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WHUS76 KEKA 220404
MWWEKA

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

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PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
904 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NW 15 TO 25 KT. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 30 KT POSSIBLE.

* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN WAVES OF 13 TO 17 FT AT 11
  SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP BUT SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE TO NW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS LATE TONIGHT.


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.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-130522T2100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
904 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS
WILL DECREASE INTO WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS...NW 10 TO 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
  SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TO AROUND 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS LATE
  TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-130523T0400Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
904 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS
  EVENING.

* SEAS...NW 14 TO 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP THIS
  EVENING BUT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO NW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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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