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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Feb 9, 2024, 3:43 PM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California. It took effect at Feb 10, 2024, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2024, 3:43 PM PST (23:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2024, 3:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2024, 5:00 PM PST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 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 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
781 WHUS46 KEKA 092343 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 343 PM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 CAZ101-103-104-100745- /O.NEW.KEKA.BH.S.0003.240210T2300Z-240211T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- 343 PM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast and Southwestern Humboldt Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
620 WHUS46 KEKA 100734 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1134 PM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 CAZ104-100845- /O.CAN.KEKA.BH.S.0003.240210T2300Z-240211T0600Z/ Southwestern Humboldt- 1134 PM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... $$ CAZ101-103-101545- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.240210T2300Z-240211T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast- 1134 PM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast and Southwestern Humboldt Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker 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. && $$
807 WHUS46 KEKA 101453 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 653 AM PST Sat Feb 10 2024 CAZ101-103-102300- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.240210T2300Z-240211T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast- 653 AM PST Sat Feb 10 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast and Southwestern Humboldt Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
043 WHUS46 KEKA 102132 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 132 PM PST Sat Feb 10 2024 CAZ104-110545- /O.EXB.KEKA.BH.S.0003.240210T2300Z-240212T0100Z/ Southwestern Humboldt- 132 PM PST Sat Feb 10 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Humboldt County. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... 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. && $$ CAZ101-103-110545- /O.EXT.KEKA.BH.S.0003.240210T2300Z-240212T0100Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast- 132 PM PST Sat Feb 10 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast and Southwestern Humboldt Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
073 WHUS46 KEKA 110545 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 945 PM PST Sat Feb 10 2024 CAZ101-103-104-111345- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-240212T0100Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- 945 PM PST Sat Feb 10 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast and Southwestern Humboldt Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker 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. && $$
645 WHUS46 KEKA 111207 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 407 AM PST Sun Feb 11 2024 CAZ101-103-104-112115- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-240212T0100Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- 407 AM PST Sun Feb 11 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast and Southwestern Humboldt Counties. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
096 WHUS46 KEKA 112101 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 101 PM PST Sun Feb 11 2024 CAZ101-103-104-120100- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-240212T0100Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Southwestern Humboldt- 101 PM PST Sun Feb 11 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast and Southwestern Humboldt Counties. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 9:00 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 2:08 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 31 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:12 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 8 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.