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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at May 7, 2017, 2:38 AM PDT for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California. It took effect at May 7, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2017, 2:38 AM PDT (09:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2017, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:37 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 2080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
331 WWUS76 KEKA 070938 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 238 AM PDT Sun May 7 2017 CAZ101-103-072300- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0029.170507T1800Z-170508T0100Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast- 238 AM PDT Sun May 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 6 PM PDT this evening. * WINDS...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Crescent City...Arcata...Eureka...Fortuna. * 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 or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult,especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
3 follow-up statements
593 WWUS76 KEKA 072111 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 211 PM PDT Sun May 7 2017 CAZ101-103-080100- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-170508T0100Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast- 211 PM PDT Sun May 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Crescent City...Arcata...Eureka... Fortuna. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...Hwy 101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. $$
963 WWUS76 KEKA 080051 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 551 PM PDT Sun May 7 2017 CAZ101-103-080400- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-170508T0400Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast- 551 PM PDT Sun May 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Crescent City...Arcata...Eureka...Fortuna. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...Hwy 101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
810 WWUS76 KEKA 080346 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 846 PM PDT Sun May 7 2017 CAZ101-103-080500- /O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-170508T0400Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast- 846 PM PDT Sun May 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... Winds have weakened below advisory criteria. Breezy north winds will continue through tomorrow...but are not expected to reach advisory criteria. $$
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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.