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WHUS76 KEKA 231024
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
224 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

PZZ455-475-231830-
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/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0057.121223T1024Z-121223T2200Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
224 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...S 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS
  WILL BECOME NW AND EASE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...11 TO 15 FT INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ450-231830-
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/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0057.121223T1024Z-121223T1900Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
224 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...HIGHEST NEAR
  CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND EASE BY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...11 TO 14 FT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ470-231830-
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/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0057.121223T1024Z-121223T1900Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
224 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...HIGHEST ACROSS
  EAST AND SOUTH PORTION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND EASE BY
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...11 TO 14 FT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.

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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