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Small Craft Advisory 46, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 13, 2016, 9:02 PM PDT. It was in force for 42 hr.
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- Issued
- Apr 13, 2016, 9:02 PM PDT (04:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2016, 3:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
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920 WHUS76 KEKA 140402 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 902 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 PZZ450-141215- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160414T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.160414T0402Z-160415T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 902 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...W SWELL BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 15 TO 20 FT AT 15 SECONDS MIDDAY THURSDAY. 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. $$ PZZ470-141215- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160414T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.160414T0402Z-160415T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 902 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...W SWELL BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 19 TO 23 FT AT 15 SECONDS MIDDAY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ475-141215- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.160414T1000Z-160415T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 902 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...W SWELL REACHING A PEAK OF 15 TO 20 FT AT 15 SECONDS MIDDAY THURSDAY. 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 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. $$ PZZ455-141215- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 902 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY... * SEAS...W SWELL REACHING A PEAK OF 14 TO 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS MIDDAY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
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313 WHUS76 KEKA 140932 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 232 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 PZZ450-141745- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 232 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS 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. $$ PZZ470-141745- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 232 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 2O FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 16 FEET AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ475-141745- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.160414T1000Z-160415T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 232 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 1O TO 2O KT. * SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 18 FEET AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS 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. 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. $$ PZZ455-141745- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 232 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KT. * SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AT 15 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
870 WHUS76 KEKA 141544 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 844 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 PZZ450-142345- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 844 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 19 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS 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. $$ PZZ470-142345- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 844 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 21 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 16 FEET AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ475-142345- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 844 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 1O TO 2O KT. * SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 18 FEET AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS 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. 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. $$ PZZ455-142345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 844 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KT. * SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AT 15 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
708 WHUS76 KEKA 141755 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1055 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 PZZ455-150200- /O.EXA.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 1055 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT. * SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AT 15 SECONDS 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. $$ PZZ450-150200- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 1055 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 21 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ470-150200- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 1055 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...W SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 22 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 16 FEET AT 14 SECONDS 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. $$ PZZ475-150200- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1055 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT. * SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 20 FEET AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SUBSIDING TO 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. $$
775 WHUS76 KEKA 142133 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 233 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 PZZ450-150545- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 233 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...NW SWELL 20 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS 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. $$ PZZ455-150545- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 233 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT. * SEAS...NW SWELL 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ470-150545- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 233 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...NW SWELL 21 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS 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. $$ PZZ475-150545- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 233 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...W 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS...NW SWELL 20 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. $$
823 WHUS76 KEKA 150403 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 903 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 PZZ455-475-151215- /O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 903 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT. * SEAS...NW SWELL 15 TO 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ PZZ450-151215- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 903 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY... * SEAS...NW SWELL 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ470-151215- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160415T0800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 903 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY... * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT. * SEAS...NW SWELL 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$
900 WHUS76 KEKA 151045 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 345 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 PZZ455-475-151845- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160416T0800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 345 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT. * SEAS...NW SWELL 15 TO 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ450-470-151845- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 345 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SEAS...NW SWELL 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 15 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$
616 WHUS76 KEKA 151600 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 900 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 PZZ455-475-160000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160416T0800Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 900 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. * SEAS...NW SWELL 12 TO 14 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ450-470-152200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 900 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SEAS...NW SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 13 TO 14 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. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. $$
786 WHUS76 KEKA 152158 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 258 PM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 PZZ450-470-152300- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160415T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 258 PM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... $$ PZZ455-475-160600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160416T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 258 PM PDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT. * SEAS...NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 13 TO 14 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. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 13, 3:26 PM PDT, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 3:26 PM PDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
326 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
.SYNOPSIS...AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN TO
THE REGION TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL BE AN
ADDITIONAL POSSIBILITY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THEN HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED THE INCOMING COLD FRONT
APPROXIMATELY 120 NM OFFSHORE WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ALONG THE
LEADING EDGE AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH WEST AND MAKE IMPACT ON THE NORTH COAST BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 6
AND 7 PM THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS, RAIN, AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO AREAS MOSTLY NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO. SOUTH WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT EXPECT GUSTS TO
20 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE COAST. GUSTS NEAR 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON RIDGES AND WITH STRONGER SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE
PASSING FRONT USHERS IN COLDER, UNSTABLE AIR. FURTHERMORE, SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 3500 FT TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF TRINITY AND EASTERN DEL NORTE
COUNTY. THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL WITH A
SECONDARY WAVE OF PRECIPITATION EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY LOOKS ON TRACK TO BEGIN AT 10 PM TONIGHT. SHOWERS
WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND COME TO A CEASE BY THE
EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OVER THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING
DRY WEATHER AND WARMING TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT
OPPORTUNITY FOR RAIN WILL COME EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SHORTWAVE SKIRTS
BY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT LOOK SIGNIFICANT AT
THIS TIME AS MODELS PREDICT IT TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE WEST
COAST. BEYOND THAT THE MODELS DIVERGE WITH THE BROAD BRUSH PATTERN
PAINTING AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND A RIDGE
ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. STAY TUNED. KML
&&
.AVIATION...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CAUSING SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE AND
CEILINGS TO LOWER TO MVFR/PERIODIC IFR LEVELS AT ALL
TERMINALS...FIRST AT CEC/ACV AND LATER TONIGHT AT UKI. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS
EVENING...WITH STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS...SMALL HAIL...AND
LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT UKI...BUT
LOWERING CEILINGS AND SHOWERS ARE. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN
CEILINGS/VSBYS IS LIKELY AS RAIN CEASES THIS EVENING...BUT ANOTHER
WAVE OF SHOWERS AND LOWERING CEILINGS IS EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING
THROUGH MID DAY. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE WEST AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY
THIS EVENING...BUT WILL RAMP BACK UP LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING. /BRC
&&
.MARINE...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT
MUCH OF THE WATERS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS A STORM SYSTEM PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO INCREASE
THROUGHOUT THE WATERS AHEAD OF A QUICKLY APPROACHING COLD
FRONT...AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES EAST. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
THIS EVENING AT AROUND 25 TO 35 KT SUSTAINED...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT
POSSIBLE VERY NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. MEANWHILE...A BROKEN LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS DURING THIS
TIME AS WELL...WHICH WILL ASSIST IN MIXING THESE STRONGER GUSTS
TO THE SURFACE AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND SOME SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION TO A STEADILY BUILDING FRESH
WESTERLY SWELL...STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD
THROUGH THE EVENING AS WELL. THE WORST OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS...BUT THE TAIL END OF
THESE STORMS WILL ALSO LIKELY CLIP THE SOUTHERN WATERS AS WELL.
AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PASSES...WINDS WILL VEER SHARPLY AND EASE
BELOW GALE STRENGTH FOR A FEW HOURS...AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
EAST. HOWEVER...A PASSING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO OUR NORTH WILL
CAUSE WESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING...LIKELY TO AROUND 20 OR 30 KTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS.
MEANWHILE...THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WESTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD...LIKELY REACHING PEAK SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS NEAR 20 FEET
AT 15 SECONDS BY MID DAY THURSDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH
THE EVENING TOMORROW AS WINDS VEER TO THE NORTH AND WEAKEN AND THE
SWELL DECAYS. ANOTHER LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS
OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT IMPACTS FROM THIS WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO
THE BEACH AND SURF ZONE. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL. /BRC
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR CAZ003-004.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ450.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PZZ450.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR PZZ450.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PZZ470.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR PZZ470.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ455-475.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR PZZ475.
&&
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 322 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 CAZ001-142230- REDWOOD COAST- 322 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH WINDS THIS EVENING UP TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY WITH THE FRONT TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, SMALL HAIL, AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL. LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL IMPACT THE COAST ON THU. BREAKERS UP TO 25 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ003-004-142230- NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 322 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH WINDS THIS EVENING UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3500 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT BEGINNING TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA ON ON THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3500 FEET. SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ076-142230- MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 322 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ002-142230- MENDOCINO COAST- 322 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL IMPACT THE COAST ON THU. BREAKERS UP TO 25 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 13, 6:21 PM PDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA
621 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
CAZ001-003-140200-
REDWOOD COAST CA-NORTH COAST INTERIOR CA-
621 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE
COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM PDT...
AT 621 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM SMITH RIVER TO 12 MILES WEST OF ORICK. MOVEMENT
WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRESCENT CITY...KLAMATH...JEDEDIAH SMITH STATE PARK...JACK MC NAMERA
FIELD AIRPORT...CRESCENT CITY NORTH...GASQUET...SMITH RIVER...
BERTSCH-OCEANVIEW...FT DICK AND KLAMATH GLEN.
LAT...LON 4199 12363 4186 12365 4183 12370 4180 12367
4177 12369 4173 12366 4164 12368 4160 12372
4159 12368 4147 12370 4146 12407 4155 12408
4154 12405 4157 12410 4172 12415 4178 12426
4193 12420 4193 12419 4200 12420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 265DEG 27KT 4194 12417 4134 12429Local storm report, Apr 13, 6:29 PM PDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
629 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0622 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW CRESCENT CITY 41.74N 124.21W
04/13/2016 U0.00 INCH PZZ450 CA TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN WITH DISTANT THUNDER BEING HEARD. VERY WINDY.
THE CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT REPORTED AT 613 PM WIND
18040G48.
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ASHFORDSpecial weather statement, Apr 13, 6:43 PM PDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA
643 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
CAZ001-003-004-140230-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER CA-REDWOOD COAST CA-NORTH COAST INTERIOR CA-
643 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL HUMBOLDT AND SOUTH
CENTRAL DEL NORTE COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM PDT...
AT 643 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ORICK TO 31 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PETROLIA.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EUREKA...ARCATA...ORICK...WILLOW CREEK...FORTUNA...RIO DELL...TRINIDAD...
PETROLIA...WEITCHPEC...WESTHAVEN-MOONSTONE...MCKINLEYVILLE...SCOTIA...
CARLOTTA...MAPLE CREEK...FERNDALE...BLUE LAKE...KNEELAND...LOLETA...
FRESHWATER AND FERNBRIDGE.
LAT...LON 4068 12430 4076 12423 4075 12423 4070 12427
4069 12423 4071 12421 4076 12422 4081 12416
4081 12417 4077 12422 4099 12412 4113 12416
4147 12407 4146 12361 4138 12366 4138 12350
4017 12423 4026 12436 4032 12435 4045 12441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 270DEG 27KT 4130 12404 4014 12483Local storm report, Apr 13, 7:22 PM PDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
722 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0718 PM TSTM WND GST 3 N WESTHAVEN-MOONSTONE 41.08N 124.09W
04/13/2016 M0 MPH HUMBOLDT CA TRAINED SPOTTER
AT PATRICKS POINT...NORTH OF TRINIDAD CALIFORNIA.
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ASHFORDSpecial weather statement, Apr 13, 7:30 PM PDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA
730 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
CAZ001-003-004-140315-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER CA-REDWOOD COAST CA-NORTH COAST INTERIOR CA-
730 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL 815
PM PDT...
AT 730 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF HOOPA TO NEAR FORTUNA TO NEAR
PETROLIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EUREKA...ARCATA...GRIZZLE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK...HOOPA...HONEYDEW...
WILLOW CREEK...FORTUNA...RIO DELL...TRINIDAD...PETROLIA...WEOTT...
WESTHAVEN-MOONSTONE...MAPLE CREEK...MCKINLEYVILLE...SCOTIA...PEPPERWOOD...
CARLOTTA...FERNDALE...BLUE LAKE AND KNEELAND.
LAT...LON 4070 12427 4071 12421 4074 12423 4080 12416
4081 12417 4077 12422 4099 12412 4104 12412
4106 12415 4117 12411 4115 12352 4092 12366
4070 12366 4005 12408 4011 12411 4013 12419
4026 12436 4039 12437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 270DEG 29KT 4107 12388 4068 12413 4036 12423Special weather statement, Apr 13, 8:16 PM PDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA
816 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
CAZ001-003-140345-
REDWOOD COAST CA-NORTH COAST INTERIOR CA-
816 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY
UNTIL 845 PM PDT...
AT 816 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITEHORN TO NEAR SHELTER
COVE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GARBERVILLE...RICHARDSON GROVE STATE PARK...SHELTER COVE...WHITEHORN...
MYERS FLAT...RICHARDSON GROVE...REDWAY...BRICELAND...MIRANDA...ETTERSBURG...
FT SEWARD AND BENBOW.
LAT...LON 4030 12392 4033 12363 4000 12364 4000 12402
4002 12405 4002 12407 4003 12408 4006 12408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 270DEG 28KT 4010 12402 3999 12412The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 5:33 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 42 min | |
| Apr 13, 5:56 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 49 min | |
| Apr 13, 6:15 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 30 min | |
| Apr 13, 6:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 6:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 6:47 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 28 min | |
| Apr 13, 7:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 8:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 29 min | |
| Apr 14, 8:38 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | EKA | 12 hr |
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