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Gale Watch 17, NWS Eureka, CA

May 24, 2026

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at May 24, 2026, 9:12 PM PDT. It took effect at May 27, 2026, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2026, 9:12 PM PDT (04:12 UTC)
In effect from
May 27, 2026, 3:00 AM PDT
Expired
May 26, 2026, 8:49 AM PDT
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 May 24, 3:32 PM PDT, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 3:32 PM PDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 24, 3:23 PM PDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before
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Sources

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