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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Eureka, CA

October 27, 2019Humboldt County, Mendocino County, Trinity County, California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Oct 27, 2019, 12:24 PM PDT for Humboldt County, Mendocino County, Trinity County, California. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 27, 2019, 12:24 PM PDT (19:24 UTC)
Expired
Oct 27, 2019, 5:00 PM PDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

Counties Humboldt County, CA, Mendocino County, CA, Trinity County, CA

The radar

The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 241 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 2019-10-27Temperature 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 2019-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1859 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
102 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

134 
WWUS76 KEKA 271924
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1224 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019

CAZ106-108-110-111-113-280000-
/O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-191028T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0016.191027T1924Z-191028T0000Z/
Southern Humboldt Interior-Southern Trinity-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
1224 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Elevations above 1,500 feet in southeastern Humboldt,
  southern Trinity, and interior Mendocino counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
117 
WWUS76 KEKA 272134
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
234 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019

CAZ110-111-113-280545-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FZ.W.0010.191028T0800Z-191028T1500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-191028T0000Z/
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
234 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures at or below 32 degrees are expected in the
  calm valleys.
  
* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph along the ridges above 1,500
  feet, with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Northwestern Mendocino Interior, Northeastern 
  Mendocino Interior and Southeastern Mendocino Interior 
  Counties.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday. 
  For the Wind Advisory, until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result. Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

CAZ106-108-280000-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-191028T0000Z/
Southern Humboldt Interior-Southern Trinity-
234 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Elevations above 1,500 feet in southeastern Humboldt
  and southern Trinity.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
592 
WWUS76 KEKA 280003
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
503 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019

CAZ110-111-113-280815-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-191028T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.FZ.W.0010.191028T0800Z-191028T1500Z/
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
503 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...Northwestern Mendocino Interior, Northeastern 
  Mendocino Interior and Southeastern Mendocino Interior 
  Counties.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday. 

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

CAZ106-108-280115-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-191028T0000Z/
Southern Humboldt Interior-Southern Trinity-
503 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

The winds have diminished across the area.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 9:01 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA66 hr
Oct 27, 2:34 PM PDTFreeze WarningEKADel Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino12 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.