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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 28, 2012, 5:17 PM PST. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2012, 5:17 PM PST (01:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 8:25 PM PST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
992 WWUS76 KEKA 290117 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 517 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 CAZ001-290500- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0004.120229T0117Z-120229T0500Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 517 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH NEAR POINT SAINT GEORGE. * WINDS WILL DECREASE AND TURN TO OUT OF THE WEST AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA BY 9 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
653 WWUS76 KEKA 290425 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 825 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 CAZ001-290530- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0500Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 825 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REDWOOD COAST...ALLOWING WIDESPREAD WINDS TO DIMINISH. LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND EXPOSED HEADLANDS DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT SHOULD TAPER BY MIDNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 5:57 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 93 min | |
| Feb 28, 7:24 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 36 min | |
| Feb 28, 7:58 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 62 min | |
| Feb 28, 9:42 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 days | |
| Feb 29, 2:01 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 24 hr |
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Sources
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