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High Wind Warning 31, NWS Medford, OR

December 13, 2006Siskiyou County, California; Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 13, 2006, 9:40 AM PST for Siskiyou County, California; Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 14, 2006, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 19 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2006, 9:40 AM PST (17:40 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 14, 2006, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 14, 2006, 11:15 PM PST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 14, 6:31 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.07Riddle, ORSPOTTER REPORTED 1.07 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS.
Dec 14, 6:31 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.771 N Coos Bay, ORSPOTTER REPORTED 1.77 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 12 HOURS.
Dec 14, 6:31 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.844 Ne Gold Beach, ORSPOTTERS REPORTED 1.84 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Dec 14, 6:31 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 3.52 Nnw Sitkum, ORSPOTTER REPORTED 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Dec 14, 9:01 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.673 Sse Coos Bay, OR8AM TO 8AM.
Dec 14, 9:09 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.566 Ese Coos Bay, OR9AM TO 9AM.
Dec 14, 9:19 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.232 Ene Myrtle Point, OR6PM TO 9AM.
Dec 14, 9:47 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.5N Langlois, OR
Dec 14, 12:35 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 571 W Bandon, ORAT 1206 PM PST.
Dec 14, 4:14 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.961 N Coos Bay, OR4PM TO 4PM.
Dec 14, 4:16 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 521 Se Brookings, ORMEASURED. WIND FROM THE SOUTH.
Dec 14, 5:15 PM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 405 Nne Coos Bay, ORALSO A PEAK GUST OF 69 MPH.
Dec 14, 5:16 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 534 Ssw Weed, CAPEAK GUST.
Dec 14, 6:25 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.572 N Roseburg, OR24 HOUR AMOUNT ENDING AT 6 PM PST.
Dec 14, 8:10 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 661 Se Bandon, ORPEAK GUST THIS EVENING.
Dec 14, 9:43 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.376 Ese Coos Bay, OR24 HOUR AMOUNT ENDING AT 9 PM PST.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 2006-12-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2006-12-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 467 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
467 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
776 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS76 KMFR 131740
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
940 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

ORZ021-022-140145-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-061213T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0021.061214T1200Z-061215T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0031.061214T1200Z-061215T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
940 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE PREVIOUS HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 70 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

$$

PETRUCELLI/SVEN
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 132339
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
339 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006

CAZ081-140745-
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0031.061214T1800Z-061215T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
339 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE
THURSDAY EVENING. 

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.

$$

ORZ021-022-140745-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.061214T1200Z-061215T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
339 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM
PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM
PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 70 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE
LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

WITH THE HEAVY RAIN THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF
DOWNING A LARGE NUMBER OF TREES. PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL POWER
OUTAGES THAT MAY BE EXTENSIVE ALONG THE COAST.

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.

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029>031-140745-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.061214T2100Z-061215T0900Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
339 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY. 

EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

PETRUCELLI/SVEN
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 140339
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
739 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006

CAZ081-141300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0031.061214T1800Z-061215T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
739 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THURSDAY
EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN SOME AREAS AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

$$

ORZ021-022-141300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.061214T1200Z-061215T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
739 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM
PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM
PST FRIDAY. 

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WASHINGTON
COAST BY THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 25 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING
INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A
COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

WITH THE HEAVY RAIN THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY
OF DOWNING A LARGE NUMBER OF TREES. PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL POWER
OUTAGES THAT MAY BE EXTENSIVE ALONG THE COAST.

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.

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-030-141300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.061214T2100Z-061215T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
739 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE WINDS 
WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW FRIDAY EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
OF SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ORZ031-141300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.061214T2100Z-061215T0900Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
739 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY. 

EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MTS
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 141114
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
314 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

ORZ021-022-141915-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.061214T1200Z-061215T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
314 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WASHINGTON
COAST BY THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 25 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING
INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH MAY OCCUR ON
THE HEADLANDS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A COLD FRONT
MOVES ONSHORE LATE THURSDAY.

THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN...MAY DOWN A LARGE
NUMBER OF TREES. PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$

CAZ081-141915-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.061214T1800Z-061215T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
314 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING...LASTING INTO THURSDAY
EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN SOME AREAS AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-030-141915-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.061214T2100Z-061215T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
314 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW
FRIDAY EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ORZ031-141915-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.061214T2100Z-061215T0900Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
314 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

STOCKTON
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 141822
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1022 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

ORZ021-022-150230-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1022 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WASHINGTON
COAST BY THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND
LASTING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH MAY
OCCUR ON THE HEADLANDS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A
COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE LATE THURSDAY.

THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN...MAY DOWN A LARGE
NUMBER OF TREES. PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$

CAZ081-150230-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-061215T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1022 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...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. 

SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...LASTING INTO THIS EVENING. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN SOME AREAS AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-030-150230-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.061214T2100Z-061215T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
1022 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH SNOW FRIDAY EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ORZ031-150230-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.061214T2100Z-061215T0900Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
1022 AM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

SVEN
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 142321
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
321 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

ORZ021-022-150730-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
321 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WASHINGTON
COAST BY THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH MAY OCCUR ON THE HEADLANDS. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE LATE
THURSDAY.

THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN...MAY DOWN A LARGE
NUMBER OF TREES. PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$

CAZ081-150300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-061215T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
321 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...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. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO
THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN SOME
AREAS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

ORZ026-150300-
/O.EXA.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0300Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
321 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...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 OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-030-150300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
321 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW THIS
EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ORZ031-150730-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
321 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
SVEN
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 150257
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
657 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

CAZ081-150700-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-061215T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0700Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
657 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH 11 PM. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR WEED.
ALSO...THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW THIS EVENING INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ORZ021-022-150900-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
657 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WASHINGTON
COAST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH MAY OCCUR ON THE HEADLANDS. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE LATE
THIS EVENING.

THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN...MAY DOWN A LARGE
NUMBER OF TREES. PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-030-150700-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0700Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
657 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW
THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ORZ026-150700-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0700Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
657 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

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

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

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
IN PORTIONS OF THE ROGUE VALLEY THIS EVENING...WITH STRONGEST
WINDS IN THE HILLS SURROUNDING THE VALLEY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ORZ031-150900-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
657 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5O MPH WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
DW
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 150651
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1051 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-030-150800-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0700Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
1051 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. 
WINDS HAVE DECREASED AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED
FURTHER AWAY. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WINDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT WHEN THE COLD FRONT PASSES BUT ON THE WHOLE WINDS
WILL DECREASE FURTHER THROUGH THE NIGHT.

$$

CAZ081-150800-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0700Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1051 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. 
WINDS HAVE DECREASED AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED
FURTHER AWAY. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE WINDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN THE COLD FRONT PASSES BUT ON THE WHOLE
WINDS WILL DECREASE FURTHER THROUGH THE NIGHT.

$$

ORZ021-022-150900-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1051 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WASHINGTON
COAST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
LESS THAN 60 MPH. 

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.

$$

ORZ026-150900-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1051 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN
PORTIONS OF THE ROGUE VALLEY UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH STRONGEST
WINDS IN THE HILLS SURROUNDING THE VALLEY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ORZ031-150900-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
1051 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5O MPH WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG HIGHWAY 31 NEAR
SUMMER LAKE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

11
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 150715
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1115 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

ORZ021-022-150815-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1115 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASED AT THE COAST
NOW THAT THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INLAND.

$$

ORZ031-150900-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
1115 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5O MPH WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG HIGHWAY 31 NEAR
SUMMER LAKE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ORZ026-150900-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061215T0900Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1115 PM PST THU DEC 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN
PORTIONS OF THE ROGUE VALLEY UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH
STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HILLS SURROUNDING THE VALLEY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 13, 8:50 AM PST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 8:50 AM PST, 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
850 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

.DISCUSSION...THE TIMING OF EVENTS IN THE SHORT TERM ARE CONSISTENT
WITH THE PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS. IT LOOKS LIKE WELL UPGRADE THE HIGH
WIND WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE COSTAL ZONES FOR LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS COME DOWN BRIEFLY TODAY,
THEN COME BACK UP THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...00Z NGM/NAM/GFS IN.

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
QUASI-ZONAL FLOW WILL PREVAIL ALOFT THROUGH FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL
GO THROUGH SEVERAL STRENGTHENING/WEAKENING CYCLES AS SYSTEMS MOVE
THROUGH.

A WARM FRONT IS NOW MOVING THROUGH THE MEDFORD CWA...AND JUST ABOUT
THE WHOLE AREA IS GETTING SOME PRECIPITATION OUT OF IT.  THE 13/00Z
MFR SOUNDING SHOWED A FREEZING LEVEL OF 7400 FEET...AND IT WILL
REMAIN AT LEAST THAT HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS A STRONG TROPICAL CONNECTION WITH THIS SYSTEM
EXTENDING NEARLY ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

THIS PATTERN IS TYPICALLY IS A HEAVY RAIN PRODUCER FOR THE MEDFORD
CWA...AND IN THIS CASE THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR IN THE
CHETCO RIVER BASIN AND ALONG THE CASCADES.  FLOODING WOULD BE AN
IMMEDIATE CONCERN IF THERE WAS A LOT OF SNOWPACK ON THE MOUNTAINS...
BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE AT THIS TIME.  HOWEVER...FLOODING MAY BE
A PROBLEM IN THE SOUTH COAST BASINS LATER THIS WEEK.

HIGH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST...AND THE HIGH WIND
WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT JUST VERIFIED.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THE
STRONG WINDS WILL ABATE FOR A BIT THEN.  SNOW LEVELS WILL ALSO
LOWER TO THE 4500-5500 FOOT RANGE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA.  WILL MODIFY THE CURRENT SNOW ADVISORIES LATER THIS
MORNING...THEY WILL ONLY BE IN EFFECT FOR ORZ025/027/028 FROM 18Z
WED TO 06Z THU.

THE COLD FRONT WILL RETREAT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND WINDS WILL PICK UP ALONG THE COAST THURSDAY AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL SHOOT BACK UP TO 8000-9000 FEET.  THE NEXT COLD FRONT...
WHICH WILL BE A STRONG ONE...WILL MOVE ONSHORE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
EXPECT ANOTHER HIGH WIND EVENT ALONG THE COAST...AND WINDS AT CAPE
BLANCO MAY TOP 100 MPH WITH THIS ONE.  A HIGH WIND WATCH IS CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT FOR THAT SYSTEM.  ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL
ALSO OCCUR...AND THE SUSTAINED PRECIPITATION NOW THROUGH THURSDAY
WILL BRING THE SOUTH COAST RIVERS NEAR FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS WEEK.
WILL HAVE TO MONITOR RAINFALL FOR TIMING OF THIS EVENT.

SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP A LOT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...DOWN TO
1500 FEET OR SO BY FRIDAY EVENING AND EVEN LOWER FRIDAY NIGHT.  THIS
WILL MAKE FOR SNOW CONCERNS OVER THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS THEN...BUT
MOST OF THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER BY THAT TIME.

.LONG TERM DISCUSSION FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AFD WITH SOME EDITS...
THE COLD UPPER TROUGH LINGERING OFFSHORE WILL MOVE INLAND SATURDAY...
FOR MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A CHANCE OF MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS WITH THE
SNOW LEVEL REMAINING AT 2000 TO 2500 FEET. WILL MAINTAIN BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND A BROAD BRUSH OF SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY AS MODELS DISAGREE ON HOW QUICKLY THE TROUGH WILL
EXIT. THE GFS SOLUTION MAY BE A BIT TOO PROGRESSIVE FORECASTING A
BROAD RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC SUNDAY...PUSHING
INLAND MONDAY PROVIDING A DECREASE IN CLOUD COVER EXCEPT FOR THE
USUAL AREAS OF NIGHT AND MORNING VALLEY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.  GIVEN
THE PRESENCE OF SOME SEMBLANCE OF A RIDGE IN THE REGION FOR THE FIRST
HALF OF NEXT WEEK...THE STORM DOOR MIGHT NOT BE COMPLETELY CLOSED BUT
ANY SYSTEMS WOULD LIKELY BE WEAK.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
WILL CAUSE AREAS OF IFR CONDITIONS MOSTLY NEAR THE COAST RANGE.
PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY BRIEFLY AFTER THE COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER WARM
FRONT/COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...ORZ021/022 UNTIL 10 PM PST FRI.
     SNOW ADVISORY...ORZ025/027 ABOVE 4500 FEET 10 AM WED-10 PM WED.
     SNOW ADVISORY...ORZ028 ABOVE 5500 FEET 10 AM WED-10 PM WED.
     HIGH WIND WARNING....ORZ021/022 4 AM PST THU THROUGH 1 AM PST
FRI.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...
     GALE WARNING....PZZ376/350/356/370 UNTIL 10 AM PST WED.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...PZZ350/356/370/376 UNTIL 10 PM FRI.

STOCKTON/PETRUCELLI/SVEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 6:00 AM PST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
600 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

PZZ350-353-370-373-141230-
CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR 20 TO 60 NM-
CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR WESTWARD 20 NM-
CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR 20 TO 60 NM-
CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM-
430 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. SEE COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PZZ356-141230-
PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM-
600 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. SEE COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PZZ376-141230-
PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR 20 TO 60 NM-
430 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. SEE COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ021-022-141230-
CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
430 AM PST WED DEC 13 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. HIGH WIND WATCH
FROM LATE TONIGHT. SEE HIGH WIND PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. HIGH SURF
ADVISORY FROM 10 PM PST. SEE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH SURF
ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 10 PM PST FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ025-027-140600-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
430 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET FROM 10 AM PST TO 10 PM PST. SEE
SNOW ADVISORY FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS  EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ028-140600-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
430 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 5500 FEET FROM 10 AM PST TO 10 PM PST. SEE SNOW
ADVISORY FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GLASER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 13, 7:11 AM PST, 2 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
711 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 AM     HEAVY RAIN       11 NE GRANTS PASS       42.54N 123.15W
12/13/2006  M1.18 INCH       JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            7AM TO 7AM.

&&

GLASER
Local storm report, Dec 13, 7:18 AM PST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
718 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0718 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW OBRIEN            42.06N 123.71W
12/13/2006  M1.75 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE MIDNIGHT.

&&

GLASER
Local storm report, Dec 13, 7:53 AM PST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
753 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0718 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 WSW WILDERVILLE       42.36N 123.56W
12/13/2006  M1.50 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            7PM TO 745AM.

&&

GLASER
Local storm report, Dec 13, 9:05 AM PST, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
905 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0904 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNE SELMA             42.34N 123.57W
12/13/2006  M1.47 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL 9AM TO 9AM

&&

SANDLER
Local storm report, Dec 13, 9:09 AM PST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
909 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0908 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E SIXES               42.81N 124.42W
12/13/2006  M0.00 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.75 INCHES OF RAIN PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM. HIGHEST
            WIND GUST TO 41 MPH.

&&

SANDLER
Local storm report, Dec 13, 9:10 AM PST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
910 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0908 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E SIXES               42.81N 124.42W
12/13/2006  M1.75 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.75 INCHES OF RAIN PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM. HIGHEST
            WIND GUST TO 41 MPH.

&&

SANDLER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 3:39 PM PSTSnow AdvisoryMFRModoc, Siskiyou41 hr
Dec 13, 3:39 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRModoc, Siskiyou35 hr
Dec 13, 3:39 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchMFRDouglas12 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2006High Wind Warnings in California, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006

Sources

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