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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Eureka, CA

December 9, 2014

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind watch at Dec 9, 2014, 3:29 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 10, 2014, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 9, 2014, 3:29 PM PST (23:29 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 10, 2014, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 10, 2014, 3:14 AM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

579 
WWUS76 KEKA 092329
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
329 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING...

CAZ001-101230-
/O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0001.141210T2100Z-141211T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.141210T1200Z-141211T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.HW.A.0002.141211T0600Z-141211T1800Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
329 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

* WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN LOCATIONS SUCH
  AS TRINIDAD...CRESCENT CITY...FICKLE HILL...AND KNEELAND.
  ANOTHER SURGE OF WINDS IS EXPECTED FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
  THURSDAY MORNING WHEN SOUTH WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH
  OVER COASTAL HEADLANDS.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101...199...255. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA/HAZARDS 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

CAZ003-101230-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.141210T0600Z-141211T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.HW.A.0001.141211T0300Z-141211T1800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
329 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

* WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. STRONGEST
  WINDS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE OVER EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. LIGHTER WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED IN INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. ANOTHER SURGE OF
  WINDS IS EXPECTED FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING
  WHEN SOUTH WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH OVER THE HIGHEST
  EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND AND OTHER EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS.

* STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA/HAZARDS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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.

$$

CAZ002-101230-
/O.CON.KEKA.HW.A.0001.141211T0600Z-141211T1600Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-
329 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HIGHER RIDGE 
  TOPS MAY SEE GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...1...128. 

* STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA/HAZARDS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

CAZ076-101230-
/O.CON.KEKA.HW.A.0001.141211T0600Z-141211T1600Z/
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
329 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 60 MPH
  OVER RIDGE TOPS. LIGHTER WINDS IN VALLEY LOCATIONS.

* STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA/HAZARDS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
1 follow-up statement
354 
WWUS76 KEKA 101114
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
314 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED FROM TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

CAZ001-102345-
/O.CAN.KEKA.HW.A.0002.141211T0600Z-141211T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.141210T1200Z-141211T1700Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
314 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING. GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101...199...255. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA/HAZARDS 


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.

&&

$$

CAZ003-102345-
/O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0001.141211T0300Z-141211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0002.141211T0300Z-141211T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-141211T0300Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
314 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
  40 MPH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND AND THE EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101...299 AND 36. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA/HAZARDS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ002-076-102345-
/O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0001.141211T0600Z-141211T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.141211T0200Z-141211T1700Z/
MENDOCINO COAST-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
314 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...1...128.

* STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA/HAZARDS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
Dec 9, 3:06 AM PSTGale WarningEKA60 hr
Dec 9, 3:14 PM PSTStorm WatchEKA23 hr
Dec 9, 3:14 PM PSTStorm WarningEKA42 hr
Dec 9, 3:25 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchEKAMendocino24 hr
Dec 9, 3:25 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchEKAMendocino24 hr
Dec 9, 3:25 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchEKAHumboldt24 hr
Dec 9, 3:25 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchEKAHumboldt24 hr
Dec 9, 3:25 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchEKAHumboldt24 hr
Dec 9, 3:29 PM PSTWind AdvisoryEKA44 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.