Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 21, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 30, 2017, 9:27 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Mar 30, 2017, 9:27 PM PDT (04:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2017, 6:50 AM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
366 WHUS76 KEKA 310427 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 927 PM PDT THU MAR 30 2017 PZZ475-311230- /O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170404T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0021.170331T0427Z-170331T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 927 PM PDT THU MAR 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY... * WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. 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. $$ PZZ455-311230- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-170404T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 927 PM PDT THU MAR 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY... * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. * WAVES...COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY...BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS,ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ450-470-311230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170331T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 927 PM PDT THU MAR 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. * WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
106 WHUS76 KEKA 310928 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 228 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 PZZ475-311730- /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170331T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 228 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...N 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ450-470-311730- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170402T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 228 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH TODAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...BUT WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. 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. $$ PZZ455-311730- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-170404T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 228 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY...BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS,ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
337 WHUS76 KEKA 311350 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 650 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 PZZ475-312200- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170331T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.170331T1400Z-170404T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 650 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY...BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. 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. && $$ PZZ450-470-312200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170402T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 650 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH TODAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...BUT WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS,ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ455-312200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-170404T0500Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 650 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY...BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 9:01 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 12 hr |
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