Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 22, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2017, 9:01 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 31, 2017, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 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 31, 2017, 9:01 AM PDT (16:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2017, 10:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2017, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
059 WHUS76 KEKA 311601 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 901 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 PZZ455-475-010015- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-170331T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0022.170331T1700Z-170401T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 901 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NW INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY BUT DECREASE TO NEAR 20 KT OVERNIGHT...BUT GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHWEST BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT 8 SECONDS...DECREASING TO NEAR 9 TO 11 FT OVERNIGHT. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ450-470-010015- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170402T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 901 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET 6 TO 8 SECONDS THROUGH TODAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...BUT WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS,ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
2 follow-up statements
368 WHUS76 KEKA 312147 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 247 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 PZZ455-475-010400- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170401T0400Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 247 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NW INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY BUT DECREASE TO NEAR 20 KT OVERNIGHT...BUT GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WAVES...NORTHWEST BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT 8 SECONDS... DECREASING TO NEAR 9 TO 11 FT OVERNIGHT. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ450-470-010600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170402T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 247 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET 6 TO 8 SECONDS THROUGH TODAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...BUT WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS,ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
809 WHUS76 KEKA 010404 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 904 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 PZZ455-475-011000- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170401T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0023.170401T0404Z-170401T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 904 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SATURDAY... * WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY BUT DECREASE TO NEAR 20 KT LATE TONIGHT... BUT GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WAVES...NW 10 TO 13 FT AT 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. $$ PZZ450-470-011215- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170402T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 904 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 9:27 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 9 hr |
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