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Wind Advisory 27, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at May 2, 2012, 2:28 PM PDT for Modoc County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at May 3, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2012, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1060 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
381 WWUS76 KMFR 022128 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 228 PM PDT WED MAY 2 2012 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-031200- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0027.120503T1500Z-120504T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 228 PM PDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 299 AT CEDAR PASS AND THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING DIFFICULTIES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 299 AT CEDAR PASS. ADDITIONALLY...THOSE IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. 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. && $$ PETRUCELLI
3 follow-up statements
495 WWUS76 KMFR 030832 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 132 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-032145- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0027.120503T1500Z-120504T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 132 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 299 AT CEDAR PASS AND THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING DIFFICULTIES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 299 AT CEDAR PASS. ADDITIONALLY...THOSE IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BUNNAG
806 WWUS76 KMFR 032212 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 312 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-040300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120504T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 312 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 30 MPH TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 299 AT CEDAR PASS AND THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING DIFFICULTIES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 299 AT CEDAR PASS. ADDITIONALLY...THOSE IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS WILL BE AFFECTED. 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. && $$ SK
707 WWUS76 KMFR 040251 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 751 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-040400- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120504T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 751 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA. $$ SK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2:39 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MFR | 29 hr | |
| May 2, 2:39 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 29 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.