Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 21, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind watch at Dec 15, 2012, 3:31 AM PST for 5 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Dec 16, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2012, 3:31 AM PST (11:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2012, 11:46 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:28 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
738 WWUS76 KMFR 151131 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 331 AM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ORZ021-022-151945- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0021.121216T1800Z-121217T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REEDSPORT...BANDON...PORT ORFORD 331 AM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 4 AM MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 4 AM MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL PEAK LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REEDSPORT...BANDON...PORT ORFORD. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS ON HIGHWAY 101. LOOSE ITEMS MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND AND BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. * 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 A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ030-031-151945- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0021.121216T2100Z-121217T1500Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 331 AM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE...PAISLEY * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS ON HIGHWAY 31. LOOSE ITEMS MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND AND BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SANDLER
1 follow-up statement
313 WWUS76 KMFR 151946 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1146 AM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ORZ021-022-161230- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0021.121216T1800Z-121217T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0027.121216T1800Z-121217T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REEDSPORT...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...GOLD BEACH 1146 AM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL PEAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REEDSPORT...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS ON HIGHWAY 101. LOOSE ITEMS MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND AND BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. * 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. && $$ ORZ030-031-161230- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0021.121216T2100Z-121217T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0027.121216T2100Z-121217T1800Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1146 AM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAKING OUT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE...PAISLEY * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS ON HIGHWAY 31. LOOSE ITEMS MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND AND BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ PETRUCELLI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:20 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:20 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:20 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 11 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:03 AM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 14 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:03 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 14 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:12 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake | 12 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:12 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake | 66 hr |
| Dec 15, 11:46 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 46 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:26 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake | 43 hr |
Nearby
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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.