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Gale Warning 29, NWS Eureka, CA

September 28, 2015

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Sep 28, 2015, 12:06 AM PDT. It was in force for 3 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
Sep 28, 2015, 12:06 AM PDT (07:06 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2015, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

910 
WHUS76 KEKA 280706
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1206 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2015

PZZ470-281000-
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0029.150928T0706Z-150928T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1206 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...N 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS
  MORNING. 

* WAVES/SEAS...N 10 TO 12 FT AT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-281000-
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150928T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
1206 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS
  WILL BE NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. 

* WAVES/SEAS...NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH THIS 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.

$$

PZZ475-281300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150928T1300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1206 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING.

* WAVES/SEAS...N 10 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS 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.

$$
1 follow-up statement
279 
WHUS76 KEKA 281013
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
313 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2015

PZZ470-281600-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-150928T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150928T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
313 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

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

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING...EASING
  TO 10 TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES/SEAS...N 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING
  TO 6 TO 7 FT AROUND 8 SECONDS TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
  ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-281600-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150928T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0178.150928T1013Z-150928T1600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
313 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2015

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

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

* WINDS...NW AROUND 5 KT.  

* WAVES/SEAS...NW 8 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING
  TO 5 TO 6 FT AROUND 8 SECONDS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
  ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-281600-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150928T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
313 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2015

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

* WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...N 8 TO 9 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THIS
  MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THIS
  AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

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Sep 28, 3:13 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA9 hr

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Sources

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