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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Eureka, CA

January 20, 2018Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 20, 2018, 2:51 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California. It took effect at Jan 21, 2018, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2018, 2:51 AM PST (10:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2018, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 21, 2018, 4:00 PM 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 10:53 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 00:00Z, 10.9 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 00:00Z on 2018-01-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 45 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2018-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
45 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
853 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

469 
WWUS76 KEKA 201051
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
251 AM PST Sat Jan 20 2018


CAZ101-102-104>106-210000-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.180121T1800Z-180122T0000Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
251 AM PST Sat Jan 20 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 10 AM to 4 PM PST Sunday. 

* WINDS...Sustained southerly winds from 25 to 35 mph gusting to 
  45 mph.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Coastal areas in the vicinity of Crescent
  City...and locations above 2000 feet...including Kneeland.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...Hwy 101...Hwy 199...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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
644 
WWUS76 KEKA 202149
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
149 PM PST Sat Jan 20 2018

CAZ101-102-104>106-211230-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.180121T1800Z-180122T0000Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
149 PM PST Sat Jan 20 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...Sustained southerly winds from 25 to 35 mph gusting to
  50 mph.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Coastal areas around Crescent City and 
  locations above 2000 feet...including Kneeland and Berry Summit.

* HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...Hwy 101...Hwy 199...Hwy 299...HWY 
  96...HWY 36.

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

$$
819 
WWUS76 KEKA 211122
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
322 AM PST Sun Jan 21 2018

CAZ101-102-104>106-220000-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.180121T1800Z-180122T0000Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
322 AM PST Sun Jan 21 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...Sustained southerly winds from 25 to 35 mph gusting to
  50 mph.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Coastal areas around Crescent City and 
  locations above 2000 feet...including Kneeland and Berry Summit.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...Hwy 101...Hwy 199...Hwy 299...HWY 96...HWY 
  36.

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

$$
646 
WWUS76 KEKA 212349
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
349 PM PST Sun Jan 21 2018



CAZ101-102-104>106-220100-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180122T0000Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
349 PM PST Sun Jan 21 2018

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...



$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 2:45 AM PSTGale WarningEKA39 hr
Jan 20, 1:47 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningEKA32 hr
Jan 20, 1:47 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryEKATrinity32 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.