Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 18 at 9:34AM PST until November 18 at 10:00AM PST by NWS Eureka CA
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 18, 2024 - 9:34am
Expires:
November 18, 2024 - 10:00am
Description:
SMWEKA
The National Weather Service in Eureka California has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10
nm...
* Until 1000 AM PST.
* At 934 AM PST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
waterspouts was located over Trinidad Head, moving east at 25
knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Trinidad Head.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.
Area Description:
Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm
Forcast Office:
NWS Eureka CA