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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 18, 2017, 11:03 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2017, 11:03 AM PST (19:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 5 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 19:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 7.1 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
- 1413 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 288 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 504 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
477 WWUS76 KEKA 181903 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1103 AM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING... CAZ101-103-182200- /O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170118T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0006.170118T1903Z-170118T2200Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 1103 AM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRESCENT CITY...ARCATA...EUREKA...FORTUNA AND TRINIDAD. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...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. && $$ CAZ102-104>106-182200- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170118T2200Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 1103 AM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...GASQUET...PATROLIA...HONEYDEW... ETTERSBERG...WILLOW CREEK...ORLEANS...GARBERVILLE... BRIDGEVILLE AND KNEELAND. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...199...101...299...96 AND 36. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
964 WWUS76 KEKA 182200 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 200 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING... CAZ101-103-190000- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170119T0000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 200 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRESCENT CITY...ARCATA...EUREKA...FORTUNA AND TRINIDAD. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...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. && $$ CAZ102-104>106-190000- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170119T0000Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 200 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PEAKS. GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG VALLEY FLOORS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...BALD HILLS ROAD...OTHER EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATION AREAS FOR THE STRONGEST GUSTS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...199...101...299...96 AND 36. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
257 WWUS76 KEKA 182201 CCA NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 201 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY BY EARLY EVENING... CAZ101-103-190000- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170119T0000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 201 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRESCENT CITY...ARCATA...EUREKA...FORTUNA AND TRINIDAD. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...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. && $$ CAZ102-104>106-190000- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170119T0000Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 201 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PEAKS. GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG VALLEY FLOORS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...BALD HILLS ROAD...OTHER EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATION AREAS FOR THE STRONGEST GUSTS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...199...101...299...96 AND 36. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
986 WWUS76 KEKA 182355 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 355 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 CAZ101-103-190100- /O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170119T0000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 355 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH 600 PM. $$ CAZ102-104>106-190100- /O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170119T0000Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 355 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...GUSTS OVER 40 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 9:18 AM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 6 hr |
| Jan 18, 9:33 AM PST | River Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 28 hr |
| Jan 18, 1:22 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity | 3 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:58 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 26 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.