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Gale Watch 6, NWS Medford, OR

February 23, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale watch at Feb 23, 2012, 3:57 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2012, 3:57 AM PST (11:57 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2012, 7:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 24, 2012, 3:09 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 Feb 22, 8:45 PM PST, 7 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 8:45 PM PST, 7 hours 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 4:00 PM PST, 11 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
400 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

ORZ031-230300-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
400 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST TODAY FOR THOSE
LOCATIONS WHERE THE WIND WILL GUST TO 60 MPH. THIS INCLUDES SUMMER
LAKE AND HART MOUNTAIN. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST TONIGHT FOR THE REST OF THE AREA WHERE THE WIND WILL GUST TO
45 MPH. PLEASE SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING MUCH COLDER
WEATHER WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ029-030-230300-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
400 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST TONIGHT FOR WINDS
GUSTING TO 45 MPH. PLEASE SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING MUCH COLDER
WEATHER WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 23, 3:51 AM PST, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 2:17 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchMFRLake13 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in Oregon, 2012Every gale watch 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.