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High Wind Warning 33, NWS Medford, OR

December 6, 20104 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 6, 2010, 8:59 PM PST for 4 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Dec 7, 2010, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 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 6, 2010, 8:59 PM PST (04:59 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 7, 2010, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 8, 2010, 7:24 AM PST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 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 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 33 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 00:00Z on 2010-12-07Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2010-12-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1789 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

193 
WWUS76 KMFR 070459
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
859 PM PST MON DEC 6 2010

...STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

.A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON 
AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL
AFFECT MANY AREAS.

ORZ021-022-071300-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0019.101208T0000Z-101208T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0033.101207T2100Z-101208T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
859 PM PST MON DEC 6 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST BY LATE EVENING TUESDAY. A
  DECREASE IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED. AT THE COASTAL HEADLANDS INCLUDING CAPE
  SEBASTIAN...CAPE FERRELO...CAPE BLANCO...AND CAPE ARAGO...SOUTH
  WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 85
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE BRANCHES OR TREES TO FALL
  KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. THE HIGHEST
  IMPACT IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN CAPE BLANCO AND PORT ORFORD.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-071300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.101208T0000Z-101208T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
859 PM PST MON DEC 6 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN 
  STRONG THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY 
  DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 97 AND INTERSTATE 5 NEAR 
  WEED. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ031-071300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.101208T0300Z-101208T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
859 PM PST MON DEC 6 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF PAISLEY. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY 
  DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAYS 31 AND 395. 

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.

&&

$$

STAVISH
4 follow-up statements
291 
WWUS76 KMFR 071153
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
353 AM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...STRONG WINDS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL AFFECT MANY
AREAS.

CAZ081-080000-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0019.101208T0000Z-101208T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.101207T1800Z-101208T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0033.101208T0300Z-101208T1500Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
353 AM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 


* TIMING: SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS
  MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO ADVISORY LEVEL...AND THEN BECOME
  STRONGER TONIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. SOUTH
  WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TO
  40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS: ALL VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HIGH
  PROFILE...ARE LIKELY TO BE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. HIGHWAY 97 AND INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF
  MOUNT SHASTA TO SOUTH OF YREKA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST
  WINDS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WITH LIGHT
LOADS...SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL DURING THE WARNING PERIOD.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ031-080000-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0019.101208T0300Z-101208T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0033.101208T0300Z-101208T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
353 AM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 80
  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF PAISLEY
  NEAR SUMMER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: ALL VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HIGH
  PROFILE...WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAYS 31
  AND 395...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF SUMMER LAKE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-080000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0033.101207T2100Z-101208T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
353 AM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST BY LATE EVENING TUESDAY. A 
  DECREASE IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED. AT THE COASTAL HEADLANDS INCLUDING CAPE SEBASTIAN...
  CAPE FERRELO...CAPE BLANCO...AND CAPE ARAGO...SOUTH WINDS OF 40
  TO 60 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 85 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE BRANCHES OR TREES TO FALL INTO
  POWER LINES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HIGH PROFILE...WILL
  EXPERIENCE HANDLING DIFFICULTY. THE HIGHEST IMPACT IS EXPECTED
  TO BE BETWEEN CAPE BLANCO AND PORT ORFORD.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ030-080000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.101208T0300Z-101208T1800Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
353 AM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
  AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING.

* WINDS: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN OPEN TO
  THE SOUTH.

* IMPACTS: EXPOSED PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF KLAMATH FALLS
  AND WEST OF LAKEVIEW...TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH SIDE OF BLY
  MOUNTAIN. HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SILVER LAKE TO 97 WILL ALSO BE
  AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ026-080000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.101208T0300Z-101208T1500Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
353 AM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAK AROUND
  MIDNIGHT...AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO
  55 MPH AREA EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO
  OCCUR AROUND THE MOUNT ASHLAND EXIT OF INTERSTATE FIVE...AS WELL
  AS FROM ASHLAND TO PHOENIX.

* IMPACTS: VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HIGH
  PROFILE...WILL EXPERIENCE HANDLING DIFFICULTIES DURING THE
  ADVISORY PERIOD. ADDITIONALLY THESE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
  BLOWING AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CAUSING BRANCHES AND WEAKER
  TREES TO BREAK OR FALL...WHICH COULD AFFECT POWER LINES.


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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-080000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.101208T0900Z-101209T0000Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS
353 AM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS:THESE WINDS WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND NEAR
  THE WARNER MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 299 THROUGH CEDAR PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

LUTZ
053 
WWUS76 KMFR 072215
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
215 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN
MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST
OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.


CAZ081-081200-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0033.101208T0300Z-101208T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101208T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
215 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

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

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

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING AND BECOME STRONGEST OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: ALL VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HIGH 
  PROFILE...ARE LIKELY TO BE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE...ESPECIALLY 
  DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. HIGHWAY 97 AND INTERSTATE 5 NORTH 
  OF MOUNT SHASTA TO SOUTH OF YREKA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST 
  WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND CAN LEAD
TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WITH LIGHT
LOADS...SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL DURING THE WARNING
PERIOD.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-081200-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-101208T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
215 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME
  STRONGEST LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER 4 AM TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED. AT THE COASTAL HEADLANDS INCLUDING CAPE SEBASTIAN...
  CAPE FERRELO...CAPE BLANCO...AND CAPE ARAGO...SOUTH WINDS OF 40
  TO 60 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 75 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE BRANCHES OR TREES TO FALL INTO 
  POWER LINES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. VEHICLES... 
  ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HIGH PROFILE...WILL EXPERIENCE 
  HANDLING DIFFICULTY. THE HIGHEST IMPACT IS EXPECTED TO BE 
  BETWEEN CAPE BLANCO AND PORT ORFORD. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ031-081200-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0033.101208T0300Z-101208T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
215 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE
  LIKELY. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY
  TO SUMMER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: ALL VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HIGH 
  PROFILE...WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAYS 31 
  AND 395...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF SUMMER LAKE. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ030-081200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.101208T0300Z-101208T1800Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
215 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: EXPOSED PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF KLAMATH FALLS 
  AND WEST OF LAKEVIEW...TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH SIDE OF BLY 
  MOUNTAIN. HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SILVER LAKE TO 97 WILL ALSO BE 
  AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ026-081200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.101208T0300Z-101208T1500Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
215 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
  THEN INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST
  LIKELY TO OCCUR AROUND THE MOUNT ASHLAND EXIT OF INTERSTATE FIVE
  AND FROM ASHLAND TO PHOENIX.

* IMPACTS: VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HIGH PROFILE... 
  WILL EXPERIENCE HANDLING DIFFICULTIES DURING THE ADVISORY 
  PERIOD. ADDITIONALLY THESE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING 
  AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CAUSING BRANCHES AND WEAKER TREES TO 
  BREAK OR FALL...WHICH COULD AFFECT POWER LINES. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-081200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.101208T0900Z-101209T0000Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS
215 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS:THESE WINDS WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND NEAR 
  THE WARNER MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 299 THROUGH CEDAR 
  PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

RH
490 
WWUS76 KMFR 081143
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
343 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MODERATE TO STRONG
WINDS ACROSS THE SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST SIDE THROUGH LATE THIS 
MORNING.

CAZ081-081800-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-101208T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.101208T1143Z-101208T1800Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
343 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 


* TIMING: MODERATE AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE
  MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE EXTRA
  CAUTION AS THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE STEERING DIFFICULTY FOR
  DRIVERS. HIGHWAY 97 AND INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA TO
  SOUTH OF YREKA WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-081245-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-101208T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
343 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SOUTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE WELL BELOW WARNING
LEVELS TODAY.

$$

ORZ026-081245-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101208T1500Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
343 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA SO THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

ORZ031-081800-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-101208T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
343 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN
  WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 70
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG
  HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: ALL VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HIGH 
  PROFILE...WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAYS 31 
  AND 395...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF SUMMER LAKE. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-081800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101208T1800Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS
343 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: MODERATE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  LATE MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 55 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS:THESE WINDS WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND NEAR 
  THE WARNER MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 299 THROUGH CEDAR 
  PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ030-081800-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101208T1800Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
343 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE MORNING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: EXPOSED PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF KLAMATH FALLS 
  AND WEST OF LAKEVIEW...TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH SIDE OF BLY 
  MOUNTAIN. HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SILVER LAKE TO 97 WILL ALSO BE 
  AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

LUTZ
097 
WWUS76 KMFR 081524
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
724 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010


ORZ031-081630-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-101208T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
724 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY IN SOME AREAS
THE REST OF THE MORNING.

$$

CAZ081-081630-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-101208T1800Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
724 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

EXPECT SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES THE
REST OF THE MORNING.

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-081630-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101208T1800Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
724 AM PST WED DEC 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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



$$

RH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 6, 2:11 PM PST, 6 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 2:11 PM PST, 6 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
211 PM PST MON DEC 6 2010

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS A STRONG UPPER LOW OUT
NEAR 45 N AND 149 W. AHEAD OF THE LOW IS A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS OVER THE MARINE WATERS TONIGHT...THEN
ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY MORNING. PRIOR TO THAT...AN OCCLUDED FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL BRING RAIN MAINLY TO THE
COAST RANGE. SOME LIGHT RAIN COULD MAKE IT INTO THE UMPQUA BASIN AND
CASCADES...BUT ANYTHING WOULD BE LIGHT.

THE MAIN IMPACT ON TUESDAY WILL BE GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND
SHASTA VALLEY. AS THE COLD FRONT SLOWLY INCHES TOWARDS THE COAST.
THE MODELS SUGGEST WINDS COULD GET CLOSE TO WARNING CRITERIA AT THE
COAST...BUT THE WIND DIRECTION BETWEEN 925 AND 850 MB SUGGEST THE
STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO.
PRECIPITATION TUESDAY SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY OFFSHORE UNTIL THE FRONT
MOVES INLAND TUESDAY NIGHT.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED...THE FRONT MOVES INLAND TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WILL BRING INCREASING PRECIPITATION...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE
CASCADES DUE TO A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THE WIND IMPACT THEN
SHIFTS EAST OF THE CASCADES EFFECTING MOSTLY LAKE COUNTY. HOWEVER
THE MODEL SOUNDINGS SAMPLED EAST OF THE CASCADES SUGGEST THERE MAY
BE ENOUGH OF AN INVERSION TO PREVENT THE STRONGER WINDS FROM MIXING
DOWN AT THE SURFACE. SO IT MAY BE THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. AT THE
SAME TIME 500 MB HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE WHICH WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS
DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEAK LOW PRESSURE FORMS ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
BRINGING INCREASING PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHWEST OREGON.

REGARDING SNOW LEVELS....THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH
WHERE MAJOR ROADWAYS WILL NO BE IMPACTED. HOWEVER IT WILL WARRANT
CLOSE WATCHING OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR THE
MOUNT SHASTA REGION.    PETRUCELLI

LONG TERM...THE GFS AND ECMWF FORECAST A FLAT RIDGE OVER THE REGION
EARLY ON IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...THEN THE RIDGE AMPLIFIES SOMEWHAT
OVER THE WEEKEND. THE MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM OFF THE EAST PACIFIC
WILL BE DIRECTED FURTHER TO OUR NORTH. BY LATER MONDAY BOTH MODELS
SHIFT THE RIDGE EAST TO OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL ALLOW AN
OFFSHORE COLD FRONT TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE COAST WITH AN INCREASING
THREAT OF RAIN BY WEDNESDAY.    HOLTZ

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ALL
TERMINALS. AN OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST OREGON TONIGHT
RESULTING IN LOWERING CIGS ALONG THE COAST. INLAND CIGS WILL
LOWER..BUT SHOULD REMAIN VFR WITH LOCAL MVFR. THE MAIN CONCERN
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND SPEED SHEAR AT
THE COAST AND POSSIBLY INTO THE UMPQUA BASIN.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
     NIGHT FOR ORZ021-022.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
     FOR ORZ031.

CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
     NIGHT FOR CAZ081.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR
     PZZ350-356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR PZZ350-356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 4:20 AM PST, 16 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
420 AM PST MON DEC 6 2010

ORZ031-081230-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
420 AM PST MON DEC 6 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE WIND WATCH MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

OR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 7, 3:53 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRJackson, Klamath, Lake28 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2010High Wind Warnings in California, 2010Every high wind warning in 2010

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.