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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this freeze warning at Jan 16, 2012, 2:06 PM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2012, 2:06 PM PST (22:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 8:45 AM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 1103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
049 WWUS76 KMFR 162206 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 206 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ORZ022-171200- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.120117T0900Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FR.Y.0002.120117T0900Z-120117T1700Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 206 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 33 AND 36 DEGREES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROOKINGS...INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...LOCAL ICY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION. UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PISTOL RIVER. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES ARE MORE THAN LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ ORZ021-171200- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.120117T0900Z-120117T1700Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 206 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...COQUILLE. * IMPACTS...LOCAL ICY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION. UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORT ORFORD...NORTH BEND. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ PETRUCELLI
4 follow-up statements
857 WWUS76 KMFR 162241 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 241 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ORZ022-171215- /O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.120117T0900Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FR.Y.0002.120117T0900Z-120117T1700Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 241 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 33 AND 36 DEGREES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROOKINGS...INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...LOCAL ICY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION. UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PISTOL RIVER. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES ARE MORE THAN LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ ORZ021-171215- /O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.120117T0900Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 241 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...COQUILLE. * IMPACTS...LOCAL ICY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION. UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORT ORFORD...NORTH BEND. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081>083-085-ORZ029>031-171215- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0002.120118T1200Z-120119T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEED...TENNANT...CHEMULT...LAKEVIEW 241 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUST TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE CASCADES AND THE SHASTA VALLEY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK OUT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHEMULT...LAKEVIEW...SUMMER LAKE...WEED...TENNANT...YREKA AND GRENADA. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE AND INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF WEED. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ PETRUCELLI
911 WWUS76 KMFR 162350 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 350 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ORZ022-171345- /O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.120117T0900Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FR.Y.0002.120117T0900Z-120117T1700Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 350 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 33 AND 36 DEGREES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROOKINGS...INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...LOCAL ICY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION. UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PISTOL RIVER. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES ARE MORE THAN LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ ORZ021-171345- /O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.120117T0900Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 350 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...COQUILLE. * IMPACTS...LOCAL ICY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION. UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORT ORFORD...NORTH BEND. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081>083-085-ORZ029>031-171345- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0002.120118T1200Z-120119T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEED...TENNANT...CHEMULT...LAKEVIEW 350 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUST TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE CASCADES AND THE SHASTA VALLEY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK OUT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHEMULT...LAKEVIEW...SUMMER LAKE...WEED...TENNANT...YREKA AND GRENADA. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE AND INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF WEED. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ PETRUCELLI
490 WWUS76 KMFR 171207 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 407 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 CAZ082-083-085-ORZ029>031-171315- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0002.120118T1200Z-120119T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...CHEMULT...LAKEVIEW 407 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. HIGH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A MAJOR WINTER STORM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY EAST OF THE CASCADES...RESULTING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WARNING BULLETIN FOR FULL DETAILS ON WINDS AND SNOW EXPECTED EAST OF THE CASCADES. $$ CAZ081-180030- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0002.120118T1200Z-120119T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 407 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA VALLEY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK WEDNESDAY....GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF WEED. POWER OUTAGES AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ022-180030- /O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T1700Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 407 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES THIS MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 33 AND 36 DEGREES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS...LOCAL ICY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION. UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH AND HIGHWAY 101 NEAR THE COAST. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ ORZ021-180030- /O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 407 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COQUILLE. * IMPACTS...LOCAL ICY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION. UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ SK/FB
326 WWUS76 KMFR 171645 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 845 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ORZ022-172300- /O.CAN.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 845 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. THE FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH AND HIGHWAY 101 NEAR THE COAST. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ021-172300- /O.CAN.KMFR.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120117T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 845 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY101. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-172300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 845 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA VALLEY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK WEDNESDAY....GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF WEED. POWER OUTAGES AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Jan 16, 8:52 AM PST, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 8:52 AM PST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
852 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012
.DISCUSSION...CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGE SHOW PLENTY OF COLD AIR
MOVING INTO OUR AREA TODAY. HOWEVER WITH THE UPPER TROUGH EXITING
THE REGION THIS MORNING I THINK WE'LL HAVE A RELATIVE BREAK IN THE
WEATHER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE MODELS SHOW A WEAK SHORTWAVE
WITHIN THE NORTHWEST FLOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE COAST
TONIGHT WHICH MAY INCREASE SHOWER ACTIVITY SOME...BUT BOTH THE 12Z
NAM AND GFS DO NOT SHOW A LOT OF PRECIPITATION....EVEN AT THE
COAST. HOWEVER GIVEN THE COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE...ANY
PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE DICEY TRAVEL
CONDITIONS...SO WE'LL MOST LIKELY LEAVE THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY AS IS.
MODELS SHOW GOOD UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT MOVING INTO THE AREA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SO I THINK WE'LL SEE A NET INCREASE IN SHOWER
ACTIVITY WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS. WE'LL LOOK AT
THIS IN MORE DETAIL THIS MORNING.
THE BIG CONCERN AHEAD IS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK WITH A HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WIND EVENT EFFECTING MOST
OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED THIS MORNING.
CURRENTLY THERE IA A HIGH WIND WARNING OUT FOR THE COAST AND
WINTER STORM WATCHES OUT...BUT WE MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER AN ESF DUE
TO EXPECTED RAPID RISES OF RIVERS. CURRENTLY THE ILLINOIS RIVER
NEAR KERBY IS EXPECTED TO GET ABOVE ACTION STAGE...BUT ALL RIVERS
ARE EXPECTED TO SEE RAPID RISES.
&&
.AVIATION...DESPITE THE INSTABILITY OVER MOST OF THE AREA. IFR
CIGS DEVELOPED IN THE UMPQUA BASIN LAST NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE MORNING. I DO EXPECT THIS TO BREAK UP AS
THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE. ELSEWHERE VFR CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL...BUT MTN TOPS COULD BECOME PARTLY OBSCURED IN
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 158 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012/
DISCUSSION...VERY LITTLE TIME FOR A DISCUSSION THIS MORNING AS WE
ARE ABOUT TO GET SLAMMED WITH A VARIETY OF INCLEMENT WEATHER. AS A
RESULT, A MANAGERIE OF HEADLINES ARE ABOUT TO COME OUT, A SUMMARY
OF WHICH IS BELOW. I'LL TOUCH ON EACH PROBLEM, ONE AT A TIME.
COLD AIR CONTINUES TO ADVECT IN AND FROST/FREEZE PRODUCTS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN REALIZED ALONG THE COAST AND WILL BE CONTINUED
THROUGH EXPIRATION TIME. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD EASE UP BRIEFLY LATER TODAY.
ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY LIGHT, BUT COULD SEE AN INCH OR SO IN
HEAVIER SHOWERS ON HILLS AND RIDGES. WE CAN ALREADY SEE THE NEXT
BATCH OF CUMULUS AND SHOWERS DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE PACNW COAST
AND THIS WILL BE MOVING IN LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALSO BE AIDED
BY INCREASING UPPER JET SUPPORT. MODELS SHOW INCREASING QPF
TONIGHT WHICH LASTS INTO TOMORROW MAINLY CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS
WEST. SNOW LEVELS REMAIN AT OR BELOW 1000 FEET THROUGH THIS PERIOD
AND THUS WE SHOULD SEE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WEST SIDE AMOUNTING
TO A INCH OR SO OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS, AND UP TO 3 INCHES AGAIN
OVER THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS. HAVE ISSUED AN ADVISORY TO COVER
THAT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW.
TOMORROW NIGHT IS WHEN THINGS REALLY BEGIN TO RAMP UP AS A WARM
FRONT MOVES IN, WHICH WILL LEAD TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND STRONG
WINDS OVER MUCH OF OUR FORECAST AREA. BY THE TIME THINGS REALLY
GET GOING, SNOW LEVELS WILL BE UP TO ABOUT 3000 FT ACROSS THE WEST
SIDE, SO SNOW SHOULD NO LONGER POSE A PROBLEM FOR THE VALLEYS.
HOWEVER, THE MOUNTAINS ARE LIKELY TO GET SLAMMED AS WARMER AIR
TAKES A WHILE TO WORK IN. QPFS ARE TREMENDOUS AND WE COULD BE IN
FOR VERY HEAVY SNOW OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS BEFORE IT WARMS UP.
HAVE POSTED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WEST SIDE ABOVE 3000 FT
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WED MORNING. ALSO PUT UP A WATCH FOR THE
CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS WITH A SLIGHTLY LATER TIMING. VERY HEAVY
PRECIP WILL WORK INTO THE MAIN RANGES LATE TOMORROW NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COULD EASILY BE TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL
FEET OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
THE EAST SIDE AND MUCH OF NORCAL SHOULD BE BREEZY WITH A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS BUT OTHERWISE RELATIVELY QUIET UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THEN THE
HEAVY PRECIPITATION SPREAD INTO THESE AREAS AS WELL. RIGHT NOW,
THE MODEL CONSENSUS IS THAT MUCH OF THE EAST SIDE STAYS COLD
ENOUGH FOR SNOW RIGHT ON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE ONLY MODEL WARM
ENOUGH FOR RAIN IS THE GFS AND EVEN THAT JUST BARELY GETS ABOVE
FREEZING. INSTEAD OF TRAPPED COLD AIR THAT WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT,
IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRMASS JUST STAYS COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW MUCH
OF THE TIME. THERE IS ALSO THE PROBLEM OF VERY STRONG WINDS
DEVELOPING, WHICH COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LEAD TO LOCAL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. HAVE HOISTED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF
THE MOUTAINOUS AREAS OF NORCAL AND THE EAST SIDE OF OREGON.
STILL LOOKS STORMY RIGHT ON THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO
NEXT WEEKEND AND HAVE MADE NO CHANGES BEYOND WEDNESDAY. -WRIGHT
AVIATION...MVFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AS CUMULUS
CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH. SCT SHSN WITH MVFR-IFR CIGS AND VIS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME MORE
ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AS MOIST ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TO BANK CLOUDS UP
AGAINST THE RANGES. SHSN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT
ACROSS THE WEST SIDE.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ORZ027>030.
FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR ORZ022.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET FOR ORZ021>025.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021-022.
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR ORZ021.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR ORZ026.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR ORZ024>026.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CAZ083-084.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR CAZ080>082.
PZ...STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-356.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PZZ310.
STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
PZZ370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR PZZ370-376.
99/99/99Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 7:59 AM PST, 6 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 759 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ORZ021-171600- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 759 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ022-171600- CURRY COUNTY COAST- 759 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 16, 8:51 AM PST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
851 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 AM SNOW 2 N COOS BAY 43.40N 124.24W
01/16/2012 M3.5 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT
&&
SVENLocal storm report, Jan 16, 9:14 AM PST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
914 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM SNOW 2 SE ROSEBURG 43.20N 123.33W
01/16/2012 M1.5 INCH DOUGLAS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOURS ENDING AT 730 AM.
&&
GLASERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 9:58 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 41 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:35 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:35 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine | 37 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:06 PM PST | Frost Advisory | MFR | Curry | 19 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:06 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lake | 3 days |
| Jan 16, 2:41 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 13 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:12 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 7 days | |
| Jan 16, 3:12 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:12 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 37 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:33 PM PST | High Surf Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 51 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.