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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 25, 2026, 11:36 AM PDT for Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2026, 11:36 AM PDT (18:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Humboldt County, CA, Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 1416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
355 WHUS46 KEKA 251836 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1136 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 CAZ104-109-260700- /O.NEW.KEKA.BH.S.0010.260725T1836Z-260726T0700Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Coastal Mendocino- 1136 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected on southward facing beaches. * WHERE...The Lost Cost and the Mendocino Coast. * WHEN...Through this 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
090 WHUS46 KEKA 251837 AAA CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Eureka CA 1137 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 CAZ104-109-260700- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260726T0700Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Coastal Mendocino- 1137 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected on southward facing beaches. * WHERE...The Lost Coast and the Mendocino Coast. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
240 WHUS46 KEKA 260109 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 609 PM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 CAZ104-109-261700- /O.EXT.KEKA.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260730T0100Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Coastal Mendocino- 609 PM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday 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. && $$
006 WHUS46 KEKA 261834 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1134 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 CAZ104-109-272200- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260730T0100Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Coastal Mendocino- 1134 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...The Lost Coast and the Mendocino Coast. * WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
261 WHUS46 KEKA 270407 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 907 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 CAZ104-109-271900- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260730T0100Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Coastal Mendocino- 907 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday 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. && $$
480 WHUS46 KEKA 280438 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 938 PM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026 CAZ104-109-281900- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260730T0100Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Coastal Mendocino- 938 PM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
342 WHUS46 KEKA 290330 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 830 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 CAZ104-109-300000- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260730T0100Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Coastal Mendocino- 830 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday 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. && $$
056 WHUS46 KEKA 300046 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 546 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026 CAZ104-109-300200- /O.EXP.KEKA.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260730T0100Z/ Southwestern Humboldt-Coastal Mendocino- 546 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... $$
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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.