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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Medford, OR

November 5, 2005Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Nov 5, 2005, 2:18 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 5, 2005, 2:18 PM PST (22:18 UTC)
Expired
Nov 5, 2005, 7:00 PM PST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

County Siskiyou County, CA

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 89 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2005-11-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2005-11-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
658 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KMFR 052218
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
218 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

ORZ021-022-060300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051106T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
218 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST TODAY. SOUTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

CAZ081-060300-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0003.051105T2218Z-051106T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
218 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE
SHASTA VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN
THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY NEAR WEED. SOUTH WINDS WILL DECREASE
TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

FB
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 060258
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
658 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

ORZ021-022-060400-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051106T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
658 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
SOUTHERN OREGON COAST. 

A COLD FRONT HAS COME ASHORE FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN...WITH WINDS
VEERING TO THE WEST AND DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD
FRONT STALLS INLAND.

$$

CAZ081-060700-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051106T0700Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
658 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY.

SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN
THE SHASTA VALLEY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY NEAR WEED. SOUTH WINDS WILL
DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

SVEN
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 060648
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1048 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

CAZ081-061000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051106T1000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1048 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE
SHASTA VALLEY.

SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN
THE SHASTA VALLEY THROUGH 2 AM TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY NEAR WEED. SOUTH WINDS
WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 060711
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1111 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

CAZ081-061000-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051106T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0004.051106T0711Z-051106T1000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1111 PM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN
THE SHASTA VALLEY THROUGH 2 AM TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY NEAR WEED. SOUTH WINDS WILL
DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

STOCKTON

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.