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Storm Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Dec 20, 2008, 2:45 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2008, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2008, 2:45 PM PST (22:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2008, 6:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2008, 2:00 AM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
626 WHUS76 KMFR 202245 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 245 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 PZZ350-356-211145- /O.UPG.KMFR.SI.Y.0124.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SW.Y.0113.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0047.081220T2245Z-081221T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0050.081220T2300Z-081223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.081221T0200Z-081221T1000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- 245 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KT THIS EVENING AS A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT. SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FT WILL RISE TO 10 TO 14 FT BY EARLY THIS EVENING THEN RISE TO 14 TO 18 FT LATE IN THE EVENING. THE DOMINANT PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO 10 SECONDS. AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND SUNDAY MORNING EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER TO 10 TO 13 FT SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUNDAY NIGHT AS NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE WATERS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 17 TO 20 FT AT 13 SECONDS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-376-211145- /O.UPG.KMFR.SI.Y.0124.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SW.Y.0113.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0047.081220T2245Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0050.081220T2300Z-081223T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 245 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 KT THIS EVENING AS A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT. SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FT WILL RISE TO 10 TO 13 FT BY EARLY THIS EVENING THEN RISE TO 12 TO 16 FT LATE IN THE EVENING. THE DOMINANT PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO 10 SECONDS. AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND SUNDAY MORNING EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER TO 10 TO 13 FT SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUNDAY NIGHT AS NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE WATERS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 17 TO 20 FT AT 13 SECONDS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$
1 follow-up statement
734 WHUS76 KMFR 210203 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 603 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 PZZ350-356-211515- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-081221T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0050.000000T0000Z-081223T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081221T1000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- 603 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KT THIS EVENING AS A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT. SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FT WILL RISE TO 10 TO 14 FT BY BY LATE EVENING THEN RISE TO 14 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE DOMINANT PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO 10 SECONDS. AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND SUNDAY MORNING EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER TO 10 TO 13 FT SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUNDAY NIGHT AS NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE WATERS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 17 TO 20 FT AT 13 SECONDS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-376-211515- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0050.000000T0000Z-081223T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 603 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 KT WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 KT THIS EVENING AS A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES. WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT. SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FT WILL RISE TO 12 TO 16 FT LATE IN THE EVENING. THE DOMINANT PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO 10 SECONDS. AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND SUNDAY MORNING EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER TO 10 TO 13 FT SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS SUNDAY NIGHT AS NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE WATERS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 17 TO 20 FT AT 13 SECONDS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS<85>AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ CC
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 20, 2:42 PM PST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 2:42 PM PST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
242 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008
.DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. COMPARING SATELLITE TO THE MODELS THE
SYSTEM IS COMING IN A BIT FASTER THAN THE MODELS PREDICTED AND
HAVE ADJUSTED THE TIMING FORWARD A BIT. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD STALL
AS IT HITS THE COAST AS ENERGY IS FED INTO THE SYSTEM AS THE WINDS
CONVERGE ON THE COAST AND JET DIGS BEHIND...AND SO HAVE NOT
ADJUSTED THE TIMING MUCH BEYOND LANDFALL THAN MODELS ARE
INDICATING. TEMPERATURE ARE SLOWLY RISING WITH SNOW LEVELS AS
WARMER AIR IS PUSHED IN AHEAD OF THE FRONT...RISING ABOVE 5000
FEET ON MOST OF THE WEST SIDE. 850MB WINDS OF 50-60KT FROM THE
SOUTHWEST ARE CONTINUING TO INDICATE THE FORMATION OF A COASTAL
BARRIER JET AHEAD OF THE FRONT BEFORE IT MAKES LANDFALL A BIT
BEFORE SUNRISE. LIKEWISE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO LOOK FAVORABLE IN
THE SHASTA VALLEY FOR TOMORROW WITH A RDD-MFR GRADIENT IN EXCESS
OF 10MB AND SW 700 MB FLOW OF 50KT. COLD AIR MASS MOVES IN BEHIND
THIS SYSTEM DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS BY
MONDAY MORNING WITH JUST A BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW BEHIND THE FRONT
THAT SHOULD STAY BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. ANOTHER SLIGHTLY WEAKER
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA IN THE COLD POOL BRINGING LOW
END WARNING/ADVISORY SNOW AMOUNTS DOWN TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS
ON THE WEST SIDE. WITH THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL BE VARIABLE AND SOME LOCALIZED VALLEY FLOOR
LOCATIONS COULD SEE SNOW AMOUNTS MEETING WARNING CRITERIA AS WELL.
PROGRESSIVE COLD PATTERN REMAINS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH
THE GFS AND ECMWF BOTH INDICATING ANOTHER COLD FRONT CYCLING
THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE WITH SNOW LEVELS POSSIBLY REACHING THE
VALLEY FLOORS BRINGING BOTH A CHANCE OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS TO MOST
OF THE REGION AS WELL AS VERY POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS.
&&
.AVIATION...MVFR TO ISOLATED IFR CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS ACROSS THE REGION.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ORZ021-ORZ022-ORZ023-ORZ024-ORZ025-ORZ026-ORZ027-ORZ028-
ORZ029-ORZ030-ORZ031.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR ORZ021-ORZ022.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR ORZ021-
ORZ022.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR ORZ027-ORZ028.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CAZ080-CAZ081-CAZ082-CAZ083-CAZ084-CAZ085.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR CAZ081.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-
PZZ370-PZZ376.
STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-PZZ356.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PZZ350-PZZ356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR PZZ370-PZZ376.
SVENHazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 10:46 AM PST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1046 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 CAZ080-ORZ023>026-210100- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- 1046 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ082>085-ORZ029>031-210100- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 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- 1046 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ021-022-210100- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1046 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST TONIGHT THROUGH 4 AM PST SUNDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ081-210100- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1046 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SEE WEATHER MESSAGES FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ027-028-210100- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 1046 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 4 PM PST TODAY ABOVE 4500 FEET AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 20, 9:00 AM PST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
900 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0857 AM HEAVY SNOW 11 WSW STEAMBOAT 43.31N 122.94W
12/20/2008 M1.5 INCH DOUGLAS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
NEW SNOW
&&
SVENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 7:24 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 3 hr | |
| Dec 20, 12:42 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 20, 12:59 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 26 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:06 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 49 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:09 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 51 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:11 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 26 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.