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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Medford, OR

December 27, 2011Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 27, 2011, 3:08 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 6 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
Dec 27, 2011, 3:08 AM PST (11:08 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 28, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
In force
30 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 11:07 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
Dec 28, 5:00 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1Ssw Gold Beach, OR24 HOUR TOTAL
Dec 28, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.67Ne Brookings, ORTOTAL ACCUM. BEGINNING 2 PM PREVIOUS DAY
Dec 28, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 3.425 Nnw Brookings, OR24 HOUR TOTAL
Dec 28, 9:00 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.652 Ese Brookings, ORACCUMULATION FROM 130PM 12/27/2011 THROUGH 9AM TODAY
Dec 28, 8:00 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.067 Ese Coos Bay, OR2.06 INCHES RAINFALL PAST 24 HOURS 8PM-8PM
Dec 28, 9:16 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.041 Nne Langlois, OR24 HOUR TOTAL AS OF 9PM WAS 2.04 INCHES. 1.03 INCH FELL IN THE LAST 12 HOURS.

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 00:00Z, 11.1 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 00:00Z on 2011-12-27Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2011-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 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
908 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 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.

538 
WWUS76 KMFR 271108
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
308 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

ORZ021-272215-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0013.111228T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0010.111228T2100Z-111229T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
308 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 60
  MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.  

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE WITH A WARM FRONT THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN AHEAD OF
  A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY THE CAPES...HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED
  TERRAIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS...
  POSSIBLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES ALONG THE COAST. HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ082-083-085-ORZ022-027-030-031-272215-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0010.111228T2100Z-111229T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-MODOC COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
308 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 
  60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE 
  CASCADES. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY... 
  PEAKING WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASING AS THE FRONT 
  MOVES INLAND BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF KLAMATH...EASTERN
  SISKIYOU...MODOC AND LAKE COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED BY GUSTY
  AND ERRATIC WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR PAISLEY IN LAKE COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

WRIGHT
6 follow-up statements
876 
WWUS76 KMFR 271800
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1000 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

ORZ021-280200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0010.111228T2100Z-111229T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0013.111228T0000Z-111229T0200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
1000 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 60
  MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE WITH A WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT
  THEN STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
  WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY THE CAPES...HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS... 
  POSSIBLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES ALONG THE COAST. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ082-083-085-ORZ022-027-030-271900-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0010.111228T2100Z-111229T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-MODOC COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1000 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BE GUSTY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING LEVELS.

$$

ORZ031-280200-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0010.111228T2100Z-111229T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.111228T0400Z-111229T1200Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1000 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOME STRONG THIS EVENING...PEAK
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...THEN DECREASE BEHIND A
  COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY HIGHER
  TERRAIN. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE AFFECTED BY GUSTY AND
  ERRATIC WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND
  SILVER LAKE.

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.

&&


$$

DW
697 
WWUS76 KMFR 272319
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
319 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

ORZ021-280730-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.111228T0000Z-111229T0200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
319 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65
  MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE WITH A WARM FRONT THIS EVENING AND
  REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH LATE
  TONIGHT THEN STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN AHEAD OF A COLD
  FRONT WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY THE CAPES...HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS... 
  POSSIBLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES ALONG THE COAST. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ031-280730-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.111228T0400Z-111229T1200Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
319 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55
  MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOME STRONG THIS EVENING...PEAK 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...THEN DECREASE BEHIND 
  A COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE AFFECTED BY GUSTY AND 
  ERRATIC WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY 
  AND SILVER LAKE.

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.

&&

$$
DW
506 
WWUS76 KMFR 280723
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1123 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

ORZ021-281530-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111229T0200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
1123 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 
  MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN STRONG
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY INTO
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY THE CAPES...HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS... 
  POSSIBLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES ALONG THE COAST. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ031-281530-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111229T1200Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1123 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. A FEW WIND GUSTS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ALONG
  HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  NIGHT...PEAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...THEN
  DECREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE AFFECTED BY GUSTY AND 
  ERRATIC WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY 
  AND SILVER LAKE.

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.

&&

$$

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303 
WWUS76 KMFR 281107
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011

ORZ021-282315-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111229T0200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
307 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 
  MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING THEN STRONG
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY THE CAPES...HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS...
  POSSIBLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO
  BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ031-282315-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111229T1200Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
307 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
  45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW
  WIND GUSTS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN
  PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING...PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE BEHIND
  A COLD FRONT TOMORROW MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE AFFECTED BY GUSTY AND 
  ERRATIC WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY 
  AND SILVER LAKE.

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.

&&

$$

WRIGHT
326 
WWUS76 KMFR 282210
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
210 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011

ORZ021-290600-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111229T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
210 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAPES...HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED TERRAIN ALONG
  THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS... 
  POSSIBLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL 
  ALSO BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ031-290615-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111229T1200Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
210 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55
  MPH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70
  MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...THEN DIMINISH BEHIND A COLD FRONT TOMORROW MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED BY GUSTY WINDS
  ...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE.

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.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
502 
WWUS76 KMFR 290542
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
942 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011

ORZ021-290645-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111229T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
942 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ALONG THE COAST WITH GUSTS GENERALLY BELOW
40 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE FURTHER OVERNIGHT.

$$

ORZ031-291200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111229T1200Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
942 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 
  55 MPH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  70 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE PEAKING EARLY TONIGHT...AND
  WILL DIMINISH BEHIND A COLD FRONT TOMORROW MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED BY GUSTY
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER
  LAKE.

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.

&&

$$

SK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 4:02 PM PSTGale WatchMFR23 hr
Dec 26, 4:02 PM PSTGale WarningMFR54 hr
Dec 27, 10:00 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRLake41 hr

Nearby

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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.