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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Medford, OR

January 2, 20087 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Jan 2, 2008, 3:10 PM PST for 7 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Jan 3, 2008, 3:33 AM PST. It was in force for 41 hr. 60 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
Jan 2, 2008, 3:10 PM PST (23:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2008, 3:33 AM PST
Expired
Jan 4, 2008, 9:00 PM PST
In force
41 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 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
Jan 3, 12:33 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 0.5N Mount Shasta, CAIN THE LAST 20 MINUTES. REPORTED VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/8 MILE.
Jan 3, 12:33 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 26 Nw Mount Shasta, CAREPORTED IN THE LAST HOUR.
Jan 3, 2:36 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 545 Nnw Cedarville, CAPEAK WIND GUST IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY JUST NORTH OF CEDARVILLE.
Jan 3, 2:37 PM PSTSNOW 3.83 Nw Mount Shasta, CA3.75 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 1 PM AND 230 PM FOR A TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 930 AM OF 7.75 INCHES. STILL SNOWING HARD WITH LIGHTER WINDS.
Jan 3, 2:37 PM PSTSNOW 86 Nw Mount Shasta, CAA TOTAL OF 8 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 10 AM. SNOWING LIGHTLY.
Jan 3, 2:39 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 41 W Mount Shasta, CA4 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 1230 PM
Jan 3, 2:39 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 43 Nw Mount Shasta, CAFOUR HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 130 PM.
Jan 3, 3:30 PM PSTSNOW 1Keno, ORTODAYS SNOWFALL TOTAL. 2 INCHES ON THE GROUND.
Jan 3, 3:30 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 61 N Mount Shasta, CA3600 FOOT ELEVATION. CURRENTLY SNOWING LIGHTLY.
Jan 3, 3:52 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 1N Keno, ORMEASURED IN THE PAST HOUR.
Jan 3, 3:52 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 94 Ssw Weed, CAFROM 930 AM UNTIL 3 PM. ALSO REPORTED 50 TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS.
Jan 3, 4:15 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 83 Sse Mount Shasta, CA3500 FEET IN ELEVATION. NEAR INTERSECTION OF I-5 AND CA-89. SNOWFALL AMOUNT SINCE 10AM PST.
Jan 3, 4:20 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.061 Ssw Obrien, ORRAINFALL SINCE 530AM PST.
Jan 3, 4:30 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 7Mount Shasta, CASNOWFALL FROM 9AM-4PM PST. TEMPERATURE 39F AT 6AM PST WHEN SNOW BEGAN, FELL THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND IS NOW 32F.
Jan 3, 4:30 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 103 Nw Mount Shasta, CASNOWFALL TOTAL AT BLACK BUTTE FROM 930AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 430PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY SNOW FLURRIES.
Jan 3, 4:40 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 4.5N Mount Shasta, CASNOWFALL TODAY AT ELEVATION 3700FT. CURRENTLY A VERY LIGHT RAIN WITH THE TEMPERTURE RIGHT AT 32F.
Jan 3, 4:40 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 53 S Mccloud, CASNOWFALL FROM 10AM PST-5PM PST. 1.50 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT. SQUAW VALLEY. RIGHT ABOUT 3000 FEET.
Jan 3, 4:40 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 84 Sw Weed, CASNOWFALL AMOUNT 7AM-4PM PST. 4000 FEET ELEVATION IN THE SHASTA VALLEY ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF BLACK BUTTE.
Jan 3, 6:10 PM PSTBLIZZARD4 Wsw Howard Prairie, ORHYATT LAKE. FROM 11AM PST TODAY THROUGH 3PM PST IT SNOWED 3-4 INCHES. IT WAS VERY WINDY WITH WHITEOUT/BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CURRENTLY WINDY BUT NOT SNOWING.
Jan 3, 6:37 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 6.52 W Siskiyou Summit, ORSNOWFALL SINCE MID-MORNING TODAY. CURRENTLY NOT SNOWING. 22 TO 24 INCHES ON THE GROUND.
Jan 4, 5:03 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 371 Se Ashland, OROUT OF THE SOUTH.
Jan 4, 5:03 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 552 Ne Ashland, ORSUSTAINED WIND S 25 TO 30 MPH.
Jan 4, 5:08 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.354 Ne Gold Beach, OR5 AM TO 5 AM. WINDS SOUTH ESTIMATED TO BE GUSTING TO 60 MPH.
Jan 4, 5:08 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 121 N Mount Shasta, CA5 AM TO 5 AM.
Jan 4, 6:00 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGButte Falls, OR40 TREES DOWN IN BUTTE FALLS. ONE TREE LANDED ON AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAUSING AT LEAST 50,000 IN DAMAGE. SEVERAL BLOCKS OF TREES DOWNED.
Jan 4, 6:44 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.521 N Coos Bay, OR1.52 INCHES IN 24 HOURS ENDING 6AM
Jan 4, 7:10 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.8N Langlois, OR7 AM TO 7 AM.
Jan 4, 7:30 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 11 Ssw Obrien, ORSINCE MIDNIGHT.
Jan 4, 7:46 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 0.985 Ssw Roseburg, ORPAST 12 HOURS.
Jan 4, 7:46 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 15 Wsw Wilderville, ORSINCE MIDNIGHT. STILL RAINING HARD.
Jan 4, 7:46 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.242 Ese Ashland, ORPAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 4, 7:46 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.54 Nnw Grants Pass, OR730 AM TO 730 AM.
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 0.5410 E Roseburg, OR0.54 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR.
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.25 E Port Orford, OR1.20 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.221 Ne Ruch, OR1.22 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.461 Sw Riddle, OR1.46 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 12 HOURS.
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.545 Se Ruch, OR1.54 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.884 Wsw Williams, OR1.88 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.075 Nnw Brookings, OR2.07 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.132 Nne Selma, OR2.13 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.666 N Weed, CA2.66 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ON THE SOUTH END OF LAKE SHASTINA
Jan 4, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 02 Nnw Klamath Falls, ORON THE IT CAMPUS THERE WAS HORIZONTAL SNOW OCCURRING.
Jan 4, 8:38 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 4.52N Dunsmuir, CA4.52 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. SNOWED TIL 6 PM THURSDAY THEN RAIN. 5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IS DOWN TO 2 INCHES.
Jan 4, 8:50 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.372 Sw Winston, OR1.37 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 10 PM THURSDAY.
Jan 4, 8:51 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.145 Nne Selma, OR2.14 INCHES IN THE PAST 48 HOURS BUT MOST OCCURRED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 4, 8:55 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 12 Wsw Talent, OR1.00 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 4, 9:01 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.36 Ese Coos Bay, OR1.30 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 12 HOURS.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 531 W Bandon, OR
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 641 Se Brookings, ORALSO REPORTED RAIN AND HAIL SHOWERS.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Nw Mount Shasta, CAREPORTED 40 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. ALSO REPORTED A 10 INCH TREE IN DIAMETER SNAPPED AT THE BASE AND FELL NEAR A HOUSE.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.42 Nnw Sitkum, ORFROM NOON THURSDAY UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.589 E Roseburg, ORPAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.764 Nne Coos Bay, OR24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 10 AM
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 22 Se Riddle, ORFROM NOON THURSDAY UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.282 Ssw Etna, CAMEASURED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 930 AM. REPORTED MIXED RAIN AND SNOW AT 930 AM.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 3.13 S Mccloud, CAFROM 5 PM THURSDAY UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. ALSO REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 52 W Siskiyou Summit, ORIN THE PAST 2 HOURS.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 66 Nw Mount Shasta, CAMEASURED IN THE PAST 6 HOURS ENDING AT 945 AM.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 84 Ssw Weed, CAFROM 2 AM UNTIL 8 AM. ALSO REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH LAST EVENING WITH A PEAK GUST OF 57 MPH OVERNIGHT THURSDAY.
Jan 4, 9:48 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 14N Tennant, CAFROM 7 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY. ALSO REPORTED 35 MPH WIND GUST THURSDAY NIGHT.

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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 23 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 2008-01-02Temperature 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 2008-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 247 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1793 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
330 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 022310
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
310 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

ORZ021-022-030715-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0001.080103T1200Z-080103T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080103T1200Z-080104T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
310 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT APPROACHES THE
COAST LATE WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE
DIMINISHING THURSDAY EVENING TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF BANDON TO CAPE FERELLO.

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.

$$

CAZ081-030715-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0001.080103T1800Z-080104T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080103T1800Z-080104T2000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
310 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 12 PM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 12 PM PST
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT APPROACHES THE
COAST LATE WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON FRIDAY.

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.

$$
SVEN
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 030712
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1112 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

ORZ021-022-031530-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080103T1200Z-080104T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1112 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

WINDS ARE NOW INCREASING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
MPH BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY EVENING
TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF BANDON TO
CAPE FERELLO.

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.

$$

CAZ081-031530-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080103T1800Z-080104T2000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1112 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
12 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ARE NOW INCREASING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOUTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH BY
THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON
FRIDAY.

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
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 031133
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
333 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

ORZ021-022-031945-
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080103T1200Z-080104T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
333 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS ARE NOW INCREASING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING.

A SECOND FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS FRIDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ081-031945-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080103T1800Z-080105T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
333 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ARE NOW INCREASING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH LATER THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30
MPH LATE FRIDAY 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.

$$

STOCKTON
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 031633
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
833 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-040045-
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080103T1633Z-080104T2100Z/
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...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
833 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS
MORNING AND ARE AVERAGING 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OF 60 MPH.
WINDS WILL EASE A BIT TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...BUT AS
ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WINDS
WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AGAIN FRIDAY 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.

$$

ORZ021-022-040045-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
833 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM
PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 60 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING.

A SECOND FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS FRIDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ081-040045-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.080103T1800Z-080105T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
833 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH
LATE FRIDAY 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.

$$

ORZ026-040045-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.080103T1633Z-080104T2100Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
833 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OF 45 MPH
TODAY. WINDS MAY EASE FOR AWHILE THIS EVENING...BUT AS ANOTHER
FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WINDS WILL ONCE
AGAIN REACH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AGAIN FRIDAY 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.

$$

SPILDE
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 032344
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
344 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

ORZ021-022-040745-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
344 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 PM PST FRIDAY.

SOUTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...ANOTHER STORM WILL APPROACH THE COAST TONIGHT AND WINDS
WILL INCREASE AGAIN. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING. THE
STRONGEST WIND WILL BE FROM CAPE FERELLO TO SOUTH OF BANDON.

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.

$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-040745-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0900Z/
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...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
344 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE OCCURRING EAST OF THE CASCADES AND ARE
AVERAGING 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OF 60 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE
A BIT TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...BUT AS ANOTHER FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN
REACH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AGAIN FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ081-040745-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0900Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
344 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
1 AM PST SATURDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE FRIDAY
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.

$$

ORZ024-025-040745-
/O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.080104T0900Z-080105T1500Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS
344 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OF 45
MPH TONIGHT AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AGAIN BY SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

$$

ORZ026-040745-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1500Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
344 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OF 45
MPH TONIGHT AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AGAIN BY SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

$$
SPILDE/SVEN
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 040734
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1134 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-041945-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
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...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
1134 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ081-041945-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1134 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
MPH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$

ORZ021-022-041945-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1134 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
70 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$

ORZ026-041945-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1134 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH DURING THE DAY. 

WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$

ORZ024-025-041945-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.080104T0900Z-080105T0000Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS
1134 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE DAY. 

WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$
HOLTZ
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 041515
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
715 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

ORZ027-028-042315-
/O.EXA.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...
DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT
715 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
90 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-042315-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
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...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
715 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ081-042315-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
715 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY FRIDAY
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.

$$

ORZ021-022-042315-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
715 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
70 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$

ORZ026-042315-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
715 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH DURING THE DAY.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$

ORZ024-025-042315-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS
715 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE DAY.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY 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.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 042042
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1242 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

CAZ081-084-085-ORZ027>031-042145-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...TULELAKE...DORRIS...
ALTURAS...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...
UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
1242 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS ARE SUBSIDING ACROSS THE AREA FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS
BUT NOT OF THE MAGNITUDE THEY WERE EARLIER TODAY.



$$

ORZ024>026-042145-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...
TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1242 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE SUBSIDING ACROSS THE AREA FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS
BUT NOT OF THE MAGNITUDE THEY WERE EARLIER TODAY.

$$

ORZ021-022-050000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1242 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
70 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 050014
NPWMFR

WWUS76 KMFR 050009
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
409 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

ORZ021-022-050500-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
409 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST HAS BEEN 
EXTENDED UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
70 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS WILL DECREASE 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
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 050018 CCA
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
409 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

CORRECTED HEADER

ORZ021-022-050500-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
409 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST HAS BEEN 
EXTENDED UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
70 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS WILL DECREASE 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
000 
WWUS76 KMFR 050507
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
907 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008


ORZ021-022-050615-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
907 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

$$
RH

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 Jan 2, 8:55 AM PST, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 8:55 AM PST, 6 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
855 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008

.DISCUSSION...VERY SHARPLY DEFINED FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS MORNING
WITH PRECIPITATION WEST OF A ROSEBURG TO BROOKINGS LINE. VALLEYS
EAST OF THIS LINE ARE IN THE 20S WEST OF THE CASCADES AND THE TEENS
EAST OF THE CASCADES. ALL OF THIS IS IN LINE WITH CURRENT FORECAST
AND WILL NOT UPDATE THIS MORNING.

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

CURRENTLY THE LONGWAVE UPPER TROUGH IS OFFSHORE AROUND 140W AND A
FAIRLY STRONG RIDGE IS OVER THE WESTERN US. THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
IS UNDER STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...A GENERALLY STORMY
PATTERN FOR THIS AREA. THIS SYNOPTIC PATTERN WILL BE SLOWLY
PROGRESSIVE AND THE LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL FINALLY MOVE ONSHORE
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THERE IS A WHOLE LOTTA WEATHER TO BE HAD BETWEEN
NOW AND THEN.

MOST OF THE VARIABILITY IN THE WEATHER WILL BE PROVIDED BY SHORT
WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE OFFSHORE TROUGH. THE FIRST OF THE SHORT
WAVES WILL ARRIVE LATER THIS MORNING...BUT IT WILL BE PRETTY WEAK.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND BRING SOME RAIN TO
THE COAST...BUT IT WILL BECOME PARALLEL TO THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW
THIS AFTERNOON AND STALL. IT WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

ANOTHER STRONGER SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ONSHORE THURSDAY
MORNING...AND THIS WILL BRING IN A STRONGER FRONT WITH IT...AND
THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS ALONG THE COAST THURSDAY MORNING AND
IN THE SHASTA VALLEY FROM MID-MORNING THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THOSE AREAS AND
WILL KEEP THOSE GOING.

SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE COASTAL AREAS
AND OCCASIONALLY THE UMPQUA BASIN THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AND
NEARLY ALL OF IT WILL BE RAIN.  HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE
FARTHER INLAND WITH THE SECOND FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS IT WILL
BE ENHANCED BY ANOTHER SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE TROUGH. THIS
WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF A MAJOR WINTER STORM EVENT FOR WESTERN
AND CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY. HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL COMMENCE
THURSDAY NIGHT AS STILL ANOTHER APPROACHING SHORT WAVE INTENSIFIES
THE STORM. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 4000
FEET...LOWERING TO 3500 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
WILL BE MEASURED IN FEET RATHER THAN INCHES OVER SISKIYOU
COUNTY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AND START TO
DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS IN THE 3500 TO 4500 FOOT
RANGE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS WILL STILL FALL FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW
LEVELS DROPPING TO 2500 FEET. STORM TOTALS COULD EXCEED FIVE FEET
OF SNOW THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL
SISKIYOU COUNTY. THE CASCADES WILL SEE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW
THURSDAY NIGHT BUT HEAVIER SNOW WILL FALL THERE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE WESTERLY...OPTIMIZING OROGRAPHIC
LIFT. THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS AREA WILL ALSO SEE A LOT OF
SNOW...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN TOO HIGH IN THAT AREA TO ISSUE
ANY WATCHES/WARNINGS THERE.

WINTER STORM WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS MORNING FOR
CALIFORNIA ZONES CAZ080/082/083 AS WELL AS OREGON ZONES
ORZ025/027/028.

COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL DROP AROUND 1000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL STILL
BE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AROUND AS SHORT WAVES WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA...SO A SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL SNOW EVENT
MAY OCCUR THIS WEEKEND.

THE UPPER TROUGH WILL FINALLY MOVE INLAND SUNDAY AND SNOW LEVELS
WILL HEAD BACK UP AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THE MODELS ARE
IN A BIT OF DISAGREEMENT FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE
ENSEMBLE AND ECMWF SHOWING WEAK RIDGE TO ZONAL FLOW...INDICATING
THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGES.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INLAND WITH STRONG SOUTH
WINDS
OVER THE RIDGES. AREAS OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
COAST
LATER THIS MORNING AS A FRONT MOVES ONSHORE.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021-ORZ022.

CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
     FOR CAZ081.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
          THURSDAY EVENING FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
          EVENING FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-
          PZZ376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-
          PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.

15/15/16
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 4:13 AM PST, 10 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
413 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008

ORZ021-022-031200-
CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
413 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT. SEE HIGH WIND WATCH PRODUCT FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ081-031200-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
413 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008

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

HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. SEE HIGH WIND WATCH PRODUCT FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ080-082-083-031200-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
413 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008

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

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 TO 4000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ025-027-028-031200-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
413 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008

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

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GLASER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 3:16 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath37 hr
Jan 2, 3:12 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath25 hr
Jan 2, 3:12 PM PSTBlizzard WarningMFRSiskiyou45 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2008High Wind Warnings in California, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008

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.