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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2013, 1:34 PM PDT for Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 20, 2013, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2013, 1:34 PM PDT (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2013, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2013, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
981 WWUS76 KMFR 192034 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 134 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST...IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...AND OVER THE EAST SIDE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO ACCOMPANY A SHARP COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES ONSHORE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INLAND DURING THE DAY. ORZ030-031-201100- /O.UPG.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.130320T0300Z-130320T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0002.130320T1500Z-130321T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.130320T1500Z-130321T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0002.130320T0300Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 134 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR SUMMER LAKE... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE...PAISLEY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW. * WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SUBSIDING LATER IN THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 31 AND ALSO HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND LOCAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * 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 AND IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-201100- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0002.130320T1200Z-130321T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0002.130320T0900Z-130320T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.130320T0000Z-130320T0900Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 134 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...THEN ARE LIKELY TO BECOME QUITE STRONG OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 5. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND LOCAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED AND IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ021-022-201100- /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0002.130320T0300Z-130320T1500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 134 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG LATER THIS EVENING CONTINUING OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND SOUTH OF BANDON...INCLUDING PORT ORFORD...HUMBUG STATE PARK...AND CAPE BLANCO. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 101. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND LOCAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * 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 AND IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ029-201100- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.130320T1500Z-130321T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 134 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT, BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 140, 97 AND 39. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ084-085-201100- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.130320T1500Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...ALTURAS 134 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT, BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TULELAKE...ALTURAS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 139 AND 299 AND 395. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. * 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. && $$ SPILDE
4 follow-up statements
739 WWUS76 KMFR 201034 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 334 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST...AROUND MIDDAY IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE EAST SIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ORZ030-031-201845- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.130320T1500Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 334 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR SUMMER LAKE... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE...PAISLEY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW. * WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA...SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 30 MPH GUSTING AROUND 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...REACHING 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BECOME WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 31 AND ALSO HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND LOCAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * 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 AND IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-201845- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130320T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 334 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING WEST AND DIMINISHING. * TIMING...WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PEAK LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AND WITH THE COLD FRONT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 5. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND LOCAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * 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 AND IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ021-022-201500- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130320T1500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 334 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND SOUTH OF BANDON...INCLUDING PORT ORFORD...HUMBUG STATE PARK...AND CAPE BLANCO. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 101. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND LOCAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED AND IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ029-201845- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.130320T1500Z-130321T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 334 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN WEST IN THE EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 140...97 AND 39. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. * 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. && $$ CAZ084-085-201845- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.130320T1500Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...ALTURAS 334 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TULELAKE...ALTURAS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 139 AND 299 AND 395. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BTL/SPILDE
025 WWUS76 KMFR 201459 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 759 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND MIDDAY IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE EAST SIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ORZ021-022-201600- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130320T1500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 759 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING, BUT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ030-031-210000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.130320T1500Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 759 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE...PAISLEY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW. * WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA...SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 30 MPH GUSTING AROUND 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...REACHING 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BECOME WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 31 AND ALSO HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND LOCAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED AND IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-202100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130320T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 759 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING WEST AND DIMINISHING. * TIMING...WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PEAK LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AND WITH A COLD FRONT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 5. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND LOCAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * 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 AND IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ029-210000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.130320T1500Z-130321T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 759 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN WEST IN THE EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 140...97 AND 39. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ084-085-210000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.130320T1500Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...ALTURAS 759 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TULELAKE...ALTURAS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 139 AND 299 AND 395. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. * 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. && $$ SPILDE
558 WWUS76 KMFR 202106 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 206 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 CAZ081-202215- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130320T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 206 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. $$ ORZ030-031-210300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 206 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE...PAISLEY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW. * WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISHING. * WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 31 AND ALSO HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND LOCAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * 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 AND IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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. && $$ ORZ029-210300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 206 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 140...97 AND 39. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ084-085-210300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...ALTURAS 206 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TULELAKE...ALTURAS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 139 AND 299 AND 395. LOOSE UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. * 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. && $$ SPILDE
935 WWUS76 KMFR 210233 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 733 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ORZ030-031-210345- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 733 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR $$ ORZ029-210345- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 733 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR $$ CAZ084-085-210345- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130321T0300Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...ALTURAS 733 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR $$ PETRUCELLI
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 Mar 19, 9:25 AM PDT, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 9:25 AM PDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
925 AM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013
.DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING SOME HIGH AND MID LEVEL
CLOUDINESS STREAMING INTO THE CWA ALONG A WARM FRONT THAT IS
LIFTING NORTH ALONG THE COAST. PRECIPITATION IS MOSTLY ALOFT AND
HAVE ADJUSTED POPS/QPF DOWNWARD A BIT ON THE EAST SIDE. BUT THIS
WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE MOISTENS.
RAIN WILL PROBABLY START AT THE COAST AND ALSO PORTIONS OF WESTERN
SISKIYOU COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN GRADUALLY DEVELOP AND SPREAD
INLAND WITH TIME THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
ALONG THE COAST, THE SHASTA VALLEY AND THE EAST SIDE. WINDS WILL
BECOME QUITE STRONG TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ALONG AND AHEAD OF A
SHARP COLD FRONT, WHICH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A HIGH WIND WARNING ALONG THE COAST
WITH WIND ADVISORIES/HIGH WIND WATCHES OVER THE AFOREMENTIONED
INLAND AREAS. WE'LL EVALUATE IF FURTHER ADVISORIES/WARNINGS ARE
NECESSARY TODAY. SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE MINIMAL AND UNNOTICED BY MOST
SINCE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE QUITE HIGH (ABOVE 6500 FEET), BUT THERE
WILL BE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE CASCADES NEAR CRATER LAKE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND ALSO THE BACK COUNTRY NEAR MOUNT
SHASTA. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP SHARPLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING, BUT BY THEN WE'LL BE IN A POST-FRONTAL SHOWERY
REGIME. SPILDE
&&
.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 19/12Z TAF CYCLE.
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING WITH A DECK OF HIGH
CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA. AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONT...SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP AT THE
COAST WITH LOCAL MVFR CIGS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AROUND
21Z...BECOMING WIDESPREAD ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN 00-03Z.
INLAND...EXPECT CONTINUED VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER LIGHT RAIN AND A MID LEVEL DECK AROUND 5000-7000 FT MSL WILL
SPREAD INLAND TO THE CASCADES AFTER 21Z WITH HIGHER TERRAIN BECOMING
OBSCURED. THEN PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD EAST OF THE
CASCADES DURING THE EVENING. EXPECT LOCAL MVFR CIGS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONALLY
GUSTY WINDS...MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE...AND SOME AREAS OF LOW LEVEL
WIND SHEAR ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. /CC
&&
.MARINE...GUIDANCE INDICATING A COASTAL JET FORMING OVER THE
MARINE WATERS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH BL WINDS OF 50-55
KT AND 925 WINDS NEAR 70 KT. HAVE THEREFORE INCREASED WINDS OVER
THE WATERS TO BE VERY HIGH-END GALE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM
FORCE GUSTS JUST AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT ...WHICH WILL PUSH
ONSHORE DURING THE MORNING. HAVE UPDATED THE MARINE FORECAST AND
MARINE WEATHER WARNING TO BEEF UP THE WORDING. -WRIGHT
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 450 AM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013/
DISCUSSION...
A BROAD AND DISORGANIZED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PUSHING INTO THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES THIS MORNING. TODAY SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA YIELDING REACHING HEADLINE WORTHY LEVELS
THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY VIRGA EARLY IN
THE DAY, AND THEN SHOULD BEGIN REACHING THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTENSIFYING THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT
ARRIVES. ALTOGETHER, OVERNIGHT GUIDANCE HAS SLOWED THE COLD FRONT
BY ABOUT 3 HOURS OVER THE AREA AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY'S DATA.
WINDS...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
COASTAL ZONES...PRIMARILY FOR AREAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND SOUTH
OF BANDON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. 925MB WINDS ON THE NAM12 REACH 55 TO 70 KNOTS JUST
OFFSHORE OF THE COAST. WHILE SURFACE WINDS REMAIN SOUTHERLY, THERE
IS ENOUGH OF A PUSH FROM THE WEST FROM THE BOUNDARY UP TO 850MB
TO FORM A COASTAL JET THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT
ARRIVES.
ELSEWHERE...IN THE SHASTA VALLEY 700MB WINDS COULD MIX DOWN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO SURFACE HEATING AND
TERRAIN EFFECTS. OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE ARRIVAL OF THE
COLD FRONT COUPLED WITH THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY BE
ENOUGH TO BRING WINDS TO WARNING LEVELS, BUT THINK THIS LOOKS
MARGINAL AT THIS TIME. IT IS A SIMILAR STORY ON THE EAST SIDE,
THOUGH DYNAMICS LOOK BETTER FOR WARNING CONDITIONS THERE ON
WEDNESDAY THAN IN THE SHASTA VALLEY.
WHILE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL WITH THIS SYSTEM,
THINK THE MORE POSITIVE TILT OF WINDS/GRADIENTS FOR MIST OF THE
EVENT IS LIKELY TO PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND PROBLEMS/HEADLINES
FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR WEST SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW...AMOUNTS WERE CHANGED VERY LITTLE OVERNIGHT.
PRIMARY FOCUS WAS FINE TUNING FOR LOCAL EFFECTS AND SUBTLE CHANGES
IN CONSENSUS AMONGST THE MODELS. SNOW LEVELS APPEAR AS IF THEY
WILL BE A BIT SLOWER FALLING, BUT HEFTY AMOUNTS WITH THE FRONT
SHOULD GET US UP TO FORECAST VALUES.
A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT IS OUT FOR MANY AREAS TO HIGHLIGHT
PRIMARY CONCERNS IN THOSE AREAS.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE MODELS HAVE TRENDED FARTHER SOUTHEAST
WITH SUBSEQUENT SHORTWAVE TROUGHS FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. ADDED
SOME POPS AND RAISED OTHERS FOR THIS AND LOWERED TEMPERATURES SOME.
EXPECTED WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW FAVORED MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL
LIKELY SEE SOME BONUS INCHES OF SNOW FROM THESE, AND ALSO SOME
GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BTL
AVIATION...
BASED ON THE 19/06Z TAF CYCLE.
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A DECK OF HIGH
CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA. BUT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH
THE DAY AND LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP AT THE COAST WITH LOCAL MVFR
CIGS AROUND 16Z. IN THE AFTERNOON...LIGHT RAIN AND LOWER CIGS WILL
SPREAD INLAND TO THE CASCADES WITH HIGHER TERRAIN BECOMING OBSCURED.
GUSTY WINDS...MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE...AND SOME AREAS OF LOW LEVEL
WIND SHEAR ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR ORZ021-022.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
ORZ030-031.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR ORZ030-031.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
CAZ081.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CAZ081.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
GALE WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
PZZ370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
MAS/MAS/CMCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 40 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.