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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Eureka, CA

January 14, 2018Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 14, 2018, 2:43 PM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California. It took effect at Jan 15, 2018, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2018, 2:43 PM PST (22:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 15, 2018, 9:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 15, 2018, 7:00 PM PST
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 22:45 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 12:00Z, 10.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2018-01-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2018-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

042 
WWUS76 KEKA 142243
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
243 PM PST Sun Jan 14 2018

...A strong cold front will bring gusty winds on Monday...

.Southerly winds will increase ahead an approaching cold front and
peak as the front passes Monday afternoon.

CAZ102-104>106-151145-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.180115T1700Z-180116T0300Z/
Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
243 PM PST Sun Jan 14 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY...

The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 9 AM to 7 PM PST Monday. 

* WINDS...20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph...strongest winds on
  the ridges and exposed areas.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland and exposed high elevation rural
  areas of Humboldt and Del Norte county.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...Berry summit and Lord Ellis summit on Hwy
  299. Prairie Creek summit on 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
842 
WWUS76 KEKA 151040
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
240 AM PST Mon Jan 15 2018

...A cold front will bring gusty winds today...

.Southerly winds will increase ahead an approaching cold front
and peak as the front passes Monday afternoon.

CAZ102-104>106-152345-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.180115T1700Z-180116T0300Z/
Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
240 AM PST Mon Jan 15 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph...strongest winds on
  the ridges and exposed areas.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland and exposed high elevation rural
  areas of Humboldt and Del Norte county.

* HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...Berry summit and Lord Ellis summit on Hwy
  299. Prairie Creek summit on Hwy 101.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit 
  http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map

$$
485 
WWUS76 KEKA 152254
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
254 PM PST Mon Jan 15 2018

.Southerly winds will increase ahead an approaching cold front 
and peak as the front passes this evening.

CAZ102-104>106-160300-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180116T0300Z/
Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
254 PM PST Mon Jan 15 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FT...

* WINDS...20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph...strongest winds on
  the ridges and exposed areas.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland and exposed elevations above 1500
  ft of Humbold and Del Norte County. 

* HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...Portions of Highway 101 and 299.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit 
  http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 3:13 PM PSTGale WarningEKA30 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.