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Gale Watch 48, NWS Medford, OR

December 17, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale watch at Dec 17, 2012, 4:29 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 17, 2012, 4:29 PM PST (00:29 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
Expired: Dec 18, 2012, 3:05 AM PST
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 Dec 17, 3:40 PM PST, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 3:40 PM PST, 49 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 17, 10:57 AM PST, 5 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1057 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

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

0930 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNW BROOKINGS         42.12N 124.34W
12/17/2012  M0.70 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            9PM TO 930AM. ICE PELLET SHOWER AROUND 9AM.

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N CAVE JUNCTION       42.19N 123.65W
12/17/2012  M1.12 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4PM TO 10AM.

&&

GLASER

Local storm report, Dec 17, 12:19 PM PST, 4 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1219 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

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

1214 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST SSW SILVER LAKE         43.13N 121.05W
12/17/2012  E50 MPH          LAKE               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AND SNOWING. VISIBILITY
            1/2 MILE. HIGHWAY 31 IS ICY.

&&

DW

Local storm report, Dec 17, 12:34 PM PST, 3 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1234 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

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

1232 PM     SNOW             ESE MOUNT SHASTA        41.32N 122.31W
12/17/2012  M3.0 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HOUR AMOUNT FROM 6 PM PST TO 6 AM PST.

&&

DW

Local storm report, Dec 17, 3:51 PM PST, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 17, 4:16 PM PST, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 17, 4:19 PM PST, 10 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 17, 4:29 PM PST	Hazardous Seas Watch	MFR		11 hr
Dec 17, 4:29 PM PST	Hazardous Seas Warning	MFR		4 hr
Dec 17, 4:29 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	MFR		11 hr
Dec 17, 8:35 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	MFR		29 hr
Dec 18, 3:05 AM PST	Gale Warning	MFR		31 hr
Dec 18, 3:05 AM PST	Hazardous Seas Warning	MFR		4 days
Dec 18, 3:05 AM PST	Storm Watch	MFR		12 hr
Dec 18, 4:10 AM PST	High Wind Warning	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more	63 hr
Dec 18, 1:10 PM PST	Wind Advisory	MFR	Jackson, Klamath	54 hr
Dec 18, 2:30 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more	5 days
Dec 18, 2:30 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more	4 days
Dec 18, 2:48 PM PST	Storm Warning	MFR		39 hr
Dec 18, 2:51 PM PST	High Surf Warning	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas	39 hr
Dec 18, 4:03 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	10 hr

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Sources

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