Alert archive / Oregon / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2013, 3:31 PM PST for 4 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Feb 22, 2013, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 13 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013, 3:31 PM PST (23:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2013, 3:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2013, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Douglas County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 10:45 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Gilchrist, OR | STILL SNOWING HARD. SNOW DURATION 6 HOURS |
| Feb 23, 1:11 AM PST | SNOW 0 | Alturas, OR | THUNDERSNOW REPORTED WITH SNOW FALLING BY A TRAINED SPOTTER MO1 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 WWUS46 KMFR 212331 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 331 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE CASCADES FRIDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CASCADES FRIDAY NIGHT PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS. AT LEAST A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE RANGE...AND FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE COULD SEE AS MUCH AS 18 INCHES. SNOWFALL MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE FRIDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT GOES THROUGH. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. ORZ027-028-220745- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0001.130223T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130223T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 331 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 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 FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE. SOME LOCALIZED AREAS WILL SEE 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE FRIDAY EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...LAKE OF THE WOODS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH... MAINLY OVER RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO MAKE THE SNOWPACK UNSTABLE AND INCREASE AVALANCHE POTENTIAL. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023-024-026-220745- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0600Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY- 331 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL START AS RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL THEN MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 OVER SEXTON SUMMIT...PARTS OF HIGHWAY 238 IN APPLEGATE...AND THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS AREA...HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ025-220745- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0400Z-130223T1800Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 331 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES COULD RECEIVE UP TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL START AS RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL THEN MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND PEAK DURING THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT AND TOKETEE FALLS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSO/MAP
9 follow-up statements
094 WWUS46 KMFR 220147 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 547 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT PRODUCING HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS. AT LEAST A FOOT OF SNOW IS LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE CASCADES...AND LESSER AMOUNTS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS DOWN TO 2000 FEET. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. ORZ027-028-221400- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130223T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 547 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES. SOME LOCALIZED AREAS WILL SEE 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE FRIDAY EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... LAKE OF THE WOODS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH... MAINLY OVER RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO MAKE THE SNOWPACK UNSTABLE AND INCREASE AVALANCHE POTENTIAL. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023-024-026-221400- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0600Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY- 547 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL START AS RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL THEN MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 OVER SEXTON SUMMIT...PARTS OF HIGHWAY 238 IN APPLEGATE...AND THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS AREA... HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ025-221400- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0400Z-130223T1800Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 547 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES COULD RECEIVE UP TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL START AS RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL THEN MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND PEAK DURING THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT AND TOKETEE FALLS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSO/MAP/SK
793 WWUS46 KMFR 221139 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 339 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY PRODUCING HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE CASCADES...AND LESSER AMOUNTS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS DOWN TO 2000 FEET. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. ORZ028-222330- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130223T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 339 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FROM HIGHWAY 66 THROUGH SISKIYOU SUMMIT... ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE CASCADES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 66... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR AREAS FROM HIGHWAY 66 THROUGH SISKIYOU SUMMIT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE CASCADES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 66. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE SISKIYOUS INCLUDING MT. ASHLAND...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 66 INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140 AT LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE FRIDAY EVENING IN THE CASCADES WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING AROUND 5000 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING TO 3000 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...GREENSPRINGS...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-222330- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130223T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE... UNION CREEK 339 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE FRIDAY EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING NEAR 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING TO 3000 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO MAKE THE SNOW PACK UNSTABLE AND INCREASE AVALANCHE POTENTIAL. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023-024-026-222330- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0400Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY- 339 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING SATURDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET THIS EVENING...FALLING TO 1500 FEET BY 4 AM. * WINDS...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. GUST 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ025-222330- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0400Z-130223T1800Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 339 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET. LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ARE EXPECTED MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING SATURDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET THIS EVENING...FALLING TO 1500 FEET BY 4 AM. * WINDS...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. GUST 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ STAVISH
107 WWUS46 KMFR 222219 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 219 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WEST OF THE CASCADES. ORZ028-230700- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130222T2300Z-130223T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130222T2300Z-130223T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 219 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SISKIYOUS INCLUDING MT. ASHLAND...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 66 INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140 AT LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. THEN EXPECT SHOWERS...WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE THIS EVENING IN THE CASCADES WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING AROUND 5000 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING TO 3000 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...GREENSPRINGS...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS...AND HIGHWAY 66. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-230700- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130222T2300Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE... UNION CREEK 219 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 15 TO 18 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR CRATER LAKE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING. THEN EXPECT SHOWERS WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING NEAR 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING TO 3000 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 62 NEAR UNION CREEK AND CRATER LAKE...HIGHWAY 230...HIGHWAY 58 AT WILLAMETTE PASS...AND HIGHWAY 138 AT DIAMOND LAKE SUMMIT. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO MAY MAKE THE SNOW PACK UNSTABLE AND INCREASE AVALANCHE POTENTIAL IN ISOLATED HIGH ELEVATION LOCATIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023>026-230700- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0400Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 219 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 3500 TO 400 FEET THIS EVENING...DOWN TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET LATE THIS EVENING...THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET BY 4 AM. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY OCCUR DOWN TO 1500 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING LITTLE LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 OVER SEXTON SUMMIT...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 238 IN THE APPLEGATE...HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT AND HIGHWAY 227 BETWEEN TRAIL AND TILLER. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CC
532 WWUS46 KMFR 222247 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 247 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WEST OF THE CASCADES. ORZ028-230700- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130222T2300Z-130223T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130222T2300Z-130223T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 247 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SISKIYOUS INCLUDING MT. ASHLAND...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 66 AT GREEN SPRINGS. 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 66 INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140 AT LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. THEN EXPECT SHOWERS...WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE THIS EVENING IN THE CASCADES WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING AROUND 5000 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING TO 3000 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...GREENSPRINGS...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS...AND HIGHWAY 66. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-230700- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130222T2300Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE... UNION CREEK 247 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 15 TO 18 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR CRATER LAKE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING. THEN EXPECT SHOWERS WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES... TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING NEAR 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING TO 3000 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 62 NEAR UNION CREEK AND CRATER LAKE...HIGHWAY 230... HIGHWAY 58 AT WILLAMETTE PASS...AND HIGHWAY 138 AT DIAMOND LAKE SUMMIT. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO MAY MAKE THE SNOW PACK UNSTABLE AND INCREASE AVALANCHE POTENTIAL IN ISOLATED HIGH ELEVATION LOCATIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023>026-230700- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0400Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 247 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 3500 TO 400 FEET THIS EVENING...DOWN TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET LATE THIS EVENING...THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET BY 4 AM. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY OCCUR DOWN TO 1500 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING LITTLE LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 OVER SEXTON SUMMIT... PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 238 IN THE APPLEGATE...HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT... HIGHWAY 227 BETWEEN TRAIL AND TILLER...AND HIGHWAY 42 THROUGH CAMAS VALLEY AND NEAR CAMAS MOUNTAIN. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CC
946 WWUS46 KMFR 222302 CCA WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 247 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WEST OF THE CASCADES. ORZ028-230700- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130222T2300Z-130223T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130222T2300Z-130223T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 247 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SISKIYOUS INCLUDING MT. ASHLAND...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 66 AT GREEN SPRINGS. 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 66 INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140 AT LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. THEN EXPECT SHOWERS...WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE THIS EVENING IN THE CASCADES WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING AROUND 5000 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING TO 3000 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...GREENSPRINGS...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS...AND HIGHWAY 66. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-230700- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.130222T2300Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE... UNION CREEK 247 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 15 TO 18 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR CRATER LAKE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING. THEN EXPECT SHOWERS WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES... TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING NEAR 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING TO 3000 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 62 NEAR UNION CREEK AND CRATER LAKE...HIGHWAY 230... HIGHWAY 58 AT WILLAMETTE PASS...AND HIGHWAY 138 AT DIAMOND LAKE SUMMIT. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO MAY MAKE THE SNOW PACK UNSTABLE AND INCREASE AVALANCHE POTENTIAL IN ISOLATED HIGH ELEVATION LOCATIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023>026-230700- /O.COR.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.130223T0400Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 247 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 3500 TO 4000 FEET THIS EVENING...DOWN TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET LATE THIS EVENING...THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET BY 4 AM. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY OCCUR DOWN TO 1500 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING LITTLE LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 OVER SEXTON SUMMIT... PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 238 IN THE APPLEGATE...HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT... HIGHWAY 227 BETWEEN TRAIL AND TILLER...AND HIGHWAY 42 THROUGH CAMAS VALLEY AND NEAR CAMAS MOUNTAIN. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CC
383 WWUS46 KMFR 230532 AAA WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 932 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUING OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LIGHTER SNOW WEST OF THE CASCADES. ORZ028-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 932 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN MOUNT ASHLAND...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...AND GREEN SPRINGS. 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM HIGHWAY 140 NORTHWARD IN THE CASCADES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW, SOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING. * INTENSITY: GENERALLY A HALF INCH PER HOUR, BUT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: GREEN SPRINGS...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 140 AND HIGHWAY 66. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE... UNION CREEK 932 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES NEAR CRATER LAKE. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW, SOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING. * INTENSITY: 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY ON HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 AND ALSO HIGHWAY 58 AT WILLAMETTE PASS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO MAY MAKE THE SNOW PACK UNSTABLE AND INCREASE AVALANCHE POTENTIAL IN ISOLATED HIGH ELEVATION LOCATIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023>026-231345- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 932 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: 3000 FEET DROPPING TO AROUND 1500 FEET BY 4 AM. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY OCCUR DOWN TO 1500 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING LITTLE LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS. * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY ON INTERSTATE 5 OVER SEXTON SUMMIT...HIGHWAYS 238 IN THE APPLEGATE...62 NEAR PROSPECT...138 NEAR TOKETEE FALLS...227 BETWEEN TRAIL AND TILLER...AND 42 THROUGH CAMAS VALLEY AND NEAR CAMAS MOUNTAIN. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SPILDE
133 WWUS46 KMFR 230648 AAA WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1048 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUING OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LIGHTER SNOW WEST OF THE CASCADES. ORZ028-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 1048 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN MOUNT ASHLAND...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...AND GREEN SPRINGS. 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM HIGHWAY 140 NORTHWARD IN THE CASCADES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW... SOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING. * INTENSITY: GENERALLY A HALF INCH PER HOUR... BUT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: GREEN SPRINGS...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 140 AND HIGHWAY 66. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE... UNION CREEK 1048 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES NEAR CRATER LAKE. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW... SOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING. * INTENSITY: 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY ON HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 AND ALSO HIGHWAY 58 AT WILLAMETTE PASS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO MAY MAKE THE SNOW PACK UNSTABLE AND INCREASE AVALANCHE POTENTIAL IN ISOLATED HIGH ELEVATION LOCATIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ030-231200- /O.EXA.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 1048 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW OVERNIGHT TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRESCENT...CHEMULT...GILCHRIST...NEAR BLY MOUNTAIN SUMMIT AND QUARTZ MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY ON HIGHWAYS 97 AND 140. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ023>026-231500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 1048 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: 3000 FEET DROPPING TO AROUND 1500 FEET BY 4 AM. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY OCCUR DOWN TO 1500 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING LITTLE LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS. * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY ON INTERSTATE 5 OVER SEXTON SUMMIT...HIGHWAYS 238 IN THE APPLEGATE...62 NEAR PROSPECT...138 NEAR TOKETEE FALLS...227 BETWEEN TRAIL AND TILLER...AND 42 THROUGH CAMAS VALLEY AND NEAR CAMAS MOUNTAIN. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SPILDE
705 WWUS46 KMFR 231157 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 357 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ORZ028-231300- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 357 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SHOWERS WILL TAPE OFF THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ027-231300- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE... UNION CREEK 357 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH UP TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES EXPECTED. SHOWERS WILL TAPE OFF THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ030-231300- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 357 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ONLY SOME ADDITIONAL FLURRIES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$ ORZ023>026-231800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 357 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS: 1500 FEET THIS MORNING RISING TO 2000 FEET BY NOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS...ASHLAND...PROSPECT. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH MINOR ACCUMULATION ON ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 OVER SEXTON SUMMIT... HIGHWAYS 238 IN THE APPLEGATE...62 NEAR PROSPECT...138 NEAR TOKETEE FALLS...227 BETWEEN TRAIL AND TILLER...AND 42 THROUGH CAMAS VALLEY AND NEAR CAMAS MOUNTAIN. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ STAVISH
884 WWUS46 KMFR 231159 CCA WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 358 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ORZ028-231300- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 358 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ027-231300- /O.COR.KMFR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE... UNION CREEK 358 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH UP TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES EXPECTED. SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ030-231300- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 358 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ONLY SOME ADDITIONAL FLURRIES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$ ORZ023>026-231800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 358 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS: 1500 FEET THIS MORNING RISING TO 2000 FEET BY NOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS...ASHLAND...PROSPECT. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH MINOR ACCUMULATION ON ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 OVER SEXTON SUMMIT... HIGHWAYS 238 IN THE APPLEGATE...62 NEAR PROSPECT...138 NEAR TOKETEE FALLS...227 BETWEEN TRAIL AND TILLER...AND 42 THROUGH CAMAS VALLEY AND NEAR CAMAS MOUNTAIN. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ STAVISH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 21, 9:13 AM PST, 6 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 9:13 AM PST, 6 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
913 AM PST THU FEB 21 2013
.UPDATE...A QUICK UPDATE WAS ISSUED THIS MORNING TO ACCOUNT FOR
SLIGHTLY LOWER POPS AND QPF ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TODAY. IT
LOOKS AS IF ANY PRECIPITATION WITH THE WEAK FRONT APPROACHING
LATER TODAY WILL BE CONFINED TO THE NW PORTION OF THE CWA THROUGH
THE CASCADES. EVERYTHING ELSE WITH THE GOING FORECAST IS IN GOOD
SHAPE.
THE FORECAST FOCUS TODAY WILL BE ON THE STRONGER FRONT DUE IN
FRIDAY. THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER WATCH HIGHLIGHTS MOST OF THE
DETAILS FOR NOW AND CAN BE FOUND AT WSWMFR. AFTER A QUICK LOOK AT
THE MORNING MODEL RUNS, THE TIMING OF THIS EVENT LOOKS TO BE
FOCUSED ON THE HEAVIEST, STEADIEST PRECIPITATION STARTING THE
MIDDLE OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ONLY LASTING UNTIL LATE FRIDAY
EVENING. AFTER THIS TIME THE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL COME
DOWN SOME AS IT TURNS MORE SHOWERY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE A FACTOR
WITH THIS STORM. STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW COULD REACH ADVISORY
CRITERIA OVER THE EAST SIDE. THE FLOW WILL THEN SHIFT TO MORE
WESTERLY AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. THIS WILL SERVE TO ENHANCE
UPSLOPE OVER THE CASCADES AND COULD LEAD TO LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS.
&&
.AVIATION...CONDITIONS FROM THE CASCADES WESTWARD WILL VARY
BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR THIS MORNING WITH HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURED.
SOME OF THE DEEPER VALLEYS MAY HAVE AREAS OF IFR FOG FOR A FEW
HOURS PRIOR TO 18Z. EAST OF THE CASCADES, CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY
VFR THOUGH LOCAL MVFR CIGS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED NEAR AND NORTH OF
SUMMER LAKE AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON. A
WEAK FRONT MAY BRING AREAS OF MVFR CIGS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ALONG WITH A LITTLE
-RA/-SN. SPILDE
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 223 AM PST THU FEB 21 2013/
DISCUSSION...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED FOR THE
CASCADES AS A STRONG COLD FRONT BLOWS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
LOWLAND SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS COLD AIR POURS IN SATURDAY.
BUT FOR TODAY...LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THEIR
WAY SOUTH THROUGH SISKIYOU COUNTY AND WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTY
BY DAWN. BEYOND THAT, SHOWERS WILL BE LITTLE MORE THAN ISOLATED
THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES, AND MID AND
HIGH CLOUD ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT DISTURBANCE CAN ALREADY BE SEEN
APPROACHING THE COAST. THIS WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAIN BACK INTO THE
COAST AND UMPQUA LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE IS
SOME MODEL DISAGREEMENT WITH THIS, AS THE GFS AND EC REMAIN
BULLISH WITH THE RAIN TODAY, WHEREAS THE NAM IS VIRTUALLY DRY.
GIVEN WHAT I SEE ON SATELLITE, I'VE SIDED WITH THE WETTER MODELS
FOR TODAY. ASIDE FROM THOSE AREAS, THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA
WILL LIKELY BE DRY TODAY WITH INCREASING SUNSHINE THE FURTHER
SOUTH AND EAST YOU GO. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONFINED
TO THE COAST, MOUNTAINS AND UMPQUA THROUGH TONIGHT AS WELL, WITH
THE REST OF THE AREA SEEING SCATTERED SHOWERS AT WORST.
A POTENT SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS RIGHT NOW WILL BLOW
THROUGH THE PACNW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
ONE OF THE STRONGER ONES WE'VE SEEN IN A WHILE, BRINGING WIND,
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION, AND PLUNGING SNOW LEVELS. RIGHT
NOW, WINDS DON'T LOOK QUITE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY
HEADLINES OVER LAND, BUT IT WILL BE WINDY ALONG THE COAST, IN THE
MOUNTAINS, AND EAST SIDE BEGINNING FRIDAY AT THE COAST AND MOVING
EAST BY SATURDAY MORNING.
SNOW IS A DIFFERENT STORY, THOUGH. THIS IS A CLASSIC SYSTEM FOR
HEAVY SNOW IN THE CASCADES. WHILE SNOW LEVELS MAY BRIEFLY SPIKE
ABOVE PASS LEVELS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THEY WILL PLUNGE QUICKLY AS
THE FRONT GOES THROUGH. STRONG WEST FLOW WILL PROMOTE VERY HEAVY
OROGRAPHIC SNOW IN THE CASCADES, WITH POTENTIALLY VERY INTENSE
SNOW RATES FOR A PERIOD FRIDAY NIGHT. ALL TOGETHER, QPF AND
INCREASINGLY HIGH SNOW RATIOS FRIDAY NIGHT ARE YIELDING AT LEAST
A FOOT OF SNOW OVER THE RANGE, AND SOME AREAS SUCH AS CRATER AND
DIAMOND LAKE COULD SEE UP TO 18 INCHES. THE LOWER PASS ALONG
HIGHWAY 140 PROBABLY WON'T SEE THAT KIND OF ACCUMULATION BUT 8
INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE ISSUED
FOR THESE AREAS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CERTAINLY FALL OVER THE OTHER
MOUNTAINS AS WELL, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS STORM IS ORIENTED
QUITE RIGHT FOR A BIG DUMP AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT. NEVERTHELESS,
TRAVELERS WILL ENCOUNTER WINTRY CONDITIONS OVER ALL PASSES AT SOME
POINT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SPEAKING OF WHICH, THE LOWER
VALLEYS MAY ALSO SEE SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. GUIDANCE SHOWS COLD
AIR POURING IN WITH 850S DROPPING TO AS LOW AS -7C AND THICKNESSES
ON THE ORDER OF 522 DM. THIS IS PLENTY COLD ENOUGH TO GET SNOW
DOWN TO 1000 FEET OR SO, AND THE ONLY QUESTION IS IF MUCH PRECIP
WILL BE LEFT. AT THIS TIME, THERE WILL PROBABLY BE ENOUGH PRECIP
TO PRODUCE A DUSTING TO A COUPLE OF INCHES AT MOST LOCATIONS ABOVE
1000 FEET SATURDAY. I CAN'T REALLY SAY WHERE YET, BUT THE USUAL
SUSPECTS INCLUDE THE HILLS AROUND THE ROGUE VALLEY, SEXTON SUMMIT,
CAMAS MOUNTAIN, JACKSONVILLE HILL, AND HAYES HILL. WE'VE STILL GOT
TIME TO SORT THAT OUT. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST BEYOND
SATURDAY, AND SO THE PREVIOUS EXTENDED DISCUSSION FOLLOWS. -WRIGHT
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR ORZ027.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR ORZ028.
CA...NONE.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
MSO/BPN/MAPIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 21, 2:55 PM PST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 255 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ORZ021-022-221200- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 255 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS AND HIGH SURF TO THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT... HEAVY SURF WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT...PEAK SATURDAY...THEN SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT. BREAKER HEIGHTS WILL BE 22 TO 27 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SURF ON NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SNEAKER WAVES THAT...THOUGH INFREQUENT...BREAK MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACHES THAN OTHER WAVES. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE EXTREMELY HIGH...THEY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THAN THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH RECENT STORMS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. BPN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2:31 AM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:31 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:43 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 13 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:31 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 26 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:31 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 55 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:31 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 31 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:47 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 37 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.