Gale Watch
NWS Eureka CA ยท US
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Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 10 AM PST This Morning... ...Gale Watch In Effect From Late Thursday Night Through Friday Afternoon
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, steep seas 7 to 10 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 Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 10 AM PST this morning. 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 Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena 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
- 01M75PV0TF9R6E9DEASVYSVDEF
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb862da0f28c03ff83ad3e7e2702aa8973fece47.002.2
- 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.6258
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWEKA |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KEKA 111624 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXB.KEKA.GL.A.0030.261113T0900Z-261113T2300Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T15:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057455 |
| UGC | PZZ455 |