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Heat Advisory 10, NWS Eureka, CA

September 8, 2021Lake County, California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this heat advisory at Sep 8, 2021, 7:50 AM PDT for Lake County, California. It took effect at Sep 8, 2021, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 8, 2021, 7:50 AM PDT (14:50 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 8, 2021, 9:00 AM PDT
Expired
Sep 8, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

County Lake County, CA

The radar

The Beale AFB radar (KBBX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:54 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 2021-09-08Temperature 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2456 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

513 
WWUS76 KEKA 081450
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
750 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

CAZ114-115-082300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.HT.Y.0010.210908T1600Z-210909T0300Z/
Northern Lake-Southern Lake-
750 AM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Temperatures up to 105 expected.

* WHERE...Northern Lake and Southern Lake Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
518 
WWUS76 KEKA 082106
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
206 PM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

CAZ114-115-090300-
/O.CON.KEKA.HT.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210909T0300Z/
Northern Lake-Southern Lake-
206 PM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Temperatures up to 105.

* WHERE...Northern Lake and Southern Lake Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

&&

$$
107 
WWUS76 KEKA 090301
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
801 PM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

CAZ114-115-090415-
/O.EXP.KEKA.HT.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210909T0300Z/
Northern Lake-Southern Lake-
801 PM PDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING...

High temperatures will gradually moderate through the rest of the
work week.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 12:43 PM PDTFire Weather WatchEKA21 hr

Nearby

Heat Advisories in California, 2021Every heat advisory in 2021

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.