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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR

January 28, 2008Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Jan 28, 2008, 2:45 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 6 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: Jan 28, 2008, 2:45 PM PST (22:45 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 29, 2008, 4:00 AM PST
Expired: Jan 29, 2008, 9:57 AM PST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Medford, OR

County Siskiyou County, CA

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 89 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 588 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 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 
WWUS46 KMFR 282245
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
245 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...MORE SNOW COMING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY TO SOUTHWEST OREGON AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

.ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO THE 1000 FEET
ELEVATION. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
AND POOR VISIBILITY.

ORZ023>026-290700-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0004.080129T0600Z-080129T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HS.W.0005.080129T0600Z-080130T0000Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...
GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
245 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST TUESDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS HEADING TOWARD SOUTHWEST OREGON AND WILL
REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS
RANGING BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 FEET. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AS LOW AS SEA LEVEL AT TIMES...HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED THIS LOW.

FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...2 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ABOVE 1000 FEET IN SOUTHWEST OREGON.
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE COAST RANGE AND DOUGLAS COUNTY
FOOTHILLS COULD SEE NEW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ080-290700-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0004.080129T0600Z-080129T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0004.080129T1200Z-080130T0000Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
245 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS HEADING TOWARD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WILL
REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS
RANGING BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 FEET.

FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...4 TO 8 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL. HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS WILL ALSO
EXPERIENCE POOR VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

CAZ082-290700-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0004.080129T1000Z-080130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0004.080129T1200Z-080130T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
245 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS HEADING TOWARD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WILL
REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...4 TO 8 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND MOUNT SHASTA WITH UP TO A
FOOT ABOVE 6000 FEET. HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE
POOR VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

ORZ021-022-290700-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HS.W.0005.080129T0600Z-080130T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
245 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS HEADING TOWARD SOUTHWEST OREGON AND WILL
REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS
RANGING BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 FEET. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AS LOW AS SEA LEVEL AT TIMES...HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED THIS LOW.

FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...2 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ABOVE 1000 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH OREGON
COAST. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN THE COAST RANGE COULD SEE
NEW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ081-290700-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0004.080129T0800Z-080130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SB.Y.0004.080129T1200Z-080130T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
245 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS HEADING TOWARD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WILL
REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...2 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY REGION. THE
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE 3000 FEET. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND POOR VISIBILITY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

CAZ083-290700-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0004.080129T1000Z-080130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SB.Y.0004.080129T1200Z-080130T0000Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
245 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS HEADING TOWARD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WILL
REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...3 TO 6 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH EASTERN SISKIYOU
COUNTY...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES CLOSER TO MOUNT SHASTA. GUSTY SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND POOR VISIBILITY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

CAZ084-ORZ029-030-290700-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SB.Y.0004.080129T1200Z-080130T0000Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...
SPRAGUE RIVER
245 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND WILL REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD
INLAND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...2 TO 6 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH KLAMATH AND EASTERN SISKIYOU
COUNTIES. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND
POOR VISIBILITY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

ORZ027-028-290700-
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.080129T0600Z-080130T0000Z/
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
245 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH 10 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. LOCAL
AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH
WILL CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY...BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

STAVISH

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS46 KMFR 290649
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1049 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...MORE SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

.ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO THE
1000 FEET ELEVATION. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG AND EAST
OF THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY.

ORZ021>026-291500-
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...
SUTHERLIN...GREEN...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...
MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1049 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. 

ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM IS HEADING TOWARD SOUTHWEST OREGON AND
WILL REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY WITH SNOW
LEVELS RANGING BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 FEET.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND THEN INCREASE IN
INTENSITY TUESDAY MORNING AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE 
AREA. BY 4 PM PST TUESDAY AFTERNOON...2 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ABOVE 1000 FEET. UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED BELOW
1000 FEET. ABOVE 2500 FEET...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.

HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE COAST RANGE ABOVE 1500 FEET IN DOUGLAS
AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES ARE LIKELY TO SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ080-082-291500-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.080129T1200Z-080130T0000Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...
MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
1049 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM IS HEADING TOWARD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
WILL REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY WITH SNOW
LEVELS RANGING BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 FEET.

FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...4 TO 8 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL. HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS WILL ALSO
EXPERIENCE POOR VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

CAZ081-083-084-ORZ029-030-291500-
/O.CON.KMFR.SB.Y.0004.080129T1200Z-080130T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...TENNANT...TULELAKE...
DORRIS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
1049 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO
4 PM PST TUESDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO
4 PM PST TUESDAY. 

ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND WILL REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD
INLAND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...2 TO 6 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH KLAMATH AND EASTERN SISKIYOU
COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
FROM TENANT TO BLY MOUNTAIN. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15
TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

ORZ027-028-291500-
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
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
1049 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH 10 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. LOCAL
AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH
WILL CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BTL/STAVISH

000 
WWUS46 KMFR 291014
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
214 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW EXPECTED TODAY OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...

.ANOTHER WINTER STORM HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING AND
WILL EXPAND INLAND DURING THE DAY. RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST
WILL EXPAND INLAND BY MID MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH THIS
STORM WILL VARY DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL START
AROUND 1500 FT THIS MORNING BUT LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
ALONG AND EAST OF THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY.

ORZ021>026-291900-
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...
SUTHERLIN...GREEN...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...
MEDFORD...ASHLAND
214 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET.

SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. BY 4 PM PST TUESDAY AFTERNOON...1 TO 3 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ABOVE BELOW 1500 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES
BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET.
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ080-082-291900-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.080129T1200Z-080130T0000Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...
MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
214 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET.

SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. BY 4 PM PST TUESDAY AFTERNOON...1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 1500 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN
1500 AND 2500 FEET...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. HIGHER
ELEVATION AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE POOR VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

CAZ081-083-084-ORZ029-030-291900-
/O.CON.KMFR.SB.Y.0004.080129T1200Z-080130T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...TENNANT...TULELAKE...
DORRIS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
214 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. BY 4 PM PST TUESDAY AFTERNOON...2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW 
SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FEET IN EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY...2
TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN KLAMATH
COUNTY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FROM TENANT
TO BLY MOUNTAIN. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

ORZ027-028-291900-
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
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
214 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

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

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

SNOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THIS MORNING AND 
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS 
EXPECTED BY 4 PM PST TUESDAY...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000
FEET. LOCAL AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30
MPH WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

PETRUCELLI

000 
WWUS46 KMFR 291757
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
957 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

.A COLD FRONT HAS REACHED THE CASCADES AND WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD.
IT WILL EXIT THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BUT...SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 1000 FEET. ACCUMULATION WILL BE GREATEST AT
WEST FACING SLOPES. ALSO...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG AND 
EAST OF THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY.

ORZ021>026-300000-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080130T0800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...
SUTHERLIN...GREEN...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...
MEDFORD...ASHLAND
957 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 1000 FEET...
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE
1000 FEET. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE UP TO 2 INCHES OF
SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL
AMOUNT OF UP TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOCAL AREAS
WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

CAZ080-082-300000-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080130T0800Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...
MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
957 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET AND UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 1500
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS
EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET AND 1
TO 3 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET. LOCAL AREAS WILL ALSO
EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS
OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

CAZ081-083-084-ORZ029-030-300000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080130T0800Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...TENNANT...TULELAKE...
DORRIS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
957 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE UP TO 3 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES FROM
TENANT TO BLY MOUNTAIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING
WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

ORZ027-028-300000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080130T0800Z/
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
957 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS
EXPECTED THIS EVENING. LOCAL AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY
DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

DW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 28, 9:05 AM PST, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 9:05 AM PST, 5 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
905 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

.UPDATE...MORNING UPDATE TO CANCEL REMAINING WEST SIDE ADVISORIES
IN EFFECT FOR THIS MORNING. EVENT IS OVER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ONSHORE MAINLY
OCCURRING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY MAINLY OVER THE CASCADES.

FOCUS HAS TURNED UPSTREAM ON THE NEXT SYSTEM WHICH WILL IMPACT THE
REGION STARTING LATE TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM HAS ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD
AIR WITH GOOD UPPER SUPPORT AND WILL YIELD MORE SNOW FOR THE REGION.
GFS ADVERTISES 700-300 MILLIBAR DIVERGENT Q MAXIMIZING OVER THE
REGION AT AROUND 18Z AND SHIFTING EAST THROUGH LATE DAY AND
EVENING AS THE NOSE OF A NORTHWESTERLY 120+ UPPER JET DIVES INTO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. REMAINING WATCHES/ADVISORIES FOR NEXT SYSTEM
ARE IN CHECK. STAVISH

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 345 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008/

DISCUSSION...AS LEAST STORM EXITS STAGE RIGHT...THE NEXT SHOW IS
WAITING IN THE LEFT WINGS. SHOWERS ARE INTENSIFYING AS PVA MOVES
INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF STRONG VORT AXIS IN COLD POOL BEHIND
FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE
IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE AS THE VORT AXIS MOVES EAST BY LATE
MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT LATE
TONIGHT...INCREASING 1000-700MB THICKNESS VALUES TO INDICATE SNOW
LEVELS RISING TO 2000-2500 FEET. HOWEVER...WITH SNOW COVERING
ALMOST ALL OF THE REGION AND THE LATE TIMING OF THE FRONT MOVING
INLAND NOT UNTIL MORNING DRAINAGE FLOW OFF THE SNOW PACK AS WELL
AS COOLING ON THE VALLEY FLOORS SHOULD BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN VERY
QUICKLY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AS THE FRONT MOVES IN AND PRECIP
RATES INCREASE. THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THE COAST WHICH
WILL SEE MORE OF AN INFLUENCE OF THE MORE STABLE SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES IN STRONGER SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THAT LOCATION. THE EAST
SIDE IS LOOKING TO SEE ADVISORY AMOUNTS AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF
THE CASCADES ON TUESDAY. BUT WITH CURRENT WATCHES AND ADVISORIES
UP AND THAT BEING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
WILL LEAVE THAT FOR THE NEXT PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...LOCAL IFR FOG IN WEST SIDE VALLEYS CLEARING THIS
MORNING. CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY VFR AT THIS TIME WITH SCATTERED MVFR
CIGS AND TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS AND ISOLATED IFR CIGS IN CA.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO ALL VFR THIS AFTERNOON. VALLEY IFR
CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WHICH WILL BRING WIDESPREAD MVFR AND SCT IFR CIGS AGAIN TUESDAY.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
     MORNING FOR ORZ023-ORZ024-ORZ025-ORZ026.
     SNOW ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
     ORZ027-ORZ028.

CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
     CAZ080.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR CAZ082-CAZ083.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR CAZ081.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL
     MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR PZZ356.
     GALE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
     PZZ350-PZZ356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-
     PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
     MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR PZZ350.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ370-PZZ376.
     GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
     PZZ370-PZZ376.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 10:19 AM PST, 4 hours 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1019 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

CAZ080-ORZ023>026-291300-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1019 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT STARTING THIS EVENING. SEE
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ081>083-291300-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1019 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT STARTING LATE TONIGHT. SEE
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ027-028-291300-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
1019 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 10 PM PST. SEE WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM PST TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SUGDEN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 28, 9:23 AM PST, 5 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
923 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

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

0923 AM     SNOW             2 S ELKTON              43.61N 123.56W
01/28/2008  M6.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SUGDEN

Local storm report, Jan 28, 9:44 AM PST, 5 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
944 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

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

0943 AM     SNOW             5 SE RUCH               42.18N 122.98W
01/28/2008  M10.0 INCH       JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SUGDEN

Local storm report, Jan 28, 10:57 AM PST, 3 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1057 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

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

1053 AM     SNOW             4 SSW WEED              41.36N 122.42W
01/28/2008  M6.0 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCHES OVERNIGHT.

1053 AM     SNOW             11 E ROSEBURG           43.22N 123.14W
01/28/2008  M5.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 INCHES OVERNIGHT. CURRENT TEMP IS 35 DEGREES.

&&

SPENCER

Local storm report, Jan 28, 10:58 AM PST, 3 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1058 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

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

0903 AM     SNOW             TALENT                  42.24N 122.78W
01/28/2008  M12.0 INCH       JACKSON            OR   PUBLIC

            12 INCHES OVERNIGHT. 2500 FEET ELEVATION.

&&

SPENCER

Local storm report, Jan 28, 12:36 PM PST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1236 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

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

0918 AM     SNOW             28 NE ALTURAS           41.78N 120.16W
01/28/2008  E8.0 INCH        MODOC              CA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            OVERNIGHT TOTAL 8-10 INCHES. EVENT LASTED ABOUT 3 HOURS

0918 AM     BLIZZARD         LAKEVIEW                42.19N 120.35W
01/28/2008                   LAKE               OR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            6 INCHES OF SNOW IN 2 HOURS. WINDY WITH COMPLETE
            WHITE-OUT.

0918 AM     SNOW             N BONANZA               42.20N 121.40W
01/28/2008  M3.0 INCH        KLAMATH            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3 INCHES OVERNIGHT. WATER CONTENT .34 INCH. 20 MPH WINDS
            WITH GUSTS AT LEAST 30 MPH. LASTED ABOUT 4 HOURS AND
            VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.

1213 PM     BLIZZARD         22 NNE SUMMER LAKE      43.25N 120.57W
01/28/2008                   LAKE               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 INCHES OF SNOW. VERY WINDY, 25-30 MPH GUSTING HIGHER.
            VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY.

1213 PM     BLIZZARD         9 WSW ALTURAS           41.44N 120.71W
01/28/2008                   MODOC              CA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            4500 FT ELEVATION. VERY WINDY WITH ABOUT 10 FEET
            VISIBILITY.

1213 PM     HEAVY SNOW       N TENNANT               41.58N 121.91W
01/28/2008  M12.0 INCH       SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.

1213 PM     SNOW             LAKEVIEW                42.19N 120.35W
01/28/2008  E6.0 INCH        LAKE               OR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF SNOW YESTERDAY EVENING THROUGH LAST
            NIGHT.

1213 PM     SNOW             N MOUNT SHASTA          41.32N 122.31W
01/28/2008  E4.0 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOW FOR 3 HOURS LAST NIGHT. WIND 20-30 MPH ESTIMATE. A
            LOT OF DRIFTING WHICH IS WHY THE 4 INCHES WAS AN
            ESTIMATION. POOR VISIBILITY.

&&

SPENCER

Local storm report, Jan 28, 1:44 PM PST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
144 PM PST MON JAN 28 2008

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

0143 PM     SNOW             1 NE MEDFORD            42.35N 122.84W
01/28/2008  M5.0 INCH        JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOWFALL OCCURED BETWEEN 115 AND 515 PM PST

&&

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 28, 12:00 AM PST	Snow Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	10 hr
Jan 28, 3:27 AM PST	Snow Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	43 hr
Jan 28, 3:27 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	11 hr
Jan 28, 2:45 PM PST	Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	32 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.