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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 17, 2012, 3:05 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2012, 3:05 AM PST (11:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 2:54 PM PST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
629 WWUS76 KEKA 171105 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 CAZ002-171600- /O.CON.KEKA.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T1600Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * COLD AIR OVER THE REGION COMBINED WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING. * PROLONGED TEMPERATURES THIS COLD COULD KILL CROPS AND RESULT IN BROKEN WATER PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ CAZ001-180015- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.120118T1800Z-120119T0300Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF DOWNED LIMBS AND SMALL TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
471 WWUS76 KEKA 172241 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 241 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 CAZ001-181200- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.120118T1800Z-120119T0300Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 241 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...PEAK DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. * SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 50 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * BE SURE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE PICKED UP AND HURLED AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
238 WWUS76 KEKA 181131 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 331 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 CAZ001-190300- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.120118T1800Z-120119T0300Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 331 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON. * SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS CLOSE TO THE COAST. * HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * BE SURE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE PICKED UP AND HURLED AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
812 WWUS76 KEKA 182254 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 254 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 CAZ001-190000- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 254 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTH WINDS PEAKED THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH OBSERVED AT CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT. SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS A NEW FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST. THE COASTAL HEADLANDS MAY EXPERIENCE A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:51 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 41 hr | |
| Jan 17, 1:26 AM PST | Hard Freeze Warning | EKA | 7 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:15 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 59 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:15 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 35 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:15 AM PST | Storm Warning | EKA | 35 hr | |
| Jan 17, 2:30 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:23 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:40 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | EKA | 31 hr |
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Sources
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