UPDATE, 4:30 p.m.: Told You!

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Humboldt County is in for a solid week of weather, our friends at the National Weather Service’s Woodley Island tell us. This afternoon is going to be particularly dramatic, as a big ol’ wind blows through. The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory this morning, warning of gusts up to or over 60 m.p.h. in the interior regions. Drive safely!

Here’s a video the weather service put together to illustrate the gift of atmospheric moisture that the state of Hawaii has sent our way:

And please find below the Wind Advisory issued by Woodley Island this morning, with specific times and windspeeds for the coast and inland:

NORTH COAST INTERIOR

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY.

WINDS…SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES.

LOCATIONS INCLUDE…KNEELAND…FICKLE HILL…AND THE BALD HILLS OF REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK.

HIGHWAYS IMPACTED…36…199 AND 299…INCLUDING BERRY SUMMIT. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

REDWOOD COAST

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY.

WINDS…SUSTAINED 20 TO 35 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ON COASTAL HEADLANDS AND IN THE EEL RIVER VALLEY SUCH AS NEAR FORTUNA.

LOCATIONS INCLUDE…CRESCENT CITY…TRINIDAD…FORTUNA.

HIGHWAYS IMPACTED…101…199. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.