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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Medford, OR

March 19, 2011Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Mar 19, 2011, 3:06 AM PDT for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Mar 19, 2011, 11:14 AM PDT. It was in force for 26 hr. 18 reports 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
Mar 19, 2011, 3:06 AM PDT (10:06 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2011, 11:14 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 20, 2011, 1:29 PM PDT
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

County Siskiyou County, CA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 19, 11:45 AM PDTSNOW 4Sse Mount Shasta, CAADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION SINCE 915 AM PDT. CURRENTLY 32-33 DEGREES WITH SNOW INTENSITY LESSENING. SNOWPACK IS FLUFFIER AND NOT AS HEAVY/WET AS YESTERDAY.
Mar 19, 8:54 PM PDTSNOW 4Sse Mount Shasta, CA1145 AM - 845 PM. DRY SNOW...BUT SOME OF IT MELTED THIS AFTERNOON. STILL SNOWING.
Mar 19, 8:54 PM PDTSNOW 18Ese Mount Shasta, CATEMPERATURE 31. EAST WINDS. SNOW IS FINE FLAKES. 18 INCHES OF SNOW...THE BOTTOM TWO INCHES IS ICE. ELEVATION 3700 FEET.
Mar 20, 12:14 AM PDTSNOW 1Ese Mount Shasta, CA4 HOUR ACCUMULATIVE TOTAL....
Mar 20, 5:50 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 6Weed, CAWEED FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED AT LEAST 6 INCHES ON THE GROUND AND STILL SNOWING MODERATELY.
Mar 20, 6:10 AM PDTSNOW 2Yreka, CACHP OFFCIER FOR SISKIYOU COUNTY ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN YREKA.
Mar 20, 7:00 AM PDTSNOW 7N Tennant, CA12 HOUR ACCUMULATION...3 DAY ACCUMULATION 27.0 INCHES
Mar 20, 7:00 AM PDTSNOW 92 Sw Macdoel, CA12 HOUR ACCUMULATION
Mar 20, 7:39 AM PDTSNOW 3Yreka, CA24 HOUR ACCUMULATION
Mar 20, 7:59 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 186 Nw Mount Shasta, CA12 HOUR ACCUMULATION...SINCE THURSDAY APPROXIMATELY 42 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL
Mar 20, 8:00 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 32.54 Sw Weed, CA24 HR SNOWFALL ENDING AT 8 AM PDT. FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM SAT RECEIVED 9.5 INCHES...FROM 2 PM SAT TO 8 AM SUN RECEIVED ANOTHER 23.O INCHES.
Mar 20, 8:22 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 82 Ssw Etna, CA12 HR SNOWFALL ENDING AT 8 AM PDT.
Mar 20, 10:42 AM PDTSNOW 03 S Happy Camp, CANO SNOW, ALL RAIN AT 2.4K FT
Mar 20, 10:42 AM PDTSNOW 0.54 Sw Scott Bar, CASINCE MIDNIGHT. .27IN PW. SNOW FELL AS HALF RAIN HALF SNOW. CURRENTLY 47F
Mar 20, 10:42 AM PDTSNOW 0.5Ene Happy Camp, CAOVERNIGHT. NO SNOW LEFT ON GROUND.
Mar 20, 10:42 AM PDTSNOW 12 Ssw Fort Jones, CAOVERNIGHT
Mar 20, 10:42 AM PDTSNOW 3Sse Mount Shasta, CAOVERNIGHT. SAID IT WAS HEAVY AND WET.
Mar 20, 10:42 AM PDTSNOW 86 S Etna, CAOVERNIGHT. MELTING SLOWLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY

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 00:00Z, 10.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2011-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 94 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2011-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
94 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
702 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

800 
WWUS46 KMFR 191006
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
306 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...ONE STORM WILL DIMINISH TODAY BUT ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL
   DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT AMOUNTS AND COVERAGE WILL
DIMINISH WITH TIME. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL
BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

CAZ082-192215-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...MCCLOUD
306 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
   MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
   11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 12 TO 18 INCHES OF
  SNOW TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AT THE VALLEY FLOOR
  TODAY...RISING TO NEAR 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. SNOW WILL
  BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. CALIFORNIA ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE
  IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE
  SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ083-192215-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1500Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
306 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
   MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
   11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
PDT THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 8 TO 14 INCHES OF
  SNOW TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE
  COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
  BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ080-192215-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1500Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
306 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
   MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
   11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 6 TO 10 INCHES OF
  SNOW TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 2500 FEET TODAY...AND WILL
  RISE TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 3 NEAR THE
  SCOTT MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF
  SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND
  ICY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
9 follow-up statements
426 
WWUS46 KMFR 191501
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
801 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...ONE STORM WILL DIMINISH TODAY BUT ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL   
DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT AMOUNTS AND COVERAGE WILL
DIMINISH WITH TIME. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL
BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

CAZ082-191800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...MCCLOUD
801 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 AM PDT
THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
  LATE THIS MORNING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 12 TO 18
  INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AT THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS
  MORNING...RISING TO NEAR 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. SNOW WILL 
  BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY 
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. CALIFORNIA ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE 
  IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL 
  CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ083-191800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
801 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 AM PDT
THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ANOTHER 4 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
  LATE THIS MORNING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 8 TO 14
  INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO 
  BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ080-191800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
801 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE
3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS
  MORNING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW
  TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 2500 FEET TODAY...AND WILL 
  RISE TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 3 NEAR THE 
  SCOTT MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED 
  AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
483 
WWUS46 KMFR 191814
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1114 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM BRINGS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY IMPACT
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM
SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

CAZ082-192145-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110319T1814Z-110321T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...MCCLOUD
1114 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY.
  ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE
  AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR TODAY
  AND TONIGHT.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...MCCLOUD.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. CALIFORNIA ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE
  IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE
  SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ083-192145-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110319T1814Z-110321T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
1114 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ANOTHER 4 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
  TODAY ABOVE 4500 FEET. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 8 TO 14
  INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WITH
  SNOW LEVELS COMING DOWN TO THE MAJOR ROADWAYS.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGHWAY 97 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW THIS EVENING AND
  TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL
  CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ080-192145-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
1114 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11
PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND 1 INCH IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 6 TO
  10 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING...MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 3 NEAR THE
  SCOTT MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF
  SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND
  ICY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
873 
WWUS46 KMFR 192202
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
302 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM BRINGS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY IMPACT SOUTH
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

CAZ080-201100-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
302 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR S...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING
ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND 1 INCH IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS 
  AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 6 
  TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING...MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 3 NEAR THE 
  SCOTT MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED 
  AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ082-083-201100-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
TENNANT
302 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
  THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 12 TO 18 INCHES
  OF SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING BUT WILL LOWER TO THE
  VALLEY FLOOR OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
  TENNANT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT ESPECIALLY
  AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION WHERE GUST TO 35 MPH IS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY 
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. CALIFORNIA ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE 
  IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL 
  CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ORZ024-201100-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.110320T0900Z-110320T1700Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
302 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 2500 FEET BUT WILL
  LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...TURNING TO
  SNOW IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HAYES HILLS...CAVE JUNCTION AND OBRIEN.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ081-201100-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
302 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 2500 FEET WITH SNOW
  ACCUMULATING ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR
  WEED.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SOUTH END OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR
  WEED WILL BE IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
FB
475 
WWUS46 KMFR 192209 CCA
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
305 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM BRINGS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY IMPACT SOUTH
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

CAZ080-201115-
/O.COR.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
305 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND 1 INCH IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS 
  AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 6 
  TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING...MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 3 NEAR THE 
  SCOTT MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED 
  AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ082-083-201115-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
TENNANT
305 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
  THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING 12 TO 18 INCHES
  OF SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING BUT WILL LOWER TO THE
  VALLEY FLOOR OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
  TENNANT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT ESPECIALLY
  AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION WHERE GUST TO 35 MPH IS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY 
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. CALIFORNIA ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE 
  IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL 
  CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ORZ024-201115-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.110320T0900Z-110320T1700Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
305 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 2500 FEET BUT WILL
  LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...TURNING TO
  SNOW IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HAYES HILLS...CAVE JUNCTION AND OBRIEN.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ081-201115-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
305 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 2500 FEET WITH SNOW
  ACCUMULATING ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR
  WEED.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SOUTH END OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR
  WEED WILL BE IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
FB
109 
WWUS46 KMFR 200412
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
912 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM BRINGS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY IMPACT SOUTH
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

CAZ080-201215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
912 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY
ABOVE 3000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY BELOW 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. ABOVE 3000 FEET...EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES
  OF SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL
  BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 3 NEAR THE
  SCOTT MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF
  SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND
  ICY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED IN AREAS THAT GET
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ082-083-201215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
TENNANT
912 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY
ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING BUT WILL LOWER TO THE 
  VALLEY FLOOR OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AGAIN TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... 
  TENNANT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT
  ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION WHERE GUST TO 35 MPH IS 
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. CALIFORNIA ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE
  IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE
  SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
  ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ORZ024-201215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.110320T0900Z-110320T1700Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
912 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM
PDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM
PDT SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 2500 FEET BUT WILL 
  LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...TURNING TO 
  SNOW IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HAYES HILLS...CAVE JUNCTION AND OBRIEN.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ081-201215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.110320T0600Z-110321T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
912 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE
  NEAR WEED. BY SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 2500 FEET WITH SNOW 
  ACCUMULATING ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR 
  WEED.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SOUTH END OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR
  WEED WILL BE IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND
  HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY.
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$


PETRUCELLI
499 
WWUS46 KMFR 201007
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

CAZ080-202300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
307 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
   EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
   EVENING BELOW 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 2000
  AND 3000 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS: THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 3 NEAR THE
  SCOTT MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF
  SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND
  ICY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED IN MODERATE TO HEAVY
  SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ082-083-202300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
TENNANT
307 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
   EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES THROUGH
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... 
  TENNANT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 AND CALIFORNIA
  ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
  VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY.
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ORZ024-201700-
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110320T1700Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
307 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS
   MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW IN HIGHER
  PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HAYES HILL...CAVE JUNCTION AND OBRIEN.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ081-202300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
307 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
   EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING WITH UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR WEED.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 2500 FEET WITH SNOW 
  ACCUMULATING ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST
  WINDS NEAR WEED.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SOUTH END OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR
  WEED WILL BE IMPACTED. FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED.
  THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE
  ROADS TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
  ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
773 
WWUS46 KMFR 201338
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
638 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

CAZ081-202145-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
638 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
ABOVE 2500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. THIS
  WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET...WITH
  AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 2500 FEET THIS
  MORNING...RISING TO ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH THIS
  MORNING...TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERN
  PORTION OF THE SHASTA VALLEY IN AND NEAR THE TOWN OF WEED.
  LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW LEVELS NORTH OF THE KLAMATH RIVER WILL MEAN
  LOCALLY LESS ACCUMULATION THERE.


* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH THIS MORNING WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS NEAR WEED.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SOUTH END OF THE SHASTA VALLEY
  BETWEEN YREKA AND WEED WILL BE IMPACTED. FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 WILL
  ALSO BE IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND HIGHWAY
  TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. MODERATE
  TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ080-202145-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
638 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING BELOW 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 
  2000 AND 3000 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES OR MORE ABOVE 3000 FEET 
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS: THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 3 NEAR THE 
  SCOTT MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED 
  AND ICY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED IN MODERATE TO 
  HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ082-202145-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
638 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
  INCHES AREA EXPECTED BELOW 3500 FEET WITH AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12
  INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN
  THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT
  TO 24 TO 36 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY 
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 AND CALIFORNIA 
  ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND 
  VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ083-202145-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
638 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES THROUGH 
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY 
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 AND CALIFORNIA 
  ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND 
  VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ORZ024-201700-
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110320T1700Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
638 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW IN HIGHER 
  PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HAYES HILL...CAVE JUNCTION AND OBRIEN.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

LUTZ
486 
WWUS46 KMFR 201606
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
906 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

ORZ024-201715-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110320T1700Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
906 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

CAZ080-202215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
906 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING BELOW 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 
  2000 AND 3000 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES OR MORE ABOVE 3000 
  FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING...TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 3 NEAR THE 
  SCOTT MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED 
  AND ICY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED IN MODERATE TO 
  HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ082-202215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
906 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 
  INCHES AREA EXPECTED BELOW 3500 FEET WITH AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 
  12 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE 
  POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS 
  SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT TO 24 TO 36 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS 
  AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY 
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 AND CALIFORNIA 
  ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND 
  VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ081-202215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
906 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 
  INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 
  THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 3000 
  FEET...WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 2500 FEET THIS MORNING... 
  RISING TO ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
   TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE 
  SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA VALLEY IN AND NEAR THE TOWN OF 
  WEED. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW LEVELS NORTH OF THE KLAMATH RIVER 
  WILL MEAN LOCALLY LESS ACCUMULATION THERE.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR WEED.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SOUTH END OF THE SHASTA VALLEY 
  BETWEEN YREKA AND WEED WILL BE IMPACTED. FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 
  WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND 
  HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME COMPACTED AND 
  ICY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ083-202215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
906 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR BLACK BUTTE AND MOUNT SHASTA CITY 
  WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 AND CALIFORNIA 
  ROUTE 89 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND 
  VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME COMPACTED AND ICY. 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
737 
WWUS46 KMFR 202029
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
129 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTRY WEATHER IS WINDING DOWN THIS AFTERNOON...

.THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WINTER STORM ACROSS
SISKIYOU COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. THE
AREA WILL RECEIVE A BREAK FOR A FEW DAYS BUT ANOTHER STORM COULD
MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AROUND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

CAZ080-202130-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
129 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THE LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED INTO SOUTHERN OREGON AND WEAKENED
SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SNOW LEVEL RISING ABOVE 3000 FEET. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT ONLY A FEW INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. 

$$

CAZ081-202130-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
129 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND WEAKENED
SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SNOW LEVEL RISING ABOVE 3000 FEET. SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BUT WITH WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION.

$$

CAZ082-083-202130-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
TENNANT
129 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND WEAKENED
SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SNOW LEVEL RISING ABOVE 3000 FEET. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT ONLY A FEW MORE INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE
EXPECTED.

$$
FB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 19, 1:13 AM PDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 1:13 AM PDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
113 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.DISCUSSION...19/00Z NAM/GFS IN.

A CUTOFF LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN OFFSHORE NEAR 45N 133W. THE
ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT HAS CLEARED TO THE EAST OF THE MEDFORD
CWA...BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS BEING SUPPORTED BY SHORT WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE
LOW. SNOW LEVELS ARE RUNNING AROUND 3000 FEET.

BOTH THE 19/00Z NAM AND 19/00Z GFS SOLUTIONS FORECAST THE UPPER LOW
TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH-SOUTHEAST...MOVING IT TO NEAR 40N 130W AROUND
SUNRISE SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL THEN BEGIN THE PROCESS OF KICKING
BACK INTO THE WESTERLIES...MOVING EAST AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER RATE
INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY SUNRISE MONDAY.

AT LOW LEVELS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS
AS TO THE HANDLING OF THE MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS UNDER THE UPPER
LOW. THESE LOWS WILL BE DOING THE FUJIWARA BOOGIE...ROTATING
AROUND EACH OTHER. THE NAM SOLUTION BRINGS THE STRONGEST LOW INTO
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SUNDAY MORNING WHILE THE GFS SOLUTION BRINGS
THE STRONGEST LOW TO THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THE
FOLKS BACK EAST SEE THE NAM AS AN OUTLIER AND WILL GO WITH A GFS
SOLUTION THIS TIME. THIS PRIMARILY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE
MARINE WINDS.

AS FOR PRECIPITATION....DURING THIS INTERVAL SHORT WAVES ROTATING
AROUND THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP THROUGH THE MEDFORD
CWA...SO SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO SOME DEGREE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST SHORT WAVE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
WILL UPGRADE THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING LATER
THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN IN THE 2000 TO 2500 FOOT
RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN RISE TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE LOW...IN A MUCH WEAKENED STATE...WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE MEDFORD CWA MONDAY. EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AS THE LOW
MOVES THROUGH. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN IN THE 3000 TO 4000 FOOT
RANGE...BUT MAY LOWER TO 2500 FEET IN MORE INTENSE SHOWERS...
ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA WHERE COLD AIR TENDS TO GET
TRAPPED ANYWAY.

WEAK ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL SET UP MONDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE
LOW WITH SOME WEAK SHORT WAVE ACTIVITY EMBEDDED IN THE LOW. SOME
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...
MAINLY ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COAST RANGE AND CASCADES...WHERE
OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT WILL HELP SQUEEZE OUT MORE MOISTURE FROM
THE SHOWERS.

LONG TERM DISCUSSION FROM THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFD...BOTH THE GFS
AND ECMWF BRING A DEEP LOW PRESSURE DOWN TO THE COASTAL AREA
WEDNESDAY. IF THIS SCENARIO VERIFIES...THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT
WEEK WILL BE STORMY AND WET.

&&

.AVIATION...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY VFR INTO SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH AREAS OF MVFR CIGS WITH HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURED NEAR SHOWERS.
THE EXCEPTION WILL BE WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU
COUNTY...WHERE VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INITIALLY WITH AREAS OF
MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SNOW SHOWERS WITH HIGHER TERRAIN
OBSCURED...THEN WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS
THE NEXT SNOWSTORM MOVES IN.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR ORZ021-022.

CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET
        FOR CAZ080.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
        AFTERNOON FOR CAZ080-082-083.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR CAZ082-083.

PZ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR PZZ310.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
        PZZ350-356-370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
        PZZ350-356-370-376.

15/15/17
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 5:23 PM PDT, 9 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
523 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

ORZ021-022-191200-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
523 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE
UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. SEE THE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR MORE SPECIFIC
DETAILS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.
SEE THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ080-082-083-191200-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
523 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 2000
FEET. SEE THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS THEN IN EFFECT
FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEE THE WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 3:02 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou22 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2011Every winter storm 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.