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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Eureka, CA

February 22, 2008

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2008, 10:30 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2008, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2008, 10:30 AM PST (18:30 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2008, 12:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 24, 2008, 12:00 PM PST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KEKA 221830
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1030 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2008

CAZ001-003-221930-
/O.CAN.KEKA.HW.A.0001.080223T2200Z-080224T1800Z/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
1030 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

BASED ON THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...A WIND ADVISORY
OR WARNING IS NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME. SOUTHEAST WINDS HOWEVER OF
20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ALONG THE REDWOOD COASTAL ZONE. 

$$

CAZ002-230730-
/O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0001.080223T2200Z-080224T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0004.080224T0800Z-080224T2000Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
1030 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO 12 PM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT 
THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL OFFSHORE OF
CALIFORNIA...WILL APPROACH THE MENDOCINO COUNTY COAST SATURDAY.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
AS THE LOW NEARS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY
AND INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH SHOULD BE
EXPECTED AT EXPOSED COASTAL HEADLANDS AND OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KEKA 230245
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
645 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008

CAZ002-231330-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0004.080224T0800Z-080224T2000Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
645 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT
TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO
12 PM PST SUNDAY. 

A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL
WEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE MENDOCINO COUNTY COAST
SATURDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. AS THE STORM APPROACHES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
REACHING 55 MPH. EVEN HIGHER WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
COASTAL HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. THESE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE FIRST HALF OF SUNDAY. AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL COME
AROUND TO THE WEST AND RAIPIDLY DIMINISH.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT WINDS BY ANCHORING
DOWN LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS OR MOVING THEM INSIDE.
ADDITIONALLY...POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE GIVEN THESE WINDS. THOSE
PLANNING TRAVEL MAY WISH TO MOVE FORWARD OR POSTPONE THEIR PLANS
TO AVOID DRIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG WINDS. WINDS COMBINED
WITH RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE ROCK OR DEBRIS SLIDES ALONG ROADS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

BURGER
000 
WWUS76 KEKA 230247 CCA
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
647 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008

CAZ002-231345-
/O.COR.KEKA.WI.Y.0004.080224T0800Z-080224T2000Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
647 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT
TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO
12 PM PST SUNDAY. 

A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL
WEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE MENDOCINO COUNTY COAST
SATURDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. AS THE STORM APPROACHES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
REACHING 55 MPH. EVEN HIGHER WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
COASTAL HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. THESE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE FIRST HALF OF SUNDAY. AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL COME
AROUND TO THE WEST AND RAPIDLY DIMINISH.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT WINDS BY ANCHORING
DOWN LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS OR MOVING THEM INSIDE.
ADDITIONALLY...POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE GIVEN THESE WINDS. THOSE
PLANNING TRAVEL MAY WISH TO MOVE FORWARD OR POSTPONE THEIR PLANS
TO AVOID DRIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG WINDS. WINDS COMBINED
WITH RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE ROCK OR DEBRIS SLIDES ALONG ROADS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

BURGER
000 
WWUS76 KEKA 231317
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
517 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008

CAZ002-240230-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0004.080224T0800Z-080224T2000Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
517 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PST SUNDAY. 

A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED
WELL WEST OF CALIFORNIA WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE MENDOCINO COUNTY
COAST TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE STORM APPROACHES NEARS THE COAST LATE
TONIGHT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS REACHING 55 MPH. EVEN HIGHER WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. THESE STRONG AND
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE FIRST HALF OF
SUNDAY. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL COME AROUND TO THE WEST AND RAPIDLY
DIMINISH.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT WINDS BY ANCHORING
DOWN LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS OR MOVING THEM INSIDE. ADDITIONALLY...
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE GIVEN THESE WINDS. THOSE PLANNING
TRAVEL MAY WISH TO MOVE FORWARD OR POSTPONE THEIR PLANS TO AVOID
DRIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG WINDS. WINDS COMBINED WITH
RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE ROCK OR DEBRIS SLIDES ALONG ROADS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KEKA 232252
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
252 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008

CAZ002-241400-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0004.080224T0800Z-080224T2000Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
252 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PST SUNDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL WEST OF CALIFORNIA
WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE MENDOCINO COUNTY COAST TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BEGIN
TO AFFECT THE MENDOCINO COAST THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE STORM
APPROACHES THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 55 MPH. EVEN HIGHER WIND GUSTS
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. THESE
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE FIRST
HALF OF SUNDAY. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL COME AROUND TO THE WEST AND RAPIDLY
DIMINISH.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT WINDS BY ANCHORING
DOWN LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS OR MOVING THEM INSIDE. ADDITIONALLY...POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE GIVEN THESE WINDS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL MAY
WISH TO MOVE FORWARD OR POSTPONE THEIR PLANS TO AVOID DRIVING IN
THE PRESENCE OF STRONG WINDS. WINDS COMBINED WITH RAINFALL MAY
PRODUCE ROCK OR DEBRIS SLIDES ALONG ROADS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$


MOSES
000 
WWUS76 KEKA 241325
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
525 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008

CAZ002-242000-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080224T2000Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
525 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES WEST OF
CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST THIS MORNING
BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO AROUND NOON TODAY. SOUTH
WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH OVER COASTAL HEADLANDS AND
EXPOSED RIDGES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM WEAKENS AND MOVES
INLAND.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KEKA 241953
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1153 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MENDOCINO COAST WILL EXPIRE AT NOON...

.AS THE CENTER OF A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ON SHORE 
NEAR CRESCENT CITY...WINDS ALONG AND NEAR THE MENDOCINO COUNTY
COAST WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

CAZ002-242100-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080224T2000Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
1153 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL MENDOCINO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
NOON TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WESTERLY A BIT LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES ON SHORE. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH...WITH WITH A MIX OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND INTERMITTENT
SUNSHINE...ACCOMPANIED BY LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PREVAIL
ALONG THE MENDOCINO COUNTY COAST FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.

$$

COLBY

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