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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Eureka, CA

March 11, 2016

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2016, 3:50 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 12, 2016, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2016, 3:50 PM PST (23:50 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2016, 2:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 12, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted.

511 
WWUS76 KEKA 112350
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
350 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

CAZ003-121300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0015.160312T1000Z-160312T1800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
350 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...BERRY SUMMIT ALONG HIGHWAY 299...THE
  BALD HILLS OF REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK...FICKLE HILL...AND OTHER
  EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATION REGIONS OF HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE
  COUNTIES.

* HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...HIGHWAY 299 NEAR 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 IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
255 
WWUS76 KEKA 121245
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
445 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

CAZ003-121800-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T1800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
445 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...BERRY SUMMIT ALONG HIGHWAY 
  299... THE BALD HILLS OF REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK...FICKLE HILL...
  AND OTHER EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATION REGIONS OF HUMBOLDT AND DEL 
  NORTE COUNTIES. 

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...HIGHWAY 299 NEAR 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 IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
641 
WWUS76 KEKA 121747
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
947 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

CAZ003-121900-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T1800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
947 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED THROUGHOUT THE AREA...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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 5:21 AM PSTWind AdvisoryEKA7 hr
Mar 11, 3:26 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchEKAMendocino41 hr
Mar 11, 3:40 PM PSTGale WatchEKA18 hr
Mar 11, 3:40 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA4 days
Mar 11, 3:47 PM PSTFlood WatchEKA22 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.