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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Medford, OR

March 19, 2012Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2012, 3:34 AM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 20, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2012, 3:34 AM PDT (10:34 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 20, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 152 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 00:00Z on 2012-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 28 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2012-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1093 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

791 
WWUS76 KMFR 191034
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
334 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

ORZ022-191500-
/O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
334 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...32 TO 36 ALONG THE COAST AND 30 TO 32 FOR AREAS 
  JUST INLAND. 

* TEMPERATURE INVERSION...NO TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL BE 
  PRESENT. COLD AIR WILL EXTEND INTO THE UPPER LEVELS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE FREEZE WARNING: INLAND AREAS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE FROST ADVISORY: BROOKINGS AND GOLD BEACH.

* IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES COULD HARM SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ORZ021-191500-
/O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
BANDON...PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE
334 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...32 TO 35 ALONG THE COAST AND 30 TO 32 FOR AREAS 
  JUST INLAND. 

* TEMPERATURE INVERSION...NO TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL BE 
  PRESENT. COLD AIR WILL EXTEND INTO THE UPPER LEVELS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE FREEZE WARNING: COQUILLE AND AREAS JUST 
  INLAND FROM THE COAST.

* LOCATIONS IN THE FROST ADVISORY: COOS BAY...NORTH BEND AND 
  PORT ORFORD.

* IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES COULD HARM SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ORZ023-191500-
/O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...MYRTLE CREEK...
CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE
334 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...26 TO 30.

* TEMPERATURE INVERSION...NO ABOVE-FREEZING AIR IS EXPECTED 
  ABOVE THE SURFACE. COLD AIR SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE SURFACE 
  TO THE UPPER LEVELS.

* TIMING...2 AM TO 8 AM PDT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE.

* IMPACTS...PLUM TREES AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE 
  DAMAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ORZ024-191500-
/O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CAVE JUNCTION
334 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...24 TO 28.

* TEMPERATURE INVERSION...NO ABOVE-FREEZING AIR IS EXPECTED 
  ABOVE THE SURFACE. COLD AIR SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE SURFACE 
  TO THE UPPER LEVELS.

* TIMING...2 AM TO 8 AM PDT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAVE JUNCTION AND O'BRIEN.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ORZ026-191500-
/O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND
334 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...24 TO 28.

* TEMPERATURE INVERSION...NO ABOVE-FREEZING AIR IS EXPECTED 
  ABOVE THE SURFACE. COLD AIR SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE SURFACE 
  TO THE UPPER LEVELS.

* TIMING...2 AM TO 8 AM PDT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...JACKSONVILLE...RUCH.

* IMPACTS...PEACH TREES AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE 
  DAMAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-191845-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.120320T0900Z-120321T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
334 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH LATE TONIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING TUESDAY
  MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SILVER
  LAKE...INCLUDING THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 31 WILL 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.

&&

$$

SK
6 follow-up statements
826 
WWUS76 KMFR 191500
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
800 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

ORZ022-191600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
800 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE
FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

$$

ORZ021-191600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
BANDON...PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE
800 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE
FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

$$

ORZ023-191600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...MYRTLE CREEK...
CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE
800 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

$$

ORZ024-191600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CAVE JUNCTION
800 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

$$

ORZ026-191600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T1500Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND
800 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 


$$

ORZ030-031-192300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.120320T0900Z-120321T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
800 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH LATE TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING TUESDAY 
  MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE... 
  INCLUDING THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 31 WILL 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.

&&

$$
599 
WWUS76 KMFR 192210
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
310 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

ORZ030-031-201400-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.120320T0900Z-120321T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
310 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH LATE TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND THEN WILL PEAK TUESDAY
  MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE... 
  INCLUDING THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 31 WILL 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.

&&

$$
767 
WWUS76 KMFR 201000
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
300 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

ORZ030-031-202200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120321T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
300 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK TUESDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH LATE
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE... 
  INCLUDING THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 31 WILL 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.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
221 
WWUS76 KMFR 202148
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
248 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

CAZ081-211500-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.120321T0900Z-120322T0900Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
248 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

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

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR AND AT WEED AIRPORT AND LAKE
  SHASTINA.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE FIVE COULD CAUSE STEERING
  CONTROL DIFFICULTIES FOR DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-211500-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.120321T1900Z-120322T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
248 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO
  55 MPH...PRIMARILY IN AREAS OPEN TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AND
 OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN
  OF MODOC...KLAMATH...AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY...AND STEERING FOR
  DRIVERS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-211500-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0012.120321T1800Z-120322T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
248 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TODAY
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO
  60 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THEN WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  31 BETWEEN SUMMER PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  395 NEAR VALLEY FALLS...AND HIGHWAY 140 NEAR IN THE WARNER
  MOUNTAINS EAST OF LAKEVIEW PRIMARILY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 WILL
  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.

&&

$$

BTL
377 
WWUS76 KMFR 211025
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
325 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

ORZ030-031-212230-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0012.120321T1800Z-120322T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0014.120321T1800Z-120322T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
325 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
   PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH 
  TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHWEST 
  WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THEN WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS 
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395
  NEAR VALLEY FALLS...AND HIGHWAY 140 NEAR IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS
  EAST OF LAKEVIEW PRIMARILY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-212230-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120322T0900Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
325 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR WEED AIRPORT AND LAKE SHASTINA.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE FIVE COULD CREATE DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-212230-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.120321T1900Z-120322T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
325 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
   THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 
  55 MPH...PRIMARILY IN AREAS OPEN TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 
  AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF MODOC...KLAMATH...AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY...AND STEERING
  FOR DRIVERS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1100 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

ORZ030-031-220200-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120322T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1100 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 


* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS
  60 TO 75 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS LATE THIS MORNING
  PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 395 NEAR VALLEY FALLS...AND HIGHWAY 140 NEAR IN THE 
  WARNER MOUNTAINS EAST OF LAKEVIEW PRIMARILY WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...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.

&&


$$

CAZ081-220200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120322T0900Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1100 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NEAR WEED AIRPORT AND LAKE SHASTINA.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE FIVE COULD CREATE 
  DIFFICULTDRIVING CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ083>085-ORZ029-220200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.120321T1900Z-120322T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
1100 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 
  55 MPH...PRIMARILY IN AREAS OPEN TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 
  AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF MODOC...KLAMATH...AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE MATERIALS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY...AND STEERING 
  FOR DRIVERS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 2:34 PM PDTGale WatchMFR15 hr
Mar 19, 3:08 PM PDTFlood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas32 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.