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WHUS46 KEKA 171447
CFWEKA
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
647 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
CAZ103-172100-
/O.NEW.KEKA.CF.Y.0006.260217T1800Z-260217T2100Z/
NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-
647 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW
LYING AREAS AROUND HUMBOLDT BAY. UP TO ONE QUARTER FOOT OF
SALTWATER INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE NEAR
SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS. BETWEEN 8.8 AND 9.1 FEET MLLW
AT THE NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE IS PREDICTED.
* WHERE...NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
TIDE IS AT 11:17 AM AT THE HUMBOLDT BAY NORTH SPIT TIDE GAUGE.
SALTWATER INUNDATION WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND
AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AROUND HUMBOLDT BAY
INCLUDING PARKS AND ROADS WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES
EXPECTED. FLOODING WILL LIKELY IMPACT JACKSON RANCH ROAD IN
THE ARCATA BOTTOMS AND SEVERAL ROADS IN KING SALMON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
FEET ABOVE GROUND IS LOCALLY DEFINED AS FEET ABOVE THE HIGHEST
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE OR HAT.
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