Small Craft Advisory

NWS Eureka CA · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-11-12 11:14:00 UTC.

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 10 PM PST Thursday... ...Gale Watch Remains In Effect From Thursday Evening Through Friday Afternoon

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-11-11 18:01:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-11-11 18:01:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-11-12 02:15:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-11-13 06:00:00 UTC
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 11 to 16 feet. For the Gale Watch, south winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt and seas 15 to 20 feet possible.

Where

Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm.

When

For the Small Craft Advisory, until 10 PM PST Thursday. For the Gale Watch, from Thursday evening 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 Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm

Public contact

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

Message record

Received: 2026-11-11 18:01:43 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~43s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M75WBNXXR25SK3EDSF1M0JWP
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4908daba8f75f33a6066be0da2641bbc4d333813.003.1
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.26
WMO heading: XOUS56
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 56

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb862da0f28c03ff83ad3e7e2702aa8973fece47.004.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-11 16:24:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1960a0750620ed4cd68590a3edaa973dc17ec551.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-11 04:24:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.920e81fd37561d621a2df22cf33ec1ad16425ddc.003.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-10 22:50:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b82fe4c7f2128c5cb980f9d008d05d8d6ee6fb8.004.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-10 17:01:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a861cb19c3c0ea60119ad79d1c4622e73c9568c3.003.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-10 11:00:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ffeb964b4586fc50b033908d4d8f34297998e622.001.2
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-11-10 04:33:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWEKA
WMOidentifier	WHUS76 KEKA 111801
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-261113T0600Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-11-12T22:00:00-08:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1960a0750620ed4cd68590a3edaa973dc17ec551.002.1,2026-11-10T20:24:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.920e81fd37561d621a2df22cf33ec1ad16425ddc.003.1,2026-11-10T14:50:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b82fe4c7f2128c5cb980f9d008d05d8d6ee6fb8.004.1,2026-11-10T09:01:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a861cb19c3c0ea60119ad79d1c4622e73c9568c3.003.1,2026-11-10T03:00:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ffeb964b4586fc50b033908d4d8f34297998e622.001.2,2026-11-09T20:33:00-08:00

Locations

Location data

Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm

Name	Value
SAME	057470
UGC	PZZ470