Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 42, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Dec 14, 2015, 6:01 AM PST. 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
- Dec 14, 2015, 6:01 AM PST (14:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2015, 9:00 AM PST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
329 WHUS76 KEKA 141401 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 601 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 PZZ475-141700- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-151214T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0042.151214T1401Z-151214T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 601 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH MID- MORNING. * SEAS...W 17 TO 20 FEET TODAY WITH A MIX OF STEEP...CHAOTIC WIND WAVES AND LINGERING LONG PERIOD W SWELL. 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. $$ PZZ470-142215- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-151214T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0041.151214T1401Z-151214T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0204.151214T1401Z-151216T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 601 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. * SEAS...W 17 TO 20 FEET TODAY WITH A MIX OF STEEP...CHAOTIC WIND WAVES AND LINGERING LONG PERIOD W SWELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ450-455-142215- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-151214T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0204.151214T1401Z-151215T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0203.000000T0000Z-151215T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0041.151214T1401Z-151214T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 601 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY... * WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT. * SEAS...W 17 TO 20 FEET THIS MORNING WITH A MIX OF STEEP... CHAOTIC WIND WAVES AND LINGERING LONG PERIOD W SWELL. 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
429 WHUS76 KEKA 141655 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 855 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 PZZ475-150100- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-151214T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-151215T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0204.151214T1700Z-151216T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 855 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MONDAY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...W 17 TO 20 FEET 13 SECONDS THIS MORNING...DECREASING TO 13 TO 16 FEET 12 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL REMAIN LARGE AND STEEP THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-455-150100- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-151214T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0204.000000T0000Z-151215T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 855 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT EARLY MONDAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MONDAY EVENING. FRESH BREEZES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...W 17 TO 20 FEET 13 SECONDS THIS MORNING...DECREASING TO 11 TO 14 FEET 12 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL REMAIN LARGE AND STEEP THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ470-150100- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-151215T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0204.000000T0000Z-151216T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 855 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT EARLY MONDAY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN FRESH TO STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...W 17 TO 20 FEET 13 SECONDS THIS MORNING...DECREASING TO 13 TO 16 FEET 12 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND STEEP THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 6:01 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 4 days | |
| Dec 14, 6:01 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 21 hr |
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