Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 23, NWS Eureka, CA
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
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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
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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. $$ PZZ450-470-011215- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-170402T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 904 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * WAVES...COMBINED NW TO N SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AND BECOME QUITE LARGE OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. BOTH STEEP WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BE PRESENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
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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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 9:26 PM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 5 hr | |
| Apr 1, 2:37 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 48 hr |
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