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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Eureka, CA

January 20, 2020Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 20, 2020, 2:48 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California. It took effect at Jan 20, 2020, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2020, 2:48 AM PST (10:48 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2020, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 21, 2020, 6:00 AM PST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA

The radar

The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:53 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 00:00Z on 2020-01-20Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2020-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 98 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

553 
WWUS76 KEKA 201048
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
248 AM PST Mon Jan 20 2020

CAZ101-102-104>106-202330-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.200121T0600Z-200121T1400Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
248 AM PST Mon Jan 20 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Del Norte Interior, Southwestern 
  Humboldt, Northern Humboldt Interior and Southern Humboldt 
  Interior Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM PST Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
165 
WWUS76 KEKA 202230
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
230 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2020

CAZ101-102-104>106-210630-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.200121T0600Z-200121T1400Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
230 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal areas of Del Norte county and the ridges and
  exposed areas of Humboldt and Del Norte counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Driving high profile vehicles of the summits of Hwy 101 and Hwy
  299 may be difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
333 
WWUS76 KEKA 210630
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1030 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2020

CAZ101-102-104>106-211400-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-200121T1400Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
1030 PM PST Mon Jan 20 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal areas of Del Norte county and the ridges and 
  exposed areas of Humboldt and Del Norte counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Driving high profile vehicles of the summits of Hwy 101 and Hwy
  299 may be difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
251 
WWUS76 KEKA 211420
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
620 AM PST Tue Jan 21 2020

CAZ101-102-104>106-211530-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-200121T1400Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
620 AM PST Tue Jan 21 2020

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...



$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 9:08 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA10 days
Jan 20, 4:28 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningEKA35 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.