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Small Craft Advisory 121, NWS Eureka, CA

December 10, 2016

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 10, 2016, 3:04 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 10, 2016, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2016, 3:04 AM PST (11:04 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 10, 2016, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 10, 2016, 1:49 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted.

407 
WHUS76 KEKA 101104
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
304 AM PST SAT DEC 10 2016

PZZ470-101915-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SW.Y.0003.161211T0200Z-161212T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0121.161211T0200Z-161212T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
304 AM PST SAT DEC 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 

* WAVES/SEAS...NW 9 TO 10 FEET AROUND 11 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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-101215-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0120.000000T0000Z-161210T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
304 AM PST SAT DEC 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...



$$
2 follow-up statements
540 
WHUS76 KEKA 101616
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
816 AM PST SAT DEC 10 2016

PZZ470-110030-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0121.161211T0200Z-161212T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
816 AM PST SAT DEC 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...NW 9 TO 10 FEET AROUND 10 TO 11 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.

&&

$$
963 
WHUS76 KEKA 102149
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
149 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016

PZZ470-102300-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0121.161211T0200Z-161212T0200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
149 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 8:19 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA7 hr
Dec 10, 8:55 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryEKAMendocino8 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.