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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm watch at Jan 19, 2012, 3:57 AM PST for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2012, 3:57 AM PST (11:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2012, 5:09 AM PST
- In force
- 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 11:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 12.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 485 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 772 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
772 WWUS46 KMFR 191157 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 357 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ORZ029-030-200000- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120119T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT 357 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH BELOW 4500 FEET TO SUPPORT RAIN TODAY...BUT SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER TERRAIN SURROUNDING AND NORTH OF THE KLAMATH BASIN INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97 AND CRESCENT...CHEMULT AND HIGHWAY 140 WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ ORZ027-028-200000- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 357 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA...10 TO 20 INCHES. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AT LOCATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET INCLUDING SISKIYOU SUMMIT. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW RETURNING TO SISKIYOU SUMMIT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...RISING SNOW LEVELS ON INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT WILL LEAD TO SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN BRIEFLY LATE THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW THIS EVENING. WET SNOW IS LIKELY TO MAKE TRAVEL MORE DIFFICULT ABOVE 5000 FEET. 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 AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ082-200000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 357 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 3500 FEET. RAIN COULD OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SNOW AT AREAS 3500 FEET AND BELOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND INTERSTATE 5 FROM MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO DUNSMUIR. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS SNOW BECOMES WET AND HEAVY TODAY. 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 STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ083-200000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 357 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY. WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR TENNANT...PROBABLY 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...PEAKING IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IS HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 97. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ084-200000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS 357 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY TODAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE...TULELAKE AND DORRIS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 97 WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ CAZ085-200000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 357 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. AN INCH OR LESS IN ALTURAS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 299. * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ081-200000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 357 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. AREAS NEAR 3500 FEET LIKE WEED COULD FEATURE A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN LATER THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NEAR SOUTH WEED AND SURROUNDING AREAS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 NEAR SOUTH WEED AND SURROUNDING AREAS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ ORZ031-200000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 357 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...HART MOUNTAIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SK
4 follow-up statements
459 WWUS46 KMFR 192314 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 314 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 CAZ084-085-200015- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS 314 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 INCHES OR LESS ABOVE 5000 FEET. THIS IS INSUFFICIENT TO MEET WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ CAZ083-201500- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 314 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING NEAR MOUNT SHASTA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE MOUNTAIN. IN THE TENNANT AREA ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS WILL BE 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IS HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 97. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINTER STORM WATCH...SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4500 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL LOWER TO NEAR 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE WINTER STORM WATCH PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ027-028-200600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 314 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10 INCHES. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3500 FEET WILL FALL TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS...AND THE MOUNT ASHLAND SKI ROAD. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 AT AND NEAR SISKIYOU SUMMIT WILL BE AFFECTED AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 140 AND ROADWAYS NEAR CRATER AND DIAMOND LAKES. BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME ICY SPOTS AS SOME COOLING OCCURS OVERNIGHT. 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 AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ082-201500- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 314 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 2500 FEET. MOST OF THIS IS EXPECTED TO FALL BEFORE DARK. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE AS SNOW LEVELS FALL FROM NEAR 4500 FEET TO 4000 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND INTERSTATE 5 FROM SOUTH WEED TO DUNSMUIR...AND FROM MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO MC CLOUD. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ029-030-200600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT 314 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET. 2 INCHES OF SNOW OR LESS IS EXPECTED BELOW 4500 FEET AS SNOW LEVELS FALL THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4500 FEET WILL FALL TO 3500 FEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER TERRAIN SURROUNDING AND NORTH OF THE KLAMATH BASIN INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97 AND CRESCENT... CHEMULT AND HIGHWAY 140 WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ CAZ080-201500- /O.EXB.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0600Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 314 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AROUND THE SCOTT VALLEY AND IN THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL TO NEAR 4000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY IMPACT HIGHWAY 3 FROM THE SHASTA VALLEY INTO THE SCOTT VALLEY...AND TOWARD SAWYERS BAR. * WINTER STORM WATCH...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET DURING THE WATCH TIME PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ081-200600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 314 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGH AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH WEED. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NEAR SOUTH WEED AND SURROUNDING AREAS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 NEAR SOUTH WEED AND SURROUNDING AREAS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ ORZ031-200600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 314 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IN AND NEAR SUMMER LAKE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES THERE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...HART MOUNTAIN...AND SUMMER LAKE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BTL
495 WWUS46 KMFR 200548 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 948 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ORZ027-028-200700- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 948 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 1 TO 3 INCHES. $$ CAZ082-201400- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 948 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS SNOW LEVELS FALL FROM NEAR 4500 FEET TO 4000 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS OVERNIGHT. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND INTERSTATE 5 FROM SOUTH WEED TO DUNSMUIR...AND FROM MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO MC CLOUD. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ083-201400- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 948 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING, BUT ONLY A FEW INCHES ARE EXPECTED AROUND TENNANT. * TIMING...SNOW THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS SNOW LEVELS FALL FROM NEAR 4500 FEET TO 4000 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS OVERNIGHT. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 97. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ029-030-200700- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT 948 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ CAZ080-201400- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0600Z-120121T1800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 948 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH ONLY ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY THE HIGHER PASSES ON HIGHWAYS 3 AND 96. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ081-200700- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 948 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT WITH ONLY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION. $$ ORZ031-200700- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 948 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION. $$ SPILDE
097 WWUS46 KMFR 201126 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 326 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ORZ027-028-202100- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0004.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 326 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW...IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE ADVISORY. ABOVE 500 FEET IN THE WARNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT AND STATE HIGHWAY 66. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 140...66...62 AND INTERSTATE 5 NEAR SISKIYOU SUMMIT. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ083-202100- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 326 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BUT 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AROUND TENNANT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AS SNOW LEVELS FALL FROM NEAR 4500 FEET TO 4000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 97. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CAZ082-202100- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT SHASTA 326 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 1 TO 3 ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA LATE TONIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND INTERSTATE 5 FROM SOUTH WEED TO DUNSMUIR...AND FROM MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO MC CLOUD. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-202100- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0600Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 326 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING IN INTENSITY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY THE HIGHER PASSES ON HIGHWAYS 3 AND 96. 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. && $$ ORZ029>031-202100- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0004.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 326 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 140 WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...HART MOUNTAIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PETRUCELLI
820 WWUS46 KMFR 201330 CCA WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 509 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ORZ027-028-202300- /O.COR.KMFR.WS.W.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.COR.KMFR.WW.Y.0004.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 509 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW...IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * ELEVATION: BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET IN THE ADVISORY. ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE WARNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT AND STATE HIGHWAY 66. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 140...66...62 AND INTERSTATE 5 NEAR SISKIYOU SUMMIT. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ083-202300- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.COR.KMFR.WS.W.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 509 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BUT 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AROUND TENNANT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AS SNOW LEVELS FALL FROM NEAR 4500 FEET TO 4000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 97. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ082-202300- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.COR.KMFR.WS.W.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT SHASTA 509 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA LATE TONIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND INTERSTATE 5 FROM SOUTH WEED TO DUNSMUIR...AND FROM MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO MC CLOUD. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CAZ080-202300- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0002.120121T0600Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.COR.KMFR.WS.W.0002.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 509 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY THE HIGHER PASSES ON HIGHWAYS 3 AND 96. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ029>031-202300- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0004.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 509 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 140 WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...HART MOUNTAIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND WIND. 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. && $$ PETRUCELLI
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 18, 9:22 PM PST, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 9:22 PM PST, 6 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
922 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012
.DISCUSSION...MADE VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE GRIDS THIS EVENING.
SNOW LEVELS REMAIN A BIT TRICKY ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE
COLDER AIR HAS HELD ON A BIT LONGER AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN
GENERAL THOUGH...SNOW LEVELS ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 2500-3500 FEET
SOUTH OF MOUNT SHASTA...3500-4500 FEET AT THE OR/CA BORDER AND
WELL ABOVE THAT OVER THE WEST SIDE. PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF
OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST SIDE FOR THE TIME BEING BUT IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP AGAIN LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE
AROUND 4500 FEET OVER THE EAST SIDE. DO CONTINUE TO EXPECT A
GRADUAL RISE IN SNOW LEVELS OVERNIGHT...BUT STILL EXPECTING
PLENTY OF SNOW FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND CRATER LAKE OVERNIGHT
INTO THURSDAY.
CURRENT SATELLITE SHOWING LARGE PLUME OF COLD CLOUD TOPS
ASSOCIATED WITH NEXT WAVE MOVING INSIDE 140 W. MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AND
THE MAIN IMPACT THERE WILL BE THE SWELLING OF THE STREAMS AND
RIVERS. CURRENTLY HAVE A FLOOD WATCH OUT FOR THE COAST AND ALSO
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER ROGUE BASIN IN JOSEPHINE AND CURRY COUNTIES.
A FLOOD WARNING IS ALSO OUT FOR THE SOUTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE AT
MYRTLE POINT. FUTURE WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY AS RAINFALL
AND RUNOFF INCREASES OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
WINDS HAVE EASED A BIT BEHIND THE FIRST SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH
EARLIER TODAY...BUT ARE EXPECTED RISE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. NOT EXPECTING WINDS
QUITE AS STRONG AS TODAY...BUT STRONG NONETHELESS. HIGH WIND
WARNINGS ARE OUT ALONG THE COAST AND ALSO OVER THE EAST SIDE
NEAR SUMMER LAKE. WIND ADVISORIES ARE STILL OUT FOR THE SHASTA
VALLEY NEAR WEED. SOME OF THESE WINDS MAY ALSO REACH INTO THE
SOUTHERN END OF THE ROGUE AND ILLINOIS VALLEYS AROUND DAYBREAK
THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...HAZARDOUS FLYING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
INTO THURSDAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES IN. THIS WILL
CAUSE ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND MODERATE TO
STRONG TURBULENCE OVER THE INLAND TAF SITES. THIS SHOULD EASE
SOMEWHAT THOUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS UPPER LEVEL WINDS WEAKEN.
CIGS WILL BE PRIMARILY VFR TO MVFR, BUT LOCAL IFR MAY BE
ENCOUNTERED WITH WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN RAIN AND
SNOW.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 404 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012/
DISCUSSION...
AN EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE PLUME IS EVIDENT ON THE SATELLITE
AS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORMS MOVES OVER OUR AREA. THIS FIRST
SYSTEM HAS ALREADY PRODUCED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR MUCH OF THE
MARINE ZONES...HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS ALONG THE COAST...HEAVY SNOW
FOR THE MOUNTAINS...AND DAMAGING WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE. SNOW
LEVELS RANGE FROM 2000 FEET NEAR DUNSMUIR TO NEARLY 6500 FEET ON
THE MEDFORD SOUNDING. RAIN CONTINUES TO BE VERY HEAVY FOR MANY
COASTAL LOCATIONS AND THIS LOOKS TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. SNOW LEVELS ARE STARTING TO RISE FROM WEST TO EAST AND THIS
TREND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOW TURN
OVER TO RAIN AND COULD EVEN SEE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION FOR
PORTIONS OF THE NIGHT.
ANOTHER 995 MB LOW IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND MIDDAY
THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER BOUT OF WINDS, BUT NOT QUITE AS
STRONG AS WHAT WE SAW TODAY. THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM
WILL CERTAINLY BE THE PRECIPITATION. THE COASTAL RANGE WILL SEE AN
ALMOST NON-STOP RAIN THROUGH A MAJORITY OF THE DAY TOMORROW.
FLOODING CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE HYDROLOGY DISCUSSION
AND THE FLOOD WARNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 5000
FEET THURSDAY, SO MOUNTAIN PASSES AND HIGHER TERRAIN WILL CONTINUE
TO BE IMPACTED. PORTIONS OF THE CASCADES COULD STILL SEE ANOTHER 1
TO 3 FEET OF SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING.
AT THIS POINT...EARLY FRIDAY DOES APPEAR TO BE A RELATIVE BREAK
IN THE WET WEATHER FOR MOST AREAS. HOWEVER ANOTHER STORM IS
ALREADY PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
MARINE...
HURRICANE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO
STRONG GALES. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY...BUT AS THE LULL IN
SHORT LIVED...HAVE KEPT A GALE WARNING UP THROUGH THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS...BRIDGING OVER INTO THE NEXT EVENT BEGINNING
THURSDAY MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WATERS AT THAT
TIME...AND SHOULD KEEP WINDS ABOVE GALE CRITERIA THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT DROP IN SEAS IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER
SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY LARGE AND STEEP THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO THE
CONTINUING TRAIN OF SYSTEMS MOVING INTO THE REGION...AND CONSTANT
INTRUSION OF SWELL TRAINS INTO OUR WATERS. FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK...A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
ONSHORE...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS
OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT.
HYDROLOGY...
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EFFORT HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON HYDROLOGIC
PRODUCTS TODAY WITH CONTINUED PRECIPITATION AND MINIMAL BREAKS IN
THE ACTION. MANY PLACES ALONG THE COAST HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO
5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. RADAR AND SATELLITE SHOW PLENTY MORE
MOISTURE UPSTREAM DIRECTED RIGHT AT THE SOUTHERN OREGON AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BORDER. RAIN MAY LIGHTEN SOME IN INTENSITY
THIS EVENING BUT WILL CERTAINLY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. IT WILL THEN
PICK BACK UP AGAIN AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES IN LATE
MORNING THURSDAY.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR
ORZ029-030.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR ORZ031.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET
FOR ORZ031.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY FOR ORZ021-022.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021-022-024.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR ORZ021-022.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING BELOW 5500
FEET FOR ORZ027-028.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR
ORZ027-028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY BELOW 4500 FEET
FOR ORZ029.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR CAZ082.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET
FOR CAZ081.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY FOR CAZ081.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR CAZ084.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR
CAZ083.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR CAZ085.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
SPILDEHazardous weather outlook, Jan 18, 5:07 PM PST, 10 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ORZ021-022-200115- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT. SEE FLOOD WARNING FOR DETAILS. FLOOD WATCH FOR OTHER STREAMS AND RIVERS IN SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST. SEE FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST. SEE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT. FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR OTHER STREAMS AND RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ024-026-200115- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ081-200115- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 4000 FEET UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ031-200115- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE HIGH WIND WARNING PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ029-030-200115- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT BELOW 4500 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT BELOW 4500 FEET UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ027-028-200115- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT BELOW 5500 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET CONTINUES TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 5500 FETT CONTINUES UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ083-200115- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 3500 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ084-200115- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ085-200115- MODOC COUNTY- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ082-200115- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 507 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GLASER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 18, 11:55 PM PST, 4 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1155 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0953 PM FLOOD N MYRTLE POINT 43.07N 124.13W
01/18/2012 COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED INTERSECTION OF EAST FORK COQUILLE AND
BRUMMIT CREEK IS BANKFULL.
&&
KEENELocal storm report, Jan 19, 12:28 AM PST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1228 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1128 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 SW MERLIN 42.46N 123.49W
01/18/2012 M3.15 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
3.15 INCHES RAINFALL PAST 24 HOURS.
&&
KEENEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2:00 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 32 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.