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WHUS76 KEKA 080959  
MWWEKA  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
259 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
PZZ455-081800-  
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0090.261009T2200Z-261010T0400Z/  
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0028.261010T0400Z-261010T2200Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA OUT 10 NM-  
259 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT  
FRIDAY...  
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND SEAS 6 TO 11 FEET EXPECTED. FOR  
THE GALE WATCH, NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT  
AND SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA OUT  
10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT  
FRIDAY. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ470-081800-  
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-261010T0700Z/  
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0029.261010T0700Z-261010T2200Z/  
WATERS FROM PT. ST. GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
259 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. FOR THE GALE  
WATCH, NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND SEAS  
7 TO 11 FEET POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...WATERS FROM PT. ST. GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO CA FROM  
10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY  
NIGHT. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ475-081800-  
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0089.261009T0400Z-261009T1600Z/  
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0028.261009T1600Z-261010T2200Z/  
WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
259 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING  
TO 9 AM PDT FRIDAY...  
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE  
GALE WATCH, NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND  
SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT. ARENA CA FROM 10 TO  
60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO  
9 AM PDT FRIDAY. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM FRIDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ450-081800-  
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0090.261010T0400Z-261010T2200Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PT. ST. GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO CA OUT 10 NM-  
259 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO  
3 PM PDT SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS  
7 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM PT. ST. GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO  
CA OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 3 PM 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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