Alert archive / California / Hazardous Seas Warnings in 2016
Hazardous Seas Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Jan 3, 2016, 2:36 PM PST. It was in force for 29 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 3, 2016, 2:36 PM PST (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2016, 7:10 PM PST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
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977 WHUS76 KEKA 032236 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 236 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 PZZ475-040645- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160103T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0001.160103T2236Z-160104T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ROUGH SEAS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ PZZ450-032345- /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160103T2300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 236 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. * WINDS AND SEAS...CONDITIONS WILL HOVER AROUND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST CONDITIONS WILL BE BEYOND ABOUT 7 MILES AWAY FROM THE COAST. ANOTHER ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR MONDAY. $$ PZZ470-040645- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SE TO S 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONDAY. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 10 SECONDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE 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. && $$ PZZ455-040645- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 236 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SE 15 TO 25 KT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS...WEST SWELL OF 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SLOWLY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FT WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY. ROUGH SEAS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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928 WHUS76 KEKA 040445 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 845 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 PZZ475-041245- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160104T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 845 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ROUGH SEAS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ PZZ470-041245- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 845 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SE TO S 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONDAY. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 10 SECONDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-041245- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 845 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SE 15 TO 25 KT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS...WEST SWELL OF 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SLOWLY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FT WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY. ROUGH SEAS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF THE 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. && $$
934 WHUS76 KEKA 041041 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 241 AM PST MON JAN 4 2016 PZZ475-041845- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 241 AM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL ENTER THE WATERS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-041845- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 241 AM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SE TO S 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES OF 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 10 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL ENTER THE WATERS TUESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-041845- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 241 AM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS...WEST SWELL OF 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SLOWLY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL ENTER THE WATERS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
427 WHUS76 KEKA 041644 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 844 AM PST MON JAN 4 2016 PZZ475-050045- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 844 AM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 9 TO 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ PZZ470-050045- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 844 AM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-050045- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 844 AM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 7 TO 9 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. 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. && $$
267 WHUS76 KEKA 042230 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 230 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 PZZ475-050630- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 230 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO AROUND 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 9 TO 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-050630- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 230 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO AROUND 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-050630- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 230 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO 15 TO 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 7 TO 9 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
982 WHUS76 KEKA 042238 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 238 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 PZZ475-050645- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 238 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO AROUND 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 9 TO 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ PZZ450-050645- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.160105T1700Z-160107T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 238 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 2 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 2 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 13 TO 15 FT AT 18 SECONDS. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-050645- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 238 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO AROUND 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-050645- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 238 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO 15 TO 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 7 TO 9 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
268 WHUS76 KEKA 050128 AAA MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 528 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 PZZ475-050930- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T0500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 528 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO AROUND 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 9 TO 11 FT AT 8 TO 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ PZZ450-050930- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.160105T0128Z-160107T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 528 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FT AROUND 7 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-050930- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 528 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO AROUND 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH 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. && $$ PZZ455-050930- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 528 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO 15 TO 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 7 TO 9 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
585 WHUS76 KEKA 050310 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 710 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 PZZ475-051115- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T0500Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0002.160105T0310Z-160105T0900Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 710 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO AROUND 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 10 TO 12 FT AT 8 TO 9 SECONDS THROUGH 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. && $$ PZZ470-051115- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0002.160105T0310Z-160105T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 710 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO AROUND 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-051115- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 710 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FT AROUND 7 SECONDS THROUGH 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. && $$ PZZ455-051115- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 710 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 9 TO 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO 15 TO 16 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TUESDAY. STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES 7 TO 9 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hazardous seas warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hazardous seas warning went out at Jan 3, 4:24 AM PST, 10 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 4:24 AM PST, 10 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
424 AM PST SUN JAN 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF OFFSHORE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND FRONTAL
BOUNDARIES WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
MOST OF COMING WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW NEAR 38N/135W WILL GRADUALLY MOVE
TOWARD THE NW CA COAST TODAY AND DAMPEN OUT IN BROAD E PACIFIC
TROF. ANOTHER UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY N ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NW WITHIN A BROADER RIDGE IN A REX BLOCK PATTERN. AS THE
BLOCK SHIFTS N...STORM SYSTEMS OVER THE PACIFIC WILL MORE
SUCCESSFULLY UNDERCUT THE FEATURE...BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA THRU LATE IN THE COMING WORK WEEK.
THE FORECAST CHALLENGE THIS MORNING HAS BEEN THE ACTUAL START TIME
TO PRECIP DUE TO INITIAL DRY AIR AND INCREASING DOWNSLOPE FLOW
ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN. ADDITIONALLY...SREF PROBABILITIES...MODEL
SOUNDINGS...AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST THERE MAY BE A PERIOD
OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOME OF THE COLDER INTERIOR VALLEYS
WHERE CONTINENTAL AIR HAS BECOME TRAPPED. AS LOW-LEVEL S WINDS
INCREASE AND WARM AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES ABOVE THE SURFACE...
TEMPERATURES SHOULD GRADUALLY RISE IN THESE VALLEYS LATER THIS
MORNING. HAVE INDICATED SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE FREEZING RAIN IN
PORTIONS OF W AND S TRINITY COUNTY. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
OBSERVATIONS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A SHORT FUSE FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORY...BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENUF FOR AN ADVISORY AT THIS
TIME. HAVE BEGUN TO HIGHLIGHT IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND WILL CONTINUE
TO MENTION IN THE HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK.
ALTHOUGH THE PREVIOUS WIND FORECAST LOOKED A BIT HIGH AND HAS BEEN
ADJUSTED DOWN...WILL CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY THRU 10 AM. THIS
MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED A FEW MORE HOURS. /SEC
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE SLIGHTLY
TODAY AS LIGHT RAIN GRADUALLY PUSHES INLAND OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP THROUGH THE MORNING...
POTENTIALLY FLIRTING WITH MVFR LEVELS THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
PERIODIC LIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...HOWEVER RAIN
RATES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW AND MAJOR VSBY RESTRICTIONS ARE
NOT EXPECTED. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LAST LONGEST AT UKI...WHERE IT
MAY LINGER INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. SOME MINOR LLWS CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR 1500 FT AGL THROUGH LATE MORNING TODAY...BUT WILL
LIKELY REMAIN BELOW CRITERIA LEVELS AND SHOULD DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON. /BRC
&&
.MARINE...SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS A POTENT BUT NEARLY
STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST AT APPROXIMATELY 135W...WITH A PRONOUNCED NW TO SE ORIENTED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING THE COAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE
MOST RECENT RELEVANT ASCAT PASS...ROUGHLY 0630Z...REVEALS THAT SE
WINDS HAVE INDEED INCREASED TO 25 TO 30 KT ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS...HOWEVER NEAR SHORE AREAS REMAIN SOMEWHAT SHELTERED DUE TO
THE STRONG OFFSHORE COMPONENT OF SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. MEANWHILE...
A MODERATE 7 TO 8 FOOT 15 SECOND WESTERLY SWELL CONTINUES TO
PROPAGATE THROUGH THE WATERS. IN SHORT...MARINERS CAN EXPECT TO
SEE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS BEYOND CAPE MENDOCINO TODAY
WHERE STRONGER WINDS WILL RESULT IN MUCH STEEPER SHORT PERIOD
SEAS. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 KT
RANGE AT THEIR PEAK...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL NOT BE OUT OF
THE QUESTION. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON BUT NOT
COMPLETELY...REMAINING MODERATE TO FRESH AND PREDOMINATELY
SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS AN ACTIVE WEATHER
PATTERN CONTINUES.
BY EARLY TUESDAY...A LARGE LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL REACH THE
WATERS AND BUILD THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. WHILE THERE IS
A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING JUST HOW BIG THIS SWELL WILL BE...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF WAVES OF 15 TO 20 FEET
AND 15 TO 20 SECONDS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY....IN ADDITION TO
PERIODIC STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES AS WELL. /BRC
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING FOR CAZ001>003-076.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM THU FOR PZZ455.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ450.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ470-475.
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HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSEUREKAHazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 10:37 AM PST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1037 AM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 CAZ004-041845- UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 1037 AM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN TRINITY COUNTY WHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ICY ROADWAYS THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 3000 TO 5000 FEET THIS WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ001-002-041845- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 1037 AM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A LARGE SWELL MAY BRING HIGH SURF TO THE NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ003-041845- NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 1037 AM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WINTER MIX OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ALONG COLDER PORTIONS OF THE HIGHWAY 96 CORRIDOR EARLY THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ICY ROADWAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 3000 TO 5000 FEET THIS WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ076-041845- MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 1037 AM PST SUN JAN 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 3000 TO 5000 FEET THIS WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 8:41 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 34 hr |
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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.