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Special Marine Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

January 6, 2016

NWS Eureka, CA issued this special marine warning at Jan 6, 2016, 6:41 PM PST. It was in force for 19 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2016, 6:41 PM PST (02:41 UTC)
Expired
Jan 6, 2016, 7:00 PM PST
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Jan 6, 3:21 PM PST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 3:21 PM PST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 5:59 AM PST, 12 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
559 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

CAZ004-071400-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
559 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM.

5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET.
GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND LIGHT HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THURSDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN...HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW...AND GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ001-071400-
REDWOOD COAST-
559 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM. GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
TODAY. SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SMALL HAIL
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR SURF HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 24 FEET.
ADDITIONALLY...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MINOR
FLOODING AROUND PORTIONS OF HUMBOLDT BAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR SURF HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 24 FEET.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND LIGHT HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THURSDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN AND GUSTY RIDGETOP
WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ003-071400-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
559 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM.

3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY. GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
THIS MORNING DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND LIGHT HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THURSDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN...HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW...AND GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ076-071400-
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
559 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ABOVE 4500 FEET. GUSTY
RIDGETOP WINDS MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS THIS MORNING
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND LIGHT HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THURSDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN...HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW...AND GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ002-071400-
MENDOCINO COAST-
559 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST FOR SURF
HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 24 FEET.

GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS TODAY. SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SMALL
HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR SURF HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 24 FEET.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND LIGHT HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THURSDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN AND GUSTY RIDGETOP
WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 6, 2:34 PM PST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 6, 6:41 PM PST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 7, 12:05 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryEKA11 hr
Jan 7, 2:27 AM PSTGale WatchEKA25 hr
Jan 7, 12:02 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA3 days
Jan 7, 12:02 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningEKA3 hr

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in California, 2016Every special marine warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.