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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 12, 2018, 3:48 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Jan 14, 2018, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2018, 3:48 AM PST (11:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2018, 8:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2018, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 11 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 11:50 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 00:00Z, 11.8 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 108 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 549 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
883 WHUS46 KEKA 121148 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 348 AM PST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...Enhanced Sneaker Wave conditions will be present on Sunday as pleasant weather will coincided with the arrival of a long period westerly swell to the northwest California coastline. The ocean environment may be deceivingly calm on Sunday however visitors to beaches...jetty's and rock outcroppings should exercise extreme caution due to the increased threat of Sneaker Waves... CAZ101-103-104-109-122315- /O.NEW.KEKA.BH.S.0002.180114T1600Z-180115T0300Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 348 AM PST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Beach Hazards Statement...which is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * TIMING...The risk for sneaker waves will be very high on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. Never turn your back to the ocean! && $$ TONKIN
5 follow-up statements
457 WHUS46 KEKA 122236 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 236 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2018 .OVERVIEW...Enhanced sneaker wave conditions will be present on Sunday as pleasant weather will coincide with the arrival of a long period westerly swell along the northwest California coastline. The ocean environment may be deceivingly calm on Sunday. However, visitors to beaches, jetties, and rock outcroppings should exercise extreme caution due to the increased threat of sneaker waves. CAZ101-103-104-109-131245- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0002.180114T1600Z-180115T0300Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 236 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...The risk for sneaker waves will be very high on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. Never turn your back to the ocean! $$
784 WHUS46 KEKA 130646 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1046 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2018 .OVERVIEW...Enhanced sneaker wave conditions will be present on Sunday as pleasant weather will coincide with the arrival of a long period westerly swell along the northwest California coastline. The ocean environment may be deceivingly calm on Sunday. However, visitors to beaches, jetties, and rock outcroppings should exercise extreme caution due to the increased threat of sneaker waves. CAZ101-103-104-109-131500- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0002.180114T1600Z-180115T0300Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 1046 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...The risk for sneaker waves will be very high on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. Never turn your back to the ocean! $$
334 WHUS46 KEKA 131234 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 434 AM PST Sat Jan 13 2018 .OVERVIEW...Enhanced sneaker wave conditions will be present on Sunday as pleasant weather will coincide with the arrival of a long period westerly swell along the northwest California coastline. The ocean environment may be deceivingly calm on Sunday. However, visitors to beaches, jetties, and rock outcroppings should exercise extreme caution due to the increased threat of sneaker waves. CAZ101-103-104-109-132045- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0002.180114T1600Z-180115T0300Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 434 AM PST Sat Jan 13 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...The risk for sneaker waves will be very high on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. Never turn your back to the ocean! $$
452 WHUS46 KEKA 132051 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1251 PM PST Sat Jan 13 2018 .OVERVIEW...Enhanced sneaker wave conditions will be present on Sunday as pleasant weather will coincide with the arrival of a long period westerly swell along the northwest California coastline. The ocean environment may be deceivingly calm on Sunday. However, visitors to beaches, jetties, and rock outcroppings should exercise extreme caution due to the increased threat of sneaker waves. CAZ101-103-104-109-141200- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0002.180114T1600Z-180115T0300Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 1251 PM PST Sat Jan 13 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...The risk for sneaker waves will be very high on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. Never turn your back to the ocean! $$
457 WHUS46 KEKA 141516 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 716 AM PST Sun Jan 14 2018 .OVERVIEW...Enhanced sneaker wave conditions will be present today as pleasant weather will coincide with the arrival of a long period westerly swell along the northwest California coastline. The ocean environment may be deceivingly calm. However, visitors to beaches, jetties, and rock outcroppings should exercise extreme caution due to the increased threat of sneaker waves. CAZ101-103-104-109-150300- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0002.180114T1600Z-180115T0300Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 716 AM PST Sun Jan 14 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING... * TIMING...The risk for sneaker waves will be high today with the greatest risk during the afternoon. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. Never turn your back to the ocean! $$
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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.