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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Eureka, CA

December 12, 2015

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 12, 2015, 4:32 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 12, 2015, 8:00 PM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2015, 4:32 AM PST (12:32 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 12, 2015, 8:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 13, 2015, 8:00 AM PST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
541 
WWUS76 KEKA 122100
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
100 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...POTENT COLD FRONT TO CROSS NW CALIFORNIA TONIGHT...

.A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO COASTAL
AREAS AND EXPOSED RIDGES ACROSS DEL NORTE AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT
COUNTIES. 

CAZ001-003-131200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0014.151213T0400Z-151213T1600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
100 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM 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.

&&

$$
107 
WWUS76 KEKA 131623
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
823 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015

CAZ001-003-131730-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-151213T1600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
823 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS A POTENT COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 9:02 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryEKA17 hr
Dec 12, 12:53 AM PSTFlood WatchEKA35 hr
Dec 12, 9:03 AM PSTHazardous Seas WarningEKA6 hr
Dec 12, 9:04 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryEKA5 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.