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High Wind Watch 18, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind watch at Nov 27, 2012, 2:46 AM PST for 5 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Nov 29, 2012, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2012, 2:46 AM PST (10:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 29, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2012, 2:45 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 1662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
876 WWUS76 KMFR 271046 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 246 AM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR MANY LOCATIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .ANOTHER SERIES OF FRONTS WILL BRING INCREASINGLY WINDY WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER THE SHASTA VALLEY, SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY AND THE EAST SIDE. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING VERY STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE COAST BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THEN SPREADING INLAND THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL FRONTS WILL MOVE IN LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND. ORZ026-280000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1200Z-121129T0000Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND 246 AM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NEAR ASHLAND, WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS ALSO IN MEDFORD. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SPORADIC WIND GUSTS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-280000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T0600Z-121129T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 246 AM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED AND MONTAGUE. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO WEED AIRPORT WILL HAVE STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ030-031-280000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1500Z-121129T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 246 AM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE...WINTER RIM AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE AND ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR ADEL. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ021-022-280000- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0018.121129T0900Z-121129T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 246 AM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. GUSTS OF 80 TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HEADLANDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 101. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SPILDE
4 follow-up statements
992 WWUS76 KMFR 272128 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 128 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR MANY LOCATIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .ANOTHER SERIES OF FRONTS WILL BRING INCREASINGLY WINDY WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER THE SHASTA VALLEY...SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY AND THE EAST SIDE. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING VERY STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE COAST BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN SPREADING INLAND THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL FRONTS WILL MOVE IN LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND. CAZ081-280530- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0021.121128T1200Z-121129T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T0000Z-121128T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 128 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 WITH GUST TO 55 TO 60 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE STRONGEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO WEED AIRPORT WILL HAVE STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS. * 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 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. && $$ ORZ030-031-280530- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0021.121128T1500Z-121129T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1500Z-121129T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 128 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUST OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA NEAR SUMMIT LAKE AND HIGHWAY 31 EAST ALONG SUMMER LAKE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE...WINTER RIM AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE AND ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR ADEL. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ085-280530- /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1500Z-121129T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 128 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STATE HIGHWAY 299 AND THE WARNERS MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. * 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. && $$ ORZ026-280530- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1200Z-121129T0600Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 128 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SPORADIC WIND GUSTS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ021-022-280530- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0018.121129T0900Z-121129T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 128 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. GUSTS OF 80 TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HEADLANDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH. * 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. && $$ PETRUCELLI
056 WWUS76 KMFR 280525 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 925 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR MANY LOCATIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .ANOTHER SERIES OF FRONTS WILL BRING INCREASINGLY WINDY WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER THE SHASTA VALLEY...SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY AND THE EAST SIDE. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING VERY STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE COAST BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN SPREADING INLAND THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL FRONTS WILL MOVE IN LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND. CAZ081-281330- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0021.121128T1200Z-121129T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121128T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 925 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND WILL BE STRONGEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO WEED AIRPORT WILL HAVE STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS. * 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 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. && $$ ORZ030-031-281330- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0021.121128T1500Z-121129T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1500Z-121129T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 925 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA NEAR SUMMIT LAKE AND HIGHWAY 31 ALONG SUMMER LAKE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE...WINTER RIM AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE AND ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR ADEL. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND 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. && $$ ORZ026-281330- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1200Z-121129T0600Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 925 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SPORADIC WIND GUSTS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ085-281330- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1500Z-121129T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 925 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STATE HIGHWAY 299 AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. * 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. && $$ ORZ021-022-281330- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0018.121129T0900Z-121129T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 925 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. GUSTS OF 80 TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HEADLANDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 101. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SPILDE
748 WWUS76 KMFR 280959 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 159 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR MANY LOCATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING WINDY WEATHER TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER THE SHASTA VALLEY...PORTIONS OF THE ROGUE VALLEY AND THE EAST SIDE. A BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED EARLY TONIGHT THEN A SECOND STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING VERY STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE COAST BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT...THEN SPREADING INLAND THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL FRONTS WILL MOVE IN LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND. CAZ081-290000- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121128T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.A.0018.121129T1200Z-121130T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0021.121128T0959Z-121129T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 159 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH TODAY WILL EASE FOR AWHILE THIS EVENING, BUT SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY AGAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY, THEN AGAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED AND ALSO NEAR MONTAGUE. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO WEED AIRPORT WILL HAVE STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS. * 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. 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. && $$ ORZ030-031-290000- /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.A.0018.121129T1200Z-121130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0021.121128T1500Z-121129T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1500Z-121129T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 159 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: WINTER RIM AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL EASE A BIT THIS EVENING, BUT WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND 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. && $$ ORZ026-290000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1200Z-121129T0600Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 159 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS TODAY CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SPORADIC WIND GUSTS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ085-290000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.121128T1500Z-121129T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 159 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STATE HIGHWAY 299 AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ021-022-290000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0018.121129T0900Z-121129T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 159 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. GUSTS OF 80 TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HEADLANDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH. * 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. && $$ SPILDE
970 WWUS76 KMFR 282245 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 245 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR MANY LOCATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING WINDY WEATHER TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM HAS MOVED THROUGH AND A BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THEN A SECOND STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING VERY STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE COAST BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT...THEN SPREADING INLAND THURSDAY. ANOTHER TEMPORARY LULL IS EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT THEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. ORZ030-031-291230- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0018.121129T1200Z-121130T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121201T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121201T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 245 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... ...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 FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: WINTER RIM AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL EASE A BIT THIS EVENING... BUT WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-291230- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0018.121129T1200Z-121130T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121130T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 245 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...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 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH WILL EASE FOR AWHILE THIS EVENING...BUT SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY AGAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING... THEN AGAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED...YREKA AND ALSO NEAR MONTAGUE. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT TO WEED AIRPORT WILL HAVE STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS. * 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. && $$ ORZ021-022-291230- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0018.121129T0900Z-121129T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0022.121129T0900Z-121130T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR 245 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. GUSTS OF 80 TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HEADLANDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 101. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE SOILS ARE SATURATED RESULTING IN UNSTABLE GROUND. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-291230- /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121201T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121201T0000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- 245 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 97 SOUTH OF MACDOEL * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: STATE HIGHWAY 139 IN CALIFORNIA. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL EASE A BIT THIS EVENING... BUT WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND IN SOME CASES HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND 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. && $$ CAZ085-291230- /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121201T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121201T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 245 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: STATE HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: STATE HIGHWAY 139 WEST OF CANBY. * IMPACTS...SPORADIC GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ026-291230- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121130T0000Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 245 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR ASHLAND. * TIMING...WINDS DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES WITH WINDS INCREASING AGAIN TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SPORADIC WIND GUSTS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PETRUCELLI
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 26, 8:02 PM PST, 6 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 8:02 PM PST, 6 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
802 PM PST MON NOV 26 2012
.DISCUSSION...27/00Z NAM IN. 27/00Z GFS IN THROUGH 78HR.
THE CALM BEFORE THE NEXT STORM ALONG THE WEST COAST THIS EVENING.
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
COASTAL VALLEYS...UMPQUA VALLEY...ILLINOIS VALLEY...SCOTT VALLEY...
AND EVEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST SIDE...WHICH IS RATHER UNUSUAL.
EXPECT THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO SPREAD INTO THE ROGUE VALLEY LATER
TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.
THE RIDGE THAT IS BRINGING THE CURRENT STAGNANT PATTERN TO THE
AREA IS NOW BREAKING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA...AND THE STORM DOOR
WILL OPEN LATER ON TONIGHT. A STRONG LONG WAVE TROUGH OFFSHORE
WILL BEGIN SENDING SHORT WAVES OUR WAY...AND A SERIES OF WET AND
WINDY FRONTS WILL MOVE ONSHORE BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE DAY
SHIFT SUMMARIZED THE CURRENT THINKING VERY WELL SO THEIR
DISCUSSION FOLLOWS WITH SOME MINOR EDITING.
MODELS ARE STILL SHOWING CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY ON THE EXACT
STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THE FIRST LOW. THE NAM CONTINUES TO INDICATE
A STRONGER LOW AROUND 985 MB PUSHING CLOSE TO THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE MOVING
NORTH. AS A RESULT THE NAM SHOWS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE SHASTA AND ROGUE VALLEY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS AND ECMWF
SHOW THE SURFACE LOW TRACKING FURTHER NORTHWEST OFF THE OREGON
COAST BUT KEEP A VORTICITY MAX NEAR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN OREGON COAST. HAVE KEPT WITH A BLEND OF THE ECMWF/GFS AND
NAM SOLUTION WHICH WOULD LEAN TOWARDS ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WITH
GUSTS OF 45 KT POSSIBLE IN THE ROGUE...SHASTA AND SUMMER LAKE
AREAS.
CONCERNING QPF ON WEDNESDAY...THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT THAT MUCH
OF THE AREA WILL SEE LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION WITH SNOW
LEVELS REMAINING HIGH AROUND 5000 TO 6000 FEET. LOCATIONS NEAR
MOUNT SHASTA AS WELL AS AREAS IN WESTERN SISKIYOU AND CURRY COUNTY
MAY SEE MODERATE TO BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION. SNOW
LEVELS IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 4000 FT
WEDNESDAY MORNING RISING TO 5000 FT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE
NAM IN PARTICULAR WOULD SUPPORT HEAVIER PRECIPITATION IN THE MOUNT
SHASTA AREA WEDNESDAY WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WET SNOW POSSIBLE
ABOVE 4000 FEET DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
A SECOND FRONT MOVES TOWARDS THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY THEN INLAND DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. MODELS ARE IN BETTER
AGREEMENT THAT THIS FRONT WILL BRINGER STRONG WINDS AND WILL ALSO
BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA AS IT TAPS INTO DEEP MOISTURE.
HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND SISKIYOU COUNTY WITH
AREAS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER OTHER INLAND AREAS
FROM THE CASCADES WEST. THIS RAIN WILL PRIME THE SOIL FOR
ADDITIONAL MOIST FRONTS EXPECTED LATER IN THE WEEK...MAKING
FLOODING FOR STREAMS AND RIVERS A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
COAST AND INTO WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY...AS THE FRONT
PUSHES INLAND THURSDAY IT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS.
MODELS SHOW A LOWER LEVEL 925 MB JET OF 70 TO 80 KT MOVING INTO
THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE 925 MB JET IS
SOUTHERLY WITH WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE MORE SOUTHEASTERLY WHICH MAY
LIMIT HOW STRONG GUSTS REACH ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER...GUSTS TO
60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. INLAND WINDS ALOFT WILL ALSO BE STRONG WITH A
700 MB JET OF 60 TO 75 KT MOVING OVER THE AREA THURSDAY. AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR HIGH
WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH INLAND...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
SHASTA VALLEY AND SUMMER LAKE AREAS. MOST OTHER AREAS WILL SEE
BREEZY AND GUSTY LOCATIONS.
LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD
AGREEMENT SHOWING A RATHER ACTIVE PATTERN THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A SERIES OF STORMS IMPACTING THE FORECAST
AREA. RIGHT NOW THE BULLS EYE OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED IN SOUTHWEST OREGON
AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE EC SUGGEST THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION
MAY SHIFT SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN SISKIYOU AND MODOC COUNTIES FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE GFS KEEPS THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION
FARTHER NORTH. FOR NOW LEANING TOWARDS KEEPING THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION NORTH...THUS THE CONCERN FOR FLOODING REMAINS DUE TO
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE AREAS MENTIONED
ABOVE. THIS WILL CAUSE CONTINUED RISES IN RIVERS AND STREAMS.
ANOTHER IMPACT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS
WITH THE HIGHEST CONCERNS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...OVER THE MOUNTAINS
AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. WINDS ALONG THE COAST MAY NOT BE AS
STRONG...BUT WILL BE A CONCERN. THIS IS BECAUSE THE GROUND WILL BE
SATURATED AND THUS NOT AS STABLE...SO IT WILL NOT TAKE AS MUCH WIND
FOR TREES TO FALL.
SNOW LEVELS THROUGH FRIDAY SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH BETWEEN 6000
AND 6500 FEET. SO THE PASSES WILL BE WET WITH RAIN EXPECTED.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT A SERIES OF STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. CONFIDENCE IS NOT
AS HIGH WITH THE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF EACH ONE AND WILL NEED TO
BE MONITORED CLOSELY. SNOW LEVELS SATURDAY WILL START TO LOWER AS
COOLER AIR MOVES OVERHEAD AND THE PASSES COULD SEE A CHANGEOVER FROM
RAIN TO SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. -PETRUCELLI
&&
.AVIATION...TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE THE TRANSITION NIGHT FROM A FOG
AND STRATUS PATTERN TO A MUCH MORE ACTIVE PATTERN THAT IS LIKELY
TO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE AFTERNOON SOUNDING FROM THE
MEDFORD AIRPORT INDICATES A STRONG INVERSION IN PLACE, BUT WINDS
ARE ALREADY INCREASING ALOFT FROM THE SOUTH. AREAS OF MVFR TO IFR
FOG AND STRATUS ALONG THE COAST...IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, SCOTT
VALLEY, UMPQUA BASIN, UPPER KLAMATH BASIN, AND IN NORTHERN LAKE
COUNTY WILL SINK TO LIFR FOG AT SOME LOCATIONS THIS EVENING
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. HOWEVER...EXPECT THAT AROUND SUNRISE
MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE ENOUGH MIXING TO LIFT THE FOG TO IFR TO
MVFR STRATUS OR MIX IT OUT TO VFR TOGETHER. EXPECT VFR TO DEVELOP
ALL AREAS TUESDAY MORNING AS INCREASING WINDS ALOFT AND AN EAST TO
WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT MIXES OUT THE INVERSIONS. BTL
OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AT
KMFR AND KLMT. MORE DETAILS ON THIS TO FOLLOW IN UPCOMING
DISCUSSIONS. PETRUCELLI
&&
.MARINE...PLEASE SEE THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE AS WELL AS THE
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FURTHER
DETAILS. THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF STRONG TO VERY STRONG STORMS
IMPACTING THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND BRINGING
WARNING LEVEL WINDS AND WAVES TO THE AREA. THE FIRST OF THESE IS
MOST LIKELY TO BRING GALES. SINCE THE FLOW WILL BE MOSTLY
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST BECOMING SOUTH TO NORTH MOST OF THE
STRONGER WINDS WILL REMAIN AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY A
STRONGER FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WATERS WITH GALE TO STORM
FORCE WINDS. EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR A COASTAL JET TO DEVELOP WITH
THIS ONE. THERE WILL BE AT LEAST TWO MORE LOW PRESSURE WAVES THAT
WILL AFFECT THE COAST FROM CAPE MENDOCINO TO THE MOUNT OF THE
COLUMBIA RIVER DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, BUT HOW STRONG AND WHERE
THESE END UP IS A BIT IN QUESTION. THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THESE TO DEVELOP INTO SOMETHING GREATER THAN
GALES ALONG OUR COASTLINE. BTL
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
CA...NONE.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
PZZ350-356.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR PZZ370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR PZZ370-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
PZZ370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
15/15/15The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2:46 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson, Klamath, Lake | 3 days |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 11 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 11 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 11 hr | |
| Nov 27, 12:48 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 61 hr |
| Nov 27, 12:48 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 4 days |
| Nov 27, 1:24 PM PST | Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 55 hr |
| Nov 27, 1:28 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 63 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:06 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 44 hr | |
| Nov 27, 2:48 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 12 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:58 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.