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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Nov 17, 2016, 3:23 PM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Nov 18, 2016, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2016, 3:23 PM PST (23:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2016, 3:27 AM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA, Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
321 WWUS76 KEKA 172323 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 323 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA ABOVE 1000 FT... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON FRIDAY... BRINGING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. CAZ102-104>107-110-181330- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0019.161119T0000Z-161119T1200Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- NORTHERN TRINITY-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 323 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM SATURDAY... * WINDS...SE TO S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FT GENERALLY NORTH OF A LEGGETT TO CARRVILLE LINE. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 101...36...AND 299. 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS. $$
5 follow-up statements
684 WWUS76 KEKA 180536 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 936 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA ABOVE 1000 FT... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON FRIDAY... BRINGING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. CAZ102-104>107-110-181845- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0019.161119T0000Z-161119T1200Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- NORTHERN TRINITY-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 936 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...SE TO S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FT GENERALLY NORTH OF A LEGGETT TO CARRVILLE LINE. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 101...36...AND 299. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS. $$
024 WWUS76 KEKA 181845 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1045 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA ABOVE 1000 FT... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. CAZ102-104>107-110-190645- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0019.161118T2000Z-161119T1200Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- NORTHERN TRINITY-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 1045 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY... * WINDS...SE TO S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FT GENERALLY NORTH OF A LEGGETT TO CARRVILLE LINE. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 101...36...AND 299. 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS. $$
950 WWUS76 KEKA 190216 AAA NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 616 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 CAZ102-104-107-110-190330- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-161119T1200Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-NORTHERN TRINITY- NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 616 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ CAZ101-191200- /O.EXA.KEKA.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-161119T1200Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE- 616 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SE TO S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...COASTAL HEADLANDS AND NEAR COAST COMMUNITIES INCLUDING CRESCENT CITY AND SMITH RIVER. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF 101. * 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS. $$ CAZ105-106-191200- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-161119T1200Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 616 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR COASTAL HILLS...RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...SE TO S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...UPPER FICKLE HILL AND GREENWOOD HEIGHTS. HWY 299 AT BERRY SUMMIT AND PORTIONS OF BALD HILLS ROAD. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 101...36...AND 299. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS. $$
524 WWUS76 KEKA 190219 AAA NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 619 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 CAZ101-191200- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-161119T1200Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE- 619 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...SE TO S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...COASTAL HEADLANDS AND NEAR COAST COMMUNITIES INCLUDING CRESCENT CITY AND SMITH RIVER. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF 101. * 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS. $$ CAZ105-106-191200- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-161119T1200Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 619 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR COASTAL HILLS...RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...SE TO S INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...UPPER FICKLE HILL AND GREENWOOD HEIGHTS. HWY 299 AT BERRY SUMMIT AND PORTIONS OF BALD HILLS ROAD. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 101...36...AND 299. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS. $$
635 WWUS76 KEKA 191127 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 327 AM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 CAZ101-105-106-191230- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-161119T1200Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 327 AM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL FOR ALL OF NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 9:50 PM PST | Frost Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 11 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:57 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 60 hr |
Nearby
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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.