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High Surf Advisory 4, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf advisory at Mar 27, 2007, 9:13 AM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2007, 9:13 AM PDT (16:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2007, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS46 KEKA 271613 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 913 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 CAZ001-002-280515- /O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.070327T1613Z-070328T0600Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 913 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITING NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT WITH PERIODS NEAR 11 SECONDS. WAVES OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY GENERATE DANGEROUS SURF...AND ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS. THE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. MARINERS AND THOSE ALONG THE COASTLINE SHOULD KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE OCEAN TODAY AS THESE LARGE WAVES CAN EASILY SWEEP PEOPLE AND LARGE OBJECTS INTO THE COLD OCEAN. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WHUS46 KEKA 272235 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 335 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 CAZ001-002-280500- /O.EXT.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070328T0500Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 335 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ROUGH SURF WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS BEACH CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. NEAR SHORE BUOYS WERE INDICATING 7 TO 10 FOOT WINDS WAVES...MIXED WITH 15 TO 18 FOOT LONG PERIOD SWELL. BOTH WIND WAVE AND SWELL WERE MOVING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL NOT ONLY FORCE POWERFUL WATER RUN UP HIGH ONTO THE BEACHES...BUT WILL LIKELY HURL DEBRIS ONSHORE...CREATING MULTIPLE BEACH DANGERS. REMEMBER ALSO THAT LARGE SWELL IN COMBINATION WITH SIGNIFICANT WINDS WAVES CAN SUDDENLY PUSH LARGE BREAKING WAVES OVER JETTIES...EASILY SWEEPING ANYONE ONTO THE ROCKS AND INTO COLD WATER. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$ COLBY
000 WHUS46 KEKA 280453 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 953 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... CAZ001-002-280600- /O.EXP.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070328T0500Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 953 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... LOCAL SEAS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AND THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED EXPIRE AT 10 PM. THE SURF ZONE WILL STILL REMAIN QUITE ROUGH OVERNIGHT AND NOCTURNAL BEACH STROLLING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:00 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 9 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:15 AM PDT | Freeze Watch | EKA | 10 hr | |
| Mar 27, 1:42 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 18 hr |
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Sources
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