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Small Craft Advisory 7, NWS Eureka, CA

January 20, 2026

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 20, 2026, 2:11 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 22, 2026, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 20, 2026, 2:11 PM PST (22:11 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 22, 2026, 10:00 AM PST
Expired: Jan 24, 2026, 3:00 AM PST
In force: 41 hr
Issued by: NWS Eureka, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 20, 12:01 AM PST, 14 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 12:01 AM PST, 14 hours 10 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 20, 11:59 AM PST	Hazardous Seas Watch	EKA		11 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in California, 2026 Every small craft advisory 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.