Gale Warning
NWS Eureka CA ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 7 PM PST This Evening... ...Gale Warning Now In Effect From 7 PM This Evening To 4 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 30 kt and seas 8 to 13 feet. For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 10 to 15 feet expected.
Where
Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm.
When
For the Gale Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Friday. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 7 PM PST this evening.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Additional details
A very large NW swell of 28ft at 18sec is expected to fill into the coastal waters Friday afternoon. Expect continued marine hazards through the weekend into early next week.
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 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
- ~39s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M77QF0THA61REDYRRD7105CH
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41aa4cb0da4b708b9b1feda0d401bc6e38dcab2f.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.8882
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWEKA |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KEKA 121114 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0035.261113T0300Z-261114T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab4291a8707f5200570e378f8237d4e3e4ea962e.002.3,2026-11-11T15:12:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057450 |
| UGC | PZZ450 |