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WHUS76 KEKA 241352
MWWEKA
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
552 AM PST TUE FEB 24 2026
PZZ450-242200-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260224T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0006.260224T1400Z-260224T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
552 AM PST TUE FEB 24 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
..GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR CAUSE
DAMAGE TO VESSELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.
PZZ470-475-242200-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260224T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0006.260224T1400Z-260224T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
552 AM PST TUE FEB 24 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
..GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM AND CAPE
MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR CAUSE
DAMAGE TO VESSELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT
UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.
PZZ455-242200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260224T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.A.0004.260224T1800Z-260224T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
552 AM PST TUE FEB 24 2026
..GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. FOR THE HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. FOR
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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