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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Mar 9, 2011, 2:44 PM PST for Lake County, Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Mar 9, 2011, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2011, 2:44 PM PST (22:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
309 WWUS76 KMFR 092244 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 244 PM PST WED MAR 9 2011 CAZ081-100645- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.110310T0000Z-110310T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 244 PM PST WED MAR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY UNTIL AM AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATES FIVE AND NINETY-SEVEN WILL BE EFFECTED. 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. && $$ PETRUCELLI
5 follow-up statements
017 WWUS76 KMFR 092326 CCA NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 320 PM PST WED MAR 9 2011 CAZ081-100745- /O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.110310T0000Z-110310T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 320 PM PST WED MAR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 97 WILL BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PETRUCELLI/MAS
823 WWUS76 KMFR 100724 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1124 PM PST WED MAR 9 2011 CAZ081-101800- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110310T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1124 PM PST WED MAR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 97 WILL BE AFFECTED. 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. && $$
008 WWUS76 KMFR 101032 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 232 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ORZ031-101845- /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 232 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS FROM OFF THE WINTER RIDGE WILL AFFECT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-101800- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110310T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 232 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 97 WILL BE AFFECTED. 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. && $$
162 WWUS76 KMFR 101800 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1000 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 CAZ081-101900- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110310T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1000 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. $$ ORZ031-110000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1000 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS FROM OFF THE WINTER RIDGE WILL AFFECT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER 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. && $$
965 WWUS76 KMFR 102359 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 359 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ORZ031-110100- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 359 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 4:03 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 45 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:03 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:03 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 51 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:03 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 8:56 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 7 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.