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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
857 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
857 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED. FOR
THE GALE WATCH, NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT
AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA FROM 10 TO
60 NM.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3
PM PDT THURSDAY. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA OUT 10 NM-
857 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND
SEAS 7 TO 12 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA OUT
10 NM.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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