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Small Craft Advisory 37, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 21, 2017, 3:11 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 21, 2017, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2017, 3:11 AM PDT (10:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2017, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2017, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
090 WHUS76 KEKA 211011 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 311 AM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 PZZ450-211815- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-170321T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.170321T1600Z-170322T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 311 AM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT...ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTHWEST WAVES AROUND 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 3 FT AT 13 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. && $$ PZZ455-475-211815- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-170321T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.170321T1600Z-170322T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 311 AM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTH WAVES AT 6 TO 7 FT AROUND 7 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-211815- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-170321T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0018.170321T2200Z-170322T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 311 AM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTH WAVES AT 7 TO 8 FT AROUND 7 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 4 FT AT 13 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. && $$
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393 WHUS76 KEKA 211537 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 837 AM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 PZZ470-212345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-170321T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0018.170321T2200Z-170322T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 837 AM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTH WAVES AT 7 TO 8 FT AROUND 7 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-212345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.170321T1600Z-170322T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 837 AM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT...ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTHWEST WAVES AROUND 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 3 FT AT 13 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. && $$ PZZ455-475-212345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.170321T1600Z-170322T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 837 AM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTH WAVES AT 6 TO 7 FT AROUND 7 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
304 WHUS76 KEKA 212115 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 215 PM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 PZZ470-220400- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-170321T2200Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0018.170321T2200Z-170322T0400Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 215 PM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS DECREASE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTH WAVES AT 8 TO 10 FT AROUND 8 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 4 FT AT 15 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. && $$ PZZ450-220515- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-170322T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 215 PM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT...ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTHWEST WAVES AROUND 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ455-475-220515- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-170322T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 215 PM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTH WAVES AT 7 TO 9 FT AROUND 8 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 3 FT AT 16 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. && $$
487 WHUS76 KEKA 220406 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 906 PM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 PZZ470-221000- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170322T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-170322T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 906 PM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT AND TURN NORTHERLY ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHWEST 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-221000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-170322T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 906 PM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. * WAVES/SEAS...STEEP SOUTHWEST WAVES AROUND 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND WEST SWELL AT 3 FT AT 16 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. && $$ PZZ455-475-221000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-170322T1000Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 906 PM PDT TUE MAR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE AND WEST 5 TO 15 KT NEARSHORE. GUSTS TO 25 KT POSSIBLE NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL DECREASE FURTHER TONIGHT AND TURN NORTHERLY ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
599 WHUS76 KEKA 221006 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 306 AM PDT WED MAR 22 2017 PZZ450-455-470-475-221815- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-170322T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0009.170323T2200Z-170324T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 306 AM PDT WED MAR 22 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY GALES SHOULD DEVELOP LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED NORTHWARD OF CAPE MENDOCINO. ISOLATED STORM FORCE GUSTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS. * WAVES/SEAS...LARGE, STEEP WAVES WILL RAMP UP IN RESPONSE TO THE GALES TO AROUND 9 TO 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2:04 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 5 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:11 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Mar 21, 12:17 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 28 min | |
| Mar 21, 12:37 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 38 min |
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