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Gale Warning 48, NWS Eureka, CA

September 5, 2016

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Sep 5, 2016, 2:34 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 5, 2016, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 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
Sep 5, 2016, 2:34 AM PDT (09:34 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 5, 2016, 3:00 AM PDT
Expired
Sep 5, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted.

188 
WHUS76 KEKA 050934
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
234 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

PZZ475-051745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-160905T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0048.160905T1000Z-160906T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
234 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS
  SHOULD SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT TO BELOW GALE CONDITIONS.

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET AT 8 TO 9 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-051745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-160906T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
234 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
  LATE TONIGHT.

* WAVES...NW 7 TO 9 FEET AT 7 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.

$$

PZZ455-051745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-160906T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
234 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL
  SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT.

* WAVES...7 TO 9 FEET AT AROUND 8 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.

$$

PZZ470-051745-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-160909T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
234 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL
  SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES...8 TO 10 FEET AT AROUND 7 SECONDS. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE
  LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEN BUILD AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

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.

$$
3 follow-up statements
480 
WHUS76 KEKA 051614
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
914 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

PZZ475-060015-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160906T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
914 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS 
  SHOULD SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT TO BELOW GALE CONDITIONS. 

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET AT 8 TO 9 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-060015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-160909T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
914 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS 
  WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* WAVES...8 TO 10 FEET AT AROUND 7 SECONDS. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE 
  LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEN BUILD AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

$$

PZZ450-060015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-160906T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
914 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE 
  LATE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...NW 7 TO 9 FEET AT 7 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.

$$

PZZ455-060015-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-160906T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
914 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS 
  WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...7 TO 9 FEET AT AROUND 8 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.

$$
892 
WHUS76 KEKA 052201
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
301 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

PZZ475-060400-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160906T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
301 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS 
  SHOULD SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT TO BELOW GALE CONDITIONS. 

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET AT 8 TO 9 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-060615-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-160909T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
301 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL
  SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY EVENING.

* WAVES...8 TO 10 FEET AT AROUND 7 SECONDS. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE
  LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEN BUILD AGAIN TUESDAY EVENING.

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.

$$

PZZ450-060400-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-160906T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
301 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE 
  LATE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...NW 7 TO 9 FEET AT 7 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.

$$

PZZ455-060400-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-160906T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
301 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS 
  WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...7 TO 9 FEET AT AROUND 8 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.

$$
667 
WHUS76 KEKA 060359
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
859 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

PZZ475-061200-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160906T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0082.160906T0400Z-160909T0100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
859 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT TO BELOW
  GALE CONDITIONS.

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET AT 8 TO 9 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.

$$

PZZ450-061000-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-160906T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
859 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE 
  LATE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...NW 7 TO 9 FEET AT 7 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.

$$

PZZ455-061000-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-160906T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
859 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS 
  WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...7 TO 9 FEET AT AROUND 8 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.

$$

PZZ470-061200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-160909T0100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
859 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS 
  WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* WAVES...8 TO 10 FEET AT AROUND 7 SECONDS. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE 
  LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEN BUILD AGAIN TUESDAY EVENING. 

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.

$$

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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.