Small Craft Advisory
NWS Eureka CA ยท US
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Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until Midnight PST Thursday Night... ...Gale Watch Remains 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 gusts to 30 kt and seas 9 to 14 feet. For the Gale Watch, south winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt and seas 14 to 19 feet possible.
Where
Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until midnight PST Thursday night. 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
- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 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
- 01M75PV0NGTCP16YJ3NF38CHDX
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb862da0f28c03ff83ad3e7e2702aa8973fece47.003.1
- 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.6256
- 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.a861cb19c3c0ea60119ad79d1c4622e73c9568c3.001.1
- 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-261113T0800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T00:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1960a0750620ed4cd68590a3edaa973dc17ec551.001.1,2026-11-10T20:24:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.920e81fd37561d621a2df22cf33ec1ad16425ddc.002.1,2026-11-10T14:50:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b82fe4c7f2128c5cb980f9d008d05d8d6ee6fb8.003.1,2026-11-10T09:01:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a861cb19c3c0ea60119ad79d1c4622e73c9568c3.001.1,2026-11-10T03:00:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057450 |
| UGC | PZZ450 |