Alert archive / California / High Surf Warnings in 2014
High Surf Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
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 THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 12:08 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 48 hr |
Nearby
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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.