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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2012, 8:59 AM PST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012, 8:59 AM PST (16:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 1:50 PM PST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
170 WWUS76 KEKA 201659 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 859 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 CAZ002-202200- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0016.121220T1700Z-121220T2200Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 859 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR EXPOSED HEADLANDS AND COASTAL BLUFFS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101...128 AND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ001-201800- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 859 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TODAY. $$
1 follow-up statement
546 WWUS76 KEKA 202150 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 150 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 CAZ002-202300- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121220T2200Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 150 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH SOUTH WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 9:01 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 65 hr | |
| Dec 20, 9:01 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 31 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:53 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 5 hr |
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Sources
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