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Gale Watch 15, NWS Medford, OR

March 27, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale watch at Mar 27, 2012, 11:25 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 28, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 27, 2012, 11:25 PM PDT (06:25 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 28, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired: Mar 28, 2012, 3:09 AM PDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Medford, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Mar 27, 9:11 PM PDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 9:11 PM PDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 5:39 PM PDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
539 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

CAZ084-ORZ023-025-027-290045-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
539 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ANOTHER POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIND AND RAIN TO THE AREA
LATER THIS WEEK. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:34 PM PDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:36 PM PDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:37 PM PDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 27, 7:31 PM PDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 27, 9:24 PM PDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
924 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0915 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 SW MERLIN             42.46N 123.49W
03/27/2012  M1.00 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SINCE 4 PM PDT.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 5:19 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas	20 hr
Mar 27, 11:25 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	MFR		15 hr
Mar 28, 3:09 AM PDT	Gale Warning	MFR		20 hr
Mar 28, 3:09 AM PDT	Storm Watch	MFR		12 hr
Mar 28, 5:00 AM PDT	High Wind Watch	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas	8 hr
Mar 28, 12:39 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	MFR	Coos	4 days
Mar 28, 12:39 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	MFR	Coos	49 hr
Mar 28, 12:43 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	MFR	Curry, Josephine	22 hr
Mar 28, 1:06 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake	3 days
Mar 28, 1:06 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Klamath, Lake	46 hr
Mar 28, 2:31 PM PDT	High Surf Warning	MFR	Curry	21 hr
Mar 28, 2:40 PM PDT	Storm Warning	MFR		20 hr
Mar 28, 6:24 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	3 hr

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Sources

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