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Hazardous Seas Warning 13, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Apr 23, 2015, 11:09 AM PDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Apr 23, 2015, 11:09 AM PDT (18:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2015, 3:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
956 WHUS76 KEKA 231809 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1109 AM PDT THU APR 23 2015 PZZ450-470-232200- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150423T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0013.150423T1809Z-150423T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-150423T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 1109 AM PDT THU APR 23 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT TODAY...DECREASING TONIGHT. * SEAS...STEEP NW 10 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ475-232200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150423T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1109 AM PDT THU APR 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NW 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TODAY...DECREASING TONIGHT. * SEAS...STEEP NW 12 TO 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS TODAY...SUBSIDING TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ455-240215- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150423T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-150424T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 1109 AM PDT THU APR 23 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NW 20 TO 25 KT TODAY WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT... DECREASING THIS EVENING. * SEAS...NW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TONIGHT. 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
011 WHUS76 KEKA 232204 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 304 PM PDT THU APR 23 2015 PZZ475-240615- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150423T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-150424T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 304 PM PDT THU APR 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT...DECREASING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT BY FRIDAY. * SEAS...NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BECOMING 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-470-232315- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150423T2200Z/ /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-150423T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 304 PM PDT THU APR 23 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ PZZ455-240615- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150423T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-150424T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 304 PM PDT THU APR 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT... DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT BY FRIDAY. * SEAS...NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BECOMING 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 3:14 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 30 hr | |
| Apr 23, 3:14 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.