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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 6, 2017, 9:38 AM PST for Humboldt County, Mendocino County, Trinity County, California. It took effect at Feb 7, 2017, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2017, 9:38 AM PST (17:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2017, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2017, 11:00 AM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Humboldt County, CA, Mendocino County, CA, Trinity County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:39 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
333 WWUS76 KEKA 061738 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 938 AM PST MON FEB 6 2017 CAZ104-106-108>113-070645- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.170207T0900Z-170207T1900Z/ SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN TRINITY- MENDOCINO COAST-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 938 AM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SHELTER COVE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA... BOONVILLE...HOPLAND...MANCHESTER...MENDOCINO...GUALALA...AND ALL RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...1...128...PORTIONS OF 101 AND HWY 20...MENDOCINO PASS...HWY 175. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
084 WWUS76 KEKA 062319 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 319 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 CAZ104-106-108-071230- /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.A.0003.170208T2200Z-170209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.170207T0900Z-170207T1900Z/ SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN TRINITY- 319 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40...WITH LOCAL GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SHELTER COVE AND ALL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE COASTAL HILLS INCLUDING KNEELAND...UPPER FICKLE HILL...AND UPPER GREENWOOD HEIGHTS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36 AND PORTIONS OF 101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ109>113-071230- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.170207T0900Z-170207T1900Z/ MENDOCINO COAST-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 319 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA...BOONVILLE...HOPLAND... MANCHESTER...MENDOCINO...GUALALA...AND ALL RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...1...128...PORTIONS OF 101 AND HWY 20...MENDOCINO PASS...HWY 175. * 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. $$ CAZ101>103-105-107-071230- /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.A.0003.170208T2200Z-170209T1500Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-DEL NORTE INTERIOR-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-NORTHERN TRINITY- 319 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40...WITH LOCAL GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...COMMUNITIES ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST INCLUDING CRESCENT CITY...ARCATA...TRINIDAD...EUREKA...FORTUNA AND BEAR RIVER HILLS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 101...HWY 199. PASSES AND ELEVATED PORTIONS OF HWY 101 AND 199...HWY 299...HWY 96...HWY 36 AND BALD HILLS ROAD. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
537 WWUS76 KEKA 070409 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 809 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. CAZ105-071715- /O.EXA.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.170207T0900Z-170207T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.HW.A.0003.170208T2200Z-170209T1500Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 809 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 60 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40...WITH LOCAL GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...299 AND BALD HILLS ROAD. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP $$ CAZ104-106-108-071715- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.170207T0900Z-170207T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.HW.A.0003.170208T2200Z-170209T1500Z/ SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN TRINITY- 809 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40...WITH LOCAL GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SHELTER COVE AND ALL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE COASTAL HILLS INCLUDING KNEELAND...UPPER FICKLE HILL...AND UPPER GREENWOOD HEIGHTS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36 AND PORTIONS OF 101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP $$ CAZ109>113-071715- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.170207T0900Z-170207T1900Z/ MENDOCINO COAST-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 809 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA...BOONVILLE...HOPLAND... MANCHESTER...MENDOCINO...GUALALA...AND ALL RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...1...128...PORTIONS OF 101 AND HWY 20...MENDOCINO PASS...HWY 175. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP $$ CAZ101>103-107-071715- /O.CON.KEKA.HW.A.0003.170208T2200Z-170209T1500Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-DEL NORTE INTERIOR-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- NORTHERN TRINITY- 809 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40...WITH LOCAL GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...COMMUNITIES ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST INCLUDING CRESCENT CITY...ARCATA...TRINIDAD...EUREKA...FORTUNA AND BEAR RIVER HILLS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 101...HWY 199. PASSES AND ELEVATED PORTIONS OF HWY 101 AND 199...HWY 299...HWY 96...HWY 36 AND BALD HILLS ROAD. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 4:54 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 36 min |
| Feb 5, 5:11 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 34 min |
| Feb 5, 5:38 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 37 min |
| Feb 5, 10:26 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 11 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:57 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Feb 6, 9:36 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 23 hr | |
| Feb 6, 10:45 AM PST | Flood Watch | EKA | Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 20 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:45 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 37 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:19 PM PST | High Wind Watch | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity | 23 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:20 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Humboldt | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:20 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 14 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:32 PM PST | River Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 36 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.