High Wind Watch 15, NWS Medford, OR

752 
WWUS76 KMFR 300257
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
757 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

.MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG THE
COAST AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE EAST SIDE. WINDS WILL
EASE A BIT FRIDAY...BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE
OREGON COAST WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS
FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY.

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SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
BANDON...PORT ORFORD...HARBOR
757 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 
  SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH 
  SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDE
  LATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS LIKELY FRIDAY
  EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... 
  BANDON...PORT ORFORD...HARBOR.

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY WITH 
  SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE AFFECTED...
  ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

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.

&&


$$

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NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...
LAKEVIEW
757 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH FOR MOST AREAS...BUT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. SIMILAR WIND 
  SPEEDS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING LESSENING BY FRIDAY 
  MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WARNING 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.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS: ALL OTHER AREAS...INCLUDING LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND140 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

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CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
757 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH. 
  SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH 
  SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDING LATER 
  TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...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 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.

&&

$$

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MODOC COUNTY-
757 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  45 TO 50 MPH. SIMILAR SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH SATURDAY BUT GUSTS MAY REACH 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING EASING BY FRIDAY 
  MORNING. ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY 
  EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR ALTURAS...AND ESPECIALLY THE ALONG
  THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 299 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.

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.

&&

$$

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KLAMATH BASIN-
757 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  45 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING EASING BY FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND KLAMATH FALLS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 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.

&&

$$
DW

569 
WWUS76 KMFR 300300
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
800 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

.MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG THE
COAST AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE EAST SIDE. WINDS WILL
EASE A BIT FRIDAY...BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE
OREGON COAST WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS
FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY.

ORZ021-022-301100-
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/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
BANDON...PORT ORFORD...HARBOR
800 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 
  SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH 
  SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING THEN
  SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS 
  LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... 
  BANDON...PORT ORFORD...HARBOR.

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY WITH 
  SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE AFFECTED... 
  ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...
LAKEVIEW
800 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH FOR MOST AREAS...BUT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. SIMILAR WIND 
  SPEEDS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING LESSENING BY FRIDAY 
  MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WARNING 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.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS: ALL OTHER AREAS...INCLUDING LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND140 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-301100-
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/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
800 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH. 
  SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH 
  SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDING LATER 
  TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...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 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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-301100-
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MODOC COUNTY-
800 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  45 TO 50 MPH. SIMILAR SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH SATURDAY BUT GUSTS MAY REACH 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING EASING BY FRIDAY 
  MORNING. ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY 
  EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR ALTURAS...AND ESPECIALLY THE
  ALONG THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 299 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.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ029-301100-
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KLAMATH BASIN-
800 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  45 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING EASING BY FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND KLAMATH FALLS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 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.

&&

$$

DW

515 
WWUS76 KMFR 300613
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1113 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

.MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG THE
COAST AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE EAST SIDE. WINDS WILL
EASE A BIT FRIDAY...BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE
OREGON COAST WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS
FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY.

ORZ021-022-301400-
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/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
BANDON...PORT ORFORD...HARBOR
1113 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  LIKELY TO DEVELOP AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... 
  BANDON...PORT ORFORD...HARBOR.

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY WITH
  SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
  TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE AFFECTED... ESPECIALLY HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED
  LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-301400-
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/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
1113 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND ARE
  FORECAST TO THEN CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH
  THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGER WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...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.

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-301400-
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/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120330T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...
LAKEVIEW
1113 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH FOR MOST AREAS...BUT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS
  ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WARNING 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.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS: ALL OTHER AREAS...INCLUDING LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND140 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-301400-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120330T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
1113 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 50 MPH...EASING SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT. SIMILAR SPEEDS ARE
  POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY BUT GUSTS MAY REACH 60
  MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR ALTURAS...AND ESPECIALLY THE 
  ALONG THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 299 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.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ029-301200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120330T1200Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
1113 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS GRADUALLY EASING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND KLAMATH FALLS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 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.

&&

$$

DW

414 
WWUS76 KMFR 301050
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
350 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

.MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG THE
COAST AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE EAST SIDE. WINDS WILL
EASE A BIT FRIDAY...BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE
OREGON COAST WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS
FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY.

CAZ085-301200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120330T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
350 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

ORZ030-031-301900-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120401T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120330T1800Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST
350 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH FOR MOST AREAS...BUT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA INTO SOUTHEAST LAKE
  COUNTY.

* WARNING 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.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS: ALL OTHER AREAS...INCLUDING LAKEVIEW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

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.

&&


$$

ORZ021-022-301900-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0019.120331T0600Z-120331T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PORT ORFORD
350 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE 
  WILL DEVELOP AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORT ORFORD...LANGLOIS...GOLD
  BEACH...BROOKINGS.

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY WITH 
  SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE AFFECTED... 
  ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK ON BATTERIES FOR FLASHLIGHTS. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER
OUTAGE...KEEP REFRIGERATED FOOD COLD FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BY
OPENING YOUR REFRIGERATOR FOR AS SHORT A PERIOD AS POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ081-301900-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0015.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0019.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
350 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND ARE 
  FORECAST TO THEN CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH 
  THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGER WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING THROUGH 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...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.

&&

$$

ORZ029-301800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120330T1800Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
350 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  45 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS GRADUALLY EASING LATE THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS EAST AND NORTH OF KLAMATH
  FALLS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 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.

&&

$$
SVEN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
936 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

.DISCUSSION...A FRONT STRETCHES FROM THE NORTHERN OREGON COASTLINE TO
THE OFFSHORE WATERS...AND DEEP MOISTURE ALONG A 100KT+ JET STREAM IS
HELPING TO GENERATE HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE FRONT. FLOODING IS LIKELY
OVER MUCH OF THE COASTAL BASINS BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING
THROUGH SATURDAY AT LEAST. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ALONG THE JET ARE
AS HIGH AS 1.4 INCHES...AND THIS MOISTURE IS MAKING A BEELINE FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. THE FRONT WILL
BASICALLY SAG SOUTH SOME TODAY AND STALL OVERNIGHT WITH THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

THE WIND FORECAST IS COMPLEX AND THE HEADLINES AT NPWMFR DETAIL WHAT
AREAS WILL BE HIT HARDEST BY HIGH WINDS. IN GENERAL...SOUTH TO NORTH
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL PEAK SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST OCCURS THIS
MORNING...THE SECOND TOMORROW MORNING...AND THE THIRD SATURDAY
MORNING. SO...IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST
SIDE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A BREAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
THE ROGUE VALLEY COULD GET WINDY YET AGAIN...MOST LIKELY AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ON SATURDAY. AND SATURDAY WILL GET WINDY AGAIN
FOR THE COAST AS A LOW DEEPENS OFF THE COAST BETWEEN 980MB AND
990MB.

SNOW LEVELS ARE RISING THIS MORNING AND ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 5000
FEET. THEY WILL PEAK NEAR 8000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PLUMMET TO
TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE DEEPENING LOW.
THEREFORE...SPRING BREAK TRAVEL ON THE PASSES WILL BECOME
DIFFICULT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SOME SNOW
COVERED ROADS FROM THE CASCADES...SISKIYOUS...TO AREAS EAST OF THE
CASCADES.

PLEASE SEE THE HYDROLOGY SECTION FOR FLOODING SPECIFICS AND
LINKS...AND THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE
WEATHER SITUATION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.AVIATION...A PERSISTENT STRONG JET STREAM AT 100-150KT AND POTENT
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL RESULT IN A TURBULENT
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT EAST SIDE AND SHASTA
VALLEY TERMINALS TODAY...AND MOUNTAIN WAVES ARE EVIDENT ON VISIBLE
IMAGERY ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A MIX OF
MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT THE COAST THROUGH TODAY IN
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. FREEZING LEVELS WILL RISE AND
PEAK NEAR 8000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WEST SIDE VALLEYS WILL SEE
VFR CONDITIONS TRANSITION TO MVFR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
RAIN MOVES IN. LASTLY...MOUNTAINS WILL BE OBSCURED THROUGH
TODAY...STARTING FROM THE CASCADES WEST AND SHIFTING TO EAST SIDE
AREAS TONIGHT AS DEEP MOISTURE MOVES IN FROM THE PACIFIC.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT IS UNDERWAY. THIS EVENT
WILL IMPACT CURRY...COOS...AND WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY THE MOST
AND SOME MAJOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...BUT EFFECTS COULD BE FELT
ANYWHERE ALONG AND WEST OF THE CASCADES THROUGH SATURDAY. A HOST
OF PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS...AND THEY INCLUDE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE...AS WELL AS NORTH AND
SOUTH FORKS OF THE COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT. THE PRODUCT IS
AVAILABLE AT FLWMFR. ALSO...AN AREAL FLOOD WATCH AT PDXFFAMFR FOR
RISING CREEKS...RIVERS...AND STREAMS IS IN EFFECT FOR
CURRY...COOS...JOSEPHINE...AND WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES.
RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS ARE STARTING TO RISE THIS MORNING
AND LIKELY CONTINUE RISING THROUGH SATURDAY AT LEAST. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDDAY FRIDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 354 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012/

DISCUSSION...CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS THE NEXT STORM MOVING
INTO THE AREA WITH A GOOD MOISTURE FETCH OUT TOWARDS 150W AND
MAKING A BEE LINE TOWARDS SOUTHWEST OREGON. THE MAIN IMPACTS TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT ARE THE FOLLOWING. MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AT THE
COAST...EAST SIDE AND SHASTA VALLEY. MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION AT THE COAST...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH OREGON COAST AND
RISING SNOW LEVELS. THE RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL RESULT IN THE
SNOWPACK MELTING...WHICH WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOODING. MODERATE
TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING AND IS LIKELY
TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST INTO
WESTERN JOSEPHINE AND WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES WITH MUDSLIDES
POSSIBLE AND A VERY HIGH PROBABILITY OF FLOODING IN AT LEAST COOS
AND CURRY COUNTIES. PLEASE SEE THE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW AND THE
LATEST ISSUANCES OF THE FLOOD WATCH AND WARNING PRODUCTS.

STRONG WINDS AT THE COAST THIS MORNING ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN DOWN
TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. GIVEN THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND UNSTABLE
IT WILL NOT TAKE AS MUCH WIND TO CAUSE TREES TO TOPPLE. WINDS ARE
ALREADY CRANKING UP IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND EASTSIDE AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE IN THE SOUTH END
OF THE ROGUE VALLEY NEAR ASHLAND THIS MORNING...BUT DO NOT THINK THEY
WILL REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE
AS THE RAIN MOVES IN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A TEMPORARY
DECREASE IN WINDS FRIDAY THEN THEY WILL CRANK UP AGAIN AS SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY OFF THE OREGON COAST
AND MOVE NORTHEAST. THE MODELS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH
WINDS AT THE COAST...SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST OF THE CASCADES
OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. DETAILS ON ALL THE WIND HEADLINES
CAN BE FOUND AT PDXNPWMFR.

THE MODELS SHOW THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS ALONG WITH AMPLE WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT
OUT NEAR 150W WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A CONTINUED MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON. WE COULD SEE RAIN TOTAL BETWEEN
10 AND 15 INCHES BY SATURDAY MORNING AND 5 TO 8 INCHES IN WESTERN
SISKIYOU AND COOS COUNTIES.

WEST SIDE VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL...RANGING FROM AN INCH TO 2 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD ROSEBURG AND LOWER AMOUNTS IN MEDFORD TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...THE ROGUE VALLEY WILL START OUT DRY DUE TO SOME
DOWNSLOPING AND DRYING FLOW OFF THE SISKIYOUS...BUT WILL BECOME
PROGRESSIVELY WETTER LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AS THE
FRONT SAGS SOUTH.

MOST OF THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING A LOW RAPIDLY
DEEPENING OFF THE OREGON COAST AND MOVE NORTHEAST AND WE'LL
TRANSITION TO COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM
AROUND 7500 FEET DOWN TO 4000 FEET OR LOWER SATURDAY. THIS MEANS
I-5 NEAR SISKIYOU SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS
ARE LIKELY TO SEE A CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO WET SNOW WITH SEVERAL
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE DETAILS
ON THIS ARE STILL SKETCHY AND THIS WILL BE LOOKED AT AGAIN TO
DETERMINE WHEN OR IF ANY WINTER HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED.

THE ACTIVE PATTERN IS STILL IN THE WORKS SUNDAY THROUGH MOST OF
NEXT WEEK. WE COULD CATCH A BREAK SUNDAY AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVES
OVER THE AREA RESULTING IN DECREASING POPS EAST OF THE
CASCADES...BUT ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST KEEPING THE THREAT OF
SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST AND CASCADES. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE
TOWARDS OUR FORECAST AREA MONDAY AND COULD BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE COAST. -PETRUCELLI

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR ORZ030-031.
     HIGH SURF WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021-022.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021-022.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR ORZ021-022-024.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR ORZ029.

CA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR CAZ080.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR CAZ085.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ081.

PZ...HIGH SURF WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ356.
     STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR PZZ370-376.

KEENE/SPILDE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
714 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

PZZ350-356-370-376-291800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
714 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF PACIFIC COASTAL
WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE WARNING FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AFTER A SHORT BREAK ON FRIDAY...THE NEXT STORM WILL MOVE IN LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH AROUND BOUT OF WIND, WAVES, AND RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1200 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

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

1159 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW OBRIEN            42.05N 123.71W
03/29/2012  M1.00 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HOUR ACCUMULATION

&&

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