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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA

February 8, 2015

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind warning at Feb 8, 2015, 3:30 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 8, 2015, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 7 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
Feb 8, 2015, 3:30 AM PST (11:30 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2015, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 8, 2015, 2:20 PM PST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

520 
WWUS76 KEKA 081130
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
330 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2015

...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

CAZ001>003-076-090030-
/O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0001.150208T2100Z-150209T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150209T1100Z/
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
330 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PST
MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...STRONGEST
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PEAK WINDS THIS EVENING
  AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70
  MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG THE
  IMMEDIATE COASTLINE AND GUSTS 30 TO 50 MPH IN INTERIOR NORTHWEST
  CALIFORNIA VALLEYS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STRONGEST WINDS IN COASTAL AREAS AND ON
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS RIDGE TOPS. SOME CITIES AND TOWNS INCLUDED ARE
  CRESCENT CITY...TRINIDAD...EUREKA...FORT BRAGG...AND KNEELAND.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...1...20...36...101...199...299. THIS
  INCLUDES HIGHWAY PASSES SUCH AS BERRY SUMMIT AND SOUTH FORK
  SUMMIT. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ004-090030-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.150208T1500Z-150209T1100Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
330 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...STRONGEST
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PEAK WINDS THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN VALLEY LOCATIONS.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...3...36...299. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY PASSES
  SUCH AS SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...BUCKHORN SUMMIT...AND HAYFORK
  SUMMIT. STRONG WINDS CAN 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
276 
WWUS76 KEKA 082220
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
220 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...

CAZ001>003-076-091100-
/O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150209T1100Z/
/O.EXA.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150209T1100Z/
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
220 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TONIGHT. PEAK WINDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND TO 55 MPH AT
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN VALLEY LOCATIONS.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...3...36...299. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY PASSES 
  SUCH AS SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...BUCKHORN SUMMIT...AND HAYFORK 
  SUMMIT. STRONG WINDS CAN 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.

&&

$$

CAZ004-091100-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150209T1100Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
220 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...STRONGEST 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PEAK WINDS THIS EVENING 
  AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT 
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN VALLEY 
  LOCATIONS. 

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...3...36...299. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY PASSES 
  SUCH AS SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...BUCKHORN SUMMIT...AND HAYFORK 
  SUMMIT. STRONG WINDS CAN 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 3:30 AM PSTWind AdvisoryEKA28 hr
Feb 8, 3:58 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningEKA92 min

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in California, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.