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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Eureka, CA

December 18, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind warning at Dec 18, 2012, 4:31 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for . 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 18, 2012, 4:31 PM PST (00:31 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2012, 2:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 19, 2012, 1:45 AM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

965 
WWUS76 KEKA 190031
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
431 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS ARRIVING LATE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

CAZ003-191345-
/O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0004.121219T2200Z-121220T1400Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
431 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET ACROSS INTERIOR HUMBOLDT
  AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY EXPOSED RIDGES AND HILLTOPS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH.

* HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...HIGHWAY 299...199...AND 36. STRONG WINDS
  CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TIE DOWN OR BRING IN ITEMS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING BLOWN AWAY
BY THE WIND.

BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A
LARGE AREA.

&&

$$

CAZ001-191345-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0015.121219T2200Z-121220T1400Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
431 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR EXPOSED HEADLANDS AND COASTAL
  BLUFFS. 

* HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...HIGHWAY 101...299...199...AND 36. STRONG
  WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TIE DOWN OR BRING IN ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE WIND.

BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE
AREA.

&&

$$

CAZ002-191345-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0015.121220T0800Z-121220T2200Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
431 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 2 PM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO
2 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR EXPOSED HEADLANDS AND COASTAL
  BLUFFS.

* HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...HIGHWAYS 101...128 AND 20. STRONG WINDS
  CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TIE DOWN OR BRING IN ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE WIND.

BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE
AREA.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
344 
WWUS76 KEKA 190945
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
145 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

CAZ003-191045-
/O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0004.121219T2200Z-121220T1400Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
145 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF HUMBOLDT
   AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES...

$$

CAZ001-192300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0015.121220T0200Z-121220T1400Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
145 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY...


* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. 
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR EXPOSED HEADLANDS AND 
  COASTAL BLUFFS. 

* HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...HIGHWAY 101...299...199...AND 36. STRONG 
  WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TIE DOWN OR BRING IN ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE WIND.

BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE
AREA.

&&

$$

CAZ002-192300-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0015.121220T0800Z-121220T2200Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
145 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM
PST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR EXPOSED HEADLANDS AND COASTAL 
  BLUFFS. 

* HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...HIGHWAYS 101...128 AND 20. STRONG WINDS 
  CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TIE DOWN OR BRING IN ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE WIND.

BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE
AREA.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 4:31 PM PSTWind AdvisoryEKA40 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.