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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2011, 12:58 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2011, 12:58 PM PST (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2011, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Siskiyou County, CA
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 1676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
104 WWUS76 KMFR 122058 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1258 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE INTO OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING OVER AREAS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A STRONG STORM MOVES ONSHORE. CAZ081-130730- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0003.110212T2058Z-110213T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0001.110214T1200Z-110215T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1258 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEN...FROM MID MORNING MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ON MONDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG I-5 NEAR WEED AIRPORT. 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. && $$ ORZ021-022-130730- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0001.110214T1500Z-110215T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1258 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE CAPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ030-031-130730- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0001.110214T1800Z-110216T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1258 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG OREGON HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER 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. && $$ ORZ026-130730- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0001.110214T1200Z-110215T0600Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1258 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG I-5 BETWEEN ASHLAND AND MEDFORD. ALSO ANY ROADS THAT ARE ORIENTATED WEST TO EAST COULD FACE MODERATE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ STAVISH
1 follow-up statement
301 WWUS76 KMFR 130314 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 714 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE INTO OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT OVER AREAS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A STRONG STORM MOVES ONSHORE. CAZ081-131115- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110213T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0001.110214T1200Z-110215T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 714 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: ON MONDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE FORECAST. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG I-5 NEAR WEED AIRPORT. 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. && $$ ORZ021-022-131115- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0001.110214T1500Z-110215T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 714 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE CAPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ030-031-131115- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0001.110214T1800Z-110216T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 714 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG OREGON HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER 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. && $$ ORZ026-131115- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0001.110214T1200Z-110215T0600Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 714 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG I-5 BETWEEN ASHLAND AND MEDFORD. ALSO ANY ROADS THAT ARE ORIENTATED WEST TO EAST COULD FACE MODERATE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 3:04 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 24 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:32 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 36 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.