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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Medford, OR

April 24, 20115 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Apr 24, 2011, 3:07 PM PDT for 5 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, California. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 1 report 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
Apr 24, 2011, 3:07 PM PDT (22:07 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 25, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 25, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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
Apr 25, 4:46 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 352 Wnw Coos Bay, ORTARP SHELTERS BECOMING TORN OR UNSTABLE WITH TREE BRANCHES BREAKING.

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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 48 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 2011-04-24Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 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
563 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 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.

402 
WWUS76 KMFR 242207
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE
EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND
ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-251200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0009.110425T1500Z-110426T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.110425T1500Z-110426T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...LAKEVIEW
307 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE
WARNER MOUNTAINS...AND AREAS FROM WINTER RIDGE AND VALLEY FALLS
NORTH AND EAST. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF 
LAKE...MODOC...AND KLAMATH COUNTIES.

* TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY
  MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...AND THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND SUMMER LAKE AREA...FROM
  WINTER RIDGE NORTH AND EAST OF VALLEY FALLS WILL INCREASE TO 40
  TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH. FOR OTHER LOCATIONS
  THROUGHOUT KLAMATH...LAKE...AND MODOC COUNTIES WINDS WILL
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31
  BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS NEAR VALLEY FALLS
  AND SUMMER LAKE...TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 395. ADDITIONALLY...HIGHWAY
  299 OVER CEDAR PASS WILL BE AFFECTED.


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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-251200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.110425T1200Z-110425T1800Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
307 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY ON MONDAY
  MORNING...AND THEN FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BEFORE NOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 40
  TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA
  VALLEY NEAR WEED. TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE FIVE...AS WELL AS
  HIGHWAY 97 SHOULD EXPECT TO BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS.


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.


$$

CAZ083-084-ORZ029-251200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.110425T1500Z-110426T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
307 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE ON
  MONDAY...AND THEN WILL TURN WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THEN
  WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50
  MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS 140...97...70...39...
  AND 139 SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER GUSTY WINDS ON
  MONDAY...PARTICULARLY FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
  SNOW LEVELS WILL ALSO FALL TO NEAR 4000 FEET DURING THE EARLY
  EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVELING DURING THIS
  TIME PERIOD.


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.

&&

$$

BTL
5 follow-up statements
945 
WWUS76 KMFR 250942
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
242 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED
TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ALONG THE COAST...IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND
ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

ORZ021-022-251600-
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0009.110425T1000Z-110425T1600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH
242 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING
  STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MID MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR
  EXPOSED AREAS AND HEADLANDS.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG COASTAL ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY
  101...WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-251745-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0009.110425T1500Z-110426T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.110425T1500Z-110426T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...LAKEVIEW
242 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS 
  MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON...AND THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND SUMMER LAKE AREA... 
  FROM WINTER RIDGE NORTH AND EAST OF VALLEY FALLS WILL INCREASE 
  TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH. FOR OTHER LOCATIONS 
  THROUGHOUT KLAMATH...LAKE...AND MODOC COUNTIES WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 
  BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS NEAR VALLEY FALLS 
  AND SUMMER LAKE...TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 395. ADDITIONALLY...
  HIGHWAY 299 OVER CEDAR PASS WILL BE AFFECTED. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-251745-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.110425T1200Z-110425T1800Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
242 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING...AND
  THEN FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BEFORE NOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 
  TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN 
  SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE FIVE...AS 
  WELL AS HIGHWAY 97 SHOULD EXPECT TO BE IMPACTED BY THESE 
  WINDS. 

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.

$$

CAZ083-084-ORZ029-251745-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.110425T1500Z-110426T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
242 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS
  MORNING ..AND THEN WILL TURN WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN
  WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 
  MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH 
  THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS 140...97...70...39... 
  AND 139 SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER GUSTY WINDS ON MONDAY... 
  PARTICULARLY FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW 
  LEVELS WILL ALSO FALL TO NEAR 4000 FEET DURING THE EARLY 
  EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVELING DURING 
  THIS TIME PERIOD. 

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.

&&

$$
037 
WWUS76 KMFR 251550
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
850 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG JET STREAM WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO
THE SURFACE IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE
CASCADES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

ORZ021-022-251700-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110425T1600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH
850 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* EXPIRATION STATEMENT: WHILE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TODAY...THE
  HIGHEST WINDS WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM HAVE PASSED THROUGH.
  THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9
  AM PDT THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR IN SHOWERS
  TODAY...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE WARNING CRITERIA.


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-ORZ030-031-260000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...LAKEVIEW
850 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING... 
  AND THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND 
  THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND SUMMER LAKE AREA... 
  FROM WINTER RIDGE NORTH AND EAST OF VALLEY FALLS WILL INCREASE 
  TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH. FOR OTHER LOCATIONS 
  THROUGHOUT KLAMATH...LAKE...AND MODOC COUNTIES WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 
  BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS NEAR VALLEY FALLS 
  AND SUMMER LAKE...TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 395. ADDITIONALLY... 
  HIGHWAY 299 OVER CEDAR PASS WILL BE AFFECTED. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ083-084-ORZ029-260000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
850 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS 
  MORNING ..AND THEN WILL TURN WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN 
  WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 
  MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH 
  THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS 140...97...70...39... 
  AND 139 SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER GUSTY WINDS ON MONDAY... 
  PARTICULARLY FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW 
  LEVELS WILL ALSO FALL TO NEAR 4000 FEET DURING THE EARLY 
  EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVELING DURING 
  THIS TIME PERIOD. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-251800-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110425T1800Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
850 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS 
  MORNING...AND THEN FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BEFORE NOON. 

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

* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN 
  SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE FIVE...AS 
  WELL AS HIGHWAY 97 SHOULD EXPECT TO BE IMPACTED BY THESE 
  WINDS. 

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.

$$

BTL
763 
WWUS76 KMFR 251752
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1052 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG JET STREAM WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES DURING THIS
TIME PERIOD.

CAZ081-251900-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110425T1800Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
1052 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO WEST AND HAVE FALLEN BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. WHILE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN AND NEAR SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON THESE EXPECTED GUSTS WILL
BE SHORT LIVED AND REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-260000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...LAKEVIEW
1052 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING...WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO
  WEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE
  EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND SUMMER LAKE AREA...
  FROM WINTER RIDGE NORTH AND EAST OF VALLEY FALLS WILL CONTINUE
  AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH. FOR OTHER LOCATIONS
  THROUGHOUT KLAMATH...LAKE...AND MODOC COUNTIES WINDS OF 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 
  BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS NEAR VALLEY FALLS 
  AND SUMMER LAKE...TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 395. ADDITIONALLY... 
  HIGHWAY 299 OVER CEDAR PASS WILL BE AFFECTED. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ083-084-ORZ029-260000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
1052 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...AND THEN WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE
  EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS 140...97...70...39...
  AND 139 SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER GUSTY WINDS...PARTICULARLY
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL ALSO FALL TO NEAR 4000
  FEET DURING THE EARLY EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME
  FOR TRAVELING DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

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
944 
WWUS76 KMFR 252134
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
234 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG JET STREAM WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN IN
SHOWERS AT TIMES EAST OF THE CASCADES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

ORZ030-260300-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
234 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN AND
  NEAR SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO RAIN AND
  SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AT TIMES ON HIGHWAYS
  97...140...AND 299.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ031-260300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/
MODOC COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
234 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS 
  EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND SUMMER LAKE AREA...
  FROM WINTER RIDGE NORTH AND EAST OF VALLEY FALLS WILL GUST 45 TO
  60 MPH IN AND NEAR SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR OTHER
  LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT KLAMATH...LAKE...AND MODOC COUNTIES WINDS
  OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 
  BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS NEAR VALLEY FALLS 
  AND SUMMER LAKE...TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 395. ADDITIONALLY... 
  HIGHWAY 299 OVER CEDAR PASS WILL BE AFFECTED. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ083-084-ORZ029-260300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
234 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS 
  EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS 140...97...70...39...
  AND 139 SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER GUSTY WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
  ALSO FALL TO BELOW 4000 FEET. DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME
  FOR TRAVELING DURING THIS TIME PERIOD DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND THE
  POTENTIAL OF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

BTL
836 
WWUS76 KMFR 260256
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
756 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011

CAZ085-ORZ031-260400-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/
MODOC COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
756 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON AND NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA. GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL STILL OCCUR IN SOME
LOCATIONS THROUGH LATE EVENING.

$$

CAZ083-084-ORZ029-030-260400-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
756 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON AND NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA. GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL STILL OCCUR IN SOME
LOCATIONS THROUGH LATE EVENING.

$$

STAVISH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 2:55 AM PDTHazardous Seas WatchMFR13 hr
Apr 24, 2:55 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR26 hr
Apr 24, 2:55 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR18 hr
Apr 24, 12:32 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath32 hr
Apr 24, 3:07 PM PDTWind AdvisoryMFRKlamath, Lake29 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2011High Wind Warnings in California, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

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.