Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 53, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Oct 16, 2016, 2:26 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 16, 2016, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 16, 2016, 2:26 AM PDT (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 16, 2016, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2016, 3:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
756 WHUS76 KEKA 160926 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 226 AM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016 PZZ470-161730- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-161016T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0053.161016T1600Z-161016T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 226 AM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...A WEAKER FRONT WILL BRING LOW END GALE FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK. * WAVES...A WESTERLY SWELL WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY AT 14 FT AROUND 13 SECONDS. HOWEVER STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE QUICK SHOT OF WINDS. THE WESTERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH NEXT WEEK. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-475-161730- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-161018T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 226 AM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. A FEW ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A WEAKER FRONT PASSES OVER THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK. * A WESTERLY SWELL WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY AT 12 TO 14 FT AROUND 13 SECONDS. HOWEVER STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE QUICK SHOT OF WINDS. THE WESTERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
420 WHUS76 KEKA 161645 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 945 AM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016 PZZ470-162200- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-161016T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 945 AM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK. * WAVES...A WESTERLY SWELL WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY AT 14 FT AT AROUND 13 SECONDS. HOWEVER STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE QUICK SHOT OF WINDS. THE WESTERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH NEXT WEEK. 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. $$ PZZ450-455-475-170045- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-161018T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 945 AM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK. * WAVES...A WESTERLY SWELL WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TODAY AT 12 TO 14 FT AT AROUND 13 SECONDS. HOWEVER STEEP WAVES WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE QUICK SHOT OF WINDS. THE WESTERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
809 WHUS76 KEKA 162202 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 302 PM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016 PZZ470-170615- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-161016T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.161016T2202Z-161018T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 302 PM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SW EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 GUSTS IN THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING WEEK. * WAVES...A WESTERLY SWELL WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TONIGHT AT 13 FT AT AROUND 13 SECONDS. THE WESTERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE COMING WEEK. 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. && $$ PZZ450-455-475-170615- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-161018T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 302 PM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING WEEK. * WAVES...A WESTERLY SWELL WILL DOMINATE THE SEA STATE TONIGHT AT 12 TO 14 FT AT AROUND 13 SECONDS. THE WESTERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE COMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 5:22 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 days | |
| Oct 15, 11:53 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 37 min | |
| Oct 16, 1:03 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 27 min | |
| Oct 16, 2:48 AM PDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 11 hr |
| Oct 16, 8:13 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 32 min | |
| Oct 16, 8:46 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 44 min | |
| Oct 16, 2:28 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 62 min |
| Oct 16, 2:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 47 min |
| Oct 16, 3:02 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 51 hr |
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