Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 10, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 9, 2017, 8:58 AM PST. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2017, 8:58 AM PST (16:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2017, 2:00 PM PST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
524 WHUS76 KEKA 091658 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 858 AM PST THU FEB 9 2017 PZZ450-455-475-100100- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170209T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0009.170209T1700Z-170209T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0018.170209T1700Z-170210T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 858 AM PST THU FEB 9 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY THIS MORNING EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. ROBUST SW WINDS CONTINUING AROUND PT ST GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO THROUGH THE DAY. * WAVES...SW AND STEEP 12 TO 15 FT AT 10 TO 11 SECONDS TODAY DIMINISHING TO 11 TO 12 FEET AROUND 11 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. && $$ PZZ470-092200- /O.EXP.KEKA.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170209T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0010.170209T1700Z-170209T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 858 AM PST THU FEB 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...SW 15 TO 18 KT AT 10 SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING DIMINISHING TO AROUND 12 FEET AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT. WAVES REMAINING ELEVATED AND STEEP THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 8:29 PM PST | River Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 36 hr |
| Feb 9, 7:37 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:39 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 12 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:58 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 days | |
| Feb 9, 8:58 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 5 hr | |
| Feb 9, 9:04 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 9:47 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 21 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:36 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 19 hr |
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