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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Eureka, CA

February 17, 2016

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2016, 6:41 AM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 17, 2016, 6:41 AM PST (14:41 UTC)
Expired: Feb 17, 2016, 3:00 PM PST
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted.

176 
WWUS76 KEKA 171441
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
641 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

CAZ003-172300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0010.160217T1441Z-160217T2300Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
641 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND AND THE BALD HILLS OF REDWOOD
  NATIONAL PARK.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...299 AT BERRY SUMMIT. 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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

677 
WWUS76 KEKA 172247
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
247 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

CAZ003-180000-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160217T2300Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
247 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

WHILE A FEW WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ON A FEW EXPOSED RIDGES...WIND
SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS IN MOST AREAS...AND
THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 17, 9:06 AM PST	Gale Watch	EKA		6 hr
Feb 17, 1:24 PM PST	Gale Warning	EKA		96 min
Feb 17, 1:24 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		32 hr
Feb 17, 1:47 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	EKA	Del Norte, Humboldt	43 min
Feb 17, 3:11 PM PST	Gale Warning	EKA		42 hr

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Sources

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