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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind watch at Oct 13, 2016, 11:56 PM PDT for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Trinity County, California. It took effect at Oct 15, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2016, 11:56 PM PDT (06:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2016, 3:31 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA, Trinity County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 597 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
655 WWUS76 KEKA 140656 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1156 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2016 ...A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY... CAZ101-103-142300- /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 1156 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ENTIRE HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COASTLINE. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED AREAS. THIS INCLUDES HUMBOLDT BAY...TRINIDAD HEAD AND CRESCENT CITY. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...101. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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. && $$ CAZ102-104>106-142300- /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 1156 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FT ALONG COASTAL INTERIOR MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF KNEELAND...UPPER FICKLE HILL. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 36...101...199 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ107-108-142300- /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1700Z-161016T0300Z/ NORTHERN TRINITY-SOUTHERN TRINITY- 1156 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FT. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 3...36 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
346 WWUS76 KEKA 141329 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 629 AM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY... CAZ101-103-150230- /O.CON.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 629 AM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ENTIRE HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COASTLINE. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED AREAS. THIS INCLUDES HUMBOLDT BAY...TRINIDAD HEAD AND CRESCENT CITY. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...101. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ102-104>106-150230- /O.CON.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 629 AM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FT ALONG COASTAL INTERIOR MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF KNEELAND...UPPER FICKLE HILL. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 36...101...199 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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. && $$ CAZ107-108-150230- /O.CON.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1700Z-161016T0300Z/ NORTHERN TRINITY-SOUTHERN TRINITY- 629 AM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FT. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 3...36 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
140 WWUS76 KEKA 142231 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY... CAZ101-102-104>106-151300- /O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FT ALONG COASTAL INTERIOR MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF KNEELAND...UPPER FICKLE HILL AND CRESCENT CITY. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 36...101...199 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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. && $$ CAZ103-151300- /O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ENTIRE HUMBOLDT COASTLINE. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED AREAS. THIS INCLUDES HUMBOLDT BAY AND TRINIDAD HEAD. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...101 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ107-108-151300- /O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1700Z-161016T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.161015T1800Z-161016T0300Z/ NORTHERN TRINITY-SOUTHERN TRINITY- 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FT. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 3...36 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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. && $$ CAZ109>113-151300- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.161015T1800Z-161016T0300Z/ MENDOCINO COAST-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA...LEGGETT AND WILLITS. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...1 AND 101. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 5:14 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 4 hr |
| Oct 13, 9:03 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Oct 13, 9:21 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 114 min |
| Oct 13, 11:11 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 12:08 AM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 14 hr | |
| Oct 14, 12:08 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 27 hr | |
| Oct 14, 12:08 AM PDT | Storm Watch | EKA | 14 hr | |
| Oct 14, 1:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 36 min |
| Oct 14, 2:30 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 27 hr | |
| Oct 14, 2:30 PM PDT | Storm Warning | EKA | 25 hr | |
| Oct 14, 3:31 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 24 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:31 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | EKA | Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.