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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

January 1, 2006

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind warning at Jan 1, 2006, 12:42 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 1, 2006, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2006, 12:42 AM PST (08:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2006, 2:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 1, 2006, 10:00 AM PST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KEKA 010842
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1242 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006

CAZ001-003-012000-
/O.UPG.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.060101T1200Z-060101T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0001.060101T1000Z-060101T2000Z/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
1242 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH
NOON PST TODAY. THIS WARNING IS AN UPGRADE TO THE WIND ADVISORY
THAT WAS IN EFFECT.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OFFSHORE IS INTENSIFYING AS IT APPROACHES
THE COASTLINE THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT TO 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH. WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH COAST INTERIOR WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY SUNRISE...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 AM PST AND 10 AM PST OVER
THE REGION...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST. SQUALL LINES
OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD...WHICH COULD PUSH WIND GUSTS LOCALLY
TO 60 TO 80 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTLINE THIS NEW
YEARS DAY MORNING. WINDS AREA EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 20 TO 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OUTSIDE
OBJECTS...AND SHOULD PLAN FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED OR
RENEWED WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO THE WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES MAY WISH TO POSTPONE TRAVEL UNTIL THE AFTERNOON
HOURS NEW YEARS DAY WHEN WINDS WILL SUBSIDE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

CAZ002-012000-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.060101T1000Z-060101T2000Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
1242 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OFFSHORE IS INTENSIFYING AS IT APPROACHES
THE COASTLINE THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 AM PST AND 10 AM PST OVER
THE REGION...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST. SQUALL LINES
OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD...WHICH COULD PUSH WIND GUSTS LOCALLY
TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTLINE THIS NEW
YEARS DAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 25
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OUTSIDE
OBJECTS...AND SHOULD PLAN FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE
TO THE WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY WISH TO
POSTPONE TRAVEL UNTIL THE AFTERNOON HOURS NEW YEARS DAY WHEN
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE.

$$
LUTZ/TONKIN
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS76 KEKA 011800
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1000 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006


CAZ001-003-011900-
/O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060101T2000Z/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
1000 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

HIGH WINDS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE RAPIDLY DIMINISHED.

$$

CAZ002-011900-
/O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060101T2000Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
1000 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS WHICH PROMPTED THE ADVISORY HAVE DIMINISHED. 

$$

MAB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 3:50 AM PSTSnow AdvisoryEKA21 hr
Jan 1, 5:30 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningEKA30 min
Jan 1, 5:52 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningEKA53 min
Jan 1, 3:58 PM PSTHeavy Snow WarningEKA9 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.