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Small Craft Advisory 199, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 7, 2015, 3:22 PM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2015, 3:22 PM PST (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2015, 2:46 PM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
983 WHUS76 KEKA 072322 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 322 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 PZZ450-080730- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-151208T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.151207T2322Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0198.000000T0000Z-151207T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151209T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 322 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AROUND POINT SAINT GEORGE. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED EARLY WED MORNING. * WAVES...W 15 FT AT 15 SECONDS THIS EVENING SUBSIDING TO AROUND 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS ON TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WITH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH A LARGE SWELL BUILDING IN ON THURSDAY. SEAS WILL REACH TO NEAR 28 FT BY THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ475-080730- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-151208T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.151207T2322Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151210T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0500Z-151210T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 322 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING ON WEDNESDAY TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...W 13 TO 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS THIS EVENING SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS ON TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO GALE CONDITIONS AND LARGE SWELL. SEAS WILL REACH TO NEAR 30 FT BY THURSDAY. 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. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 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. && $$ PZZ455-080730- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-151208T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.151207T2322Z-151208T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 322 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NEAR GALE ON WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO INCREASING WINDS AND LARGE SWELL. HEIGHTS WILL REACH TO NEAR 28 FT ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ470-080730- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-151207T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.151207T2322Z-151209T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T0500Z-151210T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0500Z-151210T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 322 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TUESDAY NIGHT THEN 35 TO 45 KT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...W 12 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO INCREASING WINDS AND INCOMING SWELL. HEIGHTS WILL REACH TO NEAR 30 FT BY THURSDAY. 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. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 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. && $$
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311 WHUS76 KEKA 080720 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1120 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 PZZ470-081530- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T0500Z-151210T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0500Z-151210T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 1120 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TUESDAY NIGHT THEN 35 TO 45 KT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...W 12 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO INCREASING WINDS AND INCOMING SWELL. HEIGHTS WILL REACH TO NEAR 30 FT BY THURSDAY. 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. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 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. && $$ PZZ475-081530- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151210T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0500Z-151210T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1120 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING ON WEDNESDAY TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...W 13 TO 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS THIS EVENING SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS ON TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO GALE CONDITIONS AND LARGE SWELL. SEAS WILL REACH TO NEAR 30 FT BY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-081530- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151209T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 1120 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AROUND POINT SAINT GEORGE. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED EARLY WED MORNING. * WAVES...W 15 FT AT 15 SECONDS THIS EVENING SUBSIDING TO AROUND 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS ON TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WITH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH A LARGE SWELL BUILDING IN ON THURSDAY. SEAS WILL REACH TO NEAR 28 FT BY THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-081530- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151208T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 1120 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...S 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NEAR GALE ON WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO INCREASING WINDS AND LARGE SWELL. HEIGHTS WILL REACH TO NEAR 28 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
402 WHUS76 KEKA 081104 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 304 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 PZZ470-081915- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T0500Z-151210T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0500Z-151210T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TUESDAY NIGHT THEN 35 TO 45 KT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...W 12 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO INCREASING WINDS. SWELL HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 30 FT THURSDAY. 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. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 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. && $$ PZZ475-081915- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151210T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0500Z-151210T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WED NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO GALE CONDITIONS. SWELL WILL BUILD TO AROUND 30 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-081915- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151209T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY EARLY WED MORNING. * WAVES...W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WITH WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SWELL WILL BUILD TO AROUND 28 FT THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-081915- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151208T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 304 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...S 5 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NEAR GALE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO WINDS. SWELL WILL BUILD TO AROUND 28 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
005 WHUS76 KEKA 081710 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 910 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 PZZ470-090115- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T0500Z-151210T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0500Z-151210T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 910 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TODAY. WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TUESDAY NIGHT THEN TO 35 TO 45 KT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS THROUGH TODAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO INCREASING WINDS FOLLOWED BY BUILDING SWELL TO AROUND 30 FT ON THURSDAY. 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. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 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. && $$ PZZ475-090115- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151210T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0500Z-151210T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 910 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT TODAY THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO GALE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY BUILDING SWELL TO AROUND 30 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-090115- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151209T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 910 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY EARLY WED MORNING. * WAVES...W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WITH WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY BUILDING SWELL TO AROUND 28 FT ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-082300- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151208T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 910 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...S 5 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS BY THIS AFTERNOON. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO WINDS FOLLOWED BY BUILDING SWELL TO AROUND 28 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
858 WHUS76 KEKA 082246 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 246 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 PZZ475-090700- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151210T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0200.151208T2300Z-151210T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0200Z-151210T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 246 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT TODAY THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO GALE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY BUILDING SWELL TO AROUND 30 FT ON THURSDAY. 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 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. && $$ PZZ470-090700- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0200.151208T2300Z-151209T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T0500Z-151209T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SR.A.0002.151210T0200Z-151210T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 246 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TODAY. WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE FOR MUCH OF WEDNESDAY THEN INCREASE RAPIDLY TO AROUND 35 TO 45 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...W 11 TO 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT WITH A LULL IN CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. A MORE POTENT FRONT WILL CAUSE LARGE STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE...FOLLOWED BY BUILDING SWELL TO AROUND 28 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ450-090700- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0200.151208T2300Z-151209T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0039.151209T1100Z-151209T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 246 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY EARLY WED MORNING. * WAVES...W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY BUILDING SWELL TO AROUND 26 FT ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-090700- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0199.000000T0000Z-151208T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0200.151209T0500Z-151210T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 246 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 5 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FOLLOWED BY A LULL ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A POTENT FRONT ARRIVES OVER THE WATERS. * SEAS...W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD RAPIDLY TONIGHT AS A WEAKENING FRONT APPROACHES. LARGE STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL BUILD RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO WINDS FOLLOWED BY BUILDING SWELL TO AROUND 28 FT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 7, 4:49 AM PST, 10 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 4:49 AM PST, 10 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
449 AM PST MON DEC 7 2015
.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN TO AREAS PRIMARILY
NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO THROUGH TUESDAY. A MORE POTENT STORM
SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION LATE IN
THE WORK WEEK ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.
&&
.DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWED THE UPPER PATTERN HAS
TRANSITIONED TO MORE ZONAL FLOW. THIS WILL DIRECT A MOISTURE PLUME
TOWARDS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND TUESDAY BRINGING WARM-
FRONTAL LIKE PRECIPITATION PRIMARILY TO AREAS NORTH OF CAPE
MENDOCINO. ALTHOUGH, SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE TOTALLY
OUT OF THE QUESTION IN MENDOCINO OR TRINITY COUNTIES. EXPECT
RAINFALL TOTALS TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE NORTH AND 0.05 TO
0.50 TO THE SOUTH WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 6KFT THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTH
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES BUT REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.
A MORE POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA MID TO
LATE WEEK. FIRST, A SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN THE UPPER LOW WILL ADVANCE
TOWARDS THE COAST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THIS WILL BRING THE FIRST SHOT OF HEAVIER RAIN MID WEEK. WINDS WILL
ALSO INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH GUSTS APPROACHING ADVISORY
LEVELS. HOWEVER THE SURFACE LOW POSITION IS NOT IDEAL FOR STRONG
WINDS IN NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...SO AT THIS TIME GUSTS HAVE BEEN KEPT
JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. MODEL TRENDS WILL HAVE TO BE EXAMINED
CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY BEHIND THIS INITIAL FRONT BEFORE
A BROAD UPPER TROUGH SLIDES OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD
RAIN TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BE
YET ANOTHER COLD SYSTEM WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING FROM 6000+ FT ON
WEDNESDAY TO 3500 FT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 2500-2500 FT EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. SOME INITIAL CONCERNS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE HEAVY
RAIN PRODUCING SOME AREAL FLOODING. THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
HAS PLACED OUR REGION IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCEEDING FLASH FLOOD
GUIDANCE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. RIVERS DO SHOW RAPID RISES ON
THURSDAY BUT ARE NOT FORECAST TO REACH MONITOR OR FLOOD STAGES.
COLD UNSTABLE AIR ALOFT BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
FOR SMALL HAIL WITH HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES FROM WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY WILL CERTAINLY RAISE CONCERNS FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR
ROCKSLIDES ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL.
THE WPC 7 DAY RAINFALL TOTAL GRAPHIC DEPICTS COPIOUS RAINFALL ACROSS
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
TOTALS RANGING FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES AND OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED AREAS
REACHING UPWARDS OF 10 INCHES. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY THIS WEEKEND, HOWEVER, AS MODELS DIFFER WITH THE
TIMING...POSITIONING...AND MAGNITUDE OF THE RAINFALL. STAY TUNED.
KML/RPA
&&
.AVIATION...A WARM FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL TERMINALS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS OCCASIONAL
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN INCREASES. GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS AT
THE COASTAL TERMINALS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...MAINLY
AT KCEC AND THEN EASE UP TONIGHT. FOG AND LOW CLOUDS AT UKI WILL MIX
OUT LATER THIS MORNING...HOWEVER IFR OR LIFR CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
REFORM AGAIN TONIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...AN ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK.
FRONTAL SYSTEM NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY HAS BEEN GENERATING ROBUST
SOUTHERLY WINDS MAINLY NORTH OF CAPE MENDO. A GALE WARNING IS
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS THROUGH THIS
MORNING...FOR WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT. THE MAIN HAZARD IMPACTING NW CA
WATERS AND BEACHES CONTINUES TO BE A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL. SEAS WERE
UP NEAR 20 FT AT 15-18 SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SWELL SHOULD
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON BUT FLUCTUATE AROUND 18 FT AS
PERIODS DIMINISH. THUS WILL MAINTAIN THE WARNING FOR SEAS THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADVISORY FOR SURF IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR BREAKERS
UP TO 21-26 FT THROUGH THE DAY. WATCH OUT FOR THE LARGE BREAKERS.
ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE SHORT PERIOD S-SW
SEAS. NAM12 WAS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE AND FARTHEST SOUTH WITH THE
STORM...WHILE THE GFS AND ECMWF WERE MUCH FARTHER NORTH WITH THE
LOW. FOR NOW WILL LEAN TOWARD THE NAM12 GUIDANCE. THE WAVE SITUATION
WILL REALLY GET INTERESTING LATER IN THE WEEK AS A PARADE OF STORMS
ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC GENERATE EXTREMELY LARGE SWELL. STAY TUNED.
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ001-002.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
PZZ450-455-475.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR PZZ470.
&&
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HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSEUREKAHazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 4:03 AM PST, 11 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 403 AM PST MON DEC 7 2015 CAZ003-004-076-081345- NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 403 AM PST MON DEC 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A WET AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONING THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. A POTENT STORM WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS LATE IN THE WORK WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ001-002-081345- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 403 AM PST MON DEC 7 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. SURF HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 21 TO 26 FEET TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT WEEK WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE. COLD FRONTS MAY BRING STRONG WINDS MID TO LATE WEEK. A LARGE SWELL WILL HAVE TO THE POTENTIAL TO BRING HIGH SURF TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES AGAIN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 8:55 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Dec 7, 3:22 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 38 hr | |
| Dec 7, 3:22 PM PST | Storm Watch | EKA | 38 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.