Alert archive / Oregon / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Jan 15, 2011, 2:21 PM PST for Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 16, 2011, 8:16 AM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2011, 2:21 PM PST (22:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2011, 8:16 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2011, 2:35 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 207 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
463 WWUS76 KMFR 152221 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 221 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...BECOMING WINDY ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY... .A WARM FRONT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT ON MONDAY. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO SOME LOWER ELEVATION AREAS OF LAKE COUNTY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. ORZ031-160630- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.110117T0000Z-110118T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 221 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. 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. && $$ BTL
5 follow-up statements
208 WWUS76 KMFR 160606 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1006 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...BECOMING WINDY ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY... .A WARM FRONT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT ON MONDAY. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO SOME LOWER ELEVATION AREAS OF LAKE COUNTY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. ORZ031-161415- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.110117T0000Z-110118T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1006 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SK
415 WWUS76 KMFR 161214 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 414 AM PST SUN JAN 16 2011 ORZ031-170000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.110117T0000Z-110118T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 414 AM PST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY LEVELS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL INCREASE TO WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE... AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. 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. && $$ DW
483 WWUS76 KMFR 161616 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 816 AM PST SUN JAN 16 2011 ORZ031-170130- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.110116T1616Z-110118T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 816 AM PST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ STOCKTON
978 WWUS76 KMFR 162200 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 200 PM PST SUN JAN 16 2011 ORZ031-171100- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 200 PM PST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. 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. && $$ STOCKTON
792 WWUS76 KMFR 171035 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 235 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ORZ031-171800- /O.UPG.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0001.110117T1035Z-110117T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 235 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING THEN BECOME WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ DW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:23 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 46 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:23 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 5 days |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.