Alert archive / California / High Surf Advisories in 2015
High Surf Advisory 4, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf advisory at Dec 23, 2015, 10:38 PM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2015, 10:38 PM PST (06:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 3:00 PM PST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
702 WHUS46 KEKA 240638 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1038 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 CAZ001-002-241445- /O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.151224T0638Z-151224T2300Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 1038 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 23 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * 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 ESPECIALLY DURING MAX EBB WHICH IS PREDICTED TO OCCUR AROUND 9 A.M...OR STAY IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES. 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
313 WHUS46 KEKA 240853 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1253 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ001-241500- /O.NEW.KEKA.CF.Y.0009.151224T1600Z-151224T2100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T2300Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 1253 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST THURSDAY MORNING. AT HIGH TIDE...1022 AM AT THE NORTH SPIT...THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 9.2 AND 9.5 FEET MLLW AT THE NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE. * IMPACTS...LOW LYING AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDING...BUT NOT LIMITED TO...ROADWAYS IN KING SALMON AND THE ARCATA BOTTOMS. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND SURF ACTION ALONG THE COAST...FLOODING MAY BE MORE EXPANSIVE INTO ADDITIONAL LOW-LYING AREAS. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 23 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * HIGH SURF TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * 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 ESPECIALLY DURING MAX EBB...OR STAY IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ002-241500- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T2300Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 1253 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 23 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * 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 ESPECIALLY DURING MAX EBB...OR STAY IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES. 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. && $$
228 WHUS46 KEKA 241314 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 514 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ001-242115- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.CF.Y.0009.151224T1600Z-151224T2100Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 514 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST THIS MORNING. AT HIGH TIDE...1022 AM AT THE NORTH SPIT...THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 9.2 AND 9.4 FEET MLLW AT THE NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE. * IMPACTS...LOW LYING AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDING...BUT NOT LIMITED TO...ROADWAYS IN KING SALMON AND THE ARCATA BOTTOMS. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND SURF ACTION ALONG THE COAST...FLOODING MAY BE MORE EXPANSIVE INTO ADDITIONAL LOW-LYING AREAS. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 25 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * HIGH SURF TIMING...WAVES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. * MARINERS TRAVERSING THE BAR ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ESPECIALLY DURING MAX EBB...OR STAY IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ002-242115- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T2300Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 514 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 23 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THE WAVES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. * 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. 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. && $$
019 WHUS46 KEKA 242027 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1227 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ001-242300- /O.CAN.KEKA.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151224T2100Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T2300Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 1227 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ CAZ002-242300- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T2300Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 1227 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 23 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THE WAVES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. * 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. 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. && $$
199 WHUS46 KEKA 242300 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 300 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ001-002-250000- /O.EXP.KEKA.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151224T2300Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 300 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 8:12 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 30 hr | |
| Dec 24, 12:53 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 2:36 PM PST | Hard Freeze Watch | EKA | 14 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:38 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 22 min |
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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.