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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Feb 27, 2019, 2:13 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Feb 27, 2019, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2019, 2:13 AM PST (10:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2019, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2019, 9:00 AM PST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA, Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:13 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 459 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 521 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
758 WHUS46 KEKA 271013 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 213 AM PST Wed Feb 27 2019 CAZ101-103-104-109-271815- /O.NEW.KEKA.BH.S.0003.190228T0600Z-190301T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 213 AM PST Wed Feb 27 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Beach Hazards Statement...which is in effect from this evening through Thursday evening. * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
6 follow-up statements
101 WHUS46 KEKA 271810 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1010 AM PST Wed Feb 27 2019 CAZ101-103-104-109-280600- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.190228T0600Z-190301T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 1010 AM PST Wed Feb 27 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
258 WHUS46 KEKA 280601 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1001 PM PST Wed Feb 27 2019 CAZ101-103-104-109-281415- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190301T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 1001 PM PST Wed Feb 27 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
680 WHUS46 KEKA 281200 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 400 AM PST Thu Feb 28 2019 CAZ101-103-104-109-282000- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190301T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 400 AM PST Thu Feb 28 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will be through this evening. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A threat for sneaker waves means that there may be lulls in waves of up to 15 minutes between the larger sets of waves. A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
960 WHUS46 KEKA 281740 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 940 AM PST Thu Feb 28 2019 CAZ101-103-104-109-010600- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190301T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 940 AM PST Thu Feb 28 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will exist today through this evening. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A threat for sneaker waves means that there may be lulls in waves of up to 15 minutes between the larger sets of waves. A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
470 WHUS46 KEKA 010542 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 942 PM PST Thu Feb 28 2019 CAZ101-103-104-109-011345- /O.EXT.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190301T1700Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 942 PM PST Thu Feb 28 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING...The highest sneaker wave risk will exist today through this evening, however lingering swell heights poses the threat to continue through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A threat for sneaker waves means that there may be lulls in waves of up to 15 minutes between the larger sets of waves. A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
113 WHUS46 KEKA 011307 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 507 AM PST Fri Mar 1 2019 CAZ101-103-104-109-011700- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190301T1700Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 507 AM PST Fri Mar 1 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...A sneaker wave risk will persist through this morning. * IMPACTS...Larger surf at offshore breaks and an enhanced risk of sneaker waves on northwest California beaches. Steep beaches will have a higher risk of sneaker wave activity with greater wave run-up onto beaches. Large waves will also wash over jetties and rock outcroppings that may normally stay dry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A threat for sneaker waves means that there may be lulls in waves of up to 15 minutes between the larger sets of waves. A Beach Hazard Statement is issued when threats such as sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:56 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 17 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:38 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 7:16 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 21 hr |
| Feb 27, 7:30 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 16 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2019Every beach hazards statement in 2019
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.