Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind watch at Nov 30, 2012, 2:31 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 1, 2012, 8:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2012, 2:31 PM PST (22:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2012, 8:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2012, 3:49 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
552 WWUS76 KEKA 302231 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 231 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COAST AND COASTAL INTERIOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... CAZ003-011145- /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.A.0001.121202T0400Z-121202T1800Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 231 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR DEL NORTE AND INTERIOR HUMBOLDT COUNTIES ABOVE 2000 FEET. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101...299...199...AND 36. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
677 WWUS76 KEKA 010608 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1008 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COAST AND COASTAL INTERIOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... CAZ003-011915- /O.CON.KEKA.HW.A.0001.121202T0400Z-121202T1800Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 1008 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR DEL NORTE AND INTERIOR HUMBOLDT COUNTIES ABOVE 2000 FEET. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101...299...199...AND 36. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
839 WWUS76 KEKA 011149 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 349 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COAST AND NORTH COAST INTERIOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... CAZ003-012000- /O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0001.121202T0400Z-121202T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0003.121202T0300Z-121202T1500Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 349 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS...RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET ACROSS INTERIOR DEL NORTE AND INTERIOR HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...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 TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING BLOWN AWAY BY THE WIND. BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES RESULTING FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER-LINES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$ CAZ001-012000- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.121202T0300Z-121202T1500Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 349 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON EXPOSED COASTAL HEADLANDS. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...1...128 AND 20. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TIE DOWN OR BRING IN ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE WIND. BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:59 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 4 hr |
| Nov 29, 5:34 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 4 hr |
| Nov 29, 6:11 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 34 min |
| Nov 29, 6:26 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Del Norte | 3 hr |
| Nov 29, 7:31 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 44 min | |
| Nov 29, 7:42 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 33 min | |
| Nov 29, 8:17 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 28 min | |
| Nov 29, 8:20 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 25 min |
| Nov 29, 9:02 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 3 hr |
| Nov 29, 10:05 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:15 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 3:15 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 41 hr | |
| Nov 30, 2:31 PM PST | Flood Watch | EKA | 44 hr | |
| Nov 30, 3:19 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 18 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:19 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 18 hr |
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Sources
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