Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 22, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 6, 2016, 9:20 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2016, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 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
- Mar 6, 2016, 9:20 AM PST (17:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2016, 9:06 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
895 WHUS76 KEKA 061720 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 920 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 PZZ470-475-070130- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160306T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0022.160306T2000Z-160307T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 920 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A QUICK MOVING FRONT. EXPECT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 KT. SOME ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-070130- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160310T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 920 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE BRIEFLY WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MORE ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 40 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE HIGHEST NEARSHORE WINDS WILL BE LOCATED NEAR POINTS AND GREAT CAPES. THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
246 WHUS76 KEKA 062003 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1203 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 PZZ470-475-070200- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160306T2000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160307T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1203 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...INCREASING TO S 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SOME ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-070415- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160310T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 1203 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT TODAY. MORE ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 40 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE HIGHEST NEARSHORE WINDS WILL BE LOCATED NEAR POINTS AND GREAT CAPES. THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
142 WHUS76 KEKA 062153 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 153 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 PZZ450-070600- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160310T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160307T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 153 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...S 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KT. MORE ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 40 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE 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. && $$ PZZ470-475-070200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160307T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 153 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...INCREASING TO S 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SOME ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-070600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160310T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 153 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT. MORE ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 35 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE HIGHEST NEARSHORE WINDS WILL BE LOCATED NEAR POINTS AND GREAT CAPES. THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
295 WHUS76 KEKA 062308 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 308 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 PZZ450-470-475-070200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160307T0200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 308 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...S 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-070715- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160310T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 308 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT. MORE ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 35 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME E AT 5 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
780 WHUS76 KEKA 070111 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 511 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 PZZ450-470-475-070600- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160307T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 511 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...S 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-070915- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160310T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 511 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT. MORE ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 35 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME E AT 5 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
622 WHUS76 KEKA 070506 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 906 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 PZZ450-470-475-071315- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160307T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0033.160307T0600Z-160310T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 906 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-071315- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160310T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0033.160307T0600Z-160310T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 906 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT. MORE ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 35 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME E AT 5 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. * WAVES...W BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS. STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:13 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:29 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 6:53 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:05 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 24 hr |
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