High Wind Watch 2, NWS Eureka, CA

Issued

Dec 11, 2015, 3:21 PM PST (23:21 UTC)

In effect from

Dec 13, 2015, 1:00 AM PST

Expired

Dec 12, 2015, 4:32 AM PST

In force

Issued by

NWS Eureka, CA

515 
WWUS76 KEKA 112321
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
321 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...POTENT COLD FRONT TO CROSS NW CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND...

.A POTENT COLD FRONT THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS TO COASTAL AREAS AND EXPOSED RIDGES ACROSS DEL NORTE AND
WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. PRE-FRONTAL SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
STRONG AND MAY BE SUSTAINED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE POST-FRONTAL
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AND GUSTY. FAR NW MENDOCINO
COUNTY MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS.

CAZ001-003-121230-
/O.NEW.KEKA.HW.A.0002.151213T0900Z-151214T0000Z/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
321 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRESCENT CITY...TRINIDAD...EUREKA...
  FORTUNA...KNEELAND...FICKLE HILL...BRIDGEVILLE AND RUTH.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36...101...199...AND 299. STRONG WINDS CAN
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS...25 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH PEAK GUSTS POSSIBLE TO 60
  MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES OF INTERIOR HUMBOLDT AND
  DEL NORTE COUNTIES.

* 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.

&&

$$

518 
WWUS76 KEKA 121232
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
432 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...POTENT COLD FRONT TO CROSS NW CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND...

.A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO COASTAL
AREAS AND EXPOSED RIDGES ACROSS DEL NORTE AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT
COUNTIES. PRE-FRONTAL SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND MAY BE
SUSTAINED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE POST-FRONTAL NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AND GUSTY. FAR NW MENDOCINO COUNTY MAY ALSO
EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS.

CAZ001-003-130145-
/O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0002.151213T0900Z-151214T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0014.151213T0900Z-151213T2000Z/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
432 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON PST SUNDAY. 


* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRESCENT CITY...TRINIDAD...EUREKA... 
  FORTUNA...KNEELAND...FICKLE HILL...BRIDGEVILLE AND RUTH. 

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36...101...199...AND 299. STRONG WINDS CAN 
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF
  30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN. GUSTS OF 40
  TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS INCLUDING
  TRINIDAD AND CRESCENT CITY. COASTAL INTERIOR HILLS AND RIDGES
  WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH...WHICH INCLUDES THE
  COMMUNITIES OF KNEELAND AND FICKLE HILL.

* 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.

&&

$$

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