Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind watch at Jan 20, 2012, 2:27 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California; 4 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2012, 2:27 PM PST (22:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 3:42 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 344 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
263 WWUS76 KMFR 202227 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 227 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ORZ028-202330- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0300Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 227 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND CONCERNS ARE CURRENTLY ADDRESSED IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS AREA. $$ ORZ021-022-211500- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1500Z-120123T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 227 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY TO 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. SATURATED SOIL PROVIDES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE POSSIBLE. * HIGH WIND WATCH: ON SUNDAY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ031-211500- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1800Z-120123T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 227 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SUMMER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. * HIGH WIND WATCH: A NEW STORM ON SUNDAY IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. 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. $$ ORZ026-210300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0300Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 227 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING PEAKING AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN THE ASHLAND AREA LATE THIS MORNING SPREADING DOWN THE ROGUE VALLEY TO PORTIONS OF EAST MEDFORD. INCOMING RAIN WILL CAUSE WINDS TO RECEDE LATER THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MUCH OF ASHLAND...PORTIONS OF TALENT... PHOENIX...AND POSSIBLY EAST MEDFORD. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-210600- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 227 PM PST FRI JAN 20 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...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING NEAR WEED. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED TO AREAS SOUTH OF YREKA. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 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. && $$ BTL
5 follow-up statements
180 WWUS76 KMFR 210310 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 710 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ORZ021-022-211115- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1500Z-120123T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 710 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND HAS DECREASED TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH. ON SUNDAY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. SATURATED SOIL PROVIDES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ031-211115- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1800Z-120123T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 710 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SUMMER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. * HIGH WIND WATCH: A NEW STORM ON SUNDAY IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. 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. $$ ORZ026-210500- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0500Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 710 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MUCH OF ASHLAND...PORTIONS OF TALENT... PHOENIX...AND POSSIBLY EAST MEDFORD. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-210600- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 710 PM PST FRI JAN 20 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...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR WEED. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED TO AREAS SOUTH OF YREKA. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 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. && $$
407 WWUS76 KMFR 210501 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 901 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ORZ026-210615- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0500Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 901 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ ORZ031-211315- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1800Z-120123T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 901 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SUMMER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. * HIGH WIND WATCH: A NEW STORM ON SUNDAY IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. 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. $$ CAZ081-210615- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 901 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR WEED. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED TO AREAS SOUTH OF YREKA. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ021-022-211315- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1500Z-120123T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 901 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND HAS DECREASED TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH. ON SUNDAY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. SATURATED SOIL PROVIDES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND 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. && $$
682 WWUS76 KMFR 210607 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1007 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ORZ031-211800- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1800Z-120123T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1007 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING: LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SUMMER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS COULD POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ081-210715- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120121T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1007 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ ORZ021-022-211800- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1500Z-120123T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1007 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND HAS DECREASED TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH. ON SUNDAY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. SATURATED SOIL PROVIDES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
408 WWUS76 KMFR 211113 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 313 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 CAZ081-220000- /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1200Z-120123T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 313 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED TO AREAS SOUTH OF YREKA. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A 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. && $$ ORZ021-022-220000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1500Z-120123T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 313 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. SATURATED SOIL PROVIDES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ031-220000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1800Z-120123T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 313 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING: LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. HIGHWAYS 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SUMMER LAKE AND HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS COULD POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$
511 WWUS76 KMFR 212342 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 342 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ORZ021-022-220800- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1500Z-120123T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0006.120122T1500Z-120123T0100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 342 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...BANDON AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. SATURATED SOIL PROVIDES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ031-220800- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1800Z-120123T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0006.120122T2000Z-120123T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 342 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS AROUND LAKEVIEW AND IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS COULD POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGES TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-220800- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0005.120122T1200Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0006.120122T1800Z-120123T0200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 342 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED TO AREAS SOUTH OF YREKA. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON INTERSTATE 5 AND SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ANY LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ026-220800- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.120122T1800Z-120123T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND 342 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...TALENT...PHOENIX AND JACKSONVILLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 99. ADDITIONALLY...ANY LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 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 Jan 20, 9:43 AM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 9:43 AM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
943 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012
.UPDATE...
AN UPDATE TO THE FORECAST WAS SENT A LITTLE WHILE AGO TO INCREASE
SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE ROGUE VALLEY TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...ADJUST THE BEGINNING TIME OF THE WIND ADVISORY IN THE
SHASTA VALLEY UP A BIT IN TIME...AND TO FINE TUNE WORDING OF THE
OTHER WIND PRODUCTS CURRENTLY OUT.
UPDATES HAVE ALSO BEEN SENT TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS ON THE COQUILLE
RIVER. ALL THREE POINTS WHERE WARNINGS EXISTED HAVE NOW
CRESTED...AND ONLY TWO WARNING REMAIN. PLEASE REFER TO OUR AHPS
AND RIVERS AND LAKES LINKS UNDER HYDROLOGY ON OUR WEB PAGE FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER STRONG AND WET STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...PERSISTING INTO SATURDAY. THIS ONE WILL MOVE
FASTER...SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO RISE HIGHER THAN WITH THE
PRECEDING FRONTAL SYSTEMS...AND THEN ON SATURDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL
LIKELY FALL TO 2500 TO 3500 FEET ACROSS THE AREA. ASIDE FROM
STAYING ON TOP OF THE WINDS AND THE RIVERS WE WILL NEED TO PAY
CLOSE ATTENTION TO SNOW LEVELS AND THE SURF. FURTHER UPDATES WILL
MADE THROUGH THE DAY AND WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXIST AT MOST LOCATIONS THIS MORNING...THOUGH
PATCHY IFR LOW CLOUDS AND FOG EXIST IN THE VALLEYS THIS MORNING
AND THE MOUNTAINS ARE MOSTLY OBSCURED. A WARM OCCLUDED FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON MEANS THAT CEILINGS AND VIS WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE WITH
TIME...MAINLY IN THE IFR TO MVFR RANGE...WORSE NEAR THE SNOWPACK
AND ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST. WIND SPEED SHEAR WILL BE A CONCERN
AT THE COAST AND UMPQUA BASIN FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 354 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012/
DISCUSSION...CURRENT IR IMAGE SHOWS HIGH AND MID CLOUDS IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT STORM ALREADY MAKING IT INTO THE FORECAST
AREA. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE NEXT STORM
IMPACTING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE
COAST...COAST RANGE CASCADES AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NEAR THE
MOUNT SHASTA REGION. PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST COULD TOTAL 1 TO
3 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND 1 TO 2 INCHES
ALONG THE CASCADES...SISKIYOUS AND MOUNT SHASTA REGION.
SNOW LEVELS TODAY WILL BE TRICKY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNT SHASTA
REGION. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START OUT BETWEEN 4000 AND
500 FEET WEST OF THE CASCADES...AROUND 4000 FEET EAST OF THE
CASCADES AND NEAR 3000 FEET NEAR MOUNT SHASTA...BUT THERE ARE
INDICATIONS THEY COULD JUMP UP IN THE AFTERNOON AS A WARMER
AIRMASS MOVES IN WEST OF THE CASCADES. HOWEVER NOT AS CONFIDENT
THEY WILL COME UP MUCH IF AT ALL IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA. SNOW
LEVELS WILL COME DOWN TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES IN.
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN RAMP UP ALONG THE COAST LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ALSO WINDS EAST OF THE CASCADES AND IN THE
SHASTA VALLEY WILL INCREASE AND THE CURRENT WATCHES AND ADVISORIES
HANDEL THIS WELL.
FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AND
THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE RIVER
EXPECTED TO CREST LATE THIS MORNING. FLOOD WARNINGS ALSO CONTINUE
AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT AND ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN FLOOD STAGE UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING.
THE UPPER TROUGH EXISTS THE REGION SATURDAY AND WE SHOULD GET A
RELATIVE BREAK IN THE WEATHER SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY...THEN ANOTHER STORM WILL IMPACT OUR AREA LATE SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN AT THE COAST
RANGE...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS AT THE COAST AND EAST OF THE
CASCADES. -PETRUCELLI
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR ORZ030-031.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR ORZ031.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ORZ021-022.
HIGH SURF WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
ORZ021-022.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR ORZ027-028.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR ORZ027-028.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ORZ026.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR CAZ082.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR CAZ080.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ081.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY FOR CAZ083.
PZ...STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
BTL/MAPHazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 12:35 PM PST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-210015- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM PST. SEE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A SERIES OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ021-210015- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AND THE SOUTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SEE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ022-210015- CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SEE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ031-210015- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST ABOVE 5500 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ026-210015- JACKSON COUNTY- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A SERIES OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ028-210015- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST ABOVE 5000 FEET. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ081-210015- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ027-210015- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST ABOVE 5000 FEET. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUE TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ083-210015- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ082-210015- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST ABOVE 3500 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ080-210015- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ029-030-210015- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1235 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST ABOVE 5500 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GLASER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 20, 9:19 AM PST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
919 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0918 AM SNOW 4 SW WEED 41.37N 122.43W
01/20/2012 M5.0 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING 8AM. STORM TOTAL 12 INCHES OF SNOW.
CURRENTLY SNOWING.
&&
SPENCERLocal storm report, Jan 20, 9:29 AM PST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
929 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSW APPLEGATE 42.21N 123.19W
01/20/2012 M0.88 INCH JACKSON OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL SINCE 8AM. 2.46 INCHES IN LAST 72 HOURS.
0831 PM FLOOD 7 ESE COOS BAY 43.35N 124.09W
01/19/2012 COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
DANIELS CREEK IS FLOODING ONTO THE ROADWAY. SOME
RESIDENTS CAN NOT LEAVE THEIR HOMES. COOS RIVER ALSO
FLOODED THE ROAD TODAY.
0831 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 ESE COOS BAY 43.35N 124.09W
01/19/2012 M3.33 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR DANIELS CREEK AND THE COOS RIVER.
1246 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE VALLEY FALLS 42.36N 120.25W
01/19/2012 M77.00 MPH LAKE OR PUBLIC
SUSTAINED 51MPH
1217 PM HEAVY RAIN WNW PORT ORFORD 42.75N 124.50W
01/19/2012 M6.35 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24HRS---RAIN AND WIND LETTING UP
1217 PM HEAVY RAIN SSE GOLD BEACH 42.41N 124.42W
01/19/2012 M9.67 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
GLASERLocal storm report, Jan 20, 9:52 AM PST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
952 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0948 AM HEAVY RAIN N MYRTLE POINT 43.07N 124.13W
01/20/2012 M3.58 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
7 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 10 PM THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL 6.18.
0948 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NNW BROOKINGS 42.13N 124.32W
01/20/2012 M6.10 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HRS TO 3 PM THURSDAY.
&&
GLASERLocal storm report, Jan 20, 9:57 AM PST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
957 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 S ETNA 41.37N 122.90W
01/20/2012 M1.15 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR AMOUNT THROUGH 830AM PST. 2.45 INCHES WAS
RECORDED IN THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS THROUGH 830AM PST
YESTERDAY.
&&
LUTZLocal storm report, Jan 20, 10:22 AM PST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1022 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 W MERLIN 42.51N 123.49W
01/20/2012 M2.12 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
7 AM TO 7 AM.
&&
GLASERLocal storm report, Jan 20, 11:00 AM PST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1100 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 N CAVE JUNCTION 42.19N 123.65W
01/20/2012 M0.69 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
11 AM TO 11 AM.
&&
GLASERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:26 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 31 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:26 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 36 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:43 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 24 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:06 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Jackson | 11 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:07 AM PST | High Surf Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 29 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:26 AM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 15 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:44 PM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 12 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.