UPWARD SINCE WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO SHOW A STRONG MOISTURE TAP
ACROSS THE PACIFIC. MODELS ARE SHOWING A HINT OF INSTABILITY ALONG
AND BEHIND THE FRONT, SO HAVE KEPT THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST
FOR SATURDAY. SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
STRONG JET AND A DIGGING TROUGH WHICH SHOULD YIELD SOME STRONG
SHOWER ACTIVITY. A COLD POOL WILL ALSO FOLLOW WHICH WILL CAUSE
SOME OF THESE STRONG SHOWERS TO BRING SNOW TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL TO AROUND 5KFT DURING THIS TIME. FOR THIS
EVENT QPF SHOULD AMOUNT TO SEVERAL INCHES IN UPSLOPE PRONE
TERRAIN.
BY SUNDAY A RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD WHICH WILL BRING AN END TO
THE SHOWERS ALONG WITH PARTIAL CLEARING, THOUGH THERE WILL NOT BE
SIGNIFICANT WARMING ON SUNDAY. OVERALL, LOOK FOR SOME RAIN WITH A
WARM FRONT TODAY, STRONG WINDS ON FRIDAY, AND HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY
THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. BFG
.LONG TERM (SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU)...SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UPPER TROUGH SHOULD BE WINDING DOWN SUNDAY NIGHT AS RIDGING BEGINS
TO BUILD OVER THE REGION DRYING THINGS OUT FOR MONDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE COOL SUNDAY NIGHT WITH 850 MB
TEMPERATURES OF 2 TO 4 C. MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
INTERIOR ARE FORECAST TO SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.
ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM LOOKS TO IMPACT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. MODELS AGREE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN...BUT
CONTINUE TO DIFFER IN THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE FRONT AND
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. BY THURSDAY...MODELS
DIVERGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN WITH THE GFS SHOWING HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST...WHILE THE ECMWF PROGS YET ANOTHER
FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. KEPT POPS SLIGHT
CHANCE TO CHANCE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE UNCERTAINTY...HIGHEST ACROSS
THE NORTH. STP
&&
.AVIATION...A COLD FRONT WILL SINK OVER UKI THIS MORNING CAUSING
MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THIS FRONT WILL
RETURN TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT BRINGING RAIN TO ACV
AND CEC. COASTAL AREAS WILL REMAIN IN SHOWERS BEHIND THIS FRONT
THIS MORNING AND AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT TONIGHT. LOOK FOR
MVFR/IFR THROUGH THE DAY AT MOST AREAS OF NW CAL WITH PERIODS OF
LIFR DURING HEAVY RAIN. THERE WILL BE BRIEF SHOTS OF VFR, BUT AM
NOT GOING FOR THIS HEAVILY IN THE FORECAST. BFG
&&
.MARINE...AS OF 10Z NEAR SHORE BUOYS WERE REPORTING SEAS OF 10 TO
11 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD AROUND 13 SECONDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS
AND RESULTANT SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL DECREASE TODAY AS THE COLD
FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE WATERS OVERNIGHT SLIDES OFF TO THE
EAST. AS A RESULT...LET THE GALE WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN WATERS
EXPIRE EARLY THIS MORNING AND HAVE HOISTED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
IN ITS' PLACE...IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. SCA'S ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN WATERS WILL EXPIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LARGE
WESTERLY SWELL MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS WILL KEEP SEAS ELEVATED.
THERE WILL BE A BRIEF LULL ON FRIDAY WITH SEAS DROPPING BELOW
SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA...BUT THE LULL WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AHEAD OF ANOTHER APPROACHING FRONT
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. STP
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
PZZ450-470-475.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ455.
&&
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 503 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 CAZ001-003-241215- REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 503 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY GUSTY MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL PRECEDE AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WINDS MAY GUST INTO THE 50 MPH RANGE ALONG COASTAL RIDGES AND INTO THE 30 MPH RANGE ALONG THE COASTAL PLAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NW CALIFORNIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ004-241215- UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 503 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY GUSTY MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL PRECEDE AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WINDS MAY GUST INTO THE 30 MPH RANGE ALONG AREA RIDGES. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NW CALIFORNIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 5000 FEET ALLOWING FOR SNOW TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH THIS COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ002-076-241215- MENDOCINO COAST-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 503 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY GUSTY MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL PRECEDE AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WINDS MAY GUST INTO THE 40 MPH RANGE ALONG COASTAL RIDGES AND INTO THE 20 MPH RANGE ALONG THE COASTAL PLAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NW CALIFORNIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2:54 PM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Oct 23, 2:54 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 48 hr |
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