Alert archive / California / High Surf Warnings in 2007
High Surf Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf warning at Feb 24, 2007, 3:22 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2007, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 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
- Feb 24, 2007, 3:22 PM PST (23:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2007, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2007, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS46 KEKA 242322 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 322 PM PST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY... .LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST COAST OF CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY. THE LATEST WAVE MODEL DATA SUGGESTS A PEAK SEA HEIGHT AROUND 25 FEET. THIS LARGE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ALONG THE DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COASTLINE AFTER SUNRISE ON SUNDAY...PEAKING IN THE MID 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SWELL WILL PROPOGATE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE MENDOCINO COASTLINE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE WARNING CRITERIA OF 24 FEET. CAZ001-260015- /O.UPG.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.070225T1400Z-070226T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SU.W.0001.070225T1400Z-070226T0200Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 322 PM PST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED FOR THE REDWOOD COAST. WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL IN THE 23 TO 27 FOOT RANGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST BETWEEN NOON AND 6PM SUNDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LETHAL RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ CAZ002-260015- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.070225T1400Z-070226T1400Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 322 PM PST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL IN THE 20 TO 23 FOOT RANGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE MENDOCINO COAST ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LETHAL RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WHUS46 KEKA 251424 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 624 AM PST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... .A LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE COAST LATER THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THE LATEST WAVE MODEL DATA SUGGESTS A PEAK SEA HEIGHT AROUND 25 FEET. THIS LARGE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ALONG THE DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COASTLINE LATER THIS MORNING...PEAKING IN THE MID 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SWELL WILL THEN PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE MENDOCINO COASTLINE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE WARNING CRITERIA OF 24 FEET. CAZ001-260200- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0200Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 624 AM PST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TODAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL IN THE 23 TO 26 FOOT RANGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST THROUGH 6PM TODAY. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT BUT REMAIN AROUND 20 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ CAZ002-260330- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070226T1400Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 624 AM PST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL IN THE 20 TO 23 FOOT RANGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE MENDOCINO COAST BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LETHAL RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$
000 WHUS46 KEKA 260207 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 606 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HIGH SURF EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... .LARGE WEST SWELL WHICH PEAKED NEAR 24 FEET EARLIER TODAY WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 18 AND 22 FEET OVERNIGHT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REDWOOD AND MENDOCINO COASTS UNTIL 6AM MONDAY. CAZ001-261400- /O.EXP.KEKA.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070226T1400Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 606 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... 18 TO 22 FOOT WEST SWELL OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. VENTURING NEAR JETTIES OR CLOSE TO THE SURF ZONE WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION...AND STRONG WATER RUNUP CAPABLE OF HURLING DEBRIS HIGH ONTO THE BEACH. $$ CAZ002-261400- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070226T1400Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 606 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... 18 TO 22 FOOT WEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE PIERS AND JETTIES HAZARDOUS. WATER RUNUP WILL BE STRONG...AND CAPABLE OF KNOCKING AN INDIVIDUAL OFF THEIR FEET. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION DUE TO HIGH WATER RUNUP. $$ COLBY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 9:18 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | 54 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:56 AM PST | Snow Advisory | EKA | 37 hr |
Nearby
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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.