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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Eureka, CA

January 22, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2012, 8:27 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2012, 8:27 AM PST (16:27 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2012, 5:00 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

609 
WWUS76 KEKA 221627
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
827 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

CAZ001-230000-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.120122T1627Z-120123T0000Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
827 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY. GUSTS TO 45 TO
  55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY AT
  COASTAL HEADLANDS SUCH AS TRINIDAD AND CRESCENT CITY...AND ALONG
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
942 
WWUS76 KEKA 222245
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
245 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

CAZ001-230100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0100Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
245 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SOUTH WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS
  TO 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY AT COASTAL HEADLANDS SUCH AS TRINIDAD
  AND CRESCENT CITY...AND ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE COAST.

* WINDS WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
  THE AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 4PM. 

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 2:47 AM PSTHazardous Seas WarningEKA2 hr
Jan 22, 3:16 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryEKA13 hr
Jan 22, 2:47 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningEKA23 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.