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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Eureka, CA

May 4, 2009

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at May 4, 2009, 3:30 AM PDT. It took effect at May 4, 2009, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2009, 3:30 AM PDT (10:30 UTC)
In effect from
May 4, 2009, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
May 4, 2009, 2:32 PM PDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

000 
WWUS76 KEKA 041030
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
330 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN A SURFACE LOW STRENGTHENING
OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC LATER THIS MORNING. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES
INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...STRONG WINDS COULD BE DAMAGING AND
CAPABLE OF TOPPLING TREES AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. 

CAZ001-003-042330-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.090504T1800Z-090505T0400Z/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
330 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH LATER THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES INTO THIS
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS76 KEKA 042132
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
232 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

CAZ001-003-042245-
/O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090505T0400Z/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
232 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO
THE REDWOOD COAST AND NORTH COAST INTERIOR. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER MOST OF THE
AREA...AND THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED COASTAL LOCATIONS NORTH OF
TRINIDAD CAN STILL SEE GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES THE COAST.

$$

LERMAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 9:43 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEKADel Norte, Humboldt24 hr

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Sources

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