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High Wind Warning 14, NWS Medford, OR

January 18, 2010Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2010, 8:46 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 18, 2010, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 22 hr. 5 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 18, 2010, 8:46 AM PST (16:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2010, 3:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 19, 2010, 1:00 PM PST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:46 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 18, 6:39 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 Se Brookings, OR
Jan 18, 8:40 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 681 Se Brookings, ORSUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 815 PM.
Jan 18, 9:19 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Brookings, OR
Jan 19, 5:08 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.534 Ne Gold Beach, OR5 AM TO 5 AM
Jan 19, 7:34 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.874 S Ophir, OR24 HOUR PERIOD

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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 2010-01-18Temperature 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 2010-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 183 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
998 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
450 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.

975 
WWUS76 KMFR 181646
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
846 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND HEAVY RAIN...

.THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
TODAY...WITH STRONG WINDS AGAIN AT THE COAST.

ORZ021-022-190100-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0003.100118T2300Z-100119T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0014.100118T2300Z-100119T1400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
846 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
   PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES.

* WITH EACH ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THE CHANCES OF
  TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING INCREASES AS SOILS BECOME MORE
  SATURATED AND TREES RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE. THE POSSIBILITY OF
  SLIDES AND SLUMPS OF ROADS ALSO INCREASES AS WINDS INJECT RAIN
  INTO UN-SHELTERED SOILS.|

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
9 follow-up statements
230 
WWUS76 KMFR 182001
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1201 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND HEAVY RAIN...

.THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
TODAY...WITH STRONG WINDS AT THE COAST AND IN THE SHASTA VALLEY.

ORZ021-022-190400-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.100118T2300Z-100119T1400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1201 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
   TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES. 

* WITH EACH ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THE CHANCES OF 
  TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING INCREASES AS SOILS BECOME MORE 
  SATURATED AND TREES RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE. THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  SLIDES AND SLUMPS OF ROADS ALSO INCREASES AS WINDS INJECT RAIN 
  INTO UN-SHELTERED SOILS.| 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ081-190000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.100118T2001Z-100119T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1201 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

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

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

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS NEAR WEED.

* THESE WINDS WILL AFFECT I-5 NEAR WEED.

* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
907 
WWUS76 KMFR 182215
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
215 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN...

.THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG WINDS AT THE COAST AND IN THE
SHASTA VALLEY.

ORZ021-022-190615-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.100118T2300Z-100119T1400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
215 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES. 

* WITH EACH ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THE CHANCES OF
  TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING INCREASES AS SOILS BECOME MORE
  SATURATED AND TREES RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE. THE POSSIBILITY OF
  SLIDES AND SLUMPS OF ROADS ALSO INCREASES AS WINDS INJECT RAIN
  INTO UN-SHELTERED SOILS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ081-190000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100119T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
215 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

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

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

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WEED. 

* THESE WINDS WILL AFFECT I-5 NEAR WEED.

* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
067 
WWUS76 KMFR 190006
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
406 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN...

.THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS AT THE COAST.

CAZ081-190115-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100119T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
406 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS IN THE SHASTA
VALLEY HAVE DIMINISHED BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT.



$$

ORZ021-022-190815-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100119T1400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
406 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES. 

* WITH EACH ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THE CHANCE OF
  TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING INCREASES AS SOILS BECOME SATURATED
  AND TREES RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE. THE POSSIBILITY OF SLIDES AND
  SLUMPS OF ROADS ALSO INCREASES AS WINDS INJECT RAIN INTO
  UNSHELTERED SOILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$


DW
959 
WWUS76 KMFR 190319
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
719 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS AT THE COAST. WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY
IN THE ROGUE VALLEY.

ORZ021-022-191130-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100119T1400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
719 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES. 

* WITH EACH ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THE CHANCE OF 
  TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING INCREASES AS SOILS BECOME 
  SATURATED AND TREES RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE. THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  SLIDES AND SLUMPS OF ROADS ALSO INCREASES AS WINDS INJECT RAIN 
  INTO UNSHELTERED SOILS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ026-190800-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.100119T0319Z-100119T0800Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
719 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE ROGUE VALLEY.

* OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SURROUNDING
  HILLS.

* INTERSTATE 5 FROM ASHLAND TO BLACKWELL HILL WILL BE IMPACTED
  WITH LIGHTER WINDS WEST OF BLACKWELL HILL TO ROGUE RIVER.

* WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

FB/RH
278 
WWUS76 KMFR 190805
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1205 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

ORZ026-190915-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-100119T0800Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1205 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT SPEED ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

ORZ021-022-191400-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100119T1400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1205 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

* SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

MTS
302 
WWUS76 KMFR 191137
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
337 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

ORZ021-022-191945-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.100121T0000Z-100121T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100119T2100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
337 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL INCREASE
  AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES. WINDS DECREASE
  THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 65 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WITH EACH ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THE CHANCES OF
  TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING INCREASES AS SOILS BECOME MORE
  SATURATED AND TREES RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE. THE POSSIBILITY OF
  SLIDES AND SLUMPS OF ROADS ALSO INCREASES AS WINDS INJECT RAIN
  INTO UN-SHELTERED SOILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ081-191945-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.100119T1137Z-100119T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.100121T0000Z-100121T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
337 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 



* GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE
  THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS
  DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO
  45 WITH GUST TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* I-5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR
  THE WEED AREA.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

PETRUCELLI
753 
WWUS76 KMFR 191450
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
650 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

ORZ021-022-192300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100119T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.100121T0000Z-100121T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
650 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL INCREASE 
  AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES. WINDS 
  DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 
  TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 65 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WITH EACH ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THE CHANCES OF 
  TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING INCREASES AS SOILS BECOME MORE 
  SATURATED AND TREES RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE. THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  SLIDES AND SLUMPS OF ROADS ALSO INCREASES AS WINDS INJECT RAIN 
  INTO UN-SHELTERED SOILS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-191900-
/O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100119T1900Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
650 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE
  THIS AFTERNOON.  

* SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* I-5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR
  ASHLAND. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ081-192300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100119T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.100121T0000Z-100121T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
650 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY 
  DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING. 
  WINDS DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  TO 35 TO 45 WITH GUST TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* I-5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS...WITH STRONGEST WINDS 
  NEAR THE WEED AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

PETRUCELLI
413 
WWUS76 KMFR 191848
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1048 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

ORZ021-022-200300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100119T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.100121T0000Z-100121T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1048 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL INCREASE 
  AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES. WINDS 
  DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 
  TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 65 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WITH EACH ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THE CHANCES OF 
  TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING INCREASES AS SOILS BECOME MORE 
  SATURATED AND TREES RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE. THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  SLIDES AND SLUMPS OF ROADS ALSO INCREASES AS WINDS INJECT RAIN 
  INTO UN-SHELTERED SOILS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-192300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100119T2300Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1048 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* I-5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS...WITH STRONGEST WINDS 
  NEAR ASHLAND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ081-200300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100119T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.100121T0000Z-100121T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1048 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY 
  DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING. 
  WINDS DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  TO 35 TO 45 WITH GUST TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* I-5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS...WITH STRONGEST WINDS 
  NEAR THE WEED AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MW
190 
WWUS76 KMFR 192041
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1241 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

ORZ021-022-200445-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100119T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.100121T0000Z-100121T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1241 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL INCREASE 
  AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL EASE SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE FURTHER TONIGHT.
  ANOTHER STORM WILL THEN CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 65 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WITH EACH ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THE CHANCES OF 
  TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING INCREASES AS SOILS BECOME MORE 
  SATURATED AND TREES RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE. THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  SLIDES AND SLUMPS OF ROADS ALSO INCREASES AS WINDS INJECT RAIN 
  INTO UN-SHELTERED SOILS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

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. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ081-200445-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100119T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.100121T0000Z-100121T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1241 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SOUTH WINDS WILL EASE SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE FURTHER TONIGHT.
  ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WINDS TO 35 TO 45 WITH
  GUST TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* I-5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR
  THE WEED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-192300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100119T2300Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1241 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL 
  CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* I-5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS...WITH STRONGEST WINDS 
  NEAR ASHLAND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MW

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 18, 8:03 AM PST, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 8:03 AM PST, 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
803 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010

.DISCUSSION...18/12Z NAM IN. 18/12Z GFS IN THROUGH 72HR.

THE HEMISPHERIC ANALYSIS STILL SHOWS THE LOADED GUN PATTERN THIS
MORNING WITH STRONG ZONAL FLOW BETWEEN 30N AND 40N FROM JUST EAST
OF JAPAN ALL THE WAY TO 130W. FROM THERE THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS TO
THE NORTHEAST. SO...SHORT WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW WILL CONTINUE
TO RACE ACROSS THE PACIFIC THEN MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE WEST
COAST.

THE FIRST OF THESE SYSTEMS MOVED THROUGH YESTERDAY AND BROUGHT
HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST AS IT TRACKED NORTH ALONG 130W. A SIMILAR
SYSTEM IS NOW NEAR 40N 130W AND IT WILL FOLLOW THE SAME ROUTE
TODAY.

THE NEXT SYSTEM IN THIS PARADE WILL MOVE IN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS
A LONG WAVE TROUGH DIGS OFFSHORE. DUE TO THE ENCROACHING TROUGH...
THIS ONE WILL BE A BIT STRONGER AND WILL TRACK CLOSER TO THE
COAST...SO AS FAR AS WINDS OVER LAND THIS ONE WILL BE THE
STRONGEST IN THE STRING. COULD GET A GUST OVER 100 MPH AT CAPE
BLANCO FROM THIS ONE. THIS STORM WILL PEAK OVER THE CWA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE GFS AND NAM SOLUTIONS HAVE CONVERGED WITH THIS SYSTEM
SO CONFIDENCE IN A HIGH WIND EVENT IS NOW HIGHER.

THE OFFSHORE LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ONSHORE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR
ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION...MOSTLY IN CALIFORNIA. A RIDGE
WILL THEN BUILD IN FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN BREAK TO THE EAST OF THE
CWA EARLY SUNDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN RIGHT BEHIND IT ON
SUNDAY. THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING...

&&

.AVIATION...VERY SIMILAR PATTERN SETS UP TODAY AS YESTERDAY WITH
MOSTLY MVFR TO VFR CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED IFR IN HEAVIER BANDS
OF PRECIPITATION,. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY FOR ORZ021-ORZ022.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
        TONIGHT FOR ORZ021-ORZ022.

CA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ082-
        CAZ083.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
        CAZ082-CAZ083.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 3 PM
        PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-PZZ356.
     GALE WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
        PZZ350-PZZ356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ350-
        PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
        PZZ370.
     GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
        PZZ370.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR PZZ376.

15/16/16
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 18, 4:35 AM PST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
435 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010

ORZ021-022-190100-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
435 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST TODAY UNTIL LATE
TONIGHT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.
SEE MESSAGES FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ083-190100-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
435 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TONIGHT. A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS THEN IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. SEE
WEATHER MESSAGES FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ082-190100-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
435 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TONIGHT ABOVE
4000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS THEN IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATE
TONIGHT. SEE WEATHER MESSAGES FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 18, 8:28 AM PST, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
828 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010

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

0659 AM     HEAVY RAIN       W DUNSMUIR              41.23N 122.27W
01/18/2010  M2.14 INCH       SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 18/0800 PST.

&&

STOCKTON
Local storm report, Jan 18, 8:38 AM PST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
838 AM PST MON JAN 18 2010

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

0836 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 WSW WILDERVILLE       42.36N 123.56W
01/18/2010  M0.50 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL FROM 5 PM TO 6 AM PST.

&&

DW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 5:38 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas33 hr
Jan 18, 1:39 AM PSTGale WarningMFR17 hr
Jan 18, 1:39 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR13 hr
Jan 18, 3:37 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas5 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.