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High Wind Warning 14, NWS Medford, OR

March 21, 2012Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 21, 2012, 3:25 AM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 21, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2012, 3:25 AM PDT (10:25 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 21, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2012, 11:12 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 21, 4:11 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 353 E Klamath Falls, OR

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2012-03-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2012-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 167 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
590 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
459 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

377 
WWUS76 KMFR 211025
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
325 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

ORZ030-031-212230-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0012.120321T1800Z-120322T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0014.120321T1800Z-120322T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
325 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
   PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH 
  TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHWEST 
  WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THEN WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS 
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395
  NEAR VALLEY FALLS...AND HIGHWAY 140 NEAR IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS
  EAST OF LAKEVIEW PRIMARILY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ081-212230-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120322T0900Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
325 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR WEED AIRPORT AND LAKE SHASTINA.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE FIVE COULD CREATE DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT
WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-212230-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.120321T1900Z-120322T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
325 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
   THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 
  55 MPH...PRIMARILY IN AREAS OPEN TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 
  AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF MODOC...KLAMATH...AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY...AND STEERING
  FOR DRIVERS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
4 follow-up statements
715 
WWUS76 KMFR 211800
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1100 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

ORZ030-031-220200-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120322T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1100 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 


* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS
  60 TO 75 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS LATE THIS MORNING
  PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 395 NEAR VALLEY FALLS...AND HIGHWAY 140 NEAR IN THE 
  WARNER MOUNTAINS EAST OF LAKEVIEW PRIMARILY WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&


$$

CAZ081-220200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120322T0900Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1100 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR WEED AIRPORT AND LAKE SHASTINA.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE FIVE COULD CREATE 
  DIFFICULTDRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT
WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-220200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.120321T1900Z-120322T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
1100 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 
  55 MPH...PRIMARILY IN AREAS OPEN TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 
  AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF MODOC...KLAMATH...AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY...AND STEERING 
  FOR DRIVERS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
053 
WWUS76 KMFR 211802
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1102 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

ORZ030-031-220215-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120322T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1102 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS LATE THIS
  MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 395 NEAR VALLEY FALLS...AND HIGHWAY 140 NEAR IN THE 
  WARNER MOUNTAINS EAST OF LAKEVIEW PRIMARILY WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-220215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120322T0900Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1102 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR WEED AIRPORT AND LAKE SHASTINA.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE FIVE COULD CREATE 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT
WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-220215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.120321T1900Z-120322T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
1102 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 
  55 MPH...PRIMARILY IN AREAS OPEN TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 
  AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF MODOC...KLAMATH...AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY...AND STEERING 
  FOR DRIVERS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
408 
WWUS76 KMFR 220111
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
611 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

ORZ030-031-220915-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120322T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
611 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS EVENING BUT HIGH WINDS
  WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395
  NEAR VALLEY FALLS...AND HIGHWAY 140 IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS EAST
  OF LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 WILL
  BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-220900-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120322T0900Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
611 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS EVENING BUT HIGH WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR WEED AIRPORT AND LAKE SHASTINA.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE FIVE COULD CREATE 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT
WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-220600-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120322T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
611 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40
  TO 50 MPH...PRIMARILY IN AREAS OPEN TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
  AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE NEAR PEAK STRENGTH NOW BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF MODOC...KLAMATH...AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY...AND STEERING 
  FOR DRIVERS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
DW
258 
WWUS76 KMFR 220612
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1112 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012


ORZ030-031-221200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120322T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.120322T0612Z-120322T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1112 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH 5 AM PDT THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST UNTIL 1 AM PDT THURSDAY BUT
  HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 5 AM PDT THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395
  NEAR VALLEY FALLS...AND HIGHWAY 140 IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS EAST
  OF LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 WILL
  BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ081-220715-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120322T0900Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1112 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. SOUTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH.

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-220715-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120322T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
1112 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.


$$
DW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 11:29 PM PDTAreal Flood WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas31 hr
Mar 21, 3:25 AM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath6 hr
Mar 21, 6:56 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR25 hr
Mar 21, 8:59 AM PDTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Douglas11 hr
Mar 21, 9:14 AM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRCoos, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath106 min
Mar 21, 9:17 AM PDTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas31 hr
Mar 21, 1:02 PM PDTRiver Flood WarningMFRDouglas19 hr
Mar 21, 2:27 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath15 hr
Mar 21, 2:28 PM PDTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas25 hr
Mar 21, 3:05 PM PDTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Douglas5 hr

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Sources

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