Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind warning at Jan 4, 2008, 12:21 AM PST. It was in force for 10 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 4, 2008, 12:21 AM PST (08:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2008, 10:28 AM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KEKA 040821 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1221 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS TO INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE ASHORE BY THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ001-041800- /O.UPG.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.080104T1000Z-080105T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0001.080104T1000Z-080104T1800Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 1221 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTY COAST. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT. PEAK GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. AS OF 12 AM...WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 48 MPH AT THE CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT AND 53 MPH AT THE AUTOMATED WIND EQUIPMENT NEAR SAMOA COAST GUARD STATION. 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. $$ CAZ003-041800- /O.UPG.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.080104T1000Z-080104T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0001.080104T0821Z-080104T1800Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 1221 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR INTERIOR HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. SOUTH WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING TO 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING AT MANY OF THE RIDGES AND UPPER ELEVATIONS. WINDS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WERE NOT QUITE AS STRONG WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. A WEATHER STATION AT KNEELAND NEAR 2700 FEET IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST TO 67 MPH AS OF 12 AM. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ002-042000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.080104T1000Z-080104T2000Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 1221 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE REGION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KEKA 041215 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 415 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE ASHORE BY THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ001-003-050115- /O.EXT.KEKA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0200Z/ REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 415 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS INCREASED OVERNIGHT. AS OF 4 AM...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGES OF HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES WERE REPORTED. SEVERAL AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS RECORDED PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 80-90 MPH. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...THE WINDS HAVE NOT BEEN QUITE AS STRONG...WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS TOPPING OUT AT 45 TO 65 MPH. ONE WEATHER SPOTTER IN TRINIDAD REPORTED A GUST TO 72 MPH SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 10 AM THIS MORNING...AND THEN SHOULD FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS ESPECIALLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD SWITCH AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES INLAND...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY. ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND GUSTS TO 50 AND 60 MPH OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGES. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAY NEED TO BE CANCELED OR DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ CAZ002-042000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2000Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 415 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE MENDOCINO COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING TO 45 TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COASTAL HEADLANDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AUTOMATED WIND EQUIPMENT AT POINT ARENA REPORTED A PEAK GUST OF 60 MPH. FARTHER INLAND...THE WINDS HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS...WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS ONLY TO 30 MPH REPORTED AT THE BOONVILLE WEATHER STATION. THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND THEN START TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES INLAND. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KEKA 041828 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1028 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 CAZ001-003-050000- /O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.080104T1828Z-080105T0000Z/ REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 1028 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS DOWNGRADED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS HAVE DECREASED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 43 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE LAST HOUR AT CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED AT EEL RIVER CAMP. WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY NEAR COASTAL HEADLANDS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WIND ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ002-041930- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2000Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 1028 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ LERMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:09 PM PST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | EKA | 16 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:09 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | EKA | 37 hr | |
| Jan 3, 9:00 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 28 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:56 AM PST | Snow Advisory | EKA | 42 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:28 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 9 hr | |
| Jan 4, 12:00 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 29 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.