Gale Warning
NWS Eureka CA ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 9 PM This Evening To 1 AM PST Friday... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 1 AM To 3 PM PST Friday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 9 to 14 feet expected. For the Gale Warning, south winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 14 to 19 feet expected.
Where
Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm.
When
For the Gale Warning, from 1 AM to 3 PM PST Friday. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 9 PM this evening to 1 AM PST Friday.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Additional details
A very large NW swell of 25ft at 19sec is expected to fill into the coastal waters Friday afternoon. Expect continued hazards through the weekend.
Instructions
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe 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
- Issue to receipt
- ~37s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M76E4Y9APM5K0RZMQ91CW811
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab4291a8707f5200570e378f8237d4e3e4ea962e.001.3
- 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.8059
- 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 | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWEKA |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KEKA 112312 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM PST FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0035.261113T0900Z-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 |