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Gale Warning 34, NWS Eureka, CA

November 23, 2015

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Nov 23, 2015, 3:38 AM PST. It took effect at Nov 24, 2015, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 42 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
Nov 23, 2015, 3:38 AM PST (11:38 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 24, 2015, 3:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 25, 2015, 9:00 PM PST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

384 
WHUS76 KEKA 231138
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
338 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015

PZZ470-475-231945-
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0024.151124T0800Z-151125T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0034.151124T1400Z-151124T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
338 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  40 KT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING SLIGHTLY AND BECOMING
  LESS GUSTY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY
  INCREASE AGAIN TO NEAR GALE FORCE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
  BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY...THEN TO 15
  TO 2O FT TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS.
  SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

PZZ450-231945-
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0024.151124T0800Z-151125T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1400Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
338 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
THURSDAY... 

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  30 KT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY...THEN TO 12
  TO 15 FEET TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS.
  SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

PZZ455-231945-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1700Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
338 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET BY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON...THEN TO 12 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A
  PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$
11 follow-up statements
235 
WHUS76 KEKA 231657
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
857 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015

PZZ470-475-240100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0034.151124T1400Z-151124T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
857 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 KT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING SLIGHTLY AND 
  BECOMING LESS GUSTY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL 
  GRADUALLY INCREASE AGAIN TO NEAR GALE FORCE LATE TUESDAY 
  NIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY...THEN TO 15 
  TO 2O FT TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS. 
  SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

PZZ450-240100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1400Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
857 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
3 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 30 KT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY...THEN TO 12 
  TO 15 FEET TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 
  SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

PZZ455-240100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1700Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
857 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO
3 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET BY TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON...THEN TO 12 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A 
  PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$
036 
WHUS76 KEKA 232242
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
242 PM PST MON NOV 23 2015

PZZ470-475-240645-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0034.151124T1100Z-151124T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0006.151124T2000Z-151126T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  40 KT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AND
  BECOMING LESS GUSTY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL
  GRADUALLY INCREASE AGAIN TO NEAR GALE FORCE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY...THEN TO 15
  TO 2O FT TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS.
  SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-240645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1400Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
242 PM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
3 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  30 KT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY...THEN TO 12 
  TO 15 FEET TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 
  SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

PZZ455-240645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1700Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
242 PM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO
3 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET BY TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON...THEN TO 12 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A 
  PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$
111 
WHUS76 KEKA 240453
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
853 PM PST MON NOV 23 2015

PZZ470-475-241300-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0034.151124T1100Z-151124T2000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.A.0006.151124T2000Z-151126T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
853 PM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 KT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AND 
  BECOMING LESS GUSTY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL 
  GRADUALLY INCREASE AGAIN TO NEAR GALE FORCE LATE TUESDAY 
  NIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY...THEN TO 15 
  TO 2O FT TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS. 
  SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-241300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1400Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
853 PM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
3 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 30 KT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY...THEN TO 12 
  TO 15 FEET TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 
  SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

PZZ455-241300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1700Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
853 PM PST MON NOV 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO
3 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES...RAPIDLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET BY TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON...THEN TO 12 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY EVENING...WITH A 
  PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$
266 
WHUS76 KEKA 241137
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
337 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

PZZ470-475-241945-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151126T0500Z/
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.A.0006.151124T2000Z-151126T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
337 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH. 

* WINDS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND STRONG GALE GUSTS WILL CROSS THE
  COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT.
  WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY THIS MORNING
  UNDER GALE FORCE WINDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 17 TO 22 FEET
  AT THEIR PEAK TODAY AND SUBSIDE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-241945-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1400Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
337 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING.
  LOCAL GUSTS AROUND CAPES AND POINTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 40
  KT.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY THIS MORNING
  UNDER STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
  REACH 13 TO 16 FEET AT THEIR PEAK TODAY AND SUBSIDE EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

$$

PZZ455-241945-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1700Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
337 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 3 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING.
  LOCAL GUSTS AROUND CAPES AND POINTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 40
  KT.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY THIS MORNING
  UNDER STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
  REACH 13 TO 16 FEET AT THEIR PEAK TODAY AND SUBSIDE EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

$$
021 
WHUS76 KEKA 241651
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
851 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

PZZ470-475-250100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151126T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
851 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN THE WAKE OF A FRONT WILL
  RESULT IN OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TODAY THROUGH WED.
 
* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY TO 17 TO 22 FEET
  NEAR 13 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT THROUGH
  WED...THEN SUBSIDE LATER IN THE WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-250100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
851 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS
  40 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY THIS MORNING 
  UNDER STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  REACH 13 TO 16 FEET AT THEIR PEAK TODAY AND SUBSIDE EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

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.

$$

PZZ455-250100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.151124T1700Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
851 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND CAPES AND
  POINTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 40 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY THIS MORNING 
  UNDER STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  REACH 13 TO 16 FEET AT THEIR PEAK TODAY AND SUBSIDE EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

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.

$$
519 
WHUS76 KEKA 242245
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
245 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

PZZ470-475-250645-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151126T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
245 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN THE WAKE OF A FRONT WILL
  CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH UP TO 40 KT THROUGH WED EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 17 TO 22 FEET AT 13 SECONDS
  TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ON WED...THEN SUBSIDE THU AND
  FRI.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-250645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
245 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 13 TO 17 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ON WED...THEN SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.

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.

$$

PZZ455-250645-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
245 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 13 TO 17 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ON WED...THEN SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.

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 250420
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
820 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

PZZ450-251230-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0035.151125T0420Z-151125T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
820 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 15 TO 19 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ON WED...THEN SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-251230-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0035.151125T0420Z-151125T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
820 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 14 TO 19 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ON WED...THEN SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-251230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151126T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
820 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN THE WAKE OF A FRONT 
  WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH UP TO 40 KT THROUGH WED 
  EVENING. 

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 17 TO 22 FEET AT 13 SECONDS 
  TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ON WED...THEN SUBSIDE THU 
  AND FRI. 

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.

&&

$$
267 
WHUS76 KEKA 251108
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
308 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

PZZ450-251915-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-151125T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
308 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT NEAR CAPE
  MENDOCINO AND POINT SAINT GEORGE TODAY.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-251915-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-151125T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
308 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. 

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT NEAR CAPE
  MENDOCINO TODAY.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-251915-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151126T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
308 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

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

* WINDS...A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
  GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 13 TO 18 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. SEAS
  WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY THEN SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.

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.

&&

$$
283 
WHUS76 KEKA 251635
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
835 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

PZZ470-475-260045-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151126T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
835 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

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

* WINDS...A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE 
  GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 13 TO 18 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. SEAS 
  WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY THEN SUBSIDE THU AND FRI. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-260045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
835 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT NEAR CAPE 
  MENDOCINO AND POINT SAINT GEORGE TODAY. 

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. 
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-260045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
835 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT NEAR CAPE 
  MENDOCINO TODAY. 

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. 
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI. 

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.

&&

$$
212 
WHUS76 KEKA 252306
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
306 PM PST WED NOV 25 2015

PZZ470-475-260500-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151126T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
306 PM PST WED NOV 25 2015

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

* WINDS...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS
  EASING UP OVERNIGHT. 

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 11 TO 13 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. SEAS
  WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-260715-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
306 PM PST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 K THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-260715-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
306 PM PST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI.

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.

&&

$$
034 
WHUS76 KEKA 260504
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
904 PM PST WED NOV 25 2015

PZZ470-475-261315-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-151126T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
904 PM PST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

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

* WINDS...NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. 
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-261100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
904 PM PST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. 
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-261100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-151126T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
904 PM PST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NW TO N 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...STEEP NORTHERLY SEAS 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. 
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THU AND FRI. 

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 Nov 22, 3:14 PM PST, 12 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 3:14 PM PST, 12 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
314 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2015

.SYNOPSIS...MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THEN A
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW AND SMALL HAIL MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE QUIET WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW WITH RIDGING OVERHEAD MAINTAINING MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS
ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES SHOULD PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING HOURS ALONG THE COAST BEFORE SOME LOW LEVEL
FILLING IN HAPPENS AGAIN BUT SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE PATCHY THAN
THE LAST FEW NIGHTS. MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL OTHERWISE
INCREASE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER TOMORROW AS THE
WELL ADVERTISED STORM APPROACHES THE COAST. THE INITIAL COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING RAIN TO THE REGION
LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH SHOWERS
BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW
ON AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR THIS STORM. MODELS HAVE BEEN FLIP
FLOPPING A BIT EACH RUN AND GIVEN THE UNCERTAINITY AND THE FACT
THAT THIS WEEK IS A MAJOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEEK HAVE OPTED TO ISSUE
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR INLAND AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN
ELEVATION.  SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY FALL ON TUESDAY AS THE COLD
SYSTEM MOVES OVERHEAD. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 1500 TO 2000 FT
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS PROJECTED TO BE ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF INTERIOR HUMBOLDT, DEL NORTE, AND NORTHERN TRINITY
COUNTIES. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES
OVER THESE AREAS AND ESPECIALLY OVER PASSES OF WELL TRAVELED
HIGHWAYS SUCH AS 299 AND 36. ANOTHER MONKEY WRENCH IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF POST FRONTAL SMALL HAIL WHICH WOULD ADD AN
ADDITIONAL HAZARD FOR ROADS. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY
TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT TUESDAY...PERHAPS LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE WATERS AND ACROSS OUR EASTERN MOUNTAINS. BEYOND
WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS COMPLEX AND CONVOLUTED
AS AN AMPLIFIED OMEGA RIDGE ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST
COAST. MEANWHILE...THE COLD UPPER LOW THAT WILL BRING US SNOW AND
RAIN TUESDAY WILL LINGER ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...KEEPING HEIGHTS
DEPRESSED AND COLD AIR LOCKED INTO THE REGION. AS A RESULT...DONT
EXPECT MUCH WARMTH HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH ONLY A VERY
GRADUAL UPWARD TREND EXPECTED AND BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT LOWS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR. TOWARDS THE WEEKEND...AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW WILL ATTEMPT TO UNDERCUT THE BLOCKING OMEGA RIDGE ACROSS THE
PACIFIC AND MOVE ONTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WHILE SOME
PRECIPITATION IN OUR AREA CANT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT DUE TO THE
COMPLEXITY AND UNCERTANTIES INHERENT WITH THIS PATTERN...THE BEST
CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ARE LIKELY FARTHER TO THE SOUTH.
UNTIL THAT POINT...VERY DRY AIR ALOFT WILL KEEP NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA FREE OF PRECIPITATION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...ALONG THE COAST BY 2 PM...THE SUN WAS UNBELIEVABLY SHINING BRIGHT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH WIDESPREAD HIGHS CLOUD STREAKING ACROSS
THE SKY. HOWEVER POCKETS OF LOW CLOUDS WERE STILL LURKING NEAR THE
COAST...AND WITH THE WEAK ONSHORE FLOW...THIS ALLOWED STRATUS TO
MOVE OCCASIONALLY BACK ACROSS LOCAL AIRFIELDS. EXPECT LOW CLOUDS/VIS
TO DOMINATE OVERNIGHT WITH LOCAL DRIZZLE. BY LATE IN THE PERIOD
CLOUDS WILL SOMEWHAT LIFT AS A WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION.
LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CALIFORNIA/OREGON BORDER BY
LATE AFTERNOON. INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY VFR OVERNIGHT WITH A
FEW VIS OBSTRUCTIONS LATE TONIGHT/EARLY MORNING IN SOME RIVER
VALLEYS. INLAND. TA

&&

.MARINE...EERILY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON AS A COMPACT OFFSHORE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES
EAST TOWARD THE COAST.  THIS IS MAINTAINING A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND LIGHT WINDS THROUGHOUT THE WATERS...AND WITH VERY LITTLE LONG
PERIOD SWELL TO SPEAK OF...SEAS ARE A PLEASANT 3 TO 4 FEET 9 TO 11
SECONDS AT ALL AREA BUOYS.  THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY MONDAY...ALTHOUGH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
MONDAY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE AS THIS FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE
WATERS OVERNIGHT MONDAY.  AS THE BOUNDARY PASSES THROUGH...QUICKLY
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT E/W PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND RAPIDLY INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS.  COMPOUNDING MATTERS WILL BE
THE ARRIVAL OF VERY COLD AIR ALOFT...WHICH WILL CREATE UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS AS IT MOVES OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS.  ASIDE FROM
RESULTING IN SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...THIS EFFECT
ALSO TENDS TO MIX STRONGER WINDS FROM HIGHER IN THE ATMOSPHERE TO
THE SURFACE.  AS A RESULT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST A RELATIVELY BRIEF PERIOD
AS THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS...FOLLOWED BY AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF 20 TO 30 KT WINDS THAT WILL LAST THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY.  MEANWHILE...VERY LARGE AND STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
BUILD RAPIDLY TO A MAXIMUM OF 17 TO 22 FEET 11 TO 13 SECONDS ACROSS
THE OUTER WATERS BY LATE TUESDAY.  TO ACCOUNT FOR THE QUICKLY
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...A GALE WATCH AS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST.  ELEVATED
WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH OVERNIGHT
WEDNESDAY.  CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY...WITH LIGHT TO
MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS ANBD LOW SEAS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK.

/BRC

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY
     ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR CAZ003-004.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
     GALE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ450.

     GALE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ470.

     GALE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ475.

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 22, 12:18 PM PST, 15 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1218 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2015

CAZ001-002-232030-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
1218 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MOSTLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA
FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS ON TUESDAY WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL NEAR THE COAST...AND SNOW AT OR
ABOVE ROUGHLY 2000 FEET. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS...PARTICULARLY IF TRAVELING INLAND BEFORE
THANKSGIVING.

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

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ003-004-232030-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
1218 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 2 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MOSTLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA
FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
RANGE FROM 2500 TO 3500 FEET ON TUESDAY...FALLING TO NEAR 1500
FEET TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING.
RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS...PARTICULARLY IF TRAVELING INLAND BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

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

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ076-232030-
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
1218 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MOSTLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA
FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR
3000 FEET BY TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE
ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.  RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...PARTICULARLY IF TRAVELING INLAND
BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

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

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 23, 3:38 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA3 days
Nov 23, 2:42 PM PSTHazardous Seas WatchEKA13 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in California, 2015Every gale warning in 2015

Sources

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