Special Weather Statement

From the National Weather Service
STARTED:Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 @ 8:37 a.m.
ENDED:Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 @ 9 a.m.
SEVERITY:Moderate
URGENCY:Expected
AREAS:Northern Humboldt Coast; Southwestern Humboldt; Southern Humboldt Interior

INSTRUCTIONS

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

DESCRIPTION

At 837 AM PST, Doppler radar was tracking a shower 14 miles north of Petrolia, or 22 miles southwest of Eureka, moving north at 60 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include… Eureka, Arcata, Fortuna, Petrolia, McKinleyville, Ferndale, Blue Lake, Fernbridge, Loleta, Rohnerville, Humboldt Hill, Pine Hills, Hydesville, Bayview, Cutten, Myrtletown, Freshwater, Samoa and Capetown.

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