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High Surf Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

January 12, 2014

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf warning at Jan 12, 2014, 2:13 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2014, 2:13 AM PST (10:13 UTC)
Expired
Jan 12, 2014, 12:00 PM PST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

863 
WHUS46 KEKA 121013
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
213 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...VERY HIGH SURF THIS MORNING...

LARGE SWELL PRODUCED BY A POTENT STORM SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING RESULTING IN VERY HIGH SURF
THROUGH THIS MORNING.

CAZ001-002-121815-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SU.W.0001.140112T1013Z-140112T2000Z/
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
213 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY. THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SURF: BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 30 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST 
  FACING BEACHES. BREAKING WAVES OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE ON
  OTHER BEACHES.

* TIMING: THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS: LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO
  INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING
  OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC
  AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE
  LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID
  AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS TRAVERSING THE BAR ARE
  URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR STAY IN PORT UNTIL THE
  THREAT SUBSIDES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
594 
WHUS46 KEKA 121632
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
832 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

CAZ001-002-122000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T2000Z/
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
832 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 

* SURF: BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 30 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST 
  FACING BEACHES. BREAKING WAVES OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE ON 
  OTHER BEACHES. 

* TIMING: THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO 
  INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND 
  WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE 
  ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF 
  ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE 
  INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS 
  TRAVERSING THE BAR ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR 
  STAY IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
945 
WHUS46 KEKA 121946
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1146 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

CAZ001-002-122100-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T2000Z/
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
1146 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...HIGH SURF WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

THE HIGH SURF WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. 

THE SURF WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 12, 12:08 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA48 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.