Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2017

Gale Warning 23, NWS Eureka, CA

March 31, 2017

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2017, 9:04 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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, 9:04 PM PDT (04:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2017, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted.

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.

$$
2 follow-up statements
668 
WHUS76 KEKA 010426
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
926 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

PZZ455-475-011000-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170401T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
926 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS 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.

$$

PZZ470-011230-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170402T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0010.170402T0100Z-170403T1300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
926 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY... 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY 
NIGHT...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS  
  WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH GALES POSSIBLE.

* 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.

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.

$$

PZZ450-011230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170402T1000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
926 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.

$$
123 
WHUS76 KEKA 010937
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
237 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

PZZ475-011745-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170401T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.170401T1000Z-170402T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0024.170402T0100Z-170403T1300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
237 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE LATER TODAY. WIND GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS EARLY
  THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-011745-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170401T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.170401T1000Z-170403T1300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
237 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS EARLY
  THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE TONIGHT
  THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-011745-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170402T0100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0010.170402T0100Z-170403T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0024.170402T0100Z-170403T1300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
237 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE LATER TODAY. WIND GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS EARLY
  THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-011745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170403T1300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
237 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS EARLY
  THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE TONIGHT
  THROUGH 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 9:26 PM PDTGale WatchEKA5 hr
Apr 1, 2:37 AM PDTGale WarningEKA48 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in California, 2017Every gale warning in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.