Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Eureka CA ยท US

Updated

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
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 12 to 13 feet. For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 13 to 16 feet expected.

Where

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

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

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Eureka CA

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
01M77QF12EV4DGDF00KVS0HEQS
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41aa4cb0da4b708b9b1feda0d401bc6e38dcab2f.003.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Eureka CA
AWIPS ID
CAPEKA
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.8885
WMO heading
XOUS56
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
56

References

Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a861cb19c3c0ea60119ad79d1c4622e73c9568c3.003.1
Sent
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWEKA
WMOidentifierWHUS76 KEKA 121114
NWSheadlineSMALL 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
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-261113T0300Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-12T19:00:00-08:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferences[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab4291a8707f5200570e378f8237d4e3e4ea962e.003.1,2026-11-11T15:12:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4908daba8f75f33a6066be0da2641bbc4d333813.003.1,2026-11-11T10:01:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb862da0f28c03ff83ad3e7e2702aa8973fece47.004.1,2026-11-11T08:24:00-08:00 [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
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SAME057470
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