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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Eureka, CA

March 12, 2011

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2011, 3:16 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 13, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2011, 3:16 PM PST (23:16 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 13, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 13, 2011, 5:05 PM PDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

998 
WWUS76 KEKA 122316
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
316 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...GUSTY WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION SUNDAY...

.A STRONG FRONT CROSSING THE REGION WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

CAZ001-131315-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.110313T1800Z-110314T0300Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
316 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
  THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  ADDITIONALLY...BE SURE TO SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WHICH MAY
  BE PICKED UP AND TOSSED AROUND BY THE WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
959 
WWUS76 KEKA 131059
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
359 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...GUSTY WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY...

.A STRONG FRONT CROSSING THE REGION WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS THIS 
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

CAZ001-140000-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.110313T1800Z-110314T0300Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
359 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE
  HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  ADDITIONALLY...BE SURE TO SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WHICH 
  MAY BE PICKED UP AND TOSSED AROUND BY THE WIND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
500 
WWUS76 KEKA 132224
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
324 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

CAZ001-140100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110314T0100Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
324 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* A STRONG FRONT HAS BEEN PRODUCING SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE
  TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND
  THEN DECREASE TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. BE SURE
  TO SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP AND TOSSED
  AROUND BY THE WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
832 
WWUS76 KEKA 140005
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
505 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011


CAZ001-140115-
/O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110314T0100Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
505 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOUTH WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND SHOULD CONTINUE
TO DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER WIND GUSTS
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT SHOULD
ALSO ABATE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 8:50 PM PSTGale WatchEKA6 hr
Mar 11, 8:50 PM PSTGale WarningEKA47 hr
Mar 11, 8:50 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA35 hr
Mar 12, 2:35 AM PSTStorm WatchEKA13 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.