Alert archive / California / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 10, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this freeze warning at Dec 17, 2012, 3:46 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 18, 2012, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 4 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
- Dec 17, 2012, 3:46 AM PST (11:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2012, 4:44 AM PST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
083 WWUS76 KEKA 171146 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 346 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...COLD AIR SINKING TOWARD NW CALIFORNIA FOR TONIGHT... .A LARGE UPPER TROUGH WITH A SOURCE REGION OF COASTAL CANADA AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL BRING A COLD AIR MASS TO NW CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS WELL. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REDWOOD COAST OF DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES WITH THE GREATEST IMPACT IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE. CAZ001-180100- /O.NEW.KEKA.FZ.W.0010.121218T0900Z-121218T1600Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 346 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 30S. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ADDITIONALLY...SENSITIVE POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA DURING THE GROWING SEASON. && $$
3 follow-up statements
702 WWUS76 KEKA 172314 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 314 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...COLD AIR SINKING TOWARD NW CALIFORNIA FOR TONIGHT... .A LARGE UPPER TROUGH WITH A SOURCE REGION OF COASTAL CANADA AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL BRING A COLD AIR MASS TO NW CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS WELL. CAZ001-181215- /O.CON.KEKA.FZ.W.0010.121218T0900Z-121218T1600Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 314 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PST TUESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PST TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 30S. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES. THE BEST CHANCE LOOKS TO BE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ADDITIONALLY...SENSITIVE POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA DURING THE GROWING SEASON. && $$
491 WWUS76 KEKA 181157 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 357 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...COLD AIR SINKING TOWARD NW CALIFORNIA FOR THIS MORNING... .A LARGE UPPER TROUGH WITH A SOURCE REGION OF COASTAL CANADA AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA IS DELIVERING A COLD AIR MASS TO NW CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS MORNING. CAZ001-181600- /O.CON.KEKA.FZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121218T1600Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 357 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 30S. * LOCATIONS...AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST IN DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ADDITIONALLY...SENSITIVE POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA DURING THE GROWING SEASON. && $$
840 WWUS76 KEKA 181244 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 444 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 .THE MORNING AIR MASS HAS COOLED WITH THE INFILTRATION OF AIR FROM COASTAL CANADA. HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT REACHED BELOW THE MID 30S THIS MORNING AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING. THEREFORE THE FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED. CAZ001-181345- /O.CAN.KEKA.FZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121218T1600Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 444 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:14 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | EKA | 35 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:19 PM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 12 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.