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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Mar 4, 2018, 2:11 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Mar 5, 2018, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2018, 2:11 AM PST (10:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2018, 8:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2018, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 8 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 10:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
816 WHUS46 KEKA 041011 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 211 AM PST Sun Mar 4 2018 CAZ101-103-104-109-041815- /O.NEW.KEKA.BH.S.0004.180305T1600Z-180306T0000Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 211 AM PST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Beach Hazards Statement...which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday afternoon. * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be during the daytime on Monday. * 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 Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
5 follow-up statements
758 WHUS46 KEKA 041639 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 839 AM PST Sun Mar 4 2018 CAZ101-103-104-109-042330- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0004.180305T1600Z-180306T0000Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 839 AM PST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be during the day on Monday. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
090 WHUS46 KEKA 042222 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 222 PM PST Sun Mar 4 2018 CAZ101-103-104-109-050500- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0004.180305T1600Z-180306T0000Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 222 PM PST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be during the day on Monday. * 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 Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
864 WHUS46 KEKA 050504 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 904 PM PST Sun Mar 4 2018 CAZ101-103-104-109-051315- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0004.180305T1600Z-180306T0000Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 904 PM PST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be on Monday. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
825 WHUS46 KEKA 051014 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 214 AM PST Mon Mar 5 2018 CAZ101-103-104-109-051815- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0004.180305T1600Z-180306T0000Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 214 AM PST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be during the daytime hours today. * 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 Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
335 WHUS46 KEKA 051711 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 911 AM PST Mon Mar 5 2018 CAZ101-103-104-109-060000- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180306T0000Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 911 AM PST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be today. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:17 PM PST | Frost Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 19 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2018Every beach hazards statement in 2018
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.