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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind warning at Jan 15, 2020, 3:27 PM PST for Del Norte County, California. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020, 3:27 PM PST (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2020, 6:35 PM PST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
County Del Norte County, CA
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
556 WWUS76 KEKA 152327 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 327 PM PST Wed Jan 15 2020 CAZ101-160730- /O.UPG.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200116T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0001.200115T2327Z-200116T0400Z/ Coastal Del Norte- 327 PM PST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ CAZ102-104>106-160730- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200116T0800Z/ Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt- Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior- 327 PM PST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Exposed ridges of Humboldt and Del Norte counties, including Kneeland and Berry Summit on Highway 299. * WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
1 follow-up statement
827 WWUS76 KEKA 160235 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Eureka CA 635 PM PST Wed Jan 15 2020 CAZ101-160345- /O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200116T0400Z/ Coastal Del Norte- 635 PM PST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ CAZ102-160345- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200116T0800Z/ Del Norte Interior- 635 PM PST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ CAZ104>106-160800- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200116T0800Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Northern Humboldt Interior- Southern Humboldt Interior- 635 PM PST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Exposed ridges of Humboldt, including Kneeland and Berry Summit on Highway 299. * WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:04 AM PST | Storm Warning | EKA | 17 hr | |
| Jan 15, 10:48 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | Humboldt, Mendocino | 29 hr |
| Jan 15, 12:38 PM PST | Flood Watch | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 23 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.