Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 65, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Dec 14, 2016, 9:02 PM PST. 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
- Dec 14, 2016, 9:02 PM PST (05:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2016, 3:00 AM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
177 WHUS76 KEKA 150502 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 902 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016 PZZ455-475-151100- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-161215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0065.161215T0502Z-161215T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 902 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY GALES WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AND SHIFT TO NORTH BEHIND A FRONT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP WAVES AROUND 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS WILL 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. $$ PZZ450-470-151315- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-161215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0124.161215T0502Z-161215T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 902 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. * WAVES...STEEP WAVES AROUND 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
1 follow-up statement
585 WHUS76 KEKA 151032 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 232 AM PST THU DEC 15 2016 PZZ455-475-151845- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-161215T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0124.161215T1100Z-161216T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 232 AM PST THU DEC 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...STEEP WAVES AROUND 8 TO 10 FT 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. $$ PZZ470-151845- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0124.000000T0000Z-161215T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 232 AM PST THU DEC 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...7 TO 9 FT AT AT 8 TO 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ450-151700- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0124.000000T0000Z-161215T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 232 AM PST THU DEC 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTH DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. * WAVES...AROUND 7 FT AT 8 TO 9 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO AROUND 5 FT AT 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 8:12 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:02 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 39 hr | |
| Dec 14, 9:42 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 6 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:51 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 7 hr |
| Dec 15, 12:12 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 10 hr |
| Dec 15, 5:32 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 11 hr |
| Dec 15, 6:06 AM PST | Coastal Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 8 hr |
| Dec 15, 10:30 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 22 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:56 PM PST | River Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 15 hr |
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