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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Sep 28, 2013, 10:07 PM PDT for Jackson County, Oregon. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2013, 10:07 PM PDT (05:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2013, 1:47 AM PDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Jackson County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:06 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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 9 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
- 1699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 590 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
404 WWUS76 KMFR 290507 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...VERY WINDY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY... .A SERIES OF POTENT STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND WITH PLENTY OF WIND. THE FIRST STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. THE HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND LATER TONIGHT AND SLACKEN BRIEFLY AT THE COAST. THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE AT THE COAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS SUNDAY WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE USUAL EAST SIDE AREAS. ORZ021-291315- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130929T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T2100Z-130930T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WINDS COULD GUST TO 90 MPH AT THE HEADLANDS. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. BUT...WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...AND HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS NEAR THE COASTLINE. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY OVERTURN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DOWNED AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HUNTERS...HIKERS... AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO RURAL AREAS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-291315- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T0700Z-130930T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130929T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED...YREKA...MONTAGUE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN RETURN EVEN STRONGER SUNDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULTY FOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN ON SUNDAY WHEN WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERTURN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE LOOSE DEBRIS TO BLOW AROUND. HUNTERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO RURAL AREAS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ024-291315- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...SELMA AND O'BRIEN. ROADWAYS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 199. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE VALLEYS. OVER THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: IT WILL BE WINDY ALL WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES IN THE VALLEYS. OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND MAY RESULT IN FALLING LIMBS AND TREES. CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING DEBRIS IN THE BURN AREAS FROM RECENT FIRES. HIKERS... HUNTERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IN THE BACK COUNTRY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ029>031-291315- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALL WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDE: MUCH OF HIGHWAY 31 SOUTH OF SILVER LAKE TO PAISLEY...TO INCLUDE SUMMER LAKE... AS WELL AS HIGHER TERRAIN MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET TO INCLUDE WINTER RIM AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS ALONG WITH HIGHWAYS 97 AND 140. ALL LOWER ELEVATIONS IN LAKE COUNTY TO INCLUDE LAKEVIEW AND HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE STEERING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD POTENTIALLY BE OVERTURNED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE WARNING AREA AND EVEN CARS WILL EXPERIENCE STEERING DIFFICULTY IN THE WARNING AREA. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE FALLING LIMBS AND TREES. HUNTERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO RURAL AREAS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ027-028-291315- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T1500Z-130930T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. * TIMING...IT WILL BE VERY WINDY ALL WEEKEND OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE AND MOUNT ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...PRIMARILY AROUND CRATER LAKE. HIKERS...HUNTERS OR OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS VENTURING INTO THE BACK COUNTRY SHOULD WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ022-291315- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T2100Z-130930T0600Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THE CURRY COUNTY COAST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS EVENING AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEACHES...AS WELL AS EXPOSED PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 101 AND GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE STEERING DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH BUILDING OCEAN WAVES AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES THAT WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE INCOMING LARGE WAVES ALONG AREA BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY... BRANCHES...TREES...AND OTHER DEBRIS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK...FALL AND BE BLOWN ABOUT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ026-291315- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.130929T0507Z-130929T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FOR TONIGHT LOCATIONS INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE APPLEGATE VALLEY...JACKSONSVILLE...MEDFORD...WHITE CITY...CENTRAL POINT...EAGLE POINT...TRAIL...SHADY COVE...AND PROSPECT. FOR DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY LOCATIONS INCLUDE MEDFORD...ASHLAND...AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST 40 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN AREAS WHERE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FUNNELED THROUGH THE TERRAIN, PARTICULARLY FROM THE APPLEGATE VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD TO PROSPECT. * TIMING: THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH 2AM PDT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL BREAK BRANCHES AND LIMBS AND BLOW THEM AND OTHER DEBRIS ABOUT. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS AT TIMES. BE MINDFUL OF THE POTENTIAL OF FALLING LIMBS OR TREES. CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IN OR AROUND BURN AREAS FROM RECENT FIRES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED AND OR GUSTS 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ023-025-291315- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: IT WILL BE BREEZY ALL WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS AT TIMES. HUNTERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD WATCH FOR FALLING LIMBS OR TREES WHEN VENTURING INTO RURAL AREAS. CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IN OR AROUND BURN AREAS FROM RECENT FIRES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ084-085-291315- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS 1007 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: IT WILL BE VERY WINDY ALL WEEKEND...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. HIKERS...HUNTERS OR OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS VENTURING INTO THE BACK COUNTRY SHOULD WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BTL/DW
2 follow-up statements
017 WWUS76 KMFR 290611 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...VERY WINDY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY... .A SERIES OF POTENT STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND WITH PLENTY OF WIND. THE FIRST STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO INLAND AREAS TONIGHT WHILE WINDS SLACKEN BRIEFLY AT THE COAST. THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE AT THE COAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS SUNDAY WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE USUAL EAST SIDE AREAS. CAZ081-291400- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130929T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T0700Z-130930T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED...YREKA...MONTAGUE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY TO 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULTY FOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN ON SUNDAY WHEN WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERTURN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE LOOSE DEBRIS TO BLOW AROUND. HUNTERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO RURAL AREAS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ021-291400- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130929T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T2100Z-130930T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WINDS COULD GUST TO 90 MPH AT THE HEADLANDS. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. BUT...WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...AND HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS NEAR THE COASTLINE. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY OVERTURN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DOWNED AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HUNTERS...HIKERS... AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO RURAL AREAS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ024-291400- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...SELMA AND O'BRIEN. ROADWAYS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 199. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE VALLEYS. OVER THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: IT WILL BE WINDY ALL WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES IN THE VALLEYS. OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND MAY RESULT IN FALLING LIMBS AND TREES. CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING DEBRIS IN THE BURN AREAS FROM RECENT FIRES. HIKERS... HUNTERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IN THE BACK COUNTRY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ029>031-291400- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALL WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDE: MUCH OF HIGHWAY 31 SOUTH OF SILVER LAKE TO PAISLEY...TO INCLUDE SUMMER LAKE... AS WELL AS HIGHER TERRAIN MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET TO INCLUDE WINTER RIM AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS ALONG WITH HIGHWAYS 97 AND 140. ALL LOWER ELEVATIONS IN LAKE COUNTY TO INCLUDE LAKEVIEW AND HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE STEERING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD POTENTIALLY BE OVERTURNED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE WARNING AREA AND EVEN CARS WILL EXPERIENCE STEERING DIFFICULTY IN THE WARNING AREA. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE FALLING LIMBS AND TREES. HUNTERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO RURAL AREAS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ027-028-291400- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T1500Z-130930T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. * TIMING...IT WILL BE VERY WINDY ALL WEEKEND OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE AND MOUNT ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...PRIMARILY AROUND CRATER LAKE. HIKERS...HUNTERS OR OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS VENTURING INTO THE BACK COUNTRY SHOULD WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ022-291400- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T2100Z-130930T0600Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THE CURRY COUNTY COAST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS EVENING AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEACHES...AS WELL AS EXPOSED PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 101 AND GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE STEERING DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH BUILDING OCEAN WAVES AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES THAT WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE INCOMING LARGE WAVES ALONG AREA BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY... BRANCHES...TREES...AND OTHER DEBRIS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK...FALL AND BE BLOWN ABOUT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ026-291400- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130929T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FOR TONIGHT LOCATIONS INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE APPLEGATE VALLEY...JACKSONSVILLE...MEDFORD...WHITE CITY... CENTRAL POINT...EAGLE POINT...TRAIL...SHADY COVE... AND PROSPECT. FOR DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY LOCATIONS INCLUDE MEDFORD...ASHLAND...AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST 40 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN AREAS WHERE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FUNNELED THROUGH THE TERRAIN... PARTICULARLY FROM THE APPLEGATE VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD TO PROSPECT. * TIMING: THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH 2 AM PDT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL BREAK BRANCHES AND LIMBS AND BLOW THEM AND OTHER DEBRIS ABOUT. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS AT TIMES. BE MINDFUL OF THE POTENTIAL OF FALLING LIMBS OR TREES. CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IN OR AROUND BURN AREAS FROM RECENT FIRES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED AND OR GUSTS 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ023-025-291400- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: IT WILL BE BREEZY ALL WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS AT TIMES. HUNTERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD WATCH FOR FALLING LIMBS OR TREES WHEN VENTURING INTO RURAL AREAS. CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IN OR AROUND BURN AREAS FROM RECENT FIRES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ084-085-291400- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS 1111 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: IT WILL BE VERY WINDY ALL WEEKEND...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. HIKERS...HUNTERS OR OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS VENTURING INTO THE BACK COUNTRY SHOULD WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BTL
479 WWUS76 KMFR 290847 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...VERY WINDY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY... .A SERIES OF POTENT STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND WITH PLENTY OF WIND. THE FIRST STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE INLAND EAST SIDE THIS MORNING WHILE WINDS SLACKEN BRIEFLY ALONG THE COAST AND ON THE WEST SIDE. THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS AT THE COAST. ORZ021-292300- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130929T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T2100Z-130930T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...AND HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS NEAR THE COASTLINE. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY OVERTURN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DOWNED AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ026-292300- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130929T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM PDT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND...AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST 40 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN AREAS WHERE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FUNNELED THROUGH THE TERRAIN... PARTICULARLY FROM THE APPLEGATE VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD TO PROSPECT. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL BREAK BRANCHES AND LIMBS AND BLOW THEM AND OTHER DEBRIS ABOUT. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS AT TIMES. BE MINDFUL OF THE POTENTIAL OF FALLING LIMBS OR TREES. CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IN OR AROUND BURN AREAS FROM RECENT FIRES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED AND OR GUSTS 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ024-292300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE VALLEYS FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...SELMA AND O'BRIEN. ROADWAYS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 199. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE VALLEYS. OVER THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES IN THE VALLEYS. OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND MAY RESULT IN FALLING LIMBS AND TREES. CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING DEBRIS IN THE BURN AREAS FROM RECENT FIRES. USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ029>031-292300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT IN THE VALLEYS UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDE: MUCH OF HIGHWAY 31 SOUTH OF SILVER LAKE TO PAISLEY...TO INCLUDE SUMMER LAKE... AS WELL AS HIGHER TERRAIN MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET TO INCLUDE WINTER RIM AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS ALONG WITH HIGHWAYS 97 AND 140. ALL LOWER ELEVATIONS IN LAKE COUNTY TO INCLUDE LAKEVIEW AND HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE STEERING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD POTENTIALLY BE OVERTURNED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE WARNING AREA AND EVEN CARS WILL EXPERIENCE STEERING DIFFICULTY IN THE WARNING AREA. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE FALLING LIMBS AND TREES SO USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-292300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130930T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED...YREKA...MONTAGUE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY TO 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULTY FOR VEHICLES ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN ON SUNDAY WHEN WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERTURN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE LOOSE DEBRIS TO BLOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ027-028-292300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T1500Z-130930T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE AND MOUNT ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...PRIMARILY AROUND CRATER LAKE. HIKERS...HUNTERS OR OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS VENTURING INTO THE BACK COUNTRY SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ022-292300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0004.130929T2100Z-130930T0600Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEACHES...AS WELL AS EXPOSED PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 101 AND GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE STEERING DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH BUILDING OCEAN WAVES AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES THAT WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE INCOMING LARGE WAVES ALONG AREA BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY... BRANCHES...TREES...AND OTHER DEBRIS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK...FALL AND BE BLOWN ABOUT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ023-025-292300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS AT TIMES. HUNTERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD WATCH FOR FALLING LIMBS OR TREES WHEN VENTURING INTO RURAL AREAS. CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IN OR AROUND BURN AREAS FROM RECENT FIRES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ084-085-292300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS 147 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. WATCH OUT FOR FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BTL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Sep 28, 9:46 PM PDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 9:46 PM PDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
946 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013
.DISCUSSION...THE FORECAST WAS UPDATED EARLY THIS EVENING TO
UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE COASTAL ZONES ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY WILL
ALSO BE ISSUED FOR JACKSON COUNTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS
EVENING. THE 00Z NAM DATA HAS ARRIVED AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
FORECAST OF WINDS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEING SLIGHTLY
STRONGER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...GENERALLY BY 5 TO 10 MPH.
THE FIRST COLD FRONT HAS REACHED THE COAST WITH HIGH WINDS AT
EXPOSED LOCATIONS AND HEAVY RAIN. UP TILL 7 PM...RAINFALL TOTALS
WERE RATHER MODEST WITH GENERALLY A HALF INCH TO 1.50 INCHES AT
THE COAST AND A HALF INCH OR LESS INLAND. THAT HAS CHANGED
SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE COASTAL RANGE
MOUNTAINS OF CURRY...COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES REPORTING BETWEEN
0.30 AND 0.50 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD
INLAND OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. INLAND WINDS ARE LIKELY REACHING
OR NEAR TO REACHING A PEAK WEST OF THE CASCADES, BUT COULD BUILD
ON THE EAST SIDE THROUGH AROUND 2 AM.
THERE WILL BE A SIX TO NINE HOUR LULL BETWEEN FRONTS WITH A
DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS AND RAINFALL INTENSITY. THIS LULL WILL BE
FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MID-MORNING AT THE COAST AND GENERALLY
FROM MID-MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON INLAND. THE NEXT PERIOD OF
HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL FOLLOW WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND THE HEAVY RAIN INTO EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.
A COUPLE OF MUCH WEAKER FRONTS WILL FOLLOW MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS...MAINLY WEST AND NORTH OF JACKSON COUNTY.
A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED FROM MID-WEEK INTO
THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 29/00Z TAF CYCLE.
A STRONG FRONT IS REACHING THE COAST THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE
INLAND OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG AHEAD OF AND
ALONG THE FRONT, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST, IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND
ON THE EAST SIDE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO LOW LEVEL WIND
SHEAR AS THE FRONT NEARS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE MOUNTAIN WAVE
TURBULENCE. IN ADDITION, RAINFALL WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COAST
THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. CIGS AND VIS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN GENERALLY VFR THIS EVENING, EXCEPT LOWER TO
MVFR AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND THEN REMAIN MVFR TO OCCASIONALLY
IFR AS THE MAIN RAIN BAND MOVES THROUGH. RAIN WILL SPREAD INLAND
THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND WORST CONDITIONS
EXPECTED FROM THE CASCADES WEST. CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER AND
OBSCURE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND THEN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE
TOTALLY OBSCURED OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF
STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED THE NEXT COLD FRONT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. -WRIGHT/MP
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 325 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013/
DISCUSSION...A VERY STRONG AND UNUSUAL LATE SEPTEMBER STORM IS ON
THE DOOR STEP THIS AFTERNOON AND IS ABOUT TO DELIVER A ONE-TWO
PUNCH OF RAIN AND WIND TO THE AREA. IR/WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS
AFTERNOON PLACE THE PARENT UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR 51N 135W OR ABOUT
400 MILES OFF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST. A STRONG COLD FRONT
STRETCHES SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW ALONG THE BC COAST AND THEN
OFFSHORE FROM WA/OR. WINDS HAVE ALREADY PICKED UP AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 40-50 MPH OBSERVED ALONG THE COAST AND OVER
SOME INLAND AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. A NOTORIOUS WINDY SPOT, SQUAW
PEAK RAWS, HAS REGISTERED A WIND GUST TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL ONLY
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THE
COAST. STRONG WINDS AT 925MB OF 60+ KTS SHOULD LEAD TO GUSTS OF 55
TO 65 MPH AT THE COAST DURING A BRIEF PERIOD AS THE FRONT MOVES
ONSHORE LATER THIS EVENING. THERE MAY EVEN BE A RUMBLE OR TWO OF
THUNDER. WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONG AND GUSTY INLAND, ESPECIALLY
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BUT SOME OF THE VALLEYS, ESPECIALLY THE
SHASTA VALLEY, WILL BE WINDY TOO. PLENTY OF WIND HEADLINES ARE UP
TO COVER THIS THREAT (NPWMFR).
RAIN AT THE COAST WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND
SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE EAST SIDE BY SUNDAY
MORNING. THE FIRST FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES EAST OF THE
CASCADES EARLY SUNDAY AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE A LULL IN THE
RAIN/WIND FOR A BRIEF TIME BEHIND IT. BUT, A SECOND FRONT WILL
FOLLOW FAST ON ITS HEELS AND ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN/WIND, PERHAPS
STRONGER THAN THE FIRST...WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE RAIN WILL LIKELY COME FAST AND FURIOUS DURING THIS TIME
WITH RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING 0.50"/HR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THESE RAIN RATES, WHILE NOT USUALLY
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING, MAY BE ABLE TO DO SO OVER SOME
OF THE WILDFIRE BURN SCAR AREAS, SINCE SOILS ON THE NEWLY BURNED
GROUND WILL NOT BE AS RECEPTIVE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. OF PARTICULAR
CONCERN WILL BE THE WESTERN FRINGES OF THE BIG WINDY COMPLEX,
WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL...UP TO 10 INCHES IN SOME OF THE
HIGHER MOUNTAINS...AND ALSO ALONG HIGHWAY 96 AND SALMON RIVER
ROAD NEAR SAWYERS BAR WHERE SLIDES/DEBRIS FLOWS MAY
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. FOR
THESE REASONS, WE HAVE CONTINUED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH (FFAMFR)
FOR THE BURN SCARS LOCATIONS. BY THE TIME THE HEAVIEST RAIN ENDS
MONDAY MORNING, MANY AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND JUST INLAND WILL
HAVE 2-DAY RAIN AMOUNTS IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE WITH UP TO 10
INCHES IN THE OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED AREAS LIKE THE RED MOUND RAWS
SITE ABOVE BROOKINGS. A FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK (ESFMFR) IS OUT
FOR RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS, STREAMS AND RIVERS...BUT SINCE
RIVERS ARE STARTING OUT LOW...MAIN STEM FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED
THIS GO AROUND. WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR
INLAND ACROSS THE WEST SIDE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE CASCADES.
WHERE SOME RAIN SHADOWING/DOWNSLOPING OCCURS (HERE IN THE ROGUE
VALLEY), EXPECT AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWER WITH A TOTAL OF 1.00-1.50
INCHES. EAST SIDE AREAS WILL HAVE 0.50-1.50 INCHES WITH A LITTLE
MORE NEAR CHEMULT AND SLIGHTLY LESS NEAR ALTURAS. THE SECOND ROUND
OF WIND WILL ALSO BE STRONG AS 700MB WINDS REACH ALMOST 80 KTS.
THIS WILL BRING GUSTS OF 65 MPH ALONG THE COAST/SHASTA VALLEY BUT
UP TO 80 MPH OVER THE MOUNTAINS/HIGHER TERRAIN. THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT WITH SNOW LEVELS STAYING AT OR ABOVE 9000 FEET, SNOW WILL
ONLY FALL AT THE HIGHEST OF PEAKS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL FINALLY CLEAR THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT, BUT A MOIST
ONSHORE WESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SHOWERS GOING ALONG THE COAST AND
COASTAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE CASCADES. MODELS ARE INDICATING
THAT A RIDGE WILL TAKE HOLD MID-LATE WEEK, PROVIDING A DRYING AND
WARMING TREND. SPILDE
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ029>031.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ029>031.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR
ORZ022.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ021.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ021-022.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ORZ023>025.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ027-028.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ023-025-026.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ024.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR
ORZ021.
CA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR CAZ080.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
CAZ081.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ081.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR CAZ084-085.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR PZZ356-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY FOR PZZ356-376.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR PZZ350-370.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR PZZ350-370.
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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.