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High Wind Warning 23, NWS Medford, OR

November 30, 2012Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Nov 30, 2012, 10:03 PM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It was in force for 4 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
Nov 30, 2012, 10:03 PM PST (06:03 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2012, 2:00 AM PST
In force
4 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 06:06 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 00:00Z, 6.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2012-12-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2012-12-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1303 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
383 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

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

387 
WWUS76 KMFR 010603
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1003 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...HIGH WINDS CURRENTLY ALONG THE COAST WILL BE FOLLOWED ANOTHER
   ROUND OF STRONG WINDS SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY...

.SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT...THEN
INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE
COAST. 

ORZ021-022-011415-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0023.121201T0603Z-121201T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.121202T0300Z-121202T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
1003 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
   THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 70 MPH WILL DIMINISH
  LATER TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  SATURDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EXCEPT GUSTS TO 75 MPH AT
  HEADLANDS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH.

* IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN 
  SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

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. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS
ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

&&

$$

CAZ081-011415-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-121201T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.121202T0300Z-121202T1500Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
1003 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
   THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY MORNING. A STRONG
  STORM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY EVENING WITH SOUTH WINDS INCREASING
  TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DECREASE SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN 
  SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ029>031-011415-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-121201T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.121202T0300Z-121202T1800Z/
MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1003 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
   THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH...EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND
  SILVER LAKE WHERE THE WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  55 MPH. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BUILD TO 35 TO 45
  MPH SATURDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS KLAMATH AND
  LAKE COUNTIES EXCEPT 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ALONG
  HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME SATURDAY MORNING THEN
  BECOME STRONGER SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN 
  SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ084-011415-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.121202T0300Z-121202T1800Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-
1003 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
   THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TO 35 TO 45 
  MPH WITH GUST TO 55 MPH SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN 
  SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

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.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
1 follow-up statement
412 
WWUS76 KMFR 011002
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
202 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

ORZ021-022-011815-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121201T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.121202T0300Z-121202T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
202 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 


&&

$$

CAZ081-011815-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-121201T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.121202T0300Z-121202T1500Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
202 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY MORNING. A STRONG 
  STORM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY EVENING WITH SOUTH WINDS INCREASING 
  TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DECREASE SUNDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN 
  SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ029>031-011815-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-121201T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.121202T0300Z-121202T1800Z/
MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
202 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH...EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND 
  SILVER LAKE WHERE THE WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  55 MPH. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BUILD TO 35 TO 
  45 MPH SATURDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS KLAMATH 
  AND LAKE COUNTIES EXCEPT 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME SATURDAY MORNING THEN 
  BECOME STRONGER SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN 
  SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ084-011815-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.121202T0300Z-121202T1800Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-
202 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TO 35 TO 45 
  MPH WITH GUST TO 55 MPH SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN 
  SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 7:43 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMFR62 min
Nov 30, 8:49 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMFR56 min
Nov 30, 9:42 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMFR2 hr
Dec 1, 2:56 AM PSTGale WarningMFR24 hr
Dec 1, 2:56 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR12 hr
Dec 1, 3:19 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more31 hr
Dec 1, 3:15 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake19 hr
Dec 1, 3:47 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCurry, Josephine6 hr
Dec 1, 3:47 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas32 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2012Every high wind warning 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.