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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Nov 12, 2022, 2:05 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Nov 13, 2022, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2022, 2:05 AM PST (10:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2022, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2022, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- 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 10:06 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, 10.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
250 WHUS46 KEKA 121005 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 205 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022 CAZ101-103-104-109-121815- /O.NEW.KEKA.BH.S.0008.221113T1800Z-221114T1200Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 205 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Large unexpected waves along the coast. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast, Southwestern Humboldt and Mendocino Coast Counties. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
4 follow-up statements
539 WHUS46 KEKA 121802 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1002 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022 CAZ101-103-104-109-130215- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0008.221113T1800Z-221114T1200Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 1002 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Large unexpected waves along the coast. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast, Southwestern Humboldt and Mendocino Coast Counties. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through late Sunday night.. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
565 WHUS46 KEKA 122158 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 158 PM PST Sat Nov 12 2022 CAZ101-103-104-109-131200- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0008.221113T1800Z-221114T1200Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 158 PM PST Sat Nov 12 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Large unexpected waves along the coast. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast, Southwestern Humboldt and Mendocino Coast Counties. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through late Sunday night.. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
162 WHUS46 KEKA 130958 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 158 AM PST Sun Nov 13 2022 CAZ101-103-104-109-131800- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0008.221113T1800Z-221114T1200Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 158 AM PST Sun Nov 13 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Large unexpected waves along the coast. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast, Southwestern Humboldt and Mendocino Coast Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM PST this morning through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
910 WHUS46 KEKA 131746 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 946 AM PST Sun Nov 13 2022 CAZ101-103-104-109-141200- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0008.221113T1800Z-221114T1200Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- Mendocino Coast- 946 AM PST Sun Nov 13 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Large unexpected waves along the coast. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast, Southwestern Humboldt and Mendocino Coast Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight.. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2:37 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 60 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.