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WWUS86 KEKA 180944
SPSEKA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
144 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
CAZ103-105-106-181015-
NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR CA-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR CA-
NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST CA-
144 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT
COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM PST...
AT 144 AM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRINIDAD TO 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF EUREKA, OR EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ORICK TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EUREKA, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS WATERS. GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS
AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO
MOTORISTS FROM ACCUMULATING SMALL HAIL
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EUREKA, ARCATA, FORTUNA, TRINIDAD, MCKINLEYVILLE,
WESTHAVEN-MOONSTONE, BLUE LAKE, FIELDBROOK, ARCATA ARPT,
FRESHWATER, MYRTLETOWN, SAMOA, CUTTEN, KNEELAND, BAYVIEW, PINE
HILLS, HUMBOLDT HILL, FERNBRIDGE, LOLETA AND HYDESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL HAIL.
SMALL HAIL CAN QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS RESULTING IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS. GO EASY ON BRAKES AND STEERING TO AVOID SPIN-OUTS.
LAT...LON 4123 12411 4121 12385 4086 12391 4056 12405
4063 12432 4076 12423 4075 12423 4070 12427
4068 12422 4074 12422 4080 12418 4083 12408
4085 12408 4087 12415 4086 12415 4076 12422
4077 12423 4099 12412 4113 12417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0941Z 281DEG 19KT 4115 12422 4092 12424 4073 12436
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JJW
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