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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Medford, OR

January 17, 2011Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Jan 17, 2011, 9:59 AM PST for Lake County, Oregon. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 17, 2011, 9:59 AM PST (17:59 UTC)
Expired
Jan 17, 2011, 12:57 PM PST
In force
3 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 18:03 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2011-01-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-01-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 129 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
272 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.

799 
WWUS76 KMFR 171759
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
959 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011


ORZ031-180000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0002.110117T1800Z-110118T0000Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
959 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH
  THIS 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 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.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-171900-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
959 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

$$

STOCKTON
1 follow-up statement
301 
WWUS76 KMFR 172057
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1257 PM PST MON JAN 17 2011

ORZ031-172200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T0000Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
1257 PM PST MON JAN 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

STOCKTON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 16, 6:04 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine6 hr
Jan 17, 2:35 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRLake7 hr
Jan 17, 5:21 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryMFRCurry, Jackson, Josephine5 hr
Jan 17, 7:02 AM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas51 min
Jan 17, 7:28 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningMFRDouglas5 hr

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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.