Alert archive / California / High Surf Advisories in 2012

High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Eureka, CA

April 1, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf advisory at Apr 1, 2012, 2:48 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 1, 2012, 2:48 AM PDT (09:48 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

301 
WHUS46 KEKA 010948
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
248 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012


CAZ001-002-011800-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.120401T0948Z-120402T1600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
248 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 22 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO
  MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN
  BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 25 FEET ALONG AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING...WEST SWELL PEAKING EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE THROUGH MID MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THESE LARGE WAVES CONTAIN TREMENDOUS FORCE AND CAN
  QUICKLY SWEEP INDIVIDUALS INTO THE COLD AND TURBULENT WATERS
  WHERE SURVIVAL IS UNLIKELY. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL
  AWAY FROM THE SURF ZONE.

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

3 follow-up statements

476 
WHUS46 KEKA 011050
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
350 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

CAZ001-002-011600-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120401T1600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
350 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

* WAVES AND SURF...WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 22 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO 
  MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN 
  BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 25 FEET ALONG AREA BEACHES. 

* TIMING...WEST SWELL PEAKING EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY 
  SUBSIDE THROUGH MID MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE LARGE WAVES CONTAIN TREMENDOUS FORCE AND CAN 
  QUICKLY SWEEP INDIVIDUALS INTO THE COLD AND TURBULENT WATERS 
  WHERE SURVIVAL IS UNLIKELY. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN WELL 
  AWAY FROM THE SURF ZONE. 

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

297 
WHUS46 KEKA 011552
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
852 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

CAZ001-011700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120401T1600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
852 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. 

WAVES ARE SUBSIDING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THE REST OF TODAY.

$$

CAZ002-011900-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120401T1900Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
852 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 22 FEET WILL RESULT IN
  BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 25 FEET ALONG THE AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING...WEST SWELL PEAKING THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE LARGE WAVES CONTAIN TREMENDOUS FORCE AND CAN
  QUICKLY SWEEP INDIVIDUALS INTO THE COLD AND TURBULENT WATERS
  WHERE SURVIVAL IS UNLIKELY. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY
  FROM THE SURF ZONE.

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

696 
WHUS46 KEKA 011851
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1151 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

CAZ002-012000-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120401T1900Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
1151 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY. 

WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THE REST OF TODAY.

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 4:04 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		18 hr

Nearby

High Surf Advisories in California, 2012 Every high surf advisory in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.