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Small Craft Advisory 6, NWS Eureka, CA

January 9, 2016

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 9, 2016, 2:30 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2016, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2016, 2:30 AM PST (10:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 9, 2016, 3:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 12, 2016, 3:00 PM PST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted.

457 
WHUS76 KEKA 091030
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

PZZ470-475-091830-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160109T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.160109T1100Z-160110T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
  5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 9 TO 12 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS AND S TO SE AT 6
  TO 7 FT AT 6 TO 8 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 15 FEET
  AROUND 16 SECONDS ON MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-091830-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160110T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
230 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT ESPECIALLY
  AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS AND 4 TO 5 FT AT
  6 TO 8 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET AROUND 16
  SECONDS ON MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$
13 follow-up statements
568 
WHUS76 KEKA 091708
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
908 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

PZZ450-455-100115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160110T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
908 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT ESPECIALLY 
  AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 8 TO 10 FT AROUND 10 SECONDS AND 4 TO 5 FT AT
  6 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET AROUND 16 SECONDS
  ON MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-100115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160110T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
908 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 
  5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 8 TO 11 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS AND S TO SE AT 6
  TO 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 15 FEET AROUND
  16 SECONDS ON MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$
178 
WHUS76 KEKA 092224
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
224 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

PZZ450-455-100630-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160110T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
224 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SE 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. A WEST
  SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING
  THE SEA STATE TO 13 TO 15 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS BY MONDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-100630-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160110T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
224 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SE 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY
  SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. A WEST
  SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING
  THE SEA STATE TO 14 TO 16 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS BY MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$
651 
WHUS76 KEKA 101030
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

PZZ470-475-101830-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160112T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SE 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 35 KT.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS. WEST SWELL
  BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-101830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160110T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
230 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SE 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS. WEST SWELL
  BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$
964 
WHUS76 KEKA 101706
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
906 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

PZZ450-455-102300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160110T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
906 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SE 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. GUSTS
  TO 30 KT POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS. WEST SWELL 
  BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS MONDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-110115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160112T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
906 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SE 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. GUSTS
  TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS. WEST SWELL
  BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
028 
WHUS76 KEKA 102310
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
310 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

PZZ450-455-110715-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160110T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.160111T0500Z-160114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
310 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SE 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. GUSTS 
  TO 35 KT POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS. WEST SWELL 
  BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS MONDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-110715-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160111T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0005.160111T0500Z-160111T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
310 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SE 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. GUSTS
  TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS. WEST SWELL
  BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-110715-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160111T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0005.160111T0500Z-160111T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
310 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SE 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. GUSTS
  TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS. WEST SWELL 
  BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
218 
WHUS76 KEKA 110720
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1120 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

PZZ475-111100-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160111T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1120 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SE 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. 
  GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. 
  WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS BUILDING TO 14
  TO 16 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111530-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160111T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1120 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SE 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. GUSTS
  TO 40 KT POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 EARLY MONDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO 14
  TO 16 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-111530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
1120 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL
  PASSAGE TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 9 TO 11 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS BUILDING TO 13
  TO 15 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$
587 
WHUS76 KEKA 111030
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016

PZZ475-111830-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160111T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0007.160111T1100Z-160114T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT POSSIBLE EARLY IN
  THE MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 12 TO 14 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS BUILDING TO 14
  TO 16 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-111700-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160111T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE EARLY
  IN THE MORNING. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 12 TO 14 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS BUILDING TO 14
  TO 16 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-111830-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160114T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
230 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 10 TO 13 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS BUILDING TO 13
  TO 15 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
801 
WHUS76 KEKA 111707
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
907 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016

PZZ470-120115-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160111T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160114T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
907 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT POSSIBLE EARLY IN
  THE MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 14 TO 16 FT AT 17 SECONDS TODAY. THE WEST
  SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK BUT SHORT PERIOD WAVES
  WILL BUILD 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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-120115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160114T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
907 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT POSSIBLE EARLY IN
  THE MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 14 TO 16 FT AT 17 SECONDS TODAY. THE WEST
  SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK BUT SHORT PERIOD WAVES
  WILL BUILD 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-120115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160114T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
907 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...S 10 TO 20 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND
  TUESDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 12 TO 15 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS TODAY. THE WEST
  SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK BUT SHORT PERIOD WAVES
  WILL BUILD 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.

&&

$$
641 
WHUS76 KEKA 112226
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
226 PM PST MON JAN 11 2016

PZZ470-475-120630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0006.160112T1700Z-160113T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
226 PM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SE 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE WITH THE
  FRONTAL PASSAGE.WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 14 TO 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS TONIGHT. THE WEST
  SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK BUT SHORT PERIOD WAVES
  WILL BUILD 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-120630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0006.160112T1700Z-160113T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
226 PM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT ON TUESDAY
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT ESPECIALLY NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE AND
  CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 12 TO 15 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS TONIGHT. THE
  WEST SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK BUT SHORT PERIOD
  WAVES WILL BUILD ON 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-120630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0004.160113T0000Z-160113T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
226 PM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SE 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...BECOMING 25 KT ON TUESDAY WITH
  POSSIBLE GUSTS NEAR 40 KT ESPECIALLY NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND
  POINT SAINT GEORGE. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 12 TO 14 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS TONIGHT. THE
  WEST SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK BUT SHORT PERIOD
  WAVES WILL BUILD ON 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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
959 
WHUS76 KEKA 120512
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
912 PM PST MON JAN 11 2016

PZZ470-475-121315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.160112T1700Z-160113T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
912 PM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SE 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE WITH
  THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 14 TO 15 FT AT 17 SECONDS TONIGHT. THE WEST 
  SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK...BUT SHORT PERIOD 
  WAVES WILL BUILD 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.

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.

$$

PZZ450-121315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.160112T1700Z-160113T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
912 PM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT ON 
  TUESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...ESPECIALLY NEAR POINT SAINT 
  GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 12 TO 15 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS TONIGHT. THE 
  WEST SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK...BUT SHORT 
  PERIOD WAVES WILL BUILD ON 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.

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.

$$

PZZ455-121315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0004.160113T0000Z-160113T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
912 PM PST MON JAN 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SE 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 KT ON TUESDAY
  WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS NEAR 40 KT...ESPECIALLY NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO
  AND POINT SAINT GEORGE. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 12 TO 14 FT AROUND 16 SECONDS TONIGHT. THE 
  WEST SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK...BUT SHORT 
  PERIOD WAVES WILL BUILD ON 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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

$$
781 
WHUS76 KEKA 121111
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
311 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

PZZ455-121915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160112T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0006.160112T2300Z-160113T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0004.160113T0000Z-160113T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
311 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SE 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 35 KT ESPECIALLY NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AND POINT SAINT GEORGE.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 11 TO 15 FT AROUND 15 SECONDS AND SOUTH 6 FT
  AROUND 8 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-475-121915-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.160112T1700Z-160113T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
311 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
  45 KT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 13 TO 15 FT AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING TO 15 TO 16
  FT AT 14 SECONDS. S 10 TO 13 FEET AROUND 8 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.

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.

$$

PZZ450-121915-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.160112T1700Z-160113T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
311 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SE 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KT ESPECIALLY NEAR
  POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON
  WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...WEST 12 TO 15 FT AROUND 15 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.

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.

$$
066 
WHUS76 KEKA 121709
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
909 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

PZZ470-475-130115-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160113T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
909 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...S 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SOUTH 10 TO 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS BUILDING TO 13 TO
  16 FT AT 10 SECONDS. WEST 10 TO 13 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-130115-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160113T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
909 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL
  BE NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SOUTH 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT
  AT 10 SECONDS. WEST 10 TO 11 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-130115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160112T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.160112T2300Z-160113T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
909 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SE 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  40 KT. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR POINT ARENA AND CAPE
  MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SOUTH 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12
  FT AT 10 SECONDS. WEST 10 TO 11 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$
141 
WHUS76 KEKA 122255
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
255 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

PZZ455-130700-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160112T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.160112T2300Z-160113T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
255 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE
  NEAR POINT ARENA AND CAPE MENDOCINO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SOUTH BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. WEST
  10 TO 11 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-475-130700-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160113T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
255 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT
  NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO AND PRIMARILY ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SOUTH BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT AT 10 SECONDS. WEST
  10 TO 12 FEET AROUND 14 SECONDS. LARGEST WAVES WILL BE LOCATED
  ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO.

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.

&&

$$

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 Jan 8, 3:52 PM PST, 10 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 3:52 PM PST, 10 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
352 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016

.SYNOPSIS...MULTIPLE STORM SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT WEEK. RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION
SNOWS WILL OCCUR WITH EACH SYSTEM. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS EVENING.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY...AFTER A NICE BREAK FROM
THE RAIN THAT LASTED THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON...ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM IS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR THAT WILL BRING MORE
RAIN...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY REVEALS A SOMEWHAT
POTENT NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH LOCATED NEAR 40N 130W...AND NW/SE
ORIENTED BANDS OF LIGHT REFLECTIVITY RETURNS ARE BEGINNING TO FILL
IN ALONG THE COAST. THIS INITIAL PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY
ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTOGENESIS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF AN
APPROACHING WARM FRONT...AND IS VERY LIGHT IF IT IS REACHING THE
GROUND AT ALL AT THIS STAGE. AS THE NIGHT
PROGRESSES...PRECIPITATION RATES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED TO
FALL OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. PRECIPITATION
TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS
SYSTEM...WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM .25 TO 1.00 INCHES BY
LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST TOTALS ONCE AGAIN WILL LIKELY
OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN
HUMBOLDT...MENDOCINO...AND SOUTHERN TRINITY COUNTIES...WITH THE
LOWEST TOTALS ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST WHERE PERSISTENT
SOUTHEASTERLY DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL EAT INTO RAINFALL TOTALS.
WHILE THIS RAIN MAY CAUSE MODEST RIVER RISES...FLOODING IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BECOME A CONCERN.

AS FOR SNOW...THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PARTICULARLY
COLD...AND LIKEWISE SHOWER ACTIVITY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT DOES
NOT APPEAR TO BE QUITE AS VIGOROUS AS THE PREVIOUS STORM ALTHOUGH
A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE BEEN DETECTED ALONG THE APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. DESPITE THIS...TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY
FALL JUST ENOUGH TO SEE SNOW LEVELS DROP TO AROUND 3500 TO 4500
FEET ACROSS TRINITY COUNTY...WITH THE LOWEST SNOW LEVELS LOCATED
ACROSS THE TRINITY HORN REGION. WHILE THIS WILL KEEP SNOW ABOVE
HIGHWAY 299...HIGH PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 36 AND HIGHWAY 3 MAY SEE
A SLUSHY 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATE...WITH AS MUCH AS 8
INCHES POSSIBLE ON HIGHER PEAKS ABOVE 4500 FEET OVERNIGHT AND
TOMORROW MORNING. THUS...OPTED TO ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR TRINITY COUNTY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET FROM 10 PM
TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TOMORROW. FINALLY...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO PICK UP OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE COAST IN
PLACES LIKE KNEELAND...THE BALD HILLS...AND THE KING RANGE.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE
TOMORROW MORNING...AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF SHOWERS
LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER BREAK IN THE RAIN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AS A RIDGE
BUILDS ACROSS THE WEST COAST...HOWEVER THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL ONCE
AGAIN NOT BE FAR BEHIND. ANOTHER QUICK HITTING SHOT OF
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BY OVERNIGHT SUNDAY AND LAST THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SIMILAR PRECIPITATION TOTALS AS THE
SYSTEM SET TO IMPACT OUR AREA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WARMER
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY KEEP SNOW LEVELS A BIT HIGHER FOR THIS
SECOND SYSTEM. /BRC

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL
INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH SLIDES OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE GFS AND ECMWF DIFFER IN TIMING WITH THE GFS
BRINGING IN RAIN TUESDAY EVENING AND ECMWF STALLING THE FRONT OVER
THE WATERS BEFORE BRINGING RAIN ONSHORE UNTIL PRETTY MUCH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. BOTH MODELS HAVE SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY AND DRY
WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS BROAD RIDGING SHIFTS OVER
CALIFORNIA. MODELS WILL HAVE TO FALL INTO BETTER AGREEMENT BEFORE
CONFIDENCE INCREASES ON THE TIMING OF THE TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY
MORNING SYSTEM. POPS WERE INCREASE LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. KML

&&

.AVIATION...VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM ENTERS
THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING RAIN TO NW CA ALONG WITH SOME GUSTY
WINDS FOR THE COASTAL TERMINALS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
TERMINALS SHOULD MAINLY SEE VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS, HOWEVER, KUKI
SHOULD SEE IFR CONDITIONS AFTER 10-11Z DUE TO LOWERING CEILINGS.
ADDITIONALLY, IF ANY AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN DEVELOPS, IFR
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. BY THE LATE MORNING OR EVEN THE EARLY
HOURS SHOWERS SHOULD COME TO AN END. KML/KAR

&&

.MARINE...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY TIGHTENS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. GUSTS NEAR 40 KT WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE OFFSHORE WITH FEWER GUSTS TO 35
POSSIBLE NEARSHORE...ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL
DECREASE FAIRLY QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THIS WILL BE THE NAME OF THE GAME THROUGH NEXT WEEK AS MULTIPLE
BOUNDARIES IMPACT THE WATERS...INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND DECREASING VARIABLE WINDS BEHIND. NATURALLY SHORT PERIOD
WAVES WILL BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING WINDS WHILE A MID
PERIOD SWELL WILL MAINTAIN SEA HEIGHTS AROUND 9 TO 11 FT THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A LARGER SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS EARLY NEXT WEEK
CAUSING THE SEA STATE TO BUILD TO 15 TO 17 FT ON MONDAY. THERE
COULD BE A SNEAKER WAVE THREAT WITH THE RAPIDLY BUILDING SWELL
EARLY MONDAY MORNING BUT WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS POSSIBILITY.
KML

.COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES THIS WEEKEND WILL
APPROACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS WEEKEND THAT COULD CAUSE THE
POTENTIAL FOR NUISANCE FLOODING AROUND HUMBOLDT. THIS WILL ALL
DEPEND ON WHETHER THE SURGE WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE WATER
LEVELS AT THE NORTH SPIT TO REACH 8.8 FT OR GREAT AT HIGH TIDE.
THE SURGE WAS TOO SMALL TODAY AND YESTERDAY TO CAUSE FLOODING.
HIGH TIDES ARE PREDICTED TO BE NEARLY 8 FT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THE SURGE IS 1 FT. WE WILL HAVE TO
MONITOR THE OBSERVATIONS THIS EVENING TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN
ADVISORY IS NEEDED SATURDAY MORNING. KML

NORTH SPIT HIGH TIDE PREDICTIONS
SATURDAY: 7.84 FT AT 10:38 AM
SUNDAY: 7.91 FT AT 11:19 AM
MONDAY: 7.84 FT AT 12:03 PM

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
     SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR CAZ004.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY FOR PZZ450-455.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY FOR PZZ470-475.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 3:58 PM PST, 10 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
358 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016

CAZ001-100000-
REDWOOD COAST-
358 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN AND GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL BRING SOME MORE
RAIN AND GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS.

LARGE SURF AND SNEAKER WAVES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ002-100000-
MENDOCINO COAST-
358 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN AND GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL BRING SOME MORE
RAIN AND GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS.

LARGE SURF AND SNEAKER WAVES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ004-100000-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
358 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME HIGH ELEVATION SNOWS TO THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE TO ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 3500 FEET IN TRINITY AND FAR
NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO COUNTIES. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL
AT ELEVATIONS OVER 4500 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
SATURDAY.

STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL MOUNTAIN SNOWS TO THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AND AROUND MID-WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ003-076-100000-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
358 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN AND GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST PEAKS ABOVE 4500
FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL BRING SOME MORE
RAIN AND GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

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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.