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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Medford, OR

October 21, 2012Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Oct 21, 2012, 2:39 AM PDT for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Oct 21, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 21, 2012, 2:39 AM PDT (09:39 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 21, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 22, 2012, 10:12 AM PDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

County Siskiyou County, CA

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2012-10-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2012-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1042 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 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.

022 
WWUS46 KMFR 210939
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
239 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR THE MOUNTAINS...

.A COLD AND FAIRLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM...BY OCTOBER STANDARDS...
WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE
SEASON FOR THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNT
SHASTA CITY AREA...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5.

CAZ082-212230-
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/O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.121022T0900Z-121023T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT SHASTA
239 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET....WITH 4 TO
  8 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WILL
  FALL AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH LOCALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES NEAR MOUNT
  SHASTA CITY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY... WITH SNOW LEVELS
  FALLING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW IS 
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MC CLOUD...AND THE MOUNT
  SHASTA SKI PARK ALONG WITH AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH ABOVE
  5500 FEET.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS MAKING
  FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR
  ENTHUSIASTS ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND BREEZY
  WEATHER...WITH ELEVATED RISKS OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* INTERSTATE 5 IMPACTS: A BURST OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM
  AND 10 AM MONDAY...WITH SNOW FALLING QUICKLY ENOUGH TO
  ACCUMULATE ON INTERSTATE 5 AROUND MOUNT SHASTA CITY. TRAVEL IS
  EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ083-212230-
/O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0013.121022T0600Z-121023T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0010.121022T0600Z-121023T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.121022T0600Z-121023T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
239 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS
BEEN UPGRADED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET....WITH 4 TO
  8 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET. 

* ELEVATION: THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500
  FEET. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000
  FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
  MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 97.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH ABOVE
  5500 FEET.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS MAKING
  FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR
  ENTHUSIASTS ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND BREEZY
  WEATHER...WITH ELEVATED RISKS OF HYPOTHERMIA. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ080-212230-
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.121022T0600Z-121023T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
239 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...AND 2 TO 
  4 INCHES AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS AND TRINITY ALPS 
  ABOVE 4000 FEET. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE
  ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS...HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE
  LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND BREEZY WEATHER...WITH
  ELEVATED RISKS OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

WRIGHT
3 follow-up statements
157 
WWUS46 KMFR 212131
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
231 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR THE MOUNTAINS...

.A COLD AND FAIRLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM...BY OCTOBER STANDARDS...
WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE
SEASON FOR THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNT
SHASTA CITY AREA...INCLUDING ON INTERSTATE 5.

CAZ082-221400-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.121022T0600Z-121023T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.121022T0900Z-121023T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT SHASTA
231 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM
PDT MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET....WITH 4 TO
  8 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WILL
  FALL AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH LOCALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES NEAR MOUNT
  SHASTA CITY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW LEVELS
  FALLING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BEFORE SUNRISE ON MONDAY MORNING.
  STEADY SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING IS LIKELY TO
  TURN MORE SHOWERY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO MC CLOUD...PARTICULARLY
  ALONG HIGHWAY 89 OVER SNOWMANS SUMMIT...THE EVERETT MEMORIAL
  HIGHWAY BETWEEN MOUNT SHASTA CITY AND BUNNY FLAT...THE MOUNT
  SHASTA SKI PARK AND SKI ROAD...AND INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR
  AND SOUTH WEED.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH ABOVE 
  5500 FEET.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS MAKING
  FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR
  ENTHUSIASTS ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND BREEZY
  WEATHER...WITH AN ELEVATED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* INTERSTATE 5 IMPACTS: A BURST OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM
  AND 10 AM MONDAY...WITH SNOW FALLING QUICKLY ENOUGH TO
  ACCUMULATE ON INTERSTATE 5 AROUND MOUNT SHASTA CITY. TRAVEL IS
  EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ083-221400-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.121022T0600Z-121023T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.121022T0600Z-121023T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
231 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET....WITH 4 
  TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET. 

* ELEVATION: THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  5500 FEET. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ELEVATIONS 
  ABOVE 4000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 97.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH ABOVE 
  5500 FEET.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS MAKING
  FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR
  ENTHUSIASTS ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND BREEZY
  WEATHER...WITH AN ELEVATED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ080-221400-
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.121022T0600Z-121023T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
231 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...AND 2 TO 
  4 INCHES AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS AND TRINITY ALPS 
  ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH 
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE 
  LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND BREEZY WEATHER...WITH 
  AN ELEVATED RISKS OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

BTL
036 
WWUS46 KMFR 221012
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
312 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR THE MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST OFF THE OREGON AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS BRINGING THE FIRST MAJOR SNOWFALL OF
THE SEASON TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL PEAK
LATE THIS MORNING AS THE FIRST WAVE OF ENERGY MOVES THROUGH. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER TO SOME VALLEYS THIS MORNING...MAINLY
NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE AGAIN LATE THIS
MORNING. THE LOW WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL
SNOW IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS ADDITIONAL WAVES OF
ENERGY MOVE THROUGH.

CAZ082-222215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121023T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT SHASTA
312 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET....WITH 4 
  TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW 
  WILL FALL AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH LOCALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES 
  NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY ABOVE 5500
  FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER TO AROUND 3500 FEET NEAR
  MOUNT SHASTA CITY...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE AGAIN LATE THIS
  MORNING.  

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO MC CLOUD...
  PARTICULARLY ALONG HIGHWAY 89 OVER SNOWMANS SUMMIT...THE 
  EVERETT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY BETWEEN MOUNT SHASTA CITY AND BUNNY 
  FLAT...THE MOUNT SHASTA SKI PARK AND SKI ROAD...AND 
  INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND SOUTH WEED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH ABOVE 
  5500 FEET.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS 
  MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER 
  OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND 
  BREEZY WEATHER...WITH AN ELEVATED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* INTERSTATE 5 IMPACTS: RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS
  MORNING. A BURST OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE...WITH SNOW
  FALLING QUICKLY ENOUGH TO ACCUMULATE ON INTERSTATE 5 AROUND
  MOUNT SHASTA CITY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ083-222215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
312 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET....WITH 4 
  TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET. 

* ELEVATION: THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 
  5500 FEET. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ELEVATIONS 
  ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MUCH OF
  TODAY...AND THEN BECOME SHOWERY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 97.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH ABOVE 
  5500 FEET.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS 
  MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER 
  OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND 
  BREEZY WEATHER...WITH AN ELEVATED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ080-222215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
312 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...AND 2 TO 
  4 INCHES AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND THEN BECOME
  SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS AND TRINITY ALPS 
  ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH 
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS...HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE 
  LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND BREEZY WEATHER...WITH AN 
  ELEVATED RISKS OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

WRIGHT
626 
WWUS46 KMFR 221712
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1012 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...MORE SNOW EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST OFF THE OREGON AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS BRINGING THE FIRST MAJOR SNOWFALL OF
THE SEASON TO THE MOUNTAINS. PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL BE SHOWERY
WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CONFINED MAINLY TO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500
FEET OUTSIDE OF LIGHT LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS IN SHOWERS. TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ANOTHER ROUND OF ORGANIZED SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED...THIS TIME AT LOWER ELEVATIONS DOWN TO 3000 TO 3500
FEET. THE LOW WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
ADDITIONAL WAVES OF ENERGY MOVE THROUGH.

CAZ082-230000-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.121022T1712Z-121023T1600Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121023T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT SHASTA
1012 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 4000 FEET...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE
  4000 FEET.

* TIMING...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL
  BE MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
  SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DURING THE DAY TODAY ONLY ROADWAYS ABOVE 4000
  FEET ARE EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED. THESE INCLUDE HIGHWAY 89 OVER
  SNOWMANS SUMMIT BETWEEN MOUNT SHASTA CITY AND MC CLOUD...THE
  EVERETT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY BETWEEN MOUNT SHASTA CITY AND BUNNY
  FLAT...AND THE MOUNT SHASTA SKI PARK AND SKI ROAD. THIS EVENING
  THROUGH TONIGHT SOME IMPACT IS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 5
  BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND SOUTH WEED AND IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ABOVE
  5500 FEET. OTHERWISE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS AT
  TIMES MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER
  OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND
  BREEZY WEATHER...WHICH WILL ELEVATE ONES RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ083-230000-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.121022T1712Z-121023T1600Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
1012 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNT SHASTA HIGHLANDS ABOVE 5000
  FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ON MOUNT
  SHASTA. 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED DOWN TO 3500 FEET...PRIMARILY
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* ELEVATION: SNOWFALL TODAY WILL BE PRIMARILY ABOVE 4000 FEET.
  SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 
  MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY MAINLY ABOVE 4000
  FEET. LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING A MORE
  ORGANIZED AREA OF SNOWFALL WILL MOVE THROUGH WITH ACCUMULATIONS
  EXPECTED TO NEAR 3500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA AND SURROUNDING FOREST SERVICE
  ROADS...TENNANT...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 97.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ABOVE
  5500 FEET. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS MAKING
  FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR
  ENTHUSIASTS ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND BREEZY
  WEATHER...WHICH WILL ELEVATE ONES RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ080-230000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121023T1600Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1012 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS
  EXPECTED.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS AND TRINITY ALPS 
  ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE
  ABOVE 5000 FEET. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT BELOW THIS
  ELEVATION.

* IMPACTS...HIKERS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE
  LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER WET...COLD AND BREEZY WEATHER...WHICH WILL
  ELEVATE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

BTL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Oct 21, 1:44 AM PDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 1:44 AM PDT, 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
144 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

.DISCUSSION...ZONAL FLOW WITH A 120 KT OR SO JET REMAINS AIMED AT
THE OREGON COAST THIS MORNING. AN UPPER TROUGH DROPPING SOUTH
THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL DEVELOP INTO A CLOSED LOW OFF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND REMAIN THERE
THROUGH MID WEEK. THIS WILL PRODUCE MUCH COOLER AND VERY WET
WEATHER FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

IN THE MEAN TIME, THE WEATHER WILL BE FAIRLY QUIET OVER THE AREA
TODAY. AS THE JET SETTLES SOUTHWARD AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW, IT
WILL DRIVE MAINLY OROGRAPHIC SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST, UMPQUA, AND
INTO THE CASCADES. ELSEWHERE IT WILL BE COOLER THAN NORMAL BUT AT
LEAST PARTLY SUNNY TODAY. A RATHER SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE WILL
ROUND THE DEVELOPING TROUGH TONIGHT AND PUSH A VERY WET FRONT
THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE FOCUS OF THE
HEAVIEST PRECIP WITH THIS FRONT WILL BE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE ALL OF THE MEDFORD FORECAST AREA WILL GET IN ON
THE ACTION. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY PRECIP, SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER QUITE A BIT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE
ABOVE PASS LEVEL TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

THE EXCEPTION WILL BE AROUND MOUNT SHASTA CITY. VERY MOIST FLOW UP
THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY WILL UPSLOPE INTO THE SHASTA AREA AND THE
ALREADY COOL AIRMASS WILL BE COOLED FURTHER BY DYNAMICS WITH SNOW
LEVELS LOWERED LOCALLY DOWN TO AROUND 3500 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE
SNOW IN SHASTA CITY INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-5. AMBIENT GROUND/ROAD
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY PREVENT MAJOR ACCUMULATIONS, BUT WE WILL
PROBABLY SEE A BURST OF SNOW MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES
SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE PROBLEMS ALONG THE INTERSTATE. FOR
THIS REASON, I UPDATED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO INCLUDE MT
SHASTA CITY AND PARTS OF I-5 FOR MONDAY MORNING.

HAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST BEYOND MONDAY, BUT THIS
BIG UPPER LOW WILL SIT OFFSHORE THROUGH TUESDAY AND THEN GRADUALLY
SLIDE INLAND. WITH GRADUALLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND NUMEROUS
IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH THE TROUGH AND OVER OUR AREA, WE WILL
LIKELY SEE ADDITIONAL IMPACTS FROM SNOW OVER MANY HIGHER ELEVATION
AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY EXACTLY
WHERE AND WHEN, BUT I THINK ALL OUR PASSES ABOVE 3000 FEET AND
EVEN SOME EAST SIDE AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW EVENTUALLY.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN SW OREGON AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
WINTER TRAVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE WINTRY ASPECT, ALL THIS ENERGY
WILL PRODUCE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FROM TIME TO TIME.
ALTHOUGH WARNING OR ADVISORIES LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN
THE FORECAST, THE USUAL AREAS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED, SUCH AS THE
MOUNTAINS, EAST SIDE, AND SHASTA VALLEY. -WRIGHT

&&

.AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO SUNDAY EXCEPT
FOR LOCAL MVFR  CIGS FROM THE CASCADES WEST AND SISKIYOUS NORTH
WITH HIGHER TERRAIN OCCASIONALLY OBSCURED. RAIN WILL SPREAD INLAND
FROM THE COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THIS WILL BRING
AREAS OF MVFR CIGS FROM THE CASCADES WEST WITH HIGHER TERRAIN
OBSCURED. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 3500 TO 4500 FEET BY MONDAY
MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND EAST
OF THE CASCADES MONDAY.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR ORZ023-024-026.

CA...FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR CAZ080-081.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT
     MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR CAZ080.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 3500
     FEET FOR CAZ082.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR CAZ082-083.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT
     MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR CAZ083.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM PDT
     THIS MORNING FOR PZZ350-370.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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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.