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Freeze Warning 11, NWS Eureka, CA

December 29, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this freeze warning at Dec 29, 2012, 3:30 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 30, 2012, 2:00 AM PST. 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
Dec 29, 2012, 3:30 PM PST (23:30 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 30, 2012, 2:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 30, 2012, 8:00 AM PST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

995 
WWUS76 KEKA 292330
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
330 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2012

CAZ001-301230-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FR.Y.0028.121230T1000Z-121230T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FZ.W.0011.121230T1000Z-121230T1600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
330 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2012

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. THE
FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
RESULT IN CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY THIS EVENING...REACHING BELOW THE
FREEZING MARK ALONG MUCH OF THE REDWOOD COAST BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
514 
WWUS76 KEKA 301204
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
404 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2012

CAZ001-301600-
/O.CON.KEKA.FZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121230T1600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
404 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S EARLY THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL 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.

&&

$$
306 
WWUS76 KEKA 301602
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
802 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2012

CAZ001-301715-
/O.EXP.KEKA.FZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121230T1600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
802 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2012

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE FREEZE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW
30S WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE MORNING.


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 29, 2:18 AM PSTFrost AdvisoryEKA13 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.