Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 17, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind watch at Nov 17, 2012, 2:50 PM PST for 4 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Nov 18, 2012, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2012, 2:50 PM PST (22:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2012, 4:54 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Josephine County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 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 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 94 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
484 WWUS76 KMFR 172250 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 250 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...BREEZY TO WINDY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...VERY STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS MONDAY... .A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL BRING INCREASINGLY WINDY WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH CONTINUED STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE SHASTA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATER SUNDAY AS THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES. STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WILL AFFECT SIMILAR AREAS. A THIRD FRONT WILL MOVE IN MONDAY WITH VERY STRONG WINDS OVER A LARGER AREA. VERY STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COAST... MOUNTAINS... SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST SIDE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE UNUSUALLY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ORZ030-031-181200- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.121118T1800Z-121119T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121118T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 250 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGER SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON LOCAL ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * 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. && $$ CAZ081-181200- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.121118T1800Z-121119T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121118T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 250 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN REDEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON LOCAL ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ021-022-024-181200- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0017.121118T2100Z-121119T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD 250 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SOUTH WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AT THE HEADLANDS. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...STRONG FRONTS WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE COAST LATE SUNDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...BANDON AND PORT ORFORD. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 101. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE 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. && $$ ORZ027-028-181200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 250 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK AND MOUNT ASHLAND SKI AREA. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS OR OTHER PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS INCLUDING FALLING TREES OR BRANCHES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ080-082-083-181200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 250 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO PORTIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY ON MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS...TRINITY ALPS AND MOUNT SHASTA SKI PARK. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS OR OTHER PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS INCLUDING FALLING TREES OR BRANCHES. * 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. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ029-181200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- 250 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN AND MODOC COUNTY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN AND MODOC COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS OR OTHER PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS INCLUDING FALLING TREES OR BRANCHES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WRIGHT
2 follow-up statements
482 WWUS76 KMFR 180609 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1009 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...BREEZY TO WINDY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ... VERY STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS MONDAY... .A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL BRING INCREASINGLY WINDY WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH CONTINUED STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE SHASTA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATER SUNDAY AS THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES. STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WILL AFFECT SIMILAR AREAS. A THIRD FRONT WILL MOVE IN MONDAY WITH VERY STRONG WINDS OVER A LARGER AREA. VERY STRONG... POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COAST... MOUNTAINS... SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST SIDE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE UNUSUALLY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ORZ030-031-181415- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121118T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.121118T1800Z-121119T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1009 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH RETURN AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGER SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * TIMING...AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON LOCAL ROADS. HIGH PROFILEVEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * 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. && $$ CAZ081-181415- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.121118T1800Z-121119T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 1009 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN REDEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON LOCAL ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ021-022-024-181415- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0017.121118T2100Z-121119T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD 1009 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SOUTH WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AT THE HEADLANDS. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...STRONG FRONTS WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE COAST LATE SUNDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...BANDON AND PORT ORFORD. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 101. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE 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. && $$ ORZ027-028-181415- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 1009 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK AND MOUNT ASHLAND SKI AREA. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS OR OTHER PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS INCLUDING FALLING TREES OR BRANCHES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ080-082-083-181415- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1009 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO PORTIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY ON MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS...TRINITY ALPS AND MOUNT SHASTA SKI PARK. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS OR OTHER PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS INCLUDING FALLING TREES OR BRANCHES. * 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. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ029-181415- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- 1009 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN AND MODOC COUNTY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN AND MODOC COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS OR OTHER PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS INCLUDING FALLING TREES OR BRANCHES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
420 WWUS76 KMFR 181254 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 454 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...BREEZY TO WINDY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...VERY STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS MONDAY... .A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL BRING WINDY WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS WEEK. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS A FRONT APPROACHES. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE IN MONDAY WITH VERY STRONG WINDS OVER A LARGER AREA. VERY STRONG... POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COAST...MOUNTAINS...SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST SIDE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE UNUSUALLY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ORZ024-190000- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0017.121118T2100Z-121119T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0300Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- 454 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN VALLEYS. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY TODAY THEN WINDS ON MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING MAY BE DAMAGING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE 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 WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ021-022-190000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0017.121118T2100Z-121119T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0020.121118T2100Z-121120T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD 454 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SOUTH WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AT THE HEADLANDS. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...BANDON AND PORT ORFORD. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 101. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ030-031-190000- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.121118T2100Z-121119T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 454 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH RETURN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT. THEN...STRONGER WINDS ARE LIKELY MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON LOCAL ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * 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. && $$ CAZ081-190000- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.121118T2100Z-121119T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 454 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTER A BRIEF LULL MONDAY MORNING...STRONGER SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON LOCAL ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ027-028-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 454 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK AND MOUNT ASHLAND SKI AREA. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS OR OTHER PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS INCLUDING FALLING TREES OR BRANCHES. * 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 WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ080-082-083-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 454 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO PORTIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS...TRINITY ALPS AND MOUNT SHASTA SKI PARK. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS OR OTHER PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS INCLUDING FALLING TREES OR BRANCHES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ029-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- 454 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...IT WILL BE WINDY TODAY. BUT A STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN AND MODOC COUNTY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN AND MODOC COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS OR OTHER PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS INCLUDING FALLING TREES OR BRANCHES. * 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. && $$ DW
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Nov 17, 2:36 PM PST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 2:36 PM PST, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012
.SHORT TERM...A COLD FRONT IS BISECTING THE FORECAST AREA NOW...WITH
AREAS WEST OF THE CASCADES ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE COLDER
AIR MASS. EAST OF THE CASCADES...A WARMER AIR MASS CONTINUES. A
BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD. SNOW LEVELS ARE FALLING BEHIND THE
FRONT...AND WILL REACH SISKIYOU SUMMIT PASS LEVEL AT 4000 FEET THIS
EVENING WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW AND A COUPLE INCHES EXPECTED
THERE. SNOW WILL ALSO IMPACT HWY 140 IN THE CASCADES TONIGHT AS
WELL...WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE THERE. WE WILL NOW DESCRIBE
SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY IN TERMS OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS...PRECIPITATION AND WIND.
PRECIPITATION...SUNDAY WILL FEATURE A RELATIVE BREAK IN RAINFALL.
JUST OFFSHORE...AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER(AR)...OR FETCH OF DEEP
MOISTURE...WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A VERY WET PERIOD AT THE COAST
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. MODELS HAVE TRENDED TOWARD A
LESS STATIONARY AR EVENT DURING THIS PERIOD...BUT HAVE MOSTLY
MAINTAINED QPF IN CURRY COUNTY FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST DUE TO
TENDENCY FOR MODELS TO UNDERFORECAST SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IN THESE
AREAS. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR HIGH QPF ARE ESRL REFORECAST ANALOGS
THAT SUGGEST A 90TH PERCENTILE PRECIPITATION EVENT FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR. MODERATE PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY AFFECT AREAS WEST OF THE
CASCADES MONDAY...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AT THE COAST. THE
ROGUE VALLEY WILL LIKELY JUST SEE INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN ON MONDAY
AS DOWNSLOPING SOUTH WINDS SHOULD CREATE SOME LOCAL DRYING.
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL FEATURE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
IN WESTERN JOSEPHINE...WESTERN SISKIYOU...AND CURRY COUNTIES. SOME
FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IS POSSIBLE DURING THESE
DRENCHING RAINS. AT THIS POINT...FLOODING IS UNLIKELY ON THE MAIN
STEM RIVERS GIVEN THAT THEY ARE STILL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR IN TERMS OF STREAMFLOW. HOWEVER...RAPID RISES IN RIVERS ARE
STILL LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK AT ESFMFR FOR MORE
DETAILS ON THIS. PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL MONITORED TUESDAY NIGHT AS THEY
TREND DOWNWARD TOWARD HIGH PASS LEVELS. AT THIS POINT...LIMITED SNOW
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. -SK
.WIND ISSUES...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE FRONTS WILL
BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WINDIER OVER OUR FORECAST AREA THROUGH MONDAY
AS A 130KT+ UPPER JET GRADUALLY SAGS IN OVER THE PACNW. A SERIES OF
FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA, STARTING WITH THE THE ONE
CURRENTLY COMING ASHORE. TODAY'S FRONT IS ALREADY CREATING BREEZY
WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST SIDE AND CURRENT
PRODUCTS ADEQUATELY COVER IT. WINDS OVER THE WATERS AND COAST ARE
ALREADY SCALING BACK BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL OVER THE REST OF THE
AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS BREAK WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE
NEXT STRONGER FRONT RAPIDLY APPROACHES TOMORROW. WINDS WILL ARRIVE
OVER THE WATERS AND COAST FIRST AND MAY BE QUITE WINDY. WE ALREADY
HAVE A STORM WATCH OVER THE WATERS AND AM PLANNING A HIGH WIND WATCH
AT THE COAST FOR LATER TOMORROW. WHILE CURRENT WIND FORECASTS AT THE
COAST ARE NOT QUITE TO WARNING CRITERIA YET, THIS IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE WORTH A WATCH SINCE IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH OF AN INCREASE TO GET
THERE.
FURTHER INLAND, WINDS WILL ALSO BE RATHER GUSTY TOMORROW AND AM
PLANNING TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR MANY LOCATIONS ON THE EAST
SIDE AND THE SHASTA VALLEY. THERE ISN'T MUCH OF A BREAK BETWEEN
TOMORROW'S WINDS AND THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BIG WIND EVENT ON
MONDAY, SO WILL PROBABLY RUN THE ADVISORY RIGHT UP TO THE CURRENT
HIGH WIND WATCH. AS FOR MONDAY'S FRONT, THIS ONE CONTINUES TO LOOK
LIKE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT AS FAR AS WIND IS CONCERNED. FORECAST
NORTH-SOUTH SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE IMPRESSIVE AND THERE WILL
BE PLENTY OF MOMENTUM ALOFT TO MIX DOWN. HIGH WINDS LOOK LIKELY IN
THE USUAL LOCATIONS (COAST, SHASTA VALLEY, MOUNTAINS, AND EAST SIDE)
AND AM PLANNING TO CONTINUE WITH THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THESE
AREAS.
LOWER WEST SIDE VALLEYS WILL SEE BREEZY WINDS SUNDAY AND PROBABLY
EVEN WINDIER CONDITIONS ON MONDAY. AM NOT SEEING ANYTHING TO
INDICATE DAMAGING WINDS IN THESE LOCATIONS, BUT ADVISORIES ARE
CERTAINLY POSSIBLE FOR MONDAY. SPECIFICALLY, FORECAST PRESSURE
GRADIENTS BETWEEN REDDING AND MEDFORD ARE RUNNING AT 10-12 MB ON
MONDAY, WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE. AT THIS TIME, 925-850 MB WINDS ARE
STRONG, BUT THEY ARE NOT ALIGNED OPTIMALLY FOR HIGH WINDS IN THE
ROGUE VALLEY. HOWEVER, IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH OF A CHANGE FOR US TO
BE LOOKING AT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS (SUSTAINED 25 MPH OR GUSTS TO 40
MPH). WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT POTENTIAL AS THIS
UNFOLDS. -WRIGHT
.LONG TERM......WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AFTER A VERY ACTIVE
START TO THE WEEK, WEDNESDAY WILL SLOWLY BRING THE BACK EDGE OF
THE STORM SYSTEM THROUGH THE AREA. RAIN AT THE COAST AND SHOWERS
OVER THE EAST SIDE WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 5000 FEET FOR ALL WITH
TRAVEL INTERESTS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN THE FAVORED SOUTHERLY FLOWS AREAS
SUCH AS THE SHASTA VALLEY AND SUMMER LAKE.
THE PATTERN WILL BECOME MUCH DRIER ON THANKSGIVING AS WEAK RIDGING
TRANSITS THE AREA. THIS WILL PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED BREAK IN THE
PRECIPITATION FOR MOST AREAS. BUT IT COULD SPELL SOME DENSE FOG IN
THE MORNING FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. IT WILL ALLOW SOME WARMER AIR TO
MOVE IN, SO WE HAVE BUMPED SNOW LEVELS SNOW LEVELS UP ABOVE 7000
FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
BY FRIDAY, MODELS SHOW ANOTHER TROUGH STARTING TO SAG TOWARD THE
AREA. THE ECMWF IS FASTER WITH THIS SYSTEM BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO
THE COAST BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND KEEPS THE
POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH OFFSHORE UNTIL LATE SATURDAY. WITH THIS IN
MIND, WE TRIMMED BACK POPS OVER THE EAST SIDE AND KEPT THINGS JUST
ABOVE CLIMO FOR AREAS WEST OF THE CASCADES. SNOW LEVELS WILL
CONTINUE TO REMAIN ABOVE MAJOR PASS LEVEL THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF
THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE WEST SIDE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE EAST SIDE TONIGHT.
MOSTLY MVFR CONDITIONS ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF
IFR CONDITIONS IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. FREEZING LEVELS ARE DROPPING
FROM 6000 FEET AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO 3000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT.
TONIGHT...SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EAST SIDE...AND TERMINALS
THERE WILL BECOME MVFR WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF IFR. MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATION WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE
NIGHT. TONIGHT ON THE WEST SIDE...A MIX OF VFR AND MVFR CEILINGS
ARE LIKELY. WINDS SUNDAY WILL GRADUALLY RAMP UP AHEAD OF THE NEXT
STRONG FRONT WITH MONDAY EXPECTED TO EASILY BE THE WINDIEST DAY
THUS FAR IN THE WET SEASON...AND POSSIBLY WINDIER THAN ALL OF LAST
YEAR...SO WIDESPREAD TURBULENCE IS EXPECTED.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ORZ030-031.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR
ORZ030-031.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
ORZ029>031.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
ORZ021-022-024.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR ORZ021-022-024.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR ORZ027-028.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ085.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ080-082-083.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5500
FEET FOR CAZ082-083.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ081.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR CAZ081.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ081.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 4:15 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 17 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:15 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 17 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:15 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 5 days | |
| Nov 16, 4:15 PM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 3:14 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 6 hr | |
| Nov 17, 9:25 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 2:50 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 4 days |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.