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Gale Watch 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at Dec 31, 2025, 10:42 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 3, 2026, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2025, 10:42 PM PST (06:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2026, 2:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2026, 2:11 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Dec 31, 4:06 PM PST, 6 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 4:06 PM PST, 6 hours 36 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:42 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 3 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:39 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:06 PM PST | High Wind Warning | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 62 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:31 PM PST | High Wind Watch | EKA | Del Norte | 31 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.