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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 18, 2016, 5:18 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Dec 19, 2016, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2016, 5:18 AM PST (13:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2016, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2016, 12:00 AM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA, Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
971 WHUS46 KEKA 181318 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 518 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2016 CAZ101-103-104-109-190030- /O.NEW.KEKA.BH.S.0003.161219T0800Z-161220T0800Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- MENDOCINO COAST- 518 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...BEACHES OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNEAKER WAVE RISK WILL BE FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGER SURF AT OFFSHORE BREAKS AND AN ENHANCED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES ON NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES. STEEP BEACHES WILL HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF SNEAKER WAVE ACTIVITY WITH GREATER WAVE RUN UP ONTO BEACHES. LARGE WAVES WILL ALSO WASH OVER JETTIES AND ROCK OUTCROPPINGS THAT MAY NORMALLY STAY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD STAY FARTHER BACK FROM THE WATER THAN NORMAL AND NEVER TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE OCEAN. FISHERMEN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. $$
4 follow-up statements
459 WHUS46 KEKA 182304 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 304 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2016 CAZ101-103-104-109-190715- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.161219T0800Z-161220T0800Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- MENDOCINO COAST- 304 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...BEACHES OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNEAKER WAVE RISK WILL BE FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGER SURF AT OFFSHORE BREAKS AND AN ENHANCED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES ON NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES. STEEP BEACHES WILL HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF SNEAKER WAVE ACTIVITY WITH GREATER WAVE RUN UP ONTO BEACHES. LARGE WAVES WILL ALSO WASH OVER JETTIES AND ROCK OUTCROPPINGS THAT MAY NORMALLY STAY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD STAY FARTHER BACK FROM THE WATER THAN NORMAL AND NEVER TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE OCEAN. FISHERMEN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. $$
245 WHUS46 KEKA 190702 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1102 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2016 CAZ101-103-104-109-191700- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.161219T0800Z-161220T0800Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- MENDOCINO COAST- 1102 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...BEACHES OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNEAKER WAVE RISK WILL BE FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGER SURF AT OFFSHORE BREAKS AND AN ENHANCED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES ON NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES. STEEP BEACHES WILL HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF SNEAKER WAVE ACTIVITY WITH GREATER WAVE RUN UP ONTO BEACHES. LARGE WAVES WILL ALSO WASH OVER JETTIES AND ROCK OUTCROPPINGS THAT MAY NORMALLY STAY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD STAY FARTHER BACK FROM THE WATER THAN NORMAL AND NEVER TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE OCEAN. FISHERMEN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. $$
447 WHUS46 KEKA 191629 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 829 AM PST MON DEC 19 2016 CAZ101-103-104-109-200030- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-161220T0800Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- MENDOCINO COAST- 829 AM PST MON DEC 19 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...BEACHES OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNEAKER WAVE RISK WILL BE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGER SURF AT OFFSHORE BREAKS AND AN ENHANCED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES ON NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES. STEEP BEACHES WILL HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF SNEAKER WAVE ACTIVITY WITH GREATER WAVE RUN UP ONTO BEACHES. LARGE WAVES WILL ALSO WASH OVER JETTIES AND ROCK OUTCROPPINGS THAT MAY NORMALLY STAY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD STAY FARTHER BACK FROM THE WATER THAN NORMAL AND NEVER TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE OCEAN. FISHERMEN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. $$
279 WHUS46 KEKA 200016 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 416 PM PST MON DEC 19 2016 CAZ101-103-104-109-200800- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-161220T0800Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- MENDOCINO COAST- 416 PM PST MON DEC 19 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...BEACHES OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNEAKER WAVE RISK WILL BE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LARGER SURF AT OFFSHORE BREAKS AND AN ENHANCED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES ON NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES. STEEP BEACHES WILL HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF SNEAKER WAVE ACTIVITY WITH GREATER WAVE RUN UP ONTO BEACHES. LARGE WAVES WILL ALSO WASH OVER JETTIES AND ROCK OUTCROPPINGS THAT MAY NORMALLY STAY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD STAY FARTHER BACK FROM THE WATER THAN NORMAL AND NEVER TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE OCEAN. FISHERMEN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. $$
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.