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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Medford, OR

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

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind watch at Jan 18, 2010, 3:37 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 .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2010, 3:37 AM PST (11:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2010, 3:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 18, 2010, 8:46 AM PST
In force
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 11:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Jan 18, 3:17 AM PST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 3:17 AM PST, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 4:45 AM PST, 22 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
445 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2010

ORZ030-031-180100-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
445 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 4 PM TODAY. SEE WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ081-ORZ026-180100-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
445 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 1 AM PST
TONIGHT. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER
THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ021-022-180100-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
445 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TODAY UNTIL 1 AM PST
TONIGHT. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER
THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ083-180100-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
445 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 10 AM TODAY. SEE
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ080-082-180100-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
445 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 10 AM TODAY ABOVE
4000 FEET. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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, 8:46 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas28 hr
Jan 18, 3:38 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchMFRSiskiyou11 hr
Jan 18, 12:01 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou4 hr
Jan 18, 2:15 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRSiskiyou32 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Oregon, 2010Every high wind watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.