Small Craft Advisory
NWS Eureka CA ยท US
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Details
Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 1 AM PST Friday... ...Gale Watch In Effect From Late Thursday Night Through Friday Afternoon
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 kt with localized gusts to 35 kt and seas 10 to 15 feet. For the Gale Watch, south winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt and seas 13 to 18 feet possible.
Where
Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 1 AM PST Friday. For the Gale Watch, from late Thursday night through Friday afternoon.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
Affected areas
- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Eureka CA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m14s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M75PV0CHPMRHP0XFSZM8QTJJ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb862da0f28c03ff83ad3e7e2702aa8973fece47.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Eureka CA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPEKA
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6252
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a861cb19c3c0ea60119ad79d1c4622e73c9568c3.002.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWEKA |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KEKA 111624 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-261113T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T01:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1960a0750620ed4cd68590a3edaa973dc17ec551.003.1,2026-11-10T20:24:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.920e81fd37561d621a2df22cf33ec1ad16425ddc.004.1,2026-11-10T14:50:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b82fe4c7f2128c5cb980f9d008d05d8d6ee6fb8.002.1,2026-11-10T09:01:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a861cb19c3c0ea60119ad79d1c4622e73c9568c3.002.1,2026-11-10T03:00:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057475 |
| UGC | PZZ475 |