Alert archive / California / High Surf Advisories in 2016
High Surf Advisory 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf advisory at Jan 5, 2016, 1:05 PM PST. It was in force for 53 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2016, 1:05 PM PST (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2016, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 53 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
367 WHUS46 KEKA 052105 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 105 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 CAZ001-002-061200- /O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.160105T2105Z-160107T1800Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 105 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL RAPIDLY BUILD THIS AFTERNOON. SURF HEIGHTS WILL SUBSIDE BY A FEW FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BUILD AGAIN WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
614 WHUS46 KEKA 061151 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 351 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 CAZ001-002-070000- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1800Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 351 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL SUBSIDE BY A FEW FEET TODAY MORNING AND BUILD AGAIN THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$
904 WHUS46 KEKA 061327 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 527 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 CAZ001-002-070000- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1800Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 527 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL SUBSIDE BY A FEW FEET TODAY MORNING AND BUILD AGAIN THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH TIDAL ANOMALIES ALONG WITH HIGH SURF AND RAIN RUNOFF WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST. THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN AROUND 8.8 FEET MLLW AT THE NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE BETWEEN 730 AM AND 1000 AM THIS MORNING. THIS MAY IMPACT ROADWAYS IN KING SALMON AND THE ARCATA BOTTOMS. 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. $$
543 WHUS46 KEKA 061638 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 838 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 CAZ001-070045- /O.NEW.KEKA.CF.Y.0001.160106T1638Z-160106T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1800Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 838 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST. THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 8.5 AND 8.8 FEET MLLW AT THE NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE IS AT 8:35 AM AT THE HUMBOLDT BAY NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE. FLOODING MAY BEGIN AN HOUR BEFORE OR CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...LOW LYING AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDING...BUT NOT LIMITED TO...ROADWAYS IN KING SALMON AND THE ARCATA BOTTOMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ002-070045- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1800Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 838 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL SUBSIDE BY A FEW FEET TODAY MORNING AND BUILD AGAIN THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH TIDAL ANOMALIES ALONG WITH HIGH SURF AND RAIN RUNOFF WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST. THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN AROUND 8.8 FEET MLLW AT THE NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE BETWEEN 730 AM AND 1000 AM THIS MORNING. THIS MAY IMPACT ROADWAYS IN KING SALMON AND THE ARCATA BOTTOMS. 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. $$
066 WHUS46 KEKA 061918 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1118 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 CAZ001-070330- /O.EXP.KEKA.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160106T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1800Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 1118 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL SUBSIDE BY A FEW FEET TODAY MORNING AND BUILD AGAIN THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ CAZ002-070330- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1800Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 1118 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL SUBSIDE BY A FEW FEET TODAY MORNING AND BUILD AGAIN THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH TIDAL ANOMALIES ALONG WITH HIGH SURF AND RAIN RUNOFF WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST. THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN AROUND 8.8 FEET MLLW AT THE NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE BETWEEN 730 AM AND 1000 AM THIS MORNING. THIS MAY IMPACT ROADWAYS IN KING SALMON AND THE ARCATA BOTTOMS. 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. $$
270 WHUS46 KEKA 070327 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 727 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016 CAZ001-002-071130- /O.EXT.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T0200Z/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 727 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
421 WHUS46 KEKA 070805 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1205 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 CAZ001-071900- /O.NEW.KEKA.CF.Y.0002.160107T1600Z-160107T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T0200Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 1205 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. * COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INFORMATION... * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST. THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 8.5 AND 8.8 FEET MLLW AT THE NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE IS AT 9:17 AM AT THE HUMBOLDT BAY NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE. FLOODING MAY BEGIN AN HOUR BEFORE OR CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...LOW LYING AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDING...BUT NOT LIMITED TO...ROADWAYS IN KING SALMON AND THE ARCATA BOTTOMS. * HIGH SURF ADVISORY INFORMATION... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE 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. && 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. && $$ CAZ002-071900- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T0200Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 1205 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
277 WHUS46 KEKA 071850 CFWEKA COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1050 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 CAZ001-080200- /O.CAN.KEKA.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160107T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T0200Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 1050 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. && $$ CAZ002-080200- /O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T0200Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 1050 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 7:10 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 8 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:25 AM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 11 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:25 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 30 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:25 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:04 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | EKA | 9 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:22 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 22 hr | |
| Jan 5, 12:43 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | EKA | 33 hr | |
| Jan 5, 12:43 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 27 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
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