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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

March 29, 2010

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind warning at Mar 29, 2010, 9:03 AM PDT. It was in force for 6 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: Mar 29, 2010, 9:03 AM PDT (16:03 UTC)
Expired: Mar 29, 2010, 3:24 PM PDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

844 
WWUS76 KEKA 291603
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
903 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

CAZ003-300200-
/O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0001.100329T1603Z-100330T0200Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
903 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7
PM PDT THIS EVENING. 


* SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INTENSIFY TO 35 TO 50 MPH THROUGH
  THE DAY AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT COMMUNITIES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  2000 FT WITHIN HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY
  ALONG RIDGETOPS AND EXPOSED AREAS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ001-300200-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.100329T1603Z-100330T0200Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
903 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* A COLD FRONT IS PRODUCING STRONG SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS
  ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF NORTHERN DEL NORTE COUNTY THIS MORNING.
  THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON SPREADING THE
  GUSTY WINDS ACROSS COASTAL HUMBOLDT COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.

* SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH ARE OCCURRING
  WITHIN THE VICINITY OF CRESCENT CITY...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. 

* STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF
  KLAMATH...HOWEVER COASTAL AREAS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY WILL ALSO SEE
  WINDY CONDITIONS LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...RANGING
  FROM 20 TO 30 MPH.
  

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

841 
WWUS76 KEKA 292224
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
324 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010


CAZ003-292330-
/O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100330T0200Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
324 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

CAZ001-292330-
/O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100330T0200Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
324 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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



$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 29, 3:20 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	EKA		48 hr
Mar 29, 9:03 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	EKA		6 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.