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Gale Warning 21, NWS Eureka, CA

July 26, 2015

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Jul 26, 2015, 2:42 PM PDT. It took effect at Jul 27, 2015, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 34 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
Jul 26, 2015, 2:42 PM PDT (21:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 27, 2015, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jul 28, 2015, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

697 
WHUS76 KEKA 262142
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
242 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

PZZ470-270545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150727T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0017.150727T2200Z-150729T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0021.150727T2200Z-150729T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PDT
TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT MON THROUGH TUE.

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS ON MONDAY AND
  REMAINING ELEVATED AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150727T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0021.150727T2200Z-150728T1500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO
  30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ON MON...THEN EASING UP TUE AND WED.

* SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH TUE. 


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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-270545-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.150727T1500Z-150728T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
242 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY MONDAY.

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS ON MONDAY AND
  REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH MON 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 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.

$$

PZZ455-270545-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
242 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. POSSIBLE
  GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF CAPE VIZCAINO. WINDS EASING UP BY EARLY
  TUE MORNING.

* SEAS...NW 8 TO 9 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN
  SUBSIDING ON TUE AND WED.

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.

$$
9 follow-up statements
598 
WHUS76 KEKA 270509
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1009 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

PZZ470-271315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150727T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.150727T2200Z-150729T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1009 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT MON THROUGH TUE. 

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS ON MONDAY AND 
  REMAINING ELEVATED AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-271315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150727T2200Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.150727T2200Z-150728T1500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1009 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 
  30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ON MON...THEN EASING UP TUE AND WED. 

* SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH TUE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-271315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.150727T1500Z-150728T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
1009 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO
5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY MONDAY.

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS ON MONDAY AND 
  REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH MON 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.

$$

PZZ455-271315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
1009 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. POSSIBLE 
  GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF CAPE VIZCAINO. WINDS EASING UP BY 
  EARLY TUE MORNING. 

* SEAS...NW 8 TO 9 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH MON NIGHT...
  THEN SUBSIDING ON TUE AND WED. 

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.

$$
472 
WHUS76 KEKA 270953
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
253 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

PZZ470-271800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150727T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0021.150727T1800Z-150729T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
253 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH TUE.

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS ON MONDAY AND 
  REMAINING ELEVATED AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-271800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150727T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0021.150727T1800Z-150728T1500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
253 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 30
  KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...THEN EASING UP TUE AND WED.

* SEAS...N 9 TO 12 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH TUE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-271800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.150727T1500Z-150728T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
253 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY MONDAY.

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS ON MONDAY AND 
  REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH MON 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.

$$

PZZ455-271800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
253 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. POSSIBLE 
  GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF CAPE VIZCAINO. WINDS EASING UP BY 
  EARLY TUE MORNING. 

* SEAS...NW 8 TO 9 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH MON NIGHT... 
  THEN SUBSIDING ON TUE AND WED. 

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.

$$
076 
WHUS76 KEKA 271544
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
844 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

PZZ470-272345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150727T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.150727T1800Z-150729T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
844 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
  GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH TUE. 

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS TODAY AND
  REMAINING ELEVATED AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-272345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150727T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.150727T1800Z-150728T1500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
844 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 
  30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...THEN EASING UP TUE AND WED. 

* SEAS...N 9 TO 12 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH TUE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-272345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
844 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY TODAY.

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS TODAY AND REMAINING
  ELEVATED THROUGH 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.

$$

PZZ455-272345-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
844 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. POSSIBLE
  GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF CAPE VIZCAINO. WINDS EASING UP BY EARLY
  TUE MORNING.

* SEAS...NW 8 TO 9 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN
  SUBSIDING ON TUE AND WED.

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.

$$
236 
WHUS76 KEKA 272134
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
234 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

PZZ470-280545-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150729T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
234 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH TUE EVENING.

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT AND REMAINING
  ELEVATED AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-280545-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150728T1500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
234 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY
  TUE...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY TUE AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...N 9 TO 12 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-280545-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
234 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...N BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS 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.

$$

PZZ455-280300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
234 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS EASING
  LATE TONIGHT AND TUE.

* SEAS...NW 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING
  ON TUE AND WED.

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.

$$
528 
WHUS76 KEKA 280252
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
752 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

PZZ470-281100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150729T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
752 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH TUE EVENING.

* SEAS...N 9 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT AND REMAINING ELEVATED
  AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150728T1500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
752 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY 
  TUE...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY TUE AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...N 9 TO 12 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-281100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T1200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
752 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. WINDS EASING LATE TONIGHT AND TUE.

* SEAS...NW 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS TONIGHT...THEN 
  SUBSIDING ON TUE AND WED. 

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.

$$

PZZ450-281100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
752 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...N 7 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS 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.

$$
334 
WHUS76 KEKA 280950
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
250 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

PZZ470-281800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150729T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH TUE EVENING.

* SEAS...N 9 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT AND REMAINING 
  ELEVATED AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281600-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150728T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
250 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY 
  TUE...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY TUE AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...N 9 TO 12 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH TUE EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-281800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150729T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

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

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TUE EVENING.

* SEAS...N 7 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH TUE EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$

PZZ455-281600-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
250 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. WINDS EASING LATE TUE MORNING.

* SEAS...NW 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS TUE MORNING...THEN
  SUBSIDING THROUGH THE DAY TUE.

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.

$$
255 
WHUS76 KEKA 281554
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
854 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

PZZ475-290000-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150728T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0162.150728T1600Z-150729T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
854 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-290000-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150729T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
854 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...N 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-282100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150728T2100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
854 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NW 5 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. 

* SEAS...NW AROUND 8 FT AT 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.

$$

PZZ450-290000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150729T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
854 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

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

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...N 7 TO 9 FT AROUND 9 SECOND.

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.

$$
331 
WHUS76 KEKA 282135
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
235 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

PZZ470-290400-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150729T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
235 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING.

* SEAS...N 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-290400-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0162.000000T0000Z-150729T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
235 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

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

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING. 

* SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-290400-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150729T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
235 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

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

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. 

* SEAS...N 7 TO 9 FT AROUND 9 SECOND.

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.

$$
490 
WHUS76 KEKA 290356
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
856 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

PZZ470-291200-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150729T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0025.150729T0356Z-150729T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0162.150729T0400Z-150730T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
856 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

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

* SEAS...N 8 TO 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-291200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0162.000000T0000Z-150729T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
856 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT.

* SEAS...N 7 TO 11 FT AROUND 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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-291200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-150729T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
856 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...N 5 TO 15 KT.

* SEAS...N 7 TO 10 FT AROUND 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.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jul 26, 4:22 AM PDT, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 4:22 AM PDT, 10 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
422 AM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

.SYNOPSIS...UNSEASONABLY LOW INLAND TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH SLIDES OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
STRONG RIDGING WILL DEVELOP NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL PROLONG DRY
WEATHER AND GENERATE HOT TEMPERATURES FOR INLAND AREAS. COASTAL
AREAS SHOULD REMAIN SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL WITH DECREASING
CLOUDS THROUGH THE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER DAY OF SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES IS IN STORE FOR MUCH OF THE INTERIOR TODAY...WHILE
PLEASANT AND SLIGHTLY NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
COAST. A RATHER POTENT SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED WITHIN A LARGER UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH IS SET TO IMPACT NW CA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH
COULD PROVIDE JUST ENOUGH FORCING TO IGNITE A FEW SHOWERS AND
PERHAPS A WEAK THUNDERSTORM OR TWO ACROSS PRIMARILY THE TRINITY
HORN AND PERHAPS THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTY. WHILE
A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MEAGER THERMODYNAMIC
PARAMETERS WILL LIKELY PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING PARTICULARLY
VIGOROUS BEFORE THEY EXIT THE REGION TO THE EAST. ALONG THE
COAST...WHILE THE MARINE LAYER REMAINS RELATIVELY DEEP AND HAS
PENETRATED INLAND QUITE A WAYS THIS MORNING...STRATUS IS SOMEWHAT
PATCHY AND GENERALLY CONCENTRATED AROUND HUMBOLDT BAY AND ALONG
THE EEL RIVER VALLEY. ONCE AGAIN...CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR NICELY IN
MOST PLACES BY LATE MORNING.

BY TOMORROW...A BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND STRENGTHENING
THERMAL TROUGH WILL KICK OFF A WARMING TREND THAT WILL LAST
THROUGH THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR SHOULD WARM TO
NEAR NORMAL TOMORROW...WITH READINGS 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ALONG THE COAST...MARINE STRATUS WILL
LIKELY DIMINISH DUE IN PART TO INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW LATE
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THESE OFFSHORE AND DOWNSLOPING WINDS
WILL ALSO LIKELY ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM A FEW DEGREES AS
WELL...AND IT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISING TO SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES
REACH 70 DEGREES IN EUREKA AND CRESCENT CITY ON ONE OR MORE DAYS
THIS WEEK. THIS OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAY ALSO CREATE FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS. FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT FIRE WEATHER THREATS...PLEASE SEE
FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK...MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THAT A
BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN
PACIFIC...PLACING CALIFORNIA WITHIN A REGION OF MODEST DEEP
SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN THE NORTHWARD
TRANSPORT OF QUASI MONSOONAL MOISTURE...AND LIKEWISE INCREASING
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AS ALWAYS...THE DEVIL IS IN
THE DETAILS AT THIS STAGE...AND JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE AREA COULD
SEE SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY DEPENDING ON HOW THIS SYSTEM EVOLVED.
ONE PERSISTENT THEME IN THE PAST FEW GFS SOLUTIONS IS FOR A SUBTLE
IMPULSE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY...HELPING TO
SUSTAIN CONVECTION ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE WATERS. WILL REFRAIN
FROM ADDING MENTIONABLE POPS TO THESE AREAS JUST YET...BUT DID OPT
TO EXPAND THE COVERAGE OF SCHC POPS FARTHER WESTWARD TO ACCOUNT
FOR THIS POSSIBILITY. MANY THINGS CAN CHANGE WITH REGARDS TO A
FEATURE SO SMALL AND STILL SEVERAL DAYS AWAY...SO WILL REFRAIN
FROM MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST UNTIL WE GET A BIT CLOSER AND
HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE DETAILS.

&&

.AVIATION...MOST WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS SO FAR THIS MORNING HAS
BEEN OVER THE EEL RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR HUMBOLDT
COUNTY. MORE PATCHY LOW CLOUDS ARE NOTED ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST
AND JUST OFFSHORE. THE WRF MODEL APPEARS THE HAVE THE BEST HANDLE
ON THE ONGOING CONDITIONS. CLOUDINESS OVER LAND SHOULD THIN WITH
DAYTIME HEATING LATER THIS MORNING. MODELS ARE INDICATING
REDEVELOPMENT OF LOW CLOUDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS LATE IN THE
DAY...SPREADING INLAND WITH BACKING LOW-LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE
COAST. SOME OBSCURATIONS DUE TO SMOKE FROM THE QUEEN FIRE REMAIN
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NE HUMBOLDT AND SE DEL NORTE COUNTIES.
WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF AT ALL TAF SITES EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT
WINDS TO INCREASE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE AREA. /SEC

&&

.MARINE...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS GRADUALLY INCREASING ACROSS
THE AREA AS THE PACIFIC HIGH NOSES BACK SE AND THE INLAND THERMAL
TROF STRENGTHENS...RESULTING IN INCREASING NORTHERLIES. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO RAMP UP OVER THE S WATERS AS WELL AS DOWNWIND FROM PT
ST GEORGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MON EVENING WITH
GALES LOOKING LIKELY FOR THE N OFFSHORE WATERS AND POSSIBLE FOR A
SHORTER DURATION OVER THE S OFFSHORE WATERS. SHORT PERIOD SEAS
WILL BUILD IN KIND WITH 12 TO 13 FT SEAS POSSIBLE WELL OFFSHORE BY
MON NIGHT AND TUE. HAVE LEFT THE HEADLINES UNCHANGED FOR THIS
PACKAGE...BUT EXPECT A GALE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED BY THE
AFTERNOON PACKAGE. THE INLAND THERMAL TROF IS FORECAST TO PIVOT
OFFSHORE BY TUE AND WED WITH WINDS DECREASING FROM THE SE. /SEC

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...THIS AFTERNOON...A FEW SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A WEAK
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE TRINITY HORN AND
ALSO POTENTIALLY IN EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTY AS WELL. WHILE A FEW
LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE...STORMS WILL LIKELY BE
WEAK...SPORADIC...AND WILL EXIT THE REGION QUICKLY.

THE BIGGER STORY WILL BE THE STRENGTHENING OF THE THERMAL TROUGH
ACROSS CALIFORNIA BEGINNING TOMORROW NIGHT. AS THIS TROUGH
STRENGTHENS...MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...LEADING TO POOR OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN. IN
ADDITION...A BUILDING UPPER RIDGE WILL RESULT IN HOT AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES THAT ARE 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
THUS...METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE IN PLACE TO CREATE
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS LATE MONDAY THROUGH POTENTIALLY EARLY
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH FUELS ARE A BIT OF A QUESTION MARK. THE LAST
FUELS ANALYSIS INDICATED THAT MOISTURE LEVELS AND ERCS WERE AT
ABOUT AVERAGE LEVELS...BUT WITH LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL SINCE
THEN...THEY HAVE LIKELY DRIED SOME AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO OVER
THE COMING DAYS. WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR
NOW...BUT THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY IN THE NEXT 24 TO
48 HOURS.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
     GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
     PZZ470.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY FOR PZZ470.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY FOR PZZ455.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR PZZ475.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 3:26 AM PDT, 11 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
326 AM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

CAZ001-002-076-271030-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
326 AM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

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.

CAZ003-004-271030-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
326 AM PDT SUN JUL 26 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AN ISOLATED WEAK THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN NORTHERN TRINITY...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
HUMBOLDT...AND EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTIES.

.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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Gale Warnings in California, 2015Every gale warning in 2015

Sources

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