Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2008

High Wind Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

January 4, 2008

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NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING.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NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 4:09 PM PSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryEKA16 hr
Jan 3, 4:09 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningEKA37 hr
Jan 3, 9:00 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningEKAMendocino28 hr
Jan 4, 7:56 AM PSTSnow AdvisoryEKA42 hr
Jan 4, 10:28 AM PSTWind AdvisoryEKA9 hr
Jan 4, 12:00 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningEKAHumboldt29 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.