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WHUS76 KEKA 212114
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
214 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130522T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
214 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NW 20 TO 30 KT. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT POSSIBLE.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FT AT 9
  SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXA.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130522T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-130522T2100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
214 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FT AT 9
  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.

&&

$$

PZZ475-220115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130522T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-130523T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
214 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NW 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
  POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS...NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT AT 9
  SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ455-220115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-130523T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0013.130521T2300Z-130522T1000Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
214 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS
  EVENING. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AROUND POINT ARENA.

* SEAS...NW 6 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT AT 9
  SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$


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