Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 16, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 20, 2017, 3:06 PM PST. It was in force for 18 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 20, 2017, 3:06 PM PST (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2017, 9:00 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
934 WHUS76 KEKA 202306 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 306 PM PST MON FEB 20 2017 PZZ455-475-210715- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-170221T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0016.170220T2306Z-170221T1100Z/ /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.A.0007.170221T1100Z-170221T1700Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 306 PM PST MON FEB 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY... * WINDS...SW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT. * WAVES...SW TO W 11 TO 13 FT AT AROUND 13 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. $$ PZZ450-470-210715- /O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170221T0800Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0007.170221T1100Z-170221T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0016.170221T0800Z-170221T1400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 306 PM PST MON FEB 20 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM TUESDAY... * WINDS...SE 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TONIGHT. * WAVES...SW TO W 12 TO 14 FT AT AROUND 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT,OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. $$
3 follow-up statements
524 WHUS76 KEKA 210414 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 814 PM PST MON FEB 20 2017 PZZ450-470-211215- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170221T0800Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0016.170221T0800Z-170221T1400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 814 PM PST MON FEB 20 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...S-SE 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TONIGHT. * WAVES...12 TO 14 FT SEAS...INCLUDING W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 8 TO 11 FT AROUND 8 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 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. $$ PZZ455-475-211100- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170221T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 814 PM PST MON FEB 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT. * WAVES...11 TO 14 FT SEAS...INCLUDING W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 8 TO 11 FT AROUND 8 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. $$
379 WHUS76 KEKA 211030 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 230 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2017 PZZ450-470-211700- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170221T1700Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 230 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. * WAVES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 FT. 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 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. $$ PZZ455-475-211830- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170221T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.170221T1100Z-170222T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 230 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. * WAVES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 FT AROUND 11 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS,ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
246 WHUS76 KEKA 211703 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 903 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2017 PZZ450-470-220115- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170221T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-170222T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 903 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. * WAVES...SW TO W 10 TO 12 FT AT AROUND 11 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. $$ PZZ455-475-220115- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-170222T1100Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 903 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT. * WAVES...SW TO W 10 TO 12 FT AT AROUND 11 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 4:06 PM PST | High Wind Watch | EKA | Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:06 PM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 3 hr |
| Feb 19, 7:19 PM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:16 PM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:33 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 37 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:00 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:58 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 2:48 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 5 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:40 PM PST | High Wind Warning | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 10 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:40 PM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 17 hr |
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