Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Eureka, CA

347 
WWUS46 KEKA 142308
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
308 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011

CAZ004-150715-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WW.Y.0003.110215T0000Z-110216T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.WS.A.0001.110215T1400Z-110216T1800Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
308 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3000 FEET IS
NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT
  INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* ADVISORY MAY BE UPGRADED TO WARNING AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER AND IF
  SNOW BECOMES MORE INTENSE.

* SLOW DOWN...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING 
  CONDITIONS.

* CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CALL 1-800-427-7623 FOR CURRENT
  ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS BEFORE TRAVELLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ003-150715-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WS.A.0001.110215T1400Z-110216T1800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
308 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM
  TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* SLOW DOWN...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING 
  CONDITIONS.

* CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CALL 1-800-427-7623 FOR CURRENT
  ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS BEFORE TRAVELLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

236 
WWUS46 KEKA 142337 AAA
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
337 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011

CAZ004-150745-
/O.CAN.KEKA.WS.A.0001.110215T1400Z-110216T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.WW.Y.0003.110215T0000Z-110216T1200Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
337 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT
  INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* IF SNOW CONDITIONS BECOME MORE INTENSE ADVISORY MAY BE UPGRADED
  TO A WARNING.

* SLOW DOWN...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING 
  CONDITIONS.

* CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CALL 1-800-427-7623 FOR CURRENT
  ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS BEFORE TRAVELLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ003-150745-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.A.0001.110215T1400Z-110216T1800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
337 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM 
  TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET. 

* SLOW DOWN...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING 
  CONDITIONS.

* CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CALL 1-800-427-7623 FOR 
  CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS BEFORE 
  TRAVELLING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

564 
WWUS46 KEKA 150814
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1214 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

CAZ003-151615-
/O.UPG.KEKA.WS.A.0001.110215T1400Z-110216T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.WW.Y.0003.110216T0000Z-110216T1800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
1214 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10
AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 11 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* SLOW DOWN...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING
  CONDITIONS.

* CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CALL 1-800-427-7623 FOR CURRENT
  ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS BEFORE TRAVELLING.

* BE ALERT FOR ROCK SLIDES IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ004-151615-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1800Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
1214 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

* HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 9 TO 18 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT
  INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* SLOW DOWN...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING 
  CONDITIONS.

* CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CALL 1-800-427-7623 FOR 
  CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS BEFORE 
  TRAVELLING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
330 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A POTENT PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WIND RAIN AND SNOW TO
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEGINNING THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
STEADILY FALL THROUGH MIDWEEK...CAUSING SNOW TO FALL AT PASS LEVEL
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE COAST OF NW
CALIFORNIA IS MOVING ASHORE THIS MORNING BRING STRONG WINDS AND
RAIN. THIS SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO MOVE NE INTO SOUTHERN OREGON THROUGH
THE DAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS JUST OFFSHORE
ATTM AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CWA THIS MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF THE
COLD FRONT THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ASHORE BRING ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS...CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS AND COOLER AIR. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN PLACE TODAY. AS THE SYSTEM BEGAN TO OCCLUDE EARLIER THAN
ORIGINALLY EXPECTED LAST EVENING AND CONTINUED INTENSIFICATION DID
NOT TAKE PLACE NO HIGH WIND WARNING IS NECESSARY.  RAIN WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL
QUICKLY INTO MIDWEEK TO 2000 FT IN THE NORTH AND 3000 FT IN THE
SOUTH. DURING THIS TIME PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN PRESENT ALLOWING
FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION TO PASS LEVELS WITH ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 3000
FEET FROM MIDDAY TUESDAY TO MIDDAY WEDNESDAY UP TO 14 INCHES
POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN RAISED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS.
CONVECTION COULD BECOME A THREAT ON TUESDAY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AS
COOL UNSTABLE AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. MODELS ARE HINTING AT THIS,
BUT INDICATIONS ARE ONLY BORDER LINE ATTM AND THE MODELS ARE STILL
NOT MAINTAINED GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.

IN THE LONG TERM MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT AT INDICATING AN UPPER
LEVEL CUTOFF LOW SWEEPING SE OFFSHORE BRINGING A BIT OF OFFSHORE
FLOW LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS COULD BRING MORE CLEARING AND WARMER
DAYS. OTHERWISE SHOWERS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST. MKN

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CIGS WITH -RA THROUGHOUT NW CA AS A STRONG FRONT
APPROACHES. KBHX RADAR CONFIRMING A LLJ OF 50+ KTS AOB 2KFT...SO
WIND SHEAR WILL REMAIN IN THE COASTAL TAFS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HRS. STEADIER...HEAVIER RAIN MOVES IN AFT 00Z UNDER MVFR CIGS/VSBYS
WITH SLOWLY DECREASING WINDS. JCA

&&

.MARINE...A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE COAST IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG GALES...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 10
NM IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH BY
AFTERNOON. VERY STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TO AS
HIGH AS 16 FT THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BE A FEW FEET LOWER NEAR-SHORE
AND IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS DUE TO SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS. A
CHAOTIC AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SEA STATE WILL PERSIST AS A MODERATE
NW SWELL BUILDS ON TUE WHILE SHORT PERIOD SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDE. AFTER
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH
BUT  COMBINED SEA HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN 12-16 FT THROUGH THU. JCA

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS...
GALE WARNING PZZ450-455-470-475.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MONDAY CAZ001.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO NOON MONDAY CAZ002.
WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3000 FEET TUESDAY CAZ003 AND CAZ004.

&&

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
255 PM PST SUN FEB 13 2011

CAZ001-142300-
REDWOOD COAST-
255 PM PST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ002-142300-
MENDOCINO COAST-
255 PM PST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ003-004-076-142300-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
255 PM PST SUN FEB 13 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SNOW LEVELS WILL STEADILY FALL THROUGH MIDWEEK. SEVERAL INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AT PASS LEVEL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.