Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 52, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale warning at Nov 15, 2017, 7:05 PM PST. It was in force for 3 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
- Nov 15, 2017, 7:05 PM PST (03:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2017, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
598 WHUS76 KEKA 160305 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 705 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 PZZ450-160600- /O.EXP.KEKA.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-171116T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0052.171116T0305Z-171116T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 705 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...S 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. * WAVES...SEAS 11 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WAVE CONSISTS OF SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 8 TO 10 FT AT 11 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. && $$ PZZ470-161115- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0051.000000T0000Z-171116T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0119.171116T0305Z-171117T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 705 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT. * WAVES...SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-475-161115- /O.EXP.KEKA.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-171116T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0119.171116T0305Z-171116T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 705 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. * WAVES...SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
596 WHUS76 KEKA 160440 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 840 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 PZZ450-160600- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-171116T0600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 840 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. * WAVES...SEAS 11 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WAVE CONSISTS OF SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 8 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-161245- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0119.000000T0000Z-171117T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 840 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT. * WAVES...SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ455-475-161245- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0119.000000T0000Z-171116T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 840 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. * WAVES...SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
790 WHUS76 KEKA 160607 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1007 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 PZZ450-161415- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-171116T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0119.000000T0000Z-171117T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 1007 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SW 10 TO 20. * WAVES...SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ470-161415- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0119.000000T0000Z-171117T0500Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 1007 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT. * WAVES...SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-475-161415- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0119.000000T0000Z-171116T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 1007 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...S 15 TO 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. * WAVES...SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 7:05 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 20 hr | |
| Nov 16, 8:14 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 7 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:20 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 90 min |
| Nov 16, 3:20 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity | 12 hr |
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