Alert archive / California / High Surf Warnings in 2008
High Surf Warning 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf warning at Dec 23, 2008, 4:27 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 25, 2008, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 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
- Dec 23, 2008, 4:27 PM PST (00:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2008, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2008, 8:34 AM PST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS46 KEKA 240027 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 427 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 CAZ001-002-241215- /O.NEW.KEKA.SU.W.0003.081225T1100Z-081226T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 427 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL GENERATE LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL THAT WILL ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING EARLY CHRISTMAS DAY...AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. DEEP OCEAN SWELL OF 25 TO 30 FEET COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF AROUND 15 SECONDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 FEET ALONG NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY...ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL PEAK DURING THE MORNING AND LATE NIGHT HOURS. THIS COMBINATION OF TIDES AND LARGE...LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF COASTAL FLOODING. WAVES WILL LIKELY RUN UP TO PLACES NORMALLY CONSIDERED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER...AND POSSIBLY INTO ADJACENT PARKING LOTS. THE POWER OF THESE WAVES MAY EASILY WASH DEBRIS UP ONTO BEACHES OR PEOPLE OUT TO SEA. THOSE PLANNING ON VISITING AREA BEACHES THIS HOLIDAY ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE AND AVOID JETTIES AND LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BEACH. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ MAB
7 follow-up statements
000 WHUS46 KEKA 241317 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 517 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 CAZ001-002-250045- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.W.0003.081225T1100Z-081226T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 517 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL GENERATE LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL THAT WILL ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING EARLY CHRISTMAS DAY...AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. DEEP OCEAN SWELL OF 25 TO 30 FEET COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF AROUND 15 SECONDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 FEET ALONG NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY... ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL PEAK DURING THE MORNING AND LATE NIGHT HOURS. THIS COMBINATION OF TIDES AND LARGE...LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF COASTAL FLOODING. WAVES WILL LIKELY RUN UP TO PLACES NORMALLY CONSIDERED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER...AND POSSIBLY INTO ADJACENT PARKING LOTS. THE POWER OF THESE WAVES MAY EASILY WASH DEBRIS UP ONTO BEACHES OR PEOPLE OUT TO SEA. THOSE PLANNING ON VISITING AREA BEACHES THIS HOLIDAY ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE AND AVOID JETTIES AND LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BEACH. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$
000 WHUS46 KEKA 242248 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 CAZ001-002-251200- /O.EXT.KEKA.SU.W.0003.081225T1400Z-081226T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS GENERATING LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL THAT WILL ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING CHRISTMAS MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. DEEP OCEAN SWELL OF 22 TO 24 FEET COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF AROUND 15 SECONDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET ALONG NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY... ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL PEAK DURING THE MORNING AND LATE NIGHT HOURS. THIS COMBINATION OF TIDES AND LARGE...LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF COASTAL FLOODING. WAVES WILL LIKELY RUN UP TO PLACES NORMALLY CONSIDERED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER...AND POSSIBLY INTO ADJACENT PARKING LOTS. THE POWER OF THESE WAVES MAY EASILY WASH DEBRIS UP ONTO BEACHES OR PEOPLE OUT TO SEA. THOSE PLANNING ON VISITING AREA BEACHES THIS HOLIDAY ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE AND AVOID JETTIES AND LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BEACH. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$
000 WHUS46 KEKA 251101 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 CAZ001-002-260000- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.W.0003.081225T1400Z-081226T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS GENERATING LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL THAT WILL ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING CHRISTMAS MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. DEEP OCEAN SWELL OF 22 TO 24 FEET COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF AROUND 15 SECONDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET ALONG NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY... ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL PEAK DURING THE MORNING AND LATE NIGHT HOURS. THIS COMBINATION OF TIDES AND LARGE...LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF COASTAL FLOODING. WAVES WILL LIKELY RUN UP TO PLACES NORMALLY CONSIDERED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER...AND POSSIBLY INTO ADJACENT PARKING LOTS. THE POWER OF THESE WAVES MAY EASILY WASH DEBRIS UP ONTO BEACHES OR PEOPLE OUT TO SEA. THOSE PLANNING ON VISITING AREA BEACHES THIS HOLIDAY ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE AND AVOID JETTIES AND LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BEACH. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$
000 WHUS46 KEKA 251651 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 851 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 CAZ001-002-260100- /O.EXT.KEKA.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081226T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 851 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS GENERATING LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL THAT WILL ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS CHRISTMAS MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. DEEP OCEAN SWELL OF 22 TO 26 FEET COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF AROUND 15 SECONDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 FEET ALONG NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY... ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL PEAK TONIGHT SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. THIS COMBINATION OF TIDES AND LARGE...LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF COASTAL FLOODING. WAVES WILL LIKELY RUN UP TO PLACES NORMALLY CONSIDERED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER...AND POSSIBLY INTO ADJACENT PARKING LOTS. THE POWER OF THESE WAVES MAY EASILY WASH DEBRIS UP ONTO BEACHES OR PEOPLE OUT TO SEA. THOSE PLANNING ON VISITING AREA BEACHES THIS HOLIDAY ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE AND AVOID JETTIES AND LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BEACH. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$
000 WHUS46 KEKA 252250 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 250 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008 CAZ001-002-261200- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081226T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 250 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY. LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...WITH DEEP OCEAN SWELL PEAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 26 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVE PERIODS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 16 SECONDS BY EARLY FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND LONG PERIODS WILL RESULT IN BREAKERS OF AROUND 30 FEET OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER...WITH THE LARGEST WAVES ALONG NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY...ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WILL BE REACHED SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND AGAIN DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. WAVES WILL RUN UP TO PLACES NORMALLY CONSIDERED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER...AND POSSIBLY INTO ADJACENT PARKING LOTS. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY GIVEN THE LARGE AND POWERFUL WAVES...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS AND RIVER DELTAS IS POSSIBLE. THOSE PLANNING ON VISITING AREA BEACHES THIS HOLIDAY ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE AND AVOID JETTIES AND LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BEACH. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ MAB
000 WHUS46 KEKA 261051 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 251 AM PST FRI DEC 26 2008 CAZ001-002-261700- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081226T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 251 AM PST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS TODAY. DEEP OCEAN SWELL AROUND 20 FEET AT 16 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 17 FEET AT 14 SECONDS LATE THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND LONG PERIODS WILL RESULT IN BREAKERS UP TO 30 FEET THIS MORNING...WITH THE LARGEST WAVES ALONG NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY...ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WILL BE REACHED DURING THE MID MORNING. WAVES WILL RUN UP TO PLACES NORMALLY CONSIDERED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER...AND POSSIBLY INTO ADJACENT PARKING LOTS. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY GIVEN THE LARGE AND POWERFUL WAVES...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS AND RIVER DELTAS IS POSSIBLE. THOSE PLANNING ON VISITING AREA BEACHES TODAY ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE AND AVOID JETTIES AND LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BEACH. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$
000 WHUS46 KEKA 261634 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 834 AM PST FRI DEC 26 2008 CAZ001-002-262300- /O.CAN.KEKA.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081226T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0008.081226T1634Z-081226T2300Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 834 AM PST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY...HOWEVER WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL STILL BE UNUSUALLY LARGE ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS WHEN HIGH TIDE IS REACHED. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 18 TO 23 FEET WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES ALONG NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. WAVES WILL DIMINISH IN MAGNITUDE DURING THE DAY AND FALL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA LATE TODAY. THOSE PLANNING ON VISITING AREA BEACHES TODAY ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE AND AVOID JETTIES AND LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BEACH. WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN UP TO PLACES NORMALLY CONSIDERED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER...AND POSSIBLY INTO ADJACENT PARKING LOTS. $$ BURGER
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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.