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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR

January 18, 2012Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2012, 2:26 PM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 19, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr. 24 reports 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
Jan 18, 2012, 2:26 PM PST (22:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 19, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 19, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
In force
9 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 22:27 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
Jan 19, 6:00 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.69W Myrtle Point, OR24 HOUR ACCUMULATION
Jan 19, 6:47 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.7North Bend, ORESTIMATED STORM TOTAL....4.65 INCHES
Jan 19, 6:55 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 3.5Wnw Gold Beach, OR16 HOUR ACCUMULATION...INDICATED 3.5 FT FLOOD IN FIELD NEAR HOUSE.
Jan 19, 6:55 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 4.752 Nne Langlois, OR24 HOUR ACCUMULATION...WIND GUST 48 MPH OCCURED AT 323AM
Jan 19, 7:06 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.431 Wnw Coos Bay, OR24 HOUR ACCUMULATION
Jan 19, 7:06 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.71Ne Brookings, OR12 HOUR ACCUMULATION
Jan 19, 7:37 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.052 Se Roseburg, OR24 HOUR ACCUMULATION...
Jan 19, 8:10 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.279 E Roseburg, OR24 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 19, 8:10 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.427 Ese Coos Bay, OR12 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 19, 8:10 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 3.365 Nnw Brookings, OR12 HOUR TOTAL. 24 HOUR TOTAL OF 8.63
Jan 19, 8:10 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 5.061 Ene Brookings, OR24 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 19, 8:34 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.28Riddle, OR14 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 19, 8:34 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.652 Wsw Roseburg, OR24 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 19, 8:38 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.255 Nne North Bend, OR24 HR TOTAL ENDING AT 8 AM.
Jan 19, 8:55 AM PSTFLOOD5 N Port Orford, ORCRYSTAL CREEK AT HIGHWAY AND RISING. EXPECT CLOSURE OF 101 SOON.
Jan 19, 8:55 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 71 Se Brookings, OR23 HOUR TOTAL. AVG WINDS OF APPROX 35 MPH. REPORTS CARPENTERVILLE RD WASHED OUT 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO RD.
Jan 19, 9:09 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.787 Nne Powers, OR5 PM TO 9 AM.
Jan 19, 10:00 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 5.732 Ese Brookings, OR11 AM TO 1020 AM.
Jan 19, 10:03 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.013 S Bandon, OR12 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 19, 10:03 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.321 N Roseburg, OR36 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 19, 10:03 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 38 Wsw Roseburg, OR24 HOUR TOTAL. OVER 4.00 INCHES LAST 48 HOURS.
Jan 19, 10:03 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 5.55 Nnw Brookings, OR24 HOUR TOTAL. RAIN GAUGE OVERFLOWED.
Jan 19, 12:17 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 6.35Wnw Port Orford, OR24HRS---RAIN AND WIND LETTING UP
Jan 19, 12:17 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 9.67Sse Gold Beach, 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 12:00Z, 10.4 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 12:00Z on 2012-01-18Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2012-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 372 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1211 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
372 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
848 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.

618 
WWUS76 KMFR 182226
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
226 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

CAZ081-190630-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
226 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 


* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE
  LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR WEED.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  HIGHWAY 199 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

ORZ031-190630-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0003.120119T0600Z-120120T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALLEY FALLS AND SUMMER LAKE
226 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THURSDAY. 


* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO
  80 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  SUMMER LAKE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND  AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...BUT
  WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER
  ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.
  HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SILVER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140
  EAST OF LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 31. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED 
  STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY.

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.


&&

$$

ORZ021-022-190630-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0003.120119T0900Z-120120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0004.120119T1200Z-120119T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
226 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 


* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60
  TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT THEN INCREASE TO
  WARNING CRITERIA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND AREAS
  ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY 
  HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES 
  ARE LIKELY.

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.


&&

$$

ORZ024-026-190630-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2200Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
226 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF WINDS OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY
  IN THE EVENING...INCREASING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS
  VALLEY AIRPORT...CAVE JUNCTION. LOCATIONS ALSO INCLUDE THE
  SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...MAINLY ALONG INTERSTATE 5 FROM ASHLAND
  TO SOUTH MEDFORD AND ALONG HIGHWAY 238 FROM SOUTH MEDFORD TO
  JACKSONVILLE.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  HIGHWAY 199 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

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.

$$

CC
5 follow-up statements
817 
WWUS76 KMFR 182238
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
238 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

ORZ021-022-190645-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.120119T1200Z-120119T2100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
238 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM
PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL 
  CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  60 TO 70 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT THEN INCREASE TO 
  WARNING CRITERIA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE 
  MORNING THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND 
  AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY 
  HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES 
  ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ031-190645-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
238 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  TO80 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN 
  THE SUMMER LAKE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...
  BUTWILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER 
  ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 
  HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SILVER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 
  EAST OF LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 31. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED 
  STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-190645-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2200Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
238 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF WINDS OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DECREASE 
  SLIGHTLY IN THE EVENING...INCREASING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT 
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...INCLUDING THE 
  ILLINOISVALLEY AIRPORT...CAVE JUNCTION. LOCATIONS ALSO 
  INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...MAINLY ALONG INTERSTATE 
  5 FROM ASHLAND TO SOUTH MEDFORD AND ALONG HIGHWAY 238 FROM 
  SOUTH MEDFORD TO JACKSONVILLE.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  HIGHWAY 199 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

$$

CAZ081-190645-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
238 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING THEN 
  INCREASELATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR WEED.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON
  INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY LOOSE
  MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$
358 
WWUS76 KMFR 190308
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
708 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

ORZ021-022-191115-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.120119T1200Z-120119T2100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
708 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60
  TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND 
  AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY 
  HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES 
  ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

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.

&&

$$

ORZ031-191115-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
708 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  TO80 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN 
  THE SUMMER LAKE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT... 
  BUTWILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER 
  ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 
  HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SILVER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 
  EAST OF LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 31. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED 
  STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-191115-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2200Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
708 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF WINDS OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DECREASE 
  SLIGHTLY IN THE EVENING...INCREASING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT 
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...INCLUDING THE 
  ILLINOISVALLEY AIRPORT...CAVE JUNCTION. LOCATIONS ALSO 
  INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...MAINLY ALONG INTERSTATE 
  5 FROM ASHLAND TO SOUTH MEDFORD AND ALONG HIGHWAY 238 FROM 
  SOUTH MEDFORD TO JACKSONVILLE.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  HIGHWAY 199 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

$$

CAZ081-191115-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
708 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING THEN 
  INCREASELATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR WEED.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$
923 
WWUS76 KMFR 190317 CCA
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
713 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

ORZ021-022-191130-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.HW.W.0004.120119T1200Z-120119T2100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
713 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL
  DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN
  THURSDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND 
  AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY 
  HEAVY RAIN. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES 
  ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ031-191130-
/O.COR.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
713 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO
  80 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  SUMMER LAKE AREA AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT... 
  BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER 
  ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 
  HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SILVER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 
  EAST OF LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 31. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED 
  STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-191130-
/O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2200Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
713 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR AWHILE THIS EVENING THEN
  INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...INCLUDING THE 
  ILLINOIS VALLEY AIRPORT...CAVE JUNCTION. LOCATIONS ALSO 
  INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...MAINLY ALONG INTERSTATE 
  5 FROM ASHLAND TO SOUTH MEDFORD AND ALONG HIGHWAY 238 FROM 
  SOUTH MEDFORD TO JACKSONVILLE.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  HIGHWAY 199 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

$$

CAZ081-191130-
/O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
713 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE
  LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR WEED.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$
508 
WWUS76 KMFR 191102
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
302 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

ORZ031-200015-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.120121T0000Z-120121T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
302 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH TO 80 MPH AND
  LOCAL WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 80 MPH IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. WINDS
  WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL POTENTIALLY INCREASE
  AGAIN LATE FRIDAY TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHTER
  WINDS EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER POSSIBLE ROUND OF
  HIGH WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER 
  ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 
  HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SILVER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 
  EAST OF LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 31. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED 
  STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY.

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 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.


&&

$$

ORZ021-022-200015-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.120120T1800Z-120121T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.120119T1200Z-120119T2100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
302 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS
  EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATE FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 40
  MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS POTENTIALLY WILL REACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA AGAIN
  LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND 
  AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING
  ALONG HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY
  RAIN. SATURATED SOIL PROVIDES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNED
  TREES. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE
  LIKELY.

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 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-192200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
302 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING INTO EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR WEED.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-192200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2200Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
302 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR AWHILE THIS EVENING THEN 
  INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...INCLUDING THE 
  ILLINOIS VALLEY AIRPORT...CAVE JUNCTION. LOCATIONS ALSO 
  INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...MAINLY ALONG INTERSTATE 
  5 FROM ASHLAND TO SOUTH MEDFORD AND ALONG HIGHWAY 238 FROM 
  SOUTH MEDFORD TO JACKSONVILLE.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  HIGHWAY 199 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

$$

ORZ030-200015-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.120121T0000Z-120121T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
302 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD REACH 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER LAKE ROAD IN WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OVER PORTIONS OF SILVER LAKE
  ROAD IN WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

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.

&&

$$

SK
325 
WWUS76 KMFR 192101
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
101 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

ORZ021-022-200515-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.120120T1800Z-120121T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
101 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 


* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER SOUTH
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY MORNING TO 30
  TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AGAIN LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND 
  AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING
  ALONG HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE
  TO HEAVY RAIN. SATURATED SOIL PROVIDES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
  DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

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.

&&


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.

&&

$$

ORZ031-200515-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.120121T0000Z-120121T1200Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
101 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH TO 80 MPH AND 
  LOCAL WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 80 MPH IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. 
  WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL POTENTIALLY 
  INCREASE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHTER 
  WINDS EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER POSSIBLE ROUND OF 
  HIGH WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER 
  ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 
  HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SILVER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 
  EAST OF LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 31. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED 
  STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY.

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 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.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-192215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2200Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
101 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SOME GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...INCLUDING THE 
  ILLINOIS VALLEY AIRPORT...CAVE JUNCTION. LOCATIONS ALSO 
  INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...MAINLY ALONG INTERSTATE 
  5 FROM ASHLAND TO SOUTH MEDFORD AND ALONG HIGHWAY 238 FROM 
  SOUTH MEDFORD TO JACKSONVILLE.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  HIGHWAY 199 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

$$

CAZ081-192215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120119T2200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
101 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR WEED.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON 
  INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 
  LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ030-200515-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.120121T0000Z-120121T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
101 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY REACH 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING FRIDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER LAKE ROAD IN WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OVER PORTIONS OF SILVER 
  LAKE ROAD IN WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

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
Jan 18, 11:33 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningMFRCoos51 hr
Jan 18, 11:38 AM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas18 hr
Jan 18, 11:46 AM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCurry, Josephine40 hr
Jan 18, 2:28 PM PSTGale WatchMFR25 hr
Jan 18, 2:28 PM PSTGale WarningMFR25 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.