Gale Watch
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
249 AM PST THU FEB 14 2013
PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
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PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
249 AM PST THU FEB 14 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...INCLUDING N
9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT...INCLUDING N
12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...INCLUDING N 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS OVERNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...INCLUDING N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...INCLUDING
N 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...INCLUDING N
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS...W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT...INCLUDING NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
15 SECONDS...BUILDING TO SEAS 11 TO 13 FT...INCLUDING N 9 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO
15 FT...INCLUDING N 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS...W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS
AND W BUILDING TO 2 FT AT 23 SECONDS.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...
INCLUDING N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS BECOMING W 3 FT...W SUBSIDING
FROM 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
249 AM PST THU FEB 14 2013
PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
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CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
249 AM PST THU FEB 14 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT...INCLUDING N 11
FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT...INCLUDING N 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND NW 4 FT AT 16 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...
INCLUDING N 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS
OVERNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...INCLUDING N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...INCLUDING N
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS...NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT...INCLUDING NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
16 SECONDS...BUILDING TO SEAS 12 TO 14 FT...INCLUDING N 10 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO
15 FT...INCLUDING N 13 FT AT 8 SECONDS...W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS
AND W BUILDING TO 2 FT AT 23 SECONDS.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...INCLUDING N
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS...W SUBSIDING FROM 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
236 AM PST THU FEB 14 2013
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PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
236 AM PST THU FEB 14 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY.
A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WILL EASE EARLY FRI. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON PEAKING ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
* SEAS...10 TO 12 FT WILL PEAK AROUND 12 TO 14 FT THIS
EVENING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
&&
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
236 AM PST THU FEB 14 2013
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CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
236 AM PST THU FEB 14 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY.
A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
* WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WILL EASE OVERNIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON PEAKING ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
* SEAS...11 TO 13 FT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
&&
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
322 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013
...GALES POSSIBLE ON PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON LATE TONIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM WISCONSIN THIS MORNING TO CENTRAL LAKE
HURON BY EVENING...THEN INTO CANADA OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM TODAY...STRONG
STABILITY OVER THE LAKES WILL HOLD WIND GUSTS BELOW 25 KNOTS. WINDS
WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE LOW TONIGHT.
THERE WILL BE A RATHER COMPACT GRADIENT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
SURFACE LOW...WHILE COLD AIR ADVECTION LEADS TO UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
OVER THE OPEN WATER. THE LATEST MODEL SOLUTIONS SUGGEST A GOOD
POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO REACH GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY FRI
MORNING. THERE IS CONCERN AT THIS TIME THAT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS
MAY BE EXTREMELY BRIEF /PERHAPS LASTING AN HOUR OR LESS/.
THEREFORE...A SHORT FUSED GALE WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE
OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI MORNING. THIS
WILL OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER MODEL RUN AND UPSTREAM
OBSERVATIONS TO LEND GREATER CONFIDENCE AS TO DURATION AND COVERAGE
OF GALE FORCE WINDS LATE TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN ON FRIDAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS HIGH WILL KEEP RELATIVELY LIGHT
WINDS ON THE LAKES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AND WILL OFFER THE NEXT CHANCE FOR STRONG WINDS.
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LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
322 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WATCH...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.
THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A
POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET.
* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST FRIDAY.
REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
&&
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