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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 7, 2017, 4:00 PM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Jan 8, 2017, 12:12 AM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2017, 4:00 PM PST (00:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2017, 12:12 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 16 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 00:03 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 00:00Z, 0.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 954 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 340 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
187 WWUS76 KEKA 080000 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 400 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...A LOW LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY JET OF STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO COUNTY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FEATURE WILL PROMOTE GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE COAST AND COASTAL INTERIOR AREAS AND COMMUNITIES... CAZ109-110-112-113-082100- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.170108T1400Z-170108T2200Z/ MENDOCINO COAST-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 400 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA...LEGGET... LAYTONVILLE...WILLITS...BOONVILLE...COMPTCHE...UKIAH...HOPLAND. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 1...HWY 101...HWY 128. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
277 WWUS76 KEKA 080812 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1212 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS COASTAL MENDOCINO COUNTY...AS WELL AS AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN MENDOCINO AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES DURING SUNDAY... CAZ104>106-111-082115- /O.EXB.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.170108T0812Z-170109T0000Z/ SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 1212 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...WILLOW CREEK...DINSMORE... * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...299...101...36...96. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ110-113-082115- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.170108T0812Z-170109T0000Z/ NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 1212 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...LEGGET...LAYTONVILLE...WILLITS... BOONVILLE...COMPTCHE...UKIAH...HOPLAND. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 1...HWY 101. 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. && $$ CAZ109-112-082115- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.170108T1400Z-170109T0000Z/ MENDOCINO COAST-SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 1212 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 1. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
826 WWUS76 KEKA 081146 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 346 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS COASTAL MENDOCINO AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES...AS WELL AS AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN MENDOCINO AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES DURING SUNDAY... CAZ101-082100- /O.EXB.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.170108T1400Z-170108T2100Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE- 346 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRESCENT CITY... * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...HWY 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. && $$ CAZ104>106-110-111-113-090000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 346 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS...SUMMITS...AND PASSES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...WILLOW CREEK...LEGGET... LAYTONVILLE...WILLITS...BOONVILLE...COMPTCHE...UKIAH...HOPLAND. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 1...HWY 101...HWY 299... HWY 36. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ109-112-090000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.170108T1400Z-170109T0000Z/ MENDOCINO COAST-SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 346 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 1. 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. && $$
117 WWUS76 KEKA 082057 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1257 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS COASTAL MENDOCINO AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES...AS WELL AS AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN MENDOCINO AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES DURING SUNDAY... CAZ101-082200- /O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE- 1257 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$ CAZ104>106-109>113-090000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-MENDOCINO COAST- NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 1257 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA...KNEELAND...BALD HILLS ROAD...KING RANGE...OTHER EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATION LOCATIONS. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 1 AND 299...INCLUDING 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 OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2:26 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 7 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:50 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity | 43 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:48 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 4 days |
| Jan 8, 4:27 AM PST | River Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 30 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:16 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 4 days |
| Jan 8, 10:48 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino, Trinity | 214 days |
| Jan 8, 11:11 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 11:16 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Trinity | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:52 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 44 hr | |
| Jan 8, 12:52 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 7 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.