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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Nov 26, 2018, 3:13 PM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California. It took effect at Nov 26, 2018, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2018, 3:13 PM PST (23:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 26, 2018, 9:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2018, 3:08 AM PST
- In force
- 6 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 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 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
- 1198 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
916 WWUS76 KEKA 262313 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 313 PM PST Mon Nov 26 2018 .A cold front will approach late tonight and cross northwest California early Tuesday morning. Strong winds aloft will reach ground level in some locations, especially across exposed higher south-facing terrain. Winds will peak before sunrise Tuesday morning, then ease later Tuesday morning into the afternoon. CAZ102-104>106-271215- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.181127T0500Z-181127T1700Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 313 PM PST Mon Nov 26 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to 9 AM PST Tuesday. * WINDS...Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph. Locally higher gusts to 60 mph across exposed ridge tops. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Exposed ridges above 1500 ft including areas around Kneeland and Berry Summit on Highway 299. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...High elevation portions of Hwy 199...Hwy 101...Hwy 299...HWY 96... HWY 36. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
447 WWUS76 KEKA 270452 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 852 PM PST Mon Nov 26 2018 .A cold front will cross northwest California early Tuesday morning. Strong winds aloft will reach ground level in some locations, especially across exposed higher south-facing terrain. Winds will peak before sunrise Tuesday morning, then ease later Tuesday morning into the afternoon. CAZ102-104>106-271700- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.181127T0500Z-181127T1700Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 852 PM PST Mon Nov 26 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph. Locally higher gusts to 60 mph across exposed ridge tops. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Exposed ridges above 1500 ft including areas around Kneeland and Berry Summit on Highway 299. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...High elevation portions of Hwy 199...Hwy 101...Hwy 299...HWY 96... HWY 36. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
668 WWUS76 KEKA 271108 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 308 AM PST Tue Nov 27 2018 CAZ102-104>106-271215- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-181127T1700Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 308 AM PST Tue Nov 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Eureka has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 8:40 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 24 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.