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Gale Warning 44, NWS Eureka, CA

September 13, 2017

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Sep 13, 2017, 2:34 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 13, 2017, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
Sep 13, 2017, 2:34 AM PDT (09:34 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 13, 2017, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Sep 13, 2017, 5:25 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted.

028 
WHUS76 KEKA 130934
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
234 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

PZZ470-131745-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170913T1400Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0024.170913T1400Z-170914T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0044.170913T1200Z-170914T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
234 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY GUSTS UP TO 40 KT EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH 
THURSDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO AROUND 11 FEET TONIGHT, THEN 
  REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. 


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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-131745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
234 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS REMAINING 
  ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. 

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.

$$

PZZ450-131745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
234 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 KT.

* WAVES...STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 
  8 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

$$

PZZ455-131745-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0093.170913T0934Z-170915T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
234 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

$$
3 follow-up statements
569 
WHUS76 KEKA 131556
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
856 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

PZZ470-140000-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-170914T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
856 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY GUSTS UP TO 40 KT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO AROUND 11 FEET TONIGHT, THEN 
  REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-140000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
856 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS REMAINING 
  ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. 

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.

$$

PZZ450-140000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
856 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 KT.

* WAVES...STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 8
  FEET TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

$$

PZZ455-140000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0093.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
856 AM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...STEEP WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT.

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.

$$
964 
WHUS76 KEKA 132211
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
311 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

PZZ470-140615-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-170914T1800Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
311 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP N WAVES BUILDING TO AROUND 11 FEET TONIGHT...THEN
  REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. 

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.

$$

PZZ475-140615-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
311 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP N WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS REMAINING 
  ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. 

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.

$$

PZZ450-140615-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
311 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 KT.

* WAVES...STEEP NW WAVES BUILDING TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

$$

PZZ455-140615-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0093.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
311 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...STEEP NW WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT.

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.

$$
805 
WHUS76 KEKA 140025
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
525 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

PZZ470-140830-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-170914T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
525 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL
  STEADILY DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THURSDAY.

* WAVES...STEEP N WAVES 9 TO 11 FT...DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-140830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
525 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 25 KT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WAVES...WAVES...STEEP N WAVES 8 TO 12 FT...DECREASING TO 7 TO 9
  FT LATE THURSDAY.

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.

$$

PZZ450-140830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
525 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 KT.

* WAVES...WAVES...STEEP N WAVES 8 TO 10 FT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 7
  FT LATE THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

$$

PZZ455-140830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0093.000000T0000Z-170915T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
525 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...N 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO.

* WAVES...WAVES...STEEP N WAVES 7 TO 10 FT...DECREASING TO 6 TO 8
  FT LATE THURSDAY.

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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Sources

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