King tides brings high surf to coast
King tides returned to Humboldt County on Sunday, potentially leaving some low-lying areas in King Salmon and the Arcata Bottoms with some minor flooding.
The higher-than-normal tides are expected to stick around for a few days. And a coastal flood advisory is in effect until noon Monday.
“We’ve had some south winds this weekend and a little bit larger swells coming in from the ocean,” said National Weather Service Eureka office meteorologist Alex Dodd on Sunday, noting the rain also “contributed a tiny bit” to the king tides.
High tide on Monday is expected to be around 10:36 a.m. and high tide on Tuesday should be around one hour later at 11:28 a.m. The National Weather Service posted on its website that the surf heights could hit 20 feet Monday.
A series of systems are expected to hit the county this week, keeping Humboldt County damp.
“We will have a break on Monday after this latest round,”
Dodd said. “… Then another weak front (will be) swinging through Tuesday afternoon (or) Tuesday evening. Another system for Wednesday into Thursday (with) rainfall amounts … a repeat of the weekend.”
He added that it appeared another storm would arrive next weekend.
Some of the higher elevations — especially in Trinity County — could see snow.
“As far as Humboldt summits go, Berry summit is just looking wet,” Dodd said.
Temperatures in Humboldt County are not expected to get especially chilly over the next week.
The county will see “highs in the low to mid-50s, generally speaking, and overnight lows around the 40-degree mark.”
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