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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 30, 2009, 1:38 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 31, 2009, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2009, 1:38 PM PST (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2009, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2009, 1:12 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KEKA 302138 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 138 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFFSHORE WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS TO THE REDWOOD COAST AND ADJACENT INLAND AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ001-003-311200- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.091231T1200Z-091231T2300Z/ REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 138 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY. * SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS WILL BE ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS FROM TRINIDAD NORTH TO THE OREGON BORDER...AND ALSO ALONG RIDGES IN HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTY...WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS TRAVELING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD PLAN AHEAD FOR HIGH WINDS BY ALLOWING EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AND CHECKING ROAD CONDITIONS. HIGH WINDS CAN RESULT IN FLYING DEBRIS OR ROCK SLIDES WHICH MAY COMPLICATE TRAVEL. ADDITIONALLY...LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE. && $$ MAB
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KEKA 311102 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 302 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER 1000NM NORTHWEST OF PT ST GEORGE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TOWARDS BRITISH COLUMBIA AND FILL TODAY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TODAY AND PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. CAZ001-003-312300- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.091231T1200Z-091231T2300Z/ REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 302 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY 10 AM PST AND CONTINUE THROUGH 3 PM PST. THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS WILL BE ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS FROM TRINIDAD NORTH TO THE OREGON BORDER...AND OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS TRAVELING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD PLAN AHEAD FOR HIGH WINDS BY ALLOWING EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AND CHECKING ROAD CONDITIONS. HIGH WINDS CAN RESULT IN FLYING DEBRIS OR ROCK SLIDES WHICH MAY COMPLICATE TRAVEL. ADDITIONALLY...LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE. && $$
000 WWUS76 KEKA 312112 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 112 PM PST THU DEC 31 2009 CAZ001-003-312215- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-091231T2300Z/ REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 112 PM PST THU DEC 31 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF TRINIDAD. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2:30 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | EKA | 55 hr | |
| Dec 30, 2:30 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | EKA | 4 days | |
| Dec 30, 1:54 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 18 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.