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Wind Advisory 30, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Oct 14, 2012, 2:55 PM PDT for Siskiyou County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Oct 15, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2012, 2:55 PM PDT (21:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 604 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
620 WWUS76 KMFR 142155 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 255 PM PDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...BLUSTERY WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO THE SHASTA VALLEY AND SUMMER LAKE AREA. ORZ030-031-151400- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0030.121015T2300Z-121016T2300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 255 PM PDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS AT AND AROUND SUMMER LAKE...PARTICULARLY THE TOWN OF SUMMER LAKE...THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS. OF WINTER RIDGE...AND PAISLEY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON AND NEAR HIGHWAY 31 FROM ABOUT PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE. ADDITIONALLY, LIGHTER LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN ABOUT IF LEFT UNSECURED. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR 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. && $$ CAZ081-151400- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0030.121015T2100Z-121016T1900Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 255 PM PDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO NOON PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO NOON PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SHASTA VALLEY IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF WEED, ESPECIALLY AT AND NEAR WEED AIRPORT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON AND NEAR INTERSTATE 5 AROUND THE TOWN OF WEED. ADDITIONALLY, LIGHTER LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN ABOUT IF LEFT UNSECURED. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.&& $$ BTL
4 follow-up statements
184 WWUS76 KMFR 150938 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 238 AM PDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...BLUSTERY WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. CAZ081-151045- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0030.121015T2100Z-121016T1900Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 238 AM PDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS. $$ ORZ030-031-151745- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0030.121016T0000Z-121017T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 238 AM PDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS AT AND AROUND SUMMER LAKE...PARTICULARLY THE TOWN OF SUMMER LAKE...THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS OF WINTER RIDGE...AND PAISLEY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON AND NEAR HIGHWAY 31 FROM ABOUT PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE. ALSO...LIGHTER LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN ABOUT IF LEFT UNSECURED. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
948 WWUS76 KMFR 151744 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1044 AM PDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. ORZ030-031-161400- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0030.121016T0000Z-121017T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1044 AM PDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS AT AND AROUND SUMMER LAKE... PARTICULARLY THE TOWN OF SUMMER LAKE...THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS OF WINTER RIDGE...AND PAISLEY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON AND NEAR HIGHWAY 31 FROM ABOUT PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE. ALSO...LIGHTER LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN ABOUT IF LEFT UNSECURED. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR 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. && $$ BTL
632 WWUS76 KMFR 161049 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 349 AM PDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHING EAST OF THE CASCADES WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. ORZ030-031-162300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-121017T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 349 AM PDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL VEER TO WEST LATE THIS MORNING THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AND SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS AT AND AROUND SUMMER LAKE... PARTICULARLY THE TOWN OF SUMMER LAKE...THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS OF WINTER RIDGE...AND PAISLEY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON AND NEAR HIGHWAY 31 FROM ABOUT PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE. ALSO...LIGHTER LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN ABOUT IF LEFT UNSECURED. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DW
810 WWUS76 KMFR 162019 CCA NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 118 PM PDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHING EAST OF THE CASCADES WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. ORZ030-031-170000- /O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-121017T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 118 PM PDT TUE OCT 16 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...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS AT AND AROUND SUMMER LAKE... PARTICULARLY THE TOWN OF SUMMER LAKE...THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS OF WINTER RIDGE...AND PAISLEY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON AND NEAR HIGHWAY 31 FROM ABOUT PAISLEY TO SILVER LAKE. ALSO...LIGHTER LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN ABOUT IF LEFT UNSECURED. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR 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. && $$ CC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2:49 PM PDT | Gale Warning | MFR | 30 hr | |
| Oct 14, 2:49 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 32 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.