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Hazardous Seas Warning 66, NWS Eureka, CA

December 16, 2021

NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Dec 16, 2021, 5:15 AM PST. It was in force for 4 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
Dec 16, 2021, 5:15 AM PST (13:15 UTC)
Expired
Dec 16, 2021, 8:59 AM PST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted.

691 
WHUS76 KEKA 161315 AAA
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Eureka CA
515 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021

PZZ450-470-162115-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0137.000000T0000Z-211217T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0066.211216T1315Z-211216T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0138.211216T2100Z-211217T0800Z/
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
515 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous
  seas 16 to 18 feet. For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 11 to 14
  feet expected.

* WHERE...Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm and Pt St 
  George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm.

* WHEN...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, until 1 PM PST this 
  afternoon. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 1 PM this 
  afternoon to midnight PST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or cause
  damage to vessels.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Recreational boaters should remain in port. Commercial vessels
should prepare for rough seas and consider remaining in port
until hazardous seas subside.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-162115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0137.000000T0000Z-211217T0800Z/
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
515 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and 
  seas 11 to 14 feet.

* WHERE...Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm and Cape 
  Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm.

* WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
007 
WHUS76 KEKA 161659
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
859 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021

PZZ450-470-170100-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SE.W.0066.000000T0000Z-211216T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0138.211216T1659Z-211217T1000Z/
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
859 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Seas 10 to 14 feet.

* WHERE...Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm and Pt St 
  George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM PST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-170100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0137.000000T0000Z-211217T1000Z/
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
859 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 10 to 14 feet.

* WHERE...Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm and Cape 
  Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM PST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 15, 8:34 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA34 hr
Dec 15, 10:09 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryEKADel Norte, Humboldt, Trinity8 hr
Dec 16, 4:21 AM PSTFrost AdvisoryEKADel Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino29 hr
Dec 16, 5:15 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA25 hr

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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.