571 WHUS76 KEKA 190944 MWWEKA Urgent - Marine Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 244 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2019 PZZ475-191745- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.190419T1800Z-190420T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0013.190420T1500Z-190421T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0016.190420T1500Z-190421T1200Z/ Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 244 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Gale Warning, which is in effect from 8 AM Saturday to 5 AM PDT Sunday. The Gale Watch is no longer in effect. * WINDS...N 15 kts with gusts around 25 kts Friday night, increasing to 25 kts with possible gusts to 35 kts Saturday into Saturday night. * WAVES/SEAS...N 5 to 7 ft around 6 seconds, building to around 10 to 11 feet at 9 seconds Saturday. NW swell around 5 ft at 12 seconds through Saturday. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ470-191745- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0048.190420T0000Z-190420T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0013.190420T1500Z-190421T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0016.190420T1500Z-190421T1200Z/ Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 244 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Gale Warning, which is in effect from 8 AM Saturday to 5 AM PDT Sunday. The Gale Watch is no longer in effect. * WINDS...N 15 kts with gusts around 25 kts Friday night, increasing to 25 kts with possible gusts to 35 kts Saturday into Saturday night. * WAVES/SEAS...N 4 to 6 ft around 6 seconds, building to around 10 to 11 feet at 9 seconds Saturday. NW swell around 5 ft at 12 seconds through Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$