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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2019, 3:21 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Feb 25, 2019, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2019, 3:21 AM PST (11:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2019, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2019, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 16 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 11:22 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, 11.4 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
- 932 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
926 WWUS76 KEKA 241121 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 321 AM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...Strong Southerly Winds Likely Late Tonight into Monday Morning... .A wave of low pressure tracking into the Oregon coast will swing a cold front southward across northwest California Monday morning. Southerly winds will increase ahead of and along the front and will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain. The strongest winds will be found along exposed coastal headlands and exposed higher terrain above 1500 feet. CAZ101-250030- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.190225T0800Z-190225T2000Z/ Coastal Del Norte- 321 AM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from midnight tonight to noon PST Monday. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Crescent City. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 45 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Strong winds combined with heavy rainfall could result in some downed trees and local power outages. && $$ CAZ102-104>106-250030- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.190225T0800Z-190225T2000Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 321 AM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from midnight tonight to noon PST Monday. * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland, Fickle Hill, Bald Hills, and higher elevations surrounding the communities of Gasquet, Petrolia, Honeydew, Ettersberg, Orleans, Willow Creek, Garberville and Bridgeville. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36, 299, Bald Hills Road and other rural roadways at higher elevations. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 45 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Strong winds combined with heavy rainfall could result in some downed trees and local power outages. && $$
8 follow-up statements
919 WWUS76 KEKA 250031 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 431 PM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...Strong Southerly Winds Likely Late Tonight into Monday Morning... .A wave of low pressure tracking into the Oregon coast will swing a cold front southward across northwest California Monday morning. Southerly winds will increase ahead of and along the front and will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain. The strongest winds will be found along exposed coastal headlands and exposed higher terrain above 1500 feet. CAZ101-251345- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.190225T0800Z-190225T2000Z/ Coastal Del Norte- 431 PM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST MONDAY... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Crescent City. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ102-104>106-251345- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.190225T0800Z-190225T2000Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 431 PM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland, Fickle Hill, Bald Hills, and higher elevations surrounding the communities of Gasquet, Petrolia, Honeydew, Ettersberg, Orleans, Willow Creek, Garberville and Bridgeville. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36, 299, Bald Hills Road and other rural roadways at higher elevations. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
091 WWUS76 KEKA 250344 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 744 PM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...Strong Southerly Winds Likely Late Tonight into Monday Morning... .A wave of low pressure tracking into the Oregon coast will swing a cold front southward across northwest California Monday morning. Southerly winds will increase ahead of and along the front and will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain. The strongest winds will be found along exposed coastal headlands and exposed higher terrain above 1500 feet. CAZ109>113-251645- /O.EXB.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.190225T1600Z-190226T0000Z/ Mendocino Coast-Northwestern Mendocino Interior- Northeastern Mendocino Interior-Southwestern Mendocino Interior- Southeastern Mendocino Interior- 744 PM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 8 AM to 4 PM PST Monday. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 with gusts to 45 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Elevations over 1500 feet. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...20, and 253 between Ukiah and Boonville. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ101-251645- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.190225T0800Z-190225T2000Z/ Coastal Del Norte- 744 PM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST MONDAY... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Crescent City. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ102-104>106-251645- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.190225T0800Z-190225T2000Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 744 PM PST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland, Fickle Hill, Bald Hills, and higher elevations surrounding the communities of Gasquet, Petrolia, Honeydew, Ettersberg, Orleans, Willow Creek, Garberville and Bridgeville. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36, 299, Bald Hills Road and other rural roadways at higher elevations. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
552 WWUS76 KEKA 251123 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 323 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...Strong Southerly Winds Ahead of a Cold Front Today... .Low pressure tracking eastward across southern Oregon will swing a cold front southward across northwest California today. Southerly winds will peak just ahead of and along the front, and will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain. The strongest winds will be found along exposed coastal headlands and exposed higher terrain above 1500 feet. Winds will shift abruptly to the north and diminish quickly in the wake of the front. CAZ101-251500- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190225T1500Z/ Coastal Del Norte- 323 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Crescent City. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ102-104>106-252000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190225T2000Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 323 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland, Fickle Hill, Bald Hills, and higher elevations surrounding the communities of Gasquet, Petrolia, Honeydew, Ettersberg, Orleans, Willow Creek, Garberville and Bridgeville. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36, 299, Bald Hills Road and other rural roadways at higher elevations. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ109>113-260000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.190225T1600Z-190226T0000Z/ Mendocino Coast-Northwestern Mendocino Interior- Northeastern Mendocino Interior-Southwestern Mendocino Interior- Southeastern Mendocino Interior- 323 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 with gusts to 45 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Areas of higher terrain exposed to the south, with elevations over 1500 feet. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...20, and 253 between Ukiah and Boonville. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
234 WWUS76 KEKA 251134 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 334 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...Strong Southerly Winds Ahead of a Cold Front Today... .Low pressure tracking eastward across southern Oregon will swing a cold front southward across northwest California today. Southerly winds will peak just ahead of and along the front, and will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain. The strongest winds will be found along exposed coastal headlands and exposed higher terrain above 1500 feet. Winds will shift abruptly to the north and diminish quickly in the wake of the front. CAZ101-251700- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190225T1700Z/ Coastal Del Norte- 334 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Crescent City. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ102-104>106-252000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190225T2000Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 334 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland, Fickle Hill, Bald Hills, and higher elevations surrounding the communities of Gasquet, Petrolia, Honeydew, Ettersberg, Orleans, Willow Creek, Garberville and Bridgeville. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36, 299, Bald Hills Road and other rural roadways at higher elevations. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ109>113-260000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.190225T1600Z-190226T0000Z/ Mendocino Coast-Northwestern Mendocino Interior- Northeastern Mendocino Interior-Southwestern Mendocino Interior- Southeastern Mendocino Interior- 334 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 with gusts to 45 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Areas of higher terrain exposed to the south, with elevations over 1500 feet. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...20, and 253 between Ukiah and Boonville. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
233 WWUS76 KEKA 251659 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 859 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...Strong Southerly Winds Ahead of a Cold Front Today... .Low pressure tracking eastward across southern Oregon will swing a cold front southward across northwest California today. Southerly winds will peak just ahead of and along the front, and will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain. The strongest winds will be found along exposed coastal headlands and exposed higher terrain above 1500 feet. Winds will shift abruptly to the north and diminish quickly in the wake of the front. CAZ101-251800- /O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190225T1800Z/ Coastal Del Norte- 859 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Crescent City * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...101. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ109>113-260000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190226T0000Z/ Mendocino Coast-Northwestern Mendocino Interior- Northeastern Mendocino Interior-Southwestern Mendocino Interior- Southeastern Mendocino Interior- 859 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 with gusts to 45 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Areas of higher terrain exposed to the south, with elevations over 1500 feet. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...20, and 253 between Ukiah and Boonville. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ102-104>106-252000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190225T2000Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 859 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland, Fickle Hill, Bald Hills, and higher elevations surrounding the communities of Gasquet, Petrolia, Honeydew, Ettersberg, Orleans, Willow Creek, Garberville and Bridgeville. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36, 299, Bald Hills Road and other rural roadways at higher elevations. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
666 WWUS76 KEKA 251750 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 950 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...Strong Southerly Winds Ahead of a Cold Front Today... .Low pressure tracking eastward across southern Oregon will swing a cold front southward across northwest California today. Southerly winds will peak just ahead of and along the front, and will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain. The strongest winds will be found along exposed coastal headlands and exposed higher terrain above 1500 feet. Winds will shift abruptly to the north and diminish quickly in the wake of the front. CAZ101-251900- /O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190225T1800Z/ Coastal Del Norte- 950 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... $$ CAZ109>113-260000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190226T0000Z/ Mendocino Coast-Northwestern Mendocino Interior- Northeastern Mendocino Interior-Southwestern Mendocino Interior- Southeastern Mendocino Interior- 950 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 with gusts to 45 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Areas of higher terrain exposed to the south, with elevations over 1500 feet. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...20, and 253 between Ukiah and Boonville. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$ CAZ102-104>106-252000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190225T2000Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 950 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Kneeland, Fickle Hill, Bald Hills, and higher elevations surrounding the communities of Gasquet, Petrolia, Honeydew, Ettersberg, Orleans, Willow Creek, Garberville and Bridgeville. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36, 299, Bald Hills Road and other rural roadways at higher elevations. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
872 WWUS76 KEKA 251958 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 1158 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...Strong Southerly Winds Ahead of a Cold Front Today... .Low pressure tracking eastward across southern Oregon will swing a cold front southward across northwest California today. Southerly winds will peak just ahead of and along the front, and will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain. The strongest winds will be found along exposed coastal headlands and exposed higher terrain above 1500 feet. Winds will shift abruptly to the north and diminish quickly in the wake of the front. CAZ102-104>106-252100- /O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190225T2000Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 1158 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... Gusty winds will continue at higher elevations early this afternoon before decreasing and abruptly shifting to the north. $$ CAZ109>113-260000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190226T0000Z/ Mendocino Coast-Northwestern Mendocino Interior- Northeastern Mendocino Interior-Southwestern Mendocino Interior- Southeastern Mendocino Interior- 1158 AM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WINDS...South 25 to 35 with gusts to 45 mph. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...Areas of higher terrain exposed to the south, with elevations over 1500 feet. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...20, and 253 between Ukiah and Boonville. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...visit http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map $$
745 WWUS76 KEKA 252347 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 347 PM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 CAZ109>113-260100- /O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190226T0000Z/ Mendocino Coast-Northwestern Mendocino Interior- Northeastern Mendocino Interior-Southwestern Mendocino Interior- Southeastern Mendocino Interior- 347 PM PST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1:52 AM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Humboldt | 42 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:49 AM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 33 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:05 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 29 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.