Small Craft Advisory
NWS Eureka CA ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 10 PM PST Thursday... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 10 PM Thursday To 1 PM PST Friday
- 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 up to 30 kt and seas 11 to 16 feet. For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 15 to 20 feet expected.
Where
Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm.
When
For the Gale Warning, from 10 PM Thursday to 1 PM PST Friday. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 10 PM PST Thursday.
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
- 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
- Issue to receipt
- ~37s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M76E4YRVT2Y3YFP0DRRXTZG9
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab4291a8707f5200570e378f8237d4e3e4ea962e.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.8065
- 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
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a861cb19c3c0ea60119ad79d1c4622e73c9568c3.003.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWEKA |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KEKA 112312 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY |
| 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 |