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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Eureka, CA

November 26, 2018Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2018-11-26Temperature 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 2018-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 25, 8:40 PM PSTBeach Hazards StatementEKADel Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino24 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.