Gale Warning
NWS Eureka CA ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 1 AM PST Friday... ...Gale Warning Now In Effect From 1 AM 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 35 kt and seas 11 to 13 feet. For the Gale Warning, south winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 12 to 15 feet expected.
Where
Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm.
When
For the Gale Warning, from 1 AM to 4 PM PST Friday. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 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 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 Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 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
- 01M77QF1B7GR4E7WQJQRPF2DYQ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41aa4cb0da4b708b9b1feda0d401bc6e38dcab2f.004.2
- 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.8888
- 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0035.261113T0900Z-261114T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab4291a8707f5200570e378f8237d4e3e4ea962e.004.3,2026-11-11T15:12:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057475 |
| UGC | PZZ475 |