Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2023

Wind Advisory 21, NWS Eureka, CA

March 28, 2023Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Trinity County, California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 28, 2023, 4:16 AM PDT for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Trinity County, California. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 28, 2023, 4:16 AM PDT (11:16 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2023, 10:16 PM PDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA, Trinity County, CA

The radar

The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:17 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 2023-03-28Temperature 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 2023-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
1130 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
611 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

242 
WWUS76 KEKA 281116
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
416 AM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

CAZ102-104>106-281500-
/O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230328T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0021.230328T1116Z-230328T1500Z/
Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
416 AM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
THE NORTH COAST HILLS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET...

* WHAT...South and Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to
  55 mph for elevations above 1500 feet. Winds will gradually 
  diminish after sunrise. 

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT 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.

&&

$$

CAZ101-281230-
/O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230328T1200Z/
Coastal Del Norte-
416 AM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...


$$

CAZ107>115-281230-
/O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-230328T1200Z/
Northern Trinity-Southern Trinity-Mendocino Coast-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
Southwestern Mendocino Interior-Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
Northern Lake-Southern Lake-
416 AM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$
3 follow-up statements
845 
WWUS76 KEKA 281441
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
741 AM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

CAZ101-103-107-108-282245-
/O.EXB.KEKA.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-230329T0600Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Northern Trinity-
Southern Trinity-
741 AM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast, Northern 
  Trinity and Southern Trinity Counties.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ102-104>106-282245-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-230329T0600Z/
Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-
Northern Humboldt Interior-Southern Humboldt Interior-
741 AM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
362 
WWUS76 KEKA 282111
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
211 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

CAZ101>108-290515-
/O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-230329T0600Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Northern Humboldt Coast-
Southwestern Humboldt-Northern Humboldt Interior-
Southern Humboldt Interior-Northern Trinity-Southern Trinity-
211 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
072 
WWUS76 KEKA 290516
NPWEKA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1016 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

CAZ101>108-290630-
/O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-230329T0600Z/
Coastal Del Norte-Del Norte Interior-Northern Humboldt Coast-
Southwestern Humboldt-Northern Humboldt Interior-
Southern Humboldt Interior-Northern Trinity-Southern Trinity-
1016 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Gusty winds will continue at high elevations and along the coast,
but speeds will gradually diminish.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 1:06 AM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryEKADel Norte, Lake, Mendocino30 hr
Mar 28, 8:52 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEKALake, Mendocino4 hr
Mar 28, 9:36 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEKAMendocino3 hr
Mar 28, 2:02 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA31 hr
Mar 28, 2:02 PM PDTHazardous Seas WarningEKA19 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in California, 2023Every wind advisory in 2023

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.