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High Wind Watch 9, NWS Medford, OR

March 10, 20125 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind watch at Mar 10, 2012, 3:00 PM PST for 5 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Mar 12, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2012, 3:00 PM PST (23:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 11, 2012, 3:07 PM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 37 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2012-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2012-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 125 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
444 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

050 
WWUS76 KMFR 102300
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
300 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

ORZ031-111100-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0014.120311T1800Z-120312T0300Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
300 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 40 TO 50 MPH LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT WILL LIKELY BECOME
  EVEN STRONGER ON MONDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE...INCLUDING
  SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* WATCH LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...PAISLEY TO SILVER
  LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 AND 395.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER
  LAKE WILL BE IMPACTED. ON MONDAY WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS COULD
  IMPACT TRAVEL AND DAMAGE EXPOSED STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-111100-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...HARBOR...
GOLD BEACH
300 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...POTENTIALLY PEAKING NEAR 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH
  LATE MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH
  MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT...FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...BROOKINGS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 101 COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...AND
  INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-111100-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
300 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...POTENTIALLY REACHING 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE
  MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED TO YREKA ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE
  SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NEAR
  WEED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ029-030-111100-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
300 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH MONDAY
  MORNING...POTENTIALLY PEAKING AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.


* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BONANZA...DAVIS CREEK...AND HIGHER ELEVATION
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...AND EXPOSED STRUCTURES
  MAY BE DAMAGED.

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.

&&

$$

SK
3 follow-up statements
473 
WWUS76 KMFR 111101
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

ORZ021-022-111915-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0011.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH
401 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...AND ARE FORECAST TO PEAK NEAR 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70
  MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH
  LATE MONDAY NIGHT...FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...HARBOR...GOLD
  BEACH...BROOKINGS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 101 COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...
  AND INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER 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.

&&

$$

ORZ031-111915-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0014.120311T1800Z-120312T0300Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
401 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 40 TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT WILL LIKELY BECOME EVEN
  STRONGER ON MONDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE...INCLUDING
  THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* WATCH LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...PAISLEY TO SILVER 
  LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION SECTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER 
  LAKE WILL BE IMPACTED. ON MONDAY WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS COULD 
  IMPACT TRAVEL AND DAMAGE EXPOSED STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ081-111915-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
401 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING...POTENTIALLY REACHING 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH 
  LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND BEGIN 
  TO DIMINISH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED TO YREKA ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE 
  SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NEAR
  WEED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ029-030-111915-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1500Z/
MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
401 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH MONDAY MORNING...
  POTENTIALLY PEAKING AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BONANZA...DAVIS CREEK...AND HIGHER 
  ELEVATION PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...AND EXPOSED
  STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
DW
917 
WWUS76 KMFR 111852
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1152 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

ORZ021-022-120300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH
1152 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...AND ARE FORECAST TO PEAK NEAR 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70
  MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND 
  DIMINISH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...HARBOR...GOLD 
  BEACH...BROOKINGS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 101 COULD BECOME DIFFICULT... 
  AND INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER 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.

&&

$$

ORZ031-120300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120312T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1500Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1152 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT
  WILL LIKELY BECOME EVEN STRONGER ON MONDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 75
  MPH POSSIBLE.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE...
  INCLUDING THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. 

* WATCH LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...PAISLEY TO SILVER 
  LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION SECTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER 
  LAKE WILL BE IMPACTED. ON MONDAY WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS COULD 
  IMPACT TRAVEL AND DAMAGE EXPOSED STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ081-120300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1152 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING...POTENTIALLY REACHING 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH 
  LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND BEGIN 
  TO DIMINISH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED TO YREKA ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE 
  SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 5 
  NEARWEED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ029-030-120300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1500Z/
MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1152 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH MONDAY MORNING... 
  POTENTIALLY PEAKING AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BONANZA...DAVIS CREEK...AND HIGHER 
  ELEVATION PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...AND EXPOSED 
  STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED.

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.

&&

$$

MAS
828 
WWUS76 KMFR 112207
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

ORZ031-120615-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0011.120312T1800Z-120313T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120312T0300Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT
  BUT WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT SOUTH TO
  SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE... 
  INCLUDING THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VALLEY FALLS...PAISLEY TO SILVER
  LAKE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION SECTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER
  LAKE WILL BE IMPACTED. ON MONDAY WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS COULD
  IMPACT TRAVEL AND DAMAGE EXPOSED STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BREAK LARGE TREES AND MAY
ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ081-120615-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0011.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND BEGIN 
  TO DIMINISH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NEAR
  WEED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-120615-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0011.120312T1800Z-120313T1800Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT
  BUT WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT SOUTH TO
  SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH.

* TIMING...AFTER WINDS SUBSIDE TONIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
  MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH LATER TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAVIS CREEK...AND HIGHER ELEVATION PORTIONS
  OF HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...AND EXPOSED STRUCTURES
  MAY BE DAMAGED.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-120615-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0011.120312T1200Z-120313T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
  STRONGEST GUSTS ARE LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
  EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND 
  DIMINISH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

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

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 101 COULD BECOME DIFFICULT... AND
  INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER ARE POSSIBLE. EXPOSED STRUCTURES COULD BE
  DAMAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ029-120615-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.120312T1800Z-120313T1500Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH 
  BY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ026-120615-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0015.120312T1800Z-120313T0900Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE SOUTHERN
  PORTION OF THE ROGUE VALLEY...THE SURROUNDING HILLS AND NEAR
  ASHLAND LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN PEAK
  MONDAY AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 5.

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.

&&

$$

MAS/SK

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 Mar 10, 2:57 PM PST, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 2:57 PM PST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
257 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

.SHORT TERM...THREE SIGNIFICANT STORMS ARE ON THE HORIZON FOR THE
FORECAST AREA. IMPACTS WILL RUN THE GAMUT FROM HIGH WINDS...TO
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...TO RIVER RISES. THE EXPECTED TIMING AND
STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEMS ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW:

MODERATE--TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
STRONG--MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
MODERATE TO STRONG--WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

TONIGHT'S STORM WILL BE A QUICK-MOVER...AND FAIRLY COLD SO SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT AREAS ABOVE 4000 FEET FROM THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA
TO THE CASCADES AND WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY. A GENERAL 3 TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW IS LIKELY. WITH SOIL AND ROAD TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE
FREEZING...COURTESY OF THE RECENT WARMTH...IMPACTS TO TRAVEL SHOULD
NOT BE SIGNIFICANT. HOWEVER...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW OVERNIGHT
WILL MAKE FOR POOR VISIBILITY AND SOME SLIPPERY ROADS.

TEMPERATURES WILL COOL FURTHER SUNDAY...WITH LINGERING RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. BY MONDAY A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL
DEEPEN SHARPLY OFF THE COAST OF VANCOUVER BC...TIGHTENING THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO WASHINGTON STATE.
RECENT MODEL RUNS HAVE TRENDED DEEPER WITH THIS LOW...WITH ONE
RECENT GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBER SUGGESTING A 959MB LOW CENTER. SO...THE
MAIN IMPACT WITH THIS WILL BE WINDS...AND HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED...SO PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO SEE
DETAILS...PDXNPWMFR. GIVEN THE STRONG SOUTHERLY GRADIENT
EXPECTED...-10.4MB FROM MFR-RDD PER THE NAM12...HEAVY PRECIPITATION
WILL BE FOCUSED OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NEAR MOUNT SHASTA. SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER DUE TO UPSLOPE HERE...AND TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE
5 MAY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. PLEASE
MONITOR THIS SITUATION IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL EARLY THIS WEEK.
LASTLY...RIVER RISES ARE EXPECTED MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

A GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW COULD FALL MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH SNOW
LEVELS AROUND 3000 FEET. THAT IDEA...AND INCREASING SNOW LEVELS
EXPECTED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM ARRIVING WEDNESDAY...INTRODUCES A
HYDROLOGICAL CONCERN.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT IN THE LONG TERM MAINTAINING THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN
ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK WITH
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS AT THE
COAST...HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE EAST SIDE. AMPLIFICATION OF THE
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE WEST COAST OVER THE WEEKEND.

A BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW OF MOISTURE WILL PERSIST WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. ONE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY EAST OF THE CASCADES WEDNESDAY
WILL WEAKEN AS ANOTHER ARRIVES AT THE COAST THEN MOVES INLAND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE
FAIRLY HIGH...AROUND 5500 TO 6500 FEET AND ABOVE THE MAJOR PASSES.

A SUB 990MB AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INSIDE 130W
THEN HEAD TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER
STRONGER FRONT TO THE COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN INLAND FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. WITH A PROLONGED MOISTURE FEED...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WITH THIS ONE AND ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS ALONG
THE COAST. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE ALREADY IN THE GROUND FROM
PRECEDING STORMS...THIS IS THE TIME FRAME WE ARE MOST
CONCERNED ABOUT WITH REGARD TO FLOOD POTENTIAL WITH THE GREATEST
CONCERN FOR THE NEAR COAST AND COASTAL RIVERS AND STREAMS. FUTURE
SHIFTS MAY CONSIDER A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK SHOULD CONFIDENCE IN THIS
SCENARIO INCREASE.

SNOW LEVELS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY...REACHING
DOWN TO PASS LEVELS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN DOWN TO 1500-2000 FEET
BY SATURDAY MORNING. MODELS INDICATE THE ENTIRE TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY
SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST THIS WEEKEND PROVIDING PLENTY OF COLD
AIR SHOWERS AND RELATIVELY LOW SNOW LEVELS. /SPILDE

&&

.AVIATION...ALL TERMINALS ARE VFR THIS AFTERNOON WITH JUST LOCAL
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ALONG THE COAST RANGES. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE COAST WITH MVFR CIGS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING ALONG THE
COAST THEN SPREADING INLAND TO THE CASCADES OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE
EAST SIDE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS SUNDAY
MORNING WITH LOCAL IFR ALONG THE COAST AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS.
MOST CIGS SHOULD LIFT TO VFR IN THE AFTERNOON BUT LOCAL MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS WILL PERSIST. SOME SNOW WILL IMPACT THE KLMT TERMINAL
ALONG THE FRONT SUNDAY MORNING, WHICH MAY BRIEFLY LOWER
VISIBILITY/CEILINGS TO IFR. FREEZING LEVELS AROUND 4500 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON WILL DROP TO AROUND 2500 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.MARINE...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS  THE WATERS TONIGHT. AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALES OVER THE
NORTHERN WATERS THIS EVENING WITH STRONG SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH
OF CAPE BLANCO THIS EVENIGN. WINDS MAY BE ENHANCED BY A
SOUTHWESTERLY  925 MB JET OF 40 TO 45 KT THAT PUSHES INTO THE COAST
IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME STEEP AND HAZARDOUS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

A MORE POTENT FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA ON MONDAY.
AHEAD OF THIS  FRONT...MODELS ARE INDICATING STORM FORCE WINDS AND
GUSTS. A 925 MB JET OF 75 KTS WILL ALSO PUSH INTO THE COAST DURING
THE DAY MONDAY. HOWEVER GIVEN THAT THE JET IS SOUTHERLY VS
SOUTHWESTERLY, MUCH OF THIS ENERGY MAY NOT REACH THE SURFACE.
SURFACE AND BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS ARE FORECAST TO  RISE TO STORM
FORCE EARLY MONDAY MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON, WITH
STORM FORCE WINDS LINGERING INTO THE EVENING OVER WATERS SOUTH OF
CAPE BLANCO. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SEAS UP TO 25 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
MONDAY. SEAS WILL BE DOMINATED BY WIND WAVES MONDAY MORNING...THEN
EXPECT A MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND NORTHWEST SWELL BY LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE SWAN MODEL HAS BEEN
INDICATING LOWER NORTHWEST SWELL THAN THE WAVE WATCH RUNS BEHIND THE
FRONT. HAVE GONE WITH A BLEND OF THE TWO FOR THE CURRENT FORECAST.

ADDITIONAL FRONTS ARE EXPECTED WENDESDAY AND FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH WEAKER
THAN THE MONDAY SYSTEM...THESE FRONTS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL GALES AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS. /CC

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     ORZ029>031.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ031.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT
     SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR ORZ027-028.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR ORZ021-022.

CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     CAZ085.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT
     SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR CAZ080-082.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR CAZ081.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR PZZ356.
     STORM WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     PZZ356-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR PZZ356-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY
     FOR PZZ356-376.
     STORM WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ350-370.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR PZZ350-370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
     PZZ350.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY
     FOR PZZ350.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
     EVENING FOR PZZ350.
     GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
     PZZ350.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ370.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY FOR PZZ370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR PZZ370.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY FOR PZZ370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR PZZ376.

SK/MAS/CC
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 4:32 AM PST, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
432 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

ORZ031-102300-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
432 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. PLEASE
SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ080-082-ORZ027-028-102300-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
432 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING
AT 9 PM PST TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 4:00 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRLake39 hr
Mar 10, 4:19 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath35 hr
Mar 10, 3:06 PM PSTHazardous Seas WatchMFR11 hr
Mar 10, 3:06 PM PSTStorm WatchMFR23 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.