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Frost Advisory 44, NWS Eureka, CA

October 7, 20214 counties in California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this frost advisory at Oct 7, 2021, 1:25 PM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 8, 2021, 1:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 7, 2021, 1:25 PM PDT (20:25 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 8, 2021, 1:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 8, 2021, 8:15 AM PDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

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

The radar

The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 267 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-10-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-10-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

057 
WWUS76 KEKA 072025
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
125 PM PDT Thu Oct 7 2021

CAZ106>108-110-111-114-080430-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FR.Y.0044.211008T0800Z-211008T1600Z/
Southern Humboldt Interior-Northern Trinity-Southern Trinity-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
Northern Lake-
125 PM PDT Thu Oct 7 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Sheltered valleys in portions of Southern Humboldt 
  Interior, Northern Trinity, Southern Trinity, Northwestern 
  Mendocino Interior, Northeastern Mendocino Interior and Northern
  Lake Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Frost will be likely once again on Saturday
  morning in similar locations. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Frost Advisories and Freeze Warnings are issued during the local
growing season as defined by climatology and local agriculture
experts. Once the growing season has ended these statements will
no longer be issued until the spring.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
366 
WWUS76 KEKA 080359
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 7 2021

CAZ106>108-110-111-114-081200-
/O.CON.KEKA.FR.Y.0044.211008T0800Z-211008T1600Z/
Southern Humboldt Interior-Northern Trinity-Southern Trinity-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
Northern Lake-
859 PM PDT Thu Oct 7 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Sheltered valleys in portions of Southern Humboldt
  Interior, Trinity, Northwestern Mendocino Interior, 
  Northeastern Mendocino Interior and Northern Lake Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Frost will be likely once again on 
  Saturday morning in similar locations.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Frost Advisories and Freeze Warnings are issued during the local
growing season as defined by climatology and local agriculture
experts. Once the growing season has ended these statements will
no longer be issued until the spring.

&&

$$
129 
WWUS76 KEKA 081014
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
314 AM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

CAZ106>108-110-111-114-081600-
/O.CON.KEKA.FR.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-211008T1600Z/
Southern Humboldt Interior-Northern Trinity-Southern Trinity-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
Northern Lake-
314 AM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 100 below will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Southern Trinity, Northwestern Mendocino Interior, 
  Northeastern Mendocino Interior, Northern Trinity, Southern 
  Humboldt Interior and Northern Lake Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM PDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Frost Advisories and Freeze Warnings are issued during the local
growing season as defined by climatology and local agriculture
experts. Once the growing season has ended these statements will
no longer be issued until the spring.

&&

$$
364 
WWUS76 KEKA 081515
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
815 AM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

CAZ106>108-110-111-114-081615-
/O.CAN.KEKA.FR.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-211008T1600Z/
Southern Humboldt Interior-Northern Trinity-Southern Trinity-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
Northern Lake-
815 AM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

A couple selects spots like Hayfork managed to reach the mid 30s,
otherwise clouds kept most of the area milder overnight, limiting
frost, and temperatures will continue to rise with daytime heating
this morning. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 7, 2:56 PM PDTFire Weather WatchEKA60 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.