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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Medford, OR

March 1, 2006Jackson County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2006, 4:05 AM PST for Jackson County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 1, 2006, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2006, 4:05 AM PST (12:05 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2006, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 1, 2006, 10:00 PM PST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

County Jackson County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:08 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 9 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 2006-03-01Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2006-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 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
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
322 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 011205 AAA
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
405 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006

ORZ021-022-012015-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060302T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
405 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND CURRY COUNTY COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND CURRY COUNTY COAST. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL APPROACH THE COAST OF OREGON TODAY.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT INTO THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM BANDON SOUTH TO THE CALIFORNIA
STATE LINE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ081-012015-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.060301T1800Z-060302T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
405 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE COAST OF OREGON TODAY WILL
PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH WINDS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR WEED.

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.

$$

ORZ026-012015-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.060301T1800Z-060302T0600Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
405 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE COAST OF OREGON TODAY WILL
PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH WINDS IN ROGUE VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO START IN THE ASHLAND AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL
SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE LOWER VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON.

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
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 012012
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1212 PM PST WED MAR 1 2006

ORZ021-022-020415-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060302T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1212 PM PST WED MAR 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON AND CURRY COUNTY COAST...

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

A STRONG WINTER STORM IS MOVING ONSHORE TODAY. SOUTH WINDS HAVE 
INCREASED THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM BANDON SOUTH TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE LINE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BEHIND THE
FRONT 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.

$$

CAZ081-020415-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060302T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1212 PM PST WED MAR 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM IS APPROACHING THE COAST OF OREGON TODAY AND
WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS EVENING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG
SOUTH WINDS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDS
WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR WEED.

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.

$$

ORZ026-020415-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060302T0600Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1212 PM PST WED MAR 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING 
FOR THE ROGUE VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE ROGUE VALLEY.

A STRONG WINTER STORM IS APPROACHING THE COAST OF OREGON TODAY AND
WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS IN ROGUE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 020357
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
757 PM PST WED MAR 1 2006

ORZ021-022-021200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060302T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
757 PM PST WED MAR 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.

A STRONG WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE COAST. SOUTH
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH HAVE ALREADY
OCCURRED ALONG THE COAST WITH THIS STORM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE FROM
BANDON SOUTH TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE LINE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING TOWARD DAYBREAK AS
THE FRONT MOVES INLAND.

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.

$$

CAZ081-021200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060302T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
757 PM PST WED MAR 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.

A STRONG WINTER STORM IS APPROACHING THE COAST OF OREGON AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE SOUTHERN END
OF THE SHASTA VALLEY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WEED. STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING TOWARD THE
DAYBREAK AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND.

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.

$$

ORZ026-020600-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060302T0600Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
757 PM PST WED MAR 1 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM IS APPROACHING THE COAST OF OREGON TODAY
AND WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG
AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS IN ROGUE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

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.

$$
FB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 3:39 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRCurry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath24 hr
Mar 1, 2:36 PM PSTSnow AdvisoryMFRJackson, Josephine, Klamath13 hr

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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.