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Small Craft Advisory 22, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 18, 2017, 9:08 AM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2017, 9:08 AM PST (17:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2017, 3:00 PM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
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690 WHUS76 KEKA 181708 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 908 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2017 PZZ475-182300- /O.CAN.KEKA.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.170218T1708Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 908 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...NW 11 TO 13 FT AT AROUND 13 SECONDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ PZZ470-182300- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170218T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.170218T1708Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 908 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...W 9 TO 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ450-455-182300- /O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 908 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...STEEP W 9 TO 12 FT AT AROUND 14 SECONDS. 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 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
078 WHUS76 KEKA 182329 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 329 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2017 PZZ450-190730- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.170219T0500Z-170221T2000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 329 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON TUESDAY... * WINDS...S INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. AFTER A BRIEF DECREASE ON SUNDAY...S WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 KT BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...W 8 TO 10 FT AT AROUND 13 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD SW TO W WAVES BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ470-475-190730- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.170219T0500Z-170221T2000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 329 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON TUESDAY... * WINDS...S TO SW INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. AFTER A BRIEF DECREASE ON SUNDAY MORNING...S WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 KT BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...W 8 TO 10 FT AT AROUND 13 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD SW TO W WAVES BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT SUNDAY 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. $$ PZZ455-190730- /O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-170218T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.170219T2300Z-170221T2000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 329 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO NOON TUESDAY... * WINDS...SE TO S INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES...SHORT PERIOD SW TO W WAVES BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS,ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2:34 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:29 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 36 hr |
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