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High Surf Advisory 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf advisory at Mar 16, 2011, 6:15 PM PDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2011, 6:15 PM PDT (01:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2011, 9:50 PM PDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
800 WHUS46 KEKA 170115 CFWEKA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 615 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH SURF TO AFFECT THE COAST THIS EVENING... CAZ001-002-170600- /O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0003.110317T0115Z-110317T0600Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 615 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WEST SWELL OF 16 TO 18 FEET AT 18 SECONDS WILL PRODUCE SURF OF 22 TO 24 FEET THIS EVENING. THE LARGEST WAVES WILL BE ON WEST TO NW FACING BEACHES. THE SURF SHOULD SUBSIDE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AVOID WALKING ON JETTIES OR ROCKS NEAR THE WATERS EDGE TODAY AS THE LARGE SURF MAY SURGE UNEXPECTEDLY ONTO NORMALLY DRY AREAS. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
1 follow-up statement
148 WHUS46 KEKA 170450 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 950 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 CAZ001-002-170600- /O.CAN.KEKA.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110317T0600Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 950 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. * WEST SWELL WITH PERIODS NEAR 17 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * A FEW BREAKERS NEAR 20 FEET ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 8:53 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 30 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:42 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | EKA | 38 hr |
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Sources
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