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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Eureka, CA

November 8, 2021Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Nov 8, 2021, 10:02 PM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It was in force for 118 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 8, 2021, 10:02 PM PST (06:02 UTC)
Expired
Nov 9, 2021, 12:00 AM PST
In force
118 min
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 06:07 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, 6.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2021-11-09Temperature 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 2021-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 232 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1905 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
311 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

079 
WWUS76 KEKA 090602
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1002 PM PST Mon Nov 8 2021

CAZ101-103-104-109-112-090800-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-211109T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0017.211109T0602Z-211109T0800Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt-
Mendocino Coast-Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
1002 PM PST Mon Nov 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ102-105-106-110-090800-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-211109T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0017.211109T0602Z-211109T0800Z/
Del Norte Interior-Northern Humboldt Interior-
Southern Humboldt Interior-Northwestern Mendocino Interior-
1002 PM PST Mon Nov 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE
1500 FEET...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  above 1500 feet.

* WHERE...Del Norte Interior, Northern Humboldt Interior, 
  Southern Humboldt Interior and Northwestern Mendocino Interior 
  Counties.

* 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
393 
WWUS76 KEKA 090801
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1201 AM PST Tue Nov 9 2021

CAZ101-103-091100-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-211109T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.211109T0801Z-211109T1100Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-
1201 AM PST Tue Nov 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts from 40 to 50 
  mph.

* WHERE...Coastal Del Norte and Northern Humboldt Coast Counties.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM PST early this morning.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ102-105-091100-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-211109T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.211109T0801Z-211109T1100Z/
Del Norte Interior-Northern Humboldt Interior-
1201 AM PST Tue Nov 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING
ABOVE 1500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph above 
  1500 feet.

* WHERE...Del Norte Interior and Northern Humboldt Interior 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM PST early this morning.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ104-106-109-110-112-090915-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-211109T0800Z/
Southwestern Humboldt-Southern Humboldt Interior-Mendocino Coast-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
1201 AM PST Tue Nov 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 12:01 AM PSTWind AdvisoryEKADel Norte, Humboldt3 hr
Nov 9, 2:08 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA48 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.