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Dense Fog Advisory 2, NWS Medford, OR

January 9, 2012Curry County, Jackson County, Josephine County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this dense fog advisory at Jan 9, 2012, 7:58 PM PST for Curry County, Jackson County, Josephine County, Oregon. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2012, 7:58 PM PST (03:58 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Curry County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:57 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dense fog advisory 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 dense fog advisory went out at Jan 9, 2:14 PM PST, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 2:14 PM PST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 4:35 AM PST, 15 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
435 AM PST MON JAN 9 2012

CAZ080-ORZ023-024-026-091700-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
435 AM PST MON JAN 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG ARE ALSO OCCURRING. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST ADVISORY MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD AT THIS TIME.

.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
Jan 10, 2:52 AM PSTGale WarningMFR22 hr
Jan 10, 2:52 AM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR22 hr
Jan 10, 2:05 PM PSTAir Stagnation AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine4 days

Nearby

Dense Fog Advisories in Oregon, 2012Every dense fog advisory in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.