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Small Craft Advisory 122, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 13, 2016, 2:58 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 14, 2016, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2016, 2:58 PM PST (22:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2016, 3:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2016, 7:00 AM PST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
702 WHUS76 KEKA 132258 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 258 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 PZZ475-140700- /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0036.161214T1100Z-161215T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1700Z-161215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0122.161214T1100Z-161214T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 258 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 T0 25 KT TONIGHT...AND 20 TO 30 KT ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP BUILDING WAVES TO S 9 TO 12 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ450-140700- /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0036.161214T1700Z-161215T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1700Z-161215T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 258 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 T0 30 KT ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND OFFSHORE FROM HUMBOLDT BAY. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP BUILDING WAVES TO S 10 TO 13 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-140700- /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0036.161214T1700Z-161215T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1700Z-161215T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 258 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 T0 35 KT ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS NEAR 45 KT POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP BUILDING WAVES TO S 10 TO 13 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-140700- /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0036.161214T1100Z-161215T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0029.161214T1700Z-161215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0122.161214T1100Z-161215T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 258 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 T0 25 KT ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE PRIMARILY NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP BUILDING WAVES TO S 9 TO 12 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
783 WHUS76 KEKA 140446 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 846 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 PZZ455-141300- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0122.161214T1100Z-161214T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1500Z-161215T0500Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0029.161214T1700Z-161215T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 846 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS RISING TO 15 T0 25 KT LATE TONIGHT...THEN TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT ON WEDNESDAY. GALE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ475-141300- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0123.161214T0446Z-161214T1100Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.SC.Y.0122.161214T1100Z-161214T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1100Z-161215T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 846 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 T0 25 KT TONIGHT...BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-141300- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1500Z-161215T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 846 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KT ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-141300- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1500Z-161215T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 846 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
751 WHUS76 KEKA 141034 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 234 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 PZZ455-141845- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0122.161214T1100Z-161214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1500Z-161215T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 234 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 T0 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KT TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO AROUND 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS TODAY. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ475-141845- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0123.000000T0000Z-161214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1100Z-161215T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 234 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KT TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING AROUND 12 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-141845- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1500Z-161215T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 234 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO AROUND 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-141845- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1500Z-161215T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 234 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUST UP TO 40 KT TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO AROUND 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
509 WHUS76 KEKA 141040 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 240 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 PZZ475-141845- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0123.000000T0000Z-161214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1100Z-161215T0000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 240 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KT TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING AROUND 12 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ455-141845- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0122.161214T1100Z-161214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1500Z-161215T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 240 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 T0 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KT TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO AROUND 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-141845- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1500Z-161215T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 240 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO AROUND 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ450-141845- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0064.161214T1500Z-161215T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 240 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUST UP TO 40 KT TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHERLY BUILDING TO AROUND 11 FT AROUND 9 SECONDS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 5:35 PM PST | Flood Watch | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 70 hr |
| Dec 12, 8:55 PM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 30 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:13 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 20 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:16 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 24 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:16 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Humboldt | 24 hr |
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Sources
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