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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2018, 5:46 PM PDT for Humboldt County, California. It took effect at Mar 12, 2018, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2018, 5:46 PM PDT (00:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2018, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2018, 1:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
County Humboldt County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 1978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
929 WWUS76 KEKA 120046 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 546 PM PDT Sun Mar 11 2018 CAZ104>106-121400- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.180312T1800Z-180313T0900Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Northern Humboldt Interior- Southern Humboldt Interior- 546 PM PDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 11 AM Monday to 2 AM PDT Tuesday. * WINDS...South to southeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts from 45 to 55 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Elevations above 1000 feet in the vicinity of Petrolia...Honeydew...Ettersberg...Orleans...Willow Creek...Garberville...Bridgeville. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...Elevations above 1000 feet in the vicinity of 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
636 WWUS76 KEKA 120822 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 122 AM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018 CAZ104>106-122200- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.180313T0000Z-180313T0800Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Northern Humboldt Interior- Southern Humboldt Interior- 122 AM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...South to southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts from 45 to 55 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Coastal hill communities above 1000 feet in elevation including Kneeland...Greenwood Heights...Fickle Hill and Bear River. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...Elevated portions of Hwy 101...Hwy 299...HWY 96...HWY 36. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
491 WWUS76 KEKA 121658 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 958 AM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...Strong cold front to bring gusty winds... .A strong cold will bring strong winds this afternoon and tonight. Winds have started to increase on the ridges this morning and will continue to increase before peaking tonight. CAZ104>106-130600- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.180313T0000Z-180313T0800Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Northern Humboldt Interior- Southern Humboldt Interior- 958 AM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...South to southeast winds increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts from 45 to 55 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Coastal hill communities above 1000 feet in elevation including Kneeland...Greenwood Heights...Fickle Hill and Bear River. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...Elevated portions of Hwy 101, Hwy 299, and Hwy 36. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
316 WWUS76 KEKA 122118 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 218 PM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...Strong cold front to bring windy conditions tonight... .A strong cold will bring strong winds to the area tonight. Winds have started to increase this afternoon and will continue to increase before peaking after midnight tonight. CAZ104>106-130800- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.180313T0000Z-180313T0800Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Northern Humboldt Interior- Southern Humboldt Interior- 218 PM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...South to southeast winds increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts from 45 to 55 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Coastal hill communities above 1000 feet in elevation including Kneeland...Greenwood Heights...Fickle Hill and Bear River. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...Elevated portions of Hwy 101, Hwy 299, and Hwy 36. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
823 WWUS76 KEKA 130439 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 939 PM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018 CAZ104>106-130800- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-180313T0800Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Northern Humboldt Interior- Southern Humboldt Interior- 939 PM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...South to southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts from 45 to 55 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Coastal hill communities above 1000 feet in elevation including Kneeland...Greenwood Heights...Fickle Hill and Bear River. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...Elevated portions of Hwy 101, Hwy 299, and Hwy 36. * 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2:27 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 27 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:27 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 68 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.