High Wind Warning 26, NWS Medford, OR

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WWUS76 KMFR 211158
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
358 AM PST TUE NOV 21 2006

ORZ021-022-211800-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-061121T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
358 AM PST TUE NOV 21 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND CURRY COAST.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT IS APPROACHING THE COAST THIS
MORNING. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL MAINLY BE NORTH OF CAPE
SEBASTIAN WITH LIGHTER...BUT STILL GUSTY...WINDS SOUTH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE RAPIDLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

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WWUS76 KMFR 211728
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
928 AM PST TUE NOV 21 2006


ORZ021-022-211830-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-061121T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
928 AM PST TUE NOV 21 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. WINDS AT THE COAST HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 30 MPH
AND WILL DECREASE FURTHER THIS MORNING.

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
105 PM PST MON NOV 20 2006

.SHORT TERM...12Z NGM/NAM/GFS IN.

THE REMNANTS OF ONE FRONTAL BAND AREA HAVE PRETTY MUCH CLEARED OUT
OF THE MEDFORD CWA. MEANWHILE...THE LONG WAVE UPPER TROUGH REMAINS
OFFSHORE AROUND 140W. SHORT WAVES EJECTED BY THIS TROUGH HAVE DRIVEN
THE LAST FEW SYSTEMS THAT HAVE MOVED ONSHORE.

THE NEXT SHORT WAVE COMING OUT OF THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ONSHORE
TUESDAY MORNING...AND IT WILL PUSH YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT ONSHORE
TUESDAY MORNING.  EXPECT PLENTY OF RAIN AND WIND WITH THIS SYSTEM...
BUT WILL KEEP WINDS ALONG THE COAST JUST BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA FOR NOW.  SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 5000 FEET...
BUT WILL DROP TO PASS LEVELS TUESDAY.

AFTER THAT THE LONG WAVE TROUGH ITSELF WILL FINALLY START PROGRESSING
SLOWLY EASTWARD.  AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MOVE ONSHORE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  OVERALL...A WET PATTERN WITH THE HIGHEST POPS
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

AFTER THE TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE...MODERATE ZONAL FLOW WILL SET UP
OVER THE MEDFORD CWA WITH LOWER SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 2500-3500
FEET. THIS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. THE CWA WILL REMAIN VULNERABLE
TO WEAK FAST MOVING DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW...SO WILL KEEP
SHOWERS GOING THROUGH THAT PERIOD...MOSTLY FROM THE CASCADES WEST.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...FRIDAY CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE A
BETWEEN SYSTEM DAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST AND
CASCADE CREST.  THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE EARLY SATURDAY...
BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO MOST OF THE MEDFORD CWA.  TIMING AND
STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM VARIES IN THE MODELS...SO THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THAT FORECAST.  AN UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN
OFFSHORE...MAKING FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE EXTENDED.

&&

.AVIATION...COAST...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS
EVENING...WITH AREAS OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN RAIN DEVELOPING AROUND
06Z. INLAND...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL BUT AREAS OF MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS WILL ALSO PERSIST.  MORE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS LATE TONIGHT AS PRECIPITATION SPREADS INLAND.

&&

.MFR WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...

OR...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...
        AFTER 10 AM FLORENCE OR TO CAPE BLANCO OR 0-60 NM.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEAS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
        WINDS...AFTER 10 AM CAPE BLANCO OR TO OR/CA BORDER 0-60 NM.
CA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEAS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
        WINDS...AFTER 10 AM OR/CA BORDER TO PT ST GEORGE CA 0-60 NM.
&&

STOCKTON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1040 PM PST SUN NOV 19 2006

ORZ021-022-201400-
CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
1040 PM PST SUN NOV 19 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY.
SEE HIGH WIND WARNING PRODUCT FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A SERIES OF SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 4500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY
DROPPING AT TIMES TO 4000 FT WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES SNOW POSSIBLE ON I-5
PASSES FROM SISKIYOU SUMMIT TO MOUNT SHASTA BY THURSDAY MORNING. 8
TO 14 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE CASCADES BY THURSDAY MORNING.
SNOW LEVELS DROP TO AROUND 3000 FEET WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

SVEN

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
555 PM PST MON NOV 20 2006

CAZ080>085-ORZ021>031-211400-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
MODOC COUNTY-NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
555 PM PST MON NOV 20 2006

...A SERIES OF FRONTS WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO IMPACT HOLIDAY
TRAVEL...

A SERIES OF OF FRONTS WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS WILL MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK. THE FIRST ON A
SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY...WITH SNOW
LEVELS JUST ABOVE INTERSTATE PASS LEVELS AT AROUND 4500 FEET...AND
AFFECTING PASSES OVER THE CASCADES. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP TO PASS
LEVELS AT TIMES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 4500
FEET. ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING LOW ENOUGH TO AFFECT SOME OF THE
HIGHER PASSES OF INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN GRANTS PASS AND ROSEBURG. 3
TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON SISKIYOU SUMMIT AND IN THE MOUNT SHASTA
AREA BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH SOME HIGHER PASSES BETWEEN GRANTS
PASS AND ROSEBURG POSSIBLY SEEING AROUND AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION.
PASSES OVER THE CASCADES MAY SEE AS MUCH AS 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW
BY THURSDAY MORNING.

WITH THE INCREASED HOLIDAY TRAFFIC THESE POSSIBLE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE
5. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS COMING OVER PASSES MAY BE POSSIBLE AND
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS.  DRESS WARMLY AND MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS IN GOOD RUNNING
CONDITION.  BE SURE THAT YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND THAT BRAKES...
LIGHTS...BATTERY...EXHAUST...HEATER CONNECTIONS...DEFROSTER
...AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP.  ALSO
CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR.  CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...
BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...
BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING
ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

THE OUTLOOK IS FOR SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS TO LINGER
INTO THURSDAY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SVEN