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Small Craft Advisory 57, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at May 17, 2016, 2:38 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2016, 2:38 AM PDT (09:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2016, 1:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
611 WHUS76 KEKA 170938 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 238 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2016 PZZ475-171745- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160519T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0057.160517T0938Z-160517T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0037.160517T2000Z-160519T2100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 238 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY GALES WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AGAIN TONIGHT. GENERALLY GALES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * SEAS...NORTHERLY 10 TO 12 FEET AROUND 8 TO 9 SECONDS. THESE WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. 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. $$ PZZ470-171745- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160519T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 238 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SLIGHTLY IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * SEAS...NORTHERLY 10 TO 12 FEET AROUND 8 TO 9 SECONDS. THESE WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ450-455-171745- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160520T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 238 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND PT ST GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD NW 8 TO 10 FT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. $$
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169 WHUS76 KEKA 171534 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 834 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2016 PZZ475-172345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-160517T2000Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0037.160517T2000Z-160519T2100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 834 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY GALES WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AGAIN TONIGHT. GENERALLY GALES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * SEAS...NORTHERLY 10 TO 12 FEET AROUND 8 TO 9 SECONDS. THESE WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ470-172345- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160519T1200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 834 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SLIGHTLY IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * SEAS...NORTHERLY 10 TO 12 FEET AROUND 8 TO 9 SECONDS. THESE WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. 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. $$ PZZ450-455-172345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160520T0000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 834 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND PT ST GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS...SHORT PERIOD NW 8 TO 10 FT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
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Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2:38 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 66 hr |
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