Small Craft Advisory

NWS Eureka CA · US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 8 PM PDT This Evening

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-16 21:40:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-16 21:40:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-17 03:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-17 03:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

Northwest winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas 5 to 7 feet.

Where

Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm.

When

Until 8 PM PDT this evening.

Impacts

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Instructions

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

Affected areas

Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Eureka CA
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-16 21:40:27 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~28s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2P2KYTW09FN9YNT0M7QFKST
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.615fe815de7ab0b711aec265d3fb3898edf909dc.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Eureka CA
AWIPS ID: CAPEKA
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.5822
WMO heading: XOUS56
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 56

References

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Sent: 2026-09-16 10:09:00 UTC

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Sent: 2026-09-15 21:22:00 UTC

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWEKA
WMOidentifier	WHUS76 KEKA 162140
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-260917T0300Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-16T20:00:00-07:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm

Name	Value
SAME	057455
UGC	PZZ455