Alert archive / California / High Surf Advisories in 2015
High Surf Advisory 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf advisory at Dec 11, 2015, 9:02 PM PST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015, 9:02 PM PST (05:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2015, 1:41 PM PST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
092 WHUS46 KEKA 120502 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 902 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 ...THE LARGE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECAY TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO SUNDAY... CAZ001-002-121315- /O.EXP.KEKA.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151212T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0003.151212T0502Z-151212T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 902 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. * HIGH SURF...LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY STRONG NORTH PACIFIC STORMS PRODUCING BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 30 FEET TONIGHT. * HIGH SURF TIMING...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. * HIGH SURF 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. DO NOT GO NEAR THE SURF ZONE DURING THIS TIME AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES DUE TO HAZARDOUS BAR CONDITIONS. && 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
155 WHUS46 KEKA 121315 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 515 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...THE LARGE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECAY TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO SUNDAY... CAZ001-002-121700- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 515 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * HIGH SURF...LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY STRONG NORTH PACIFIC STORMS PRODUCING BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 30 FEET TONIGHT. * HIGH SURF TIMING...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. DO NOT GO NEAR THE SURF ZONE DURING THIS TIME AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES DUE TO HAZARDOUS BAR CONDITIONS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
078 WHUS46 KEKA 121317 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 517 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...THE LARGE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECAY BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO SUNDAY... CAZ001-002-121700- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 517 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * HIGH SURF...LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY STRONG NORTH PACIFIC STORMS PRODUCING BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 25 FEET. * HIGH SURF TIMING...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH INTO SATURDAY. * HIGH SURF 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. DO NOT GO NEAR THE SURF ZONE DURING THIS TIME AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES DUE TO HAZARDOUS BAR CONDITIONS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
271 WHUS46 KEKA 121704 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 904 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...THE LARGE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECAY BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE DAY... CAZ001-122300- /O.NEW.KEKA.CF.Y.0005.151212T1800Z-151212T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151212T2300Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 904 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * HIGH SURF...LINGERING LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY STRONG NORTH PACIFIC STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCING BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 25 FEET. * HIGH SURF TIMING...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BUT DIMINISH LATER IN THE DAY. * HIGH SURF 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. DO NOT GO NEAR THE SURF ZONE DURING THIS TIME AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES DUE TO HAZARDOUS BAR CONDITIONS. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH THE LINGERING LARGE SWELL WILL CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND HIGH TIDE BETWEEN 11 AM AND 12 PM. FLOODING MAY BEGIN AN HOUR BEFORE OR CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER HIGH TIDE. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...LOW LYING AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDING...BUT NOT LIMITED TO...ROADWAYS IN KING SALMON AND THE ARCATA BOTTOMS. WAVE RUN UP MAY CAUSE WATER TO WASH ONTO SOME NEAR COASTAL ROADS AND PARKING LOTS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ002-122300- /O.EXT.KEKA.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151212T2300Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 904 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH SURF...LINGERING LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY STRONG NORTH PACIFIC STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCING BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 25 FEET. * HIGH SURF TIMING...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BUT DIMINISH LATER IN THE DAY. * HIGH SURF 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. DO NOT GO NEAR THE SURF ZONE DURING THIS TIME AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES DUE TO HAZARDOUS BAR CONDITIONS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
338 WHUS46 KEKA 122141 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 141 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 CAZ001-122245- /O.CAN.KEKA.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151212T2300Z/ /O.EXP.KEKA.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151212T2200Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 141 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW HIGH SURF CRITERIA...AND LATE MORNING HIGH TIDE IS BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND COASTAL FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED FOR THE DAY. INCREASING WAVE HEIGHTS OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MAY CREATE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE LATE TOMORROW MORNING. $$ CAZ002-122245- /O.CAN.KEKA.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151212T2300Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 141 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW HIGH SURF CRITERIA...AND AS A RESULT THE THREAT FOR HIGH SURF CONDITIONS HAS DIMINISHED. INCREASING WAVE HEIGHTS OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MAY CREATE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE LATE TOMORROW MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 12:53 AM PST | Flood Watch | EKA | 35 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:32 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 27 hr | |
| Dec 12, 9:03 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Dec 12, 9:04 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | 5 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.