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Gale Watch 8, NWS Eureka, CA

March 3, 2026

NWS Eureka, CA issued this gale watch at Mar 3, 2026, 11:11 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2026, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 3, 2026, 11:11 AM PST (19:11 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2026, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 4, 2026, 10:59 AM 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 Mar 3, 1:30 AM PST, 9 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 1:30 AM PST, 9 hours 41 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 11:11 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA49 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in California, 2026Every gale watch in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.