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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Medford, OR

March 30, 2012Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2012, 2:33 PM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Mar 30, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2012, 2:33 PM PDT (21:33 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 30, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2012-03-30Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2012-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 260 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
956 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
547 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.

121 
WWUS76 KMFR 302133
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
233 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

CAZ081-311200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0019.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
233 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH LATER
  THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...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.

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-311200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.120331T0600Z-120401T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
233 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH FOR MOST AREAS...BUT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA INTO SOUTHEAST
  LAKE COUNTY.

* WARNING 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 IN THE 
  WARNER MOUNTAINS EAST OF LAKEVIEW. 

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW...FORT ROCK...CHRISTMAS
  VALLEY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140 WILL
  BE DIFFICULT. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-311200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0019.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
233 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE 
  WILL DEVELOP AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY WITH 
  SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE AFFECTED... 
  ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

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.

CHECK ON BATTERIES FOR FLASHLIGHTS. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER
OUTAGE...KEEP REFRIGERATED FOOD COLD FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BY
OPENING YOUR REFRIGERATOR FOR AS SHORT A PERIOD AS POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ029-311200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.120331T0600Z-120401T0300Z/
MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
233 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING...LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...ALTURAS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 139...140...299 AND 395 WILL BE
  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.

&&

$$

SPILDE
4 follow-up statements
585 
WWUS76 KMFR 311021
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
321 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

ORZ030-031-311830-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120401T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120401T0000Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
321 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH FOR MOST AREAS...BUT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA INTO SOUTHEAST 
  LAKE COUNTY. 

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

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW...FORT ROCK...CHRISTMAS 
  VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND140 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-311800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120331T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
321 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE 
  WILL DEVELOP AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH 
  LATE MORNING. 

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY WITH 
  SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE AFFECTED... 
  ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

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.

CHECK ON BATTERIES FOR FLASHLIGHTS. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER
OUTAGE...KEEP REFRIGERATED FOOD COLD FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BY
OPENING YOUR REFRIGERATOR FOR AS SHORT A PERIOD AS POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ029-311830-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120401T0000Z/
MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
321 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING...LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 
  STRONGESTWINDS WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...ALTURAS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 139...140...299 AND 395 WILL BE 
  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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-311830-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120331T2100Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
321 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH LATER 
  THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...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.

&&

$$

SVEN
955 
WWUS76 KMFR 311603
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
903 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

ORZ021-022-010000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120401T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
903 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...A BRIEF LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS THIS MORNING BUT
  ANOTHER PERIOD OF SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND SUBSIDE THIS
  EVENING. 

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY WITH 
  SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE AFFECTED... 
  ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-010000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120401T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120401T0000Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
903 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH FOR MOST AREAS...BUT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA INTO SOUTHEAST 
  LAKE COUNTY. 

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

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW...CHRISTMAS VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND140 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-312100-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120331T2100Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
903 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH WILL
  EASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ029-010000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120401T0000Z/
MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
903 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH WILL EASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...ALTURAS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 139...140...299 AND 395 WILL BE 
  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.

&&

$$

SPILDE
135 
WWUS76 KMFR 312059
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
159 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

ORZ030-031-010300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
159 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT
  SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  FOR MOST AREAS...BUT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE
  SUMMER LAKE AREA INTO SOUTHEAST LAKE COUNTY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
  LATER THIS EVENING.

* WARNING 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 IN THE 
  WARNER MOUNTAINS EAST OF LAKEVIEW.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW...CHRISTMAS VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND140 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-010300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
159 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH
  THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND SUBSIDE LATER
  THIS EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY WITH 
  SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE AFFECTED... 
  ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-010300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
159 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...AFTER A BRIEF LULL EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT SOUTH
  WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH AGAIN LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE LATER THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ029-010300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
159 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN WINDS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON
  EXPECT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE
  LATER THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...ALTURAS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 139...140...299 AND 395 WILL BE 
  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.

&&

$$

SPILDE
477 
WWUS76 KMFR 010301
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
801 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012


ORZ030-031-010415-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
801 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WIND ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

ORZ021-022-010415-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
801 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

CAZ081-085-ORZ029-010415-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120401T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEED...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
801 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 30, 9:06 AM PDT, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 9:06 AM PDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
906 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

.DISCUSSION...IMPRESSIVE RAIN TOTALS HAVE BEEN PILING UP ACROSS
SOUTHWEST OREGON AND WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN JUST
THE LAST 24 HOURS ALONG THE COAST AND REPORTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
RECEIVED OF LANDSLIDES ALONG US 101 AND CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN FARTHER INLAND ACROSS DOUGLAS AND
JOSEPHINE COUNTIES AS WELL AS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A FEW TENTHS HAVE
FALLEN EAST OF THE CASCADES. SNOTELS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF THE VERY
HIGH SNOW LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM AS MELTING SNOW
CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR PRECIPITATION TOTALS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS
MOSTLY BEEN LIMITED TO ABOVE 5500-6000 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO THIS
MORNING BUT THE ROAD CAMERA AT WILLAMETTE PASS IN FAR NORTHERN
KLAMATH COUNTY AT 5100 FEET SHOWS ABOUT 33 DEGREES WITH A VERY WET
SNOW FALLING AND A WET SLUSH ON OREGON ROUTE 58. CRATER LAKE HAS
BENEFITED FROM A FRESH FOOT OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.

WE WILL BE UPDATING THE FORECAST THIS MORNING TO ADJUST WINDS AND
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AS WELL AS REVIEWING THE CURRENT TOTAL
PRECIPITATION FORECAST TO AID IN THE NEW RIVER FORECASTS FOR THIS
MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON/S FORECAST PACKAGE WILL BE FOCUSED ON
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT AND TAKING A LOOK AT THE COLDER AIR
THAT WILL BE ARRIVING SATURDAY...WHICH OUR CURRENT WINTER WEATHER
HEADLINES HIGHLIGHT IN SISKIYOU COUNTY.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CIGS AND VIS TODAY IN AREAS OF HEAVY TO MODERATE
RAIN AND HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURATION FROM THE CASCADES WEST TO THE
COAST. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE COAST WILL LESSEN
LATER THIS MORNING BUT RETURN THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRODUCE TURBULENCE OVER MOUNTAINS. LIGHTER RAIN WILL FALL EAST OF
THE CASCADES BUT PREVAILING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VFR.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 415 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012/

DISCUSSION...YET ANOTHER WET AND WINDY SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
REGION AS THE TRANS-PACIFIC ATMOSPHERIC RIVER FLOWS DIRECTLY INTO
OUR AREA. SNOW LEVELS RISE AS WARM CONVEYOR FLOW BRINGS A STRONG
LOW LEVEL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SATURATED MID LEVEL EXTRA- TROPICAL
FLOW. WINDS ON THE COAST ARE BORDERLINE HIGH WIND WARNING AND ARE
ONLY EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY RISE TO WARNING CRITERIA. HOWEVER...WITH
THE EXTREMELY AND DEEPLY SATURATED GROUND IN THAT AREA...THESE
WINDS SHOULD BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FURTHER SCATTERED
TOPPLING OF TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND
THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY WITH STRONG WINDS
RESULTING AND 700 MB WINDS IN THE 60-70KT RANGE EAST OF THE
CASCADES WILL BRING WINDS BACK UP AFTER A SLIGHT LULL
TODAY..LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A MENTIONED ABOVE THERE IS A PERFECT COMBINATION OF STRONG
OROGRAPHIC LIFT WITH STRONG BL THROUGH 700 MB SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS...STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IN THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF
THE WESTERN JET COUPLET...AND GOOD MOISTURE INFLUX AT LOW LEVELS
INTO A SATURATED MID EXTRA-TROPICAL FLOW. SNOW LEVELS DROP TO
AROUND 3500 FEET TOWARDS THE TAIL END OF THE SYSTEM AS COOLER AIR
IS ENTRAINED INTO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WARM CONVEYOR FLOW.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ORZ030-031.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY
     FOR ORZ021-022.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR ORZ022>024.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR ORZ029.

CA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR CAZ080.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
     ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR CAZ080-082.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY
     FOR CAZ081.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
     FOR CAZ083.

PZ...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY
     FOR PZZ356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     GALE WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
     PZZ356-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR PZZ356-376.
     GALE WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
     PZZ350-370.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
     PZZ350-370.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
     SUNDAY FOR PZZ350-370.

MAW/MAS/CC/RS
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 2:16 PM PDT, 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
216 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

ORZ021-022-311300-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
1221 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING...SEE THE
LATEST WIND MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE
POINT...COQUILLE...IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING
MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM SATURDAY...SEE THE
LATEST WIND MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE
POINT...COQUILLE...IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING
MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ023-024-311300-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
1221 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ROGUE RIVER AT GRANTS PASS...BELOW GOLD
RAY...AT EAGLE POINT..IS IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD
WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OTHER POINTS
IN SOUTHWEST OREGON...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCTS FOR TEH
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ROGUE RIVER AT GRANTS PASS...BELOW GOLD
RAY...AT EAGLE POINT..IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE
SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OTHER POINTS
IN SOUTHWEST OREGON THROUGH 1015 AM SATURDAY...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD
WATCH PRODUCTS FOR TEH SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ080-311300-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1221 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KLAMATH RIVER NEAR SEIAD VALLEY...
SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN WESTERN
SISKIYOU COUNTY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM
SUNDAY...SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KLAMATH RIVER NEAR SEIAD VALLEY
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ081-311300-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1221 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING...SEE THE
LATEST WIND MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KLAMATH RIVER NEAR SEIAD
VALLEY...SCOTT RIVER NEAR FORT JONES...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH
PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 PM SATURDAY...SEE THE
LATEST WIND MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KLAMATH RIVER NEAR SEIAD VALLEY
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ082-083-311300-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1221 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN SOUTH
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11
AM SUNDAY...SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU
COUNTY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY...SEE
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ030-031-311300-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1221 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST WIND MESSAGE FOR
THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SPRAGUE RIVER NEAR BETTY IS IN EFFECT...SEE
THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM SATURDAY...SEE THE
LATEST
WIND MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SPRAGUE RIVER NEAR BETTY IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ026-311300-
JACKSON COUNTY-
1221 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ROGUE RIVER AT EAGLE POINT IS IN
EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ROGUE RIVER AT EAGLE POINT IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR
THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ025-311300-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
1221 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST
FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1015 AM
SATURDAY...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 12:35 PM PDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1235 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1227 PM     FLOOD            1 ENE SEIAD VALLEY      41.85N 123.17W
03/30/2012                   SISKIYOU           CA   UNKNOWN

            KLAMATH RIVER NEAR SEIAD VALLEY APPEARS TO HAVE RISEN 3
            FEET SINCE YESTERDAY. SEIAD CREEK AT MY RESIDENCE HAS
            RISEN 2 1/2 FEET SINCE YESTERDAY. CURRENTLY OUR RAINFALL
            HAS SLOWED TO UNDER .1 INCH PER HOUR.

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Mar 30, 12:39 PM PDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1239 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1227 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW OBRIEN            42.05N 123.71W
03/30/2012  M3.00 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ACCUMULATION SINCE MIDNIGHT...AS OF 7AM FRIDAY UNION ROCK
            WAS UNDER WATER AND WATER WAS GETTING INTO RV
            PARK...OBRIEN BRIDGE WATER WAS HIGH BUT NOT YET GOING
            OVER BRIDGE.

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Mar 30, 12:53 PM PDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1253 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1252 PM     HEAVY RAIN       TOKETEE FALLS           43.28N 122.45W
03/30/2012  M1.60 INCH       DOUGLAS            OR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR ACCUMULATION AND UMPQUA RIVER LOOKS EXTREMELY
            HIGH...STILL RAINING HARD.

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Mar 30, 1:39 PM PDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
139 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0138 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 W MERLIN              42.52N 123.50W
03/30/2012  M2.70 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR ACCUMULATION

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:09 PM PDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
209 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0208 PM     FLOOD            FORT JONES              41.61N 122.84W
03/30/2012                   SISKIYOU           CA   OTHER FEDERAL

            KELSEY CREEK OVERFLOWED ITS BANK NEAR SERPA LANE...FIELD
            FLOODING IS OCCURING.

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:33 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
233 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0232 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WNW COOS BAY          43.38N 124.26W
03/30/2012  M2.00 INCH       COOS               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR ACCUMULATION

&&

BUNKER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDTGale WarningMFR44 hr
Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR68 hr
Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR3 days
Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR8 hr
Mar 30, 3:50 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas40 hr
Mar 30, 5:56 AM PDTAreal Flood WarningMFRCoos47 hr
Mar 30, 9:15 AM PDTAreal Flood WarningMFRCurry, Josephine24 hr
Mar 30, 11:44 AM PDTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Douglas2 hr
Mar 30, 2:05 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake36 hr
Mar 30, 3:51 AM PDTWinter Storm WatchMFRSiskiyou10 hr
Mar 30, 10:22 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou24 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.