Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:50 AM PST | Snow Advisory | EKA | 21 hr | |
| Jan 1, 5:30 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 30 min | |
| Jan 1, 5:52 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 53 min | |
| Jan 1, 3:58 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | EKA | 9 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.