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High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Eureka, CA

March 16, 2014

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf advisory at Mar 16, 2014, 9:12 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 16, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 16, 2014, 9:12 AM PDT (16:12 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2014, 8:25 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

509 
WHUS46 KEKA 161612
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
912 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014

CAZ001-170015-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.140316T1800Z-140317T0600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
912 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING...

* WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD RAPIDLY TO
  20 TO 24 FT WITH THE HIGHEST HEIGHTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING
  BEACHES FROM TRINIDAD NORTH.

* TIMING...BUILDING LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHEST
  SURF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE SURF ZONE.
  WAVES MAY RUN WELL UP ONTO BEACHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION. STAY OFF JETTIES AND ISOLATED BEACH AREAS. NEVER TURN
YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN!

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
004 
WHUS46 KEKA 162239
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
339 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014

CAZ001-170600-
/O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140317T0600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
339 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS
EVENING...

* WAVES AND SURF...SURF HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 24 FT WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH THE HIGHEST HEIGHTS ALONG WEST
  AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.

* TIMING...HIGHEST SURF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...
  SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE SURF ZONE. 
  WAVES MAY RUN WELL UP ONTO BEACHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION. STAY OFF JETTIES AND ISOLATED BEACH AREAS. NEVER TURN
YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN!

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
763 
WHUS46 KEKA 170325
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
825 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014

CAZ001-170430-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140317T0600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
825 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. 

SURF HEIGHTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST-FACING BEACHES WILL STILL BE
17 TO 19 FEET THIS EVENING BUT WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER OVERNIGHT,
DROPPING BELOW 15 FEET BY MORNING. 

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 3:27 PM PDTGale WatchEKA11 hr

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Sources

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