Hazardous Seas Warning 13, NWS Eureka, CA

Issued

Apr 7, 2017, 9:20 AM PDT (16:20 UTC)

Expired

Apr 7, 2017, 3:00 PM PDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Eureka, CA

580 
WHUS76 KEKA 071620
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
920 AM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

PZZ455-475-080030-
/O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170407T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.170407T1620Z-170408T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0013.170407T1620Z-170407T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
920 AM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT ON SATURDAY. 

* SEAS...LARGE SEAS AT SW 15 TO 19 FT AROUND 13 SECONDS 
  TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT TONIGHT...AND 10 FT 11 SECONDS ON 
  SATURDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-072200-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170407T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170407T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
920 AM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY GALES THIS MORNING DECREASING TO 15 TO 25
  KT LATER TODAY...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT ON SATURDAY. 

* SEAS...LARGE SW SEAS AROUND 19 TO 22 FT AROUND 11 SECONDS
  TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT TONIGHT...AND W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS
  ON SATURDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT,OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS,AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-072200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170407T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
920 AM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY GALES THIS MORNING DECREASING TO 10 TO 20
  KT LATER TODAY...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT ON SATURDAY. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE
  MENDOCINO.  

* SEAS...LARGE SW SEAS AROUND 15 TO 19 FT AROUND 11 SECONDS
  TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT TONIGHT...AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS ON
  SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

375 
WHUS76 KEKA 072225
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
325 PM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

PZZ450-470-080630-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170407T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0014.170407T2225Z-170408T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0046.170407T2225Z-170408T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
325 PM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT ON SATURDAY.
  STRONGER GUSTS TO 30 KT POSSIBLE OFFSHORE AND NEAR POINT SAINT
  GEORGE THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...LARGE SW SEAS AROUND 15 TO 19 FT AROUND 12
  SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 17 FT TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING W 9 
  TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS ON SATURDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-080630-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170407T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-170408T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0014.170407T2225Z-170408T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
325 PM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...BECOMING W-NW 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...LARGE SEAS AROUND SW 15 TO 18 FT AROUND 13
  SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 16 FT TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING 9 TO
  11 FT AT 11 SECONDS ON SATURDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

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