Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 38, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at May 19, 2016, 9:04 PM PDT. 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
- May 19, 2016, 9:04 PM PDT (04:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2016, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
409 WHUS76 KEKA 200404 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 904 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 PZZ475-200700- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-160520T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0038.160520T0404Z-160520T0700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 904 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * SEAS...SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AROUND 10 TO 13 FT INCLUDING... N 8 TO 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ470-200700- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-160520T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 904 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * SEAS...SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AROUND 8 TO 10 FT INCLUDING... N 4 TO 7 FT AROUND 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-200700- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160520T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 904 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE AROUND PT ST GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * SEAS...SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AROUND 7 TO 9 FT INCLUDING...N 4 TO 6 FT AROUND 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SMALL SOUTH SWELL WILL GENERATE LARGER SETS OF WAVES THAN NORMAL FOR SOUTH FACING BEACHES AND ANCHORAGES. 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. $$ PZZ455-201000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160520T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 904 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND POINT ARENA. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * SEAS...SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AROUND 9 TO 12 FT INCLUDING... N 7 TO 10 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SMALL SOUTH SWELL WILL GENERATE LARGER SETS OF WAVES THAN NORMAL FOR SOUTH FACING BEACHES AND ANCHORAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
1 follow-up statement
943 WHUS76 KEKA 200718 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1218 AM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 PZZ475-201530- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160520T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0059.160520T0718Z-160520T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1218 AM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * SEAS...NW AROUND 10 AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ450-200830- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160520T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 1218 AM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ PZZ470-200830- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-160520T0700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 1218 AM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ PZZ455-201530- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160520T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 1218 AM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO AND POINT ARENA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * SEAS...NW AROUND 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 12:18 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 21 hr |
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