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High Wind Warning 15, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 10, 2014, 4:07 PM PST for Jackson County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 11, 2014, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr. 13 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
- Dec 10, 2014, 4:07 PM PST (00:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2014, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2014, 1:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Jackson County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 3:03 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 1 Ene Ashland, OR | MESONET STATION 1 ENE ASHLAND /DW6803/ |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Central Point, OR | PART OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF ECONOMY PLYWOOD BUILDING. DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT 10,000 DOLLARS. POLE BARN ALSO BLOWN OVER. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 11, 4:39 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 117 | 12 S Ruch, OR | MESONET STATION SQUAW PEAK /SQFO3/ |
| Dec 11, 6:08 AM PST | TSTM WND DMG | Gold Hill, OR | WIND PUSHED A TREE INTO A POWER LINE, CAUSING A POLE TO FALL ONTO THE ROOF OF A HOME, CAUSING A HOUSE FIRE ON HWY 234. |
| Dec 11, 6:10 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ashland, OR | POWER COMPANY REPORTS APPROXIMATELY 1,012 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER |
| Dec 11, 6:16 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 7 Sw Howard Prairie, OR | ODOT TRIPCHECK REPORTING A TREE DOWN BLOCKING BOTH LANES NEAR THE GREEN SPRINGS INN ON HWY 66 |
| Dec 11, 6:43 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Butte Falls, OR | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY INCLUDING: BUTTE FALLS, ASHLAND, WHITE CITY, AND PORTIONS OF MEDFORD AND EAGLE POINT. REPORTS RECEIVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Dec 11, 7:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Eagle Point, OR | ONE BIG TREE DOWN ON BROWNSBORO RD. IN EAGLE POINT. POWER LINES KNOCKED DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES. |
| Dec 11, 7:05 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Medford, OR | PACIFIC POWER REPORTS ALMOST 16,000 PEOPLE ARE WITH OUT POWER BETWEEN ASHLAND, CENTRAL POINT, EAGLE POINT, MEDFORD, TALENT AND WHITE CITY. |
| Dec 11, 7:35 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Medford, OR | REPORTED NUMEROUS FENCES AND BRANCHES DOWN |
| Dec 11, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.1 | 12 Sw Ashland, OR | MESONET STATION BIG RED MOUNTAIN /BRMO3/ HEAVY RAIN DURATION 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 11, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1 | 1 Nne Howard Prairie, OR | MESONET STATION 1 NE HOWARD PRAIRIE /HPWO3/ HEAVY RAIN DURATION 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 11, 10:45 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Ashland, OR | OVER 50 HEALTHY MEDIUM SIZED TREES UPROOTED THROUGHOUT TOWN. NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 6 HOURS. |
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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 9 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 923 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
909 WWUS76 KMFR 110007 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 407 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...HIGH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS SPREADING INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS... SHASTA VALLEY... AND AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES. A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST THURSDAY MORNING AND BRING A SECOND ROUND OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. ORZ026-111215- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0015.141211T0900Z-141211T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.141211T0900Z-141211T2100Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 407 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA: SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA: SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: ASHLAND AND TALENT. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MEDFORD... CENTRAL POINT... JACKSONVILLE... WHITE CITY... PORTIONS OF SHADY COVE... AND EAGLE POINT. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ROGUE VALLEY... ESPECIALLY NEAR TALENT AND ASHLAND. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ029>031-111215- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-141211T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.141211T0900Z-141212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.141211T1200Z-141212T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT...BEATTY...BLY... SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 407 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... BECOMING SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA AND SOUTH 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA MAY GUST TO 90 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS FOR MANY AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: SILVER LAKE...SUMMER LAKE...PAISELY...BLY... AND BEATTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: CANBY...ALTURAS...LAKEVIEW...SPRAGUE RIVER...BONANZA...AND FORT ROCK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ CAZ084-111215- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-141211T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.HW.W.0014.141211T0900Z-141212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.141211T1200Z-141212T0000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TULELAKE 407 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUDDENLY TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: NEWELL. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: TULELAKE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ ORZ027-028-111215- /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0014.141211T0900Z-141211T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 407 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 90 MPH. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, INCLUDING MOUNT ASHLAND, MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN, AND CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO TRAVEL BOTH BY VEHICLE AND ON FOOT. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY AND ANY LOOSE MATERIAL WILL BECOME A PROJECTILE THAT COULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ083-111215- /O.EXA.KMFR.HW.W.0014.141211T0900Z-141212T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.141211T1200Z-141212T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 407 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA: SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 90 MPH. * WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...BECOMING SOUTH 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 97 SOUTH OF MACDOEL. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST CROSS WINDS. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-111215- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 407 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WINDS WARNING INCLUDE: WEED. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: YREKA. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS AND ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY FROM WEED TO GRENADA. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ021-022-111215- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 407 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 55 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ALONG THE COASTLINE. WINDS OVER RIDGES AND NEAR THE CAPES... ESPECIALLY CAPE BLANCO...MAY REACH 50 TO 70 MPH WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS TO NEAR 100 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE SUDDENLY AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...CHARLESTON...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREES... BLOCKED ROADS...AND POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT AND TAKE TIME TO REPAIR. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ023-025-111215- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.141211T1200Z-141212T0000Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS 407 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS LIKE HIGHWAYS 42 AND 38 WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST CROSS WINDS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BTL
3 follow-up statements
852 WWUS76 KMFR 111044 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY... .A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST THIS MORNING AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. CAZ083>085-ORZ029>031-112100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.141211T1200Z-141212T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT... BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY... BECOMING SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA AND SOUTH 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA MAY GUST TO 90 MPH. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: SILVER LAKE...SUMMER LAKE...PAISELY...BLY... AND BEATTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: CANBY...ALTURAS... LAKEVIEW...SPRAGUE RIVER...BONANZA...AND FORT ROCK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ ORZ026-112100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA: SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: ASHLAND AND TALENT. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MEDFORD... CENTRAL POINT... JACKSONVILLE... WHITE CITY... PORTIONS OF SHADY COVE... AND EAGLE POINT. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ROGUE VALLEY... ESPECIALLY NEAR TALENT AND ASHLAND. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-112100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WINDS WARNING INCLUDE: WEED. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: YREKA. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS AND ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY FROM WEED TO GRENADA. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ021-022-112100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 55 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ALONG THE COASTLINE. WINDS OVER RIDGES AND NEAR THE CAPES... ESPECIALLY CAPE BLANCO...MAY REACH 50 TO 70 MPH WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS TO NEAR 100 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...CHARLESTON...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREES... BLOCKED ROADS...AND POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT AND TAKE TIME TO REPAIR. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ027-028-112100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 90 MPH. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES... INCLUDING MOUNT ASHLAND... MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN... AND CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO TRAVEL BOTH BY VEHICLE AND ON FOOT. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY AND ANY LOOSE MATERIAL WILL BECOME A PROJECTILE THAT COULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ023-025-112100- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.141211T1200Z-141212T0000Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS LIKE HIGHWAYS 42 AND 38 WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST CROSS WINDS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CC
849 WWUS76 KMFR 111353 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 553 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY... .A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST THIS MORNING AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. CAZ081-112100- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 553 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. * TIMING: THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: WEED...YREKA...MONTAGUE. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS AND ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY FROM WEED TO GRENADA. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ083>085-ORZ029>031-120000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT... BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 553 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY... BECOMING SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA AND SOUTH 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA MAY GUST TO 90 MPH. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: SILVER LAKE...SUMMER LAKE...PAISELY...BLY... AND BEATTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: CANBY...ALTURAS... LAKEVIEW...SPRAGUE RIVER...BONANZA...AND FORT ROCK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ ORZ026-112100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 553 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA: SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF50 TO 60 MPH. * WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: ASHLAND AND TALENT. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MEDFORD... CENTRAL POINT... JACKSONVILLE... WHITE CITY... PORTIONS OF SHADY COVE... AND EAGLE POINT. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ROGUE VALLEY... ESPECIALLY NEAR TALENT AND ASHLAND. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ021-022-120000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 553 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 55 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ALONG THE COASTLINE. WINDS OVER RIDGES AND NEAR THE CAPES... ESPECIALLY CAPE BLANCO...MAY REACH 50 TO 70 MPH WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS TO NEAR 100 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...CHARLESTON...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREES... BLOCKED ROADS...AND POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT AND TAKE TIME TO REPAIR. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ027-028-112100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 553 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 90 MPH. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES... INCLUDING MOUNT ASHLAND... MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN... AND CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO TRAVEL BOTH BY VEHICLE AND ON FOOT. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY AND ANY LOOSE MATERIAL WILL BECOME A PROJECTILE THAT COULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ023-025-120000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS 553 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS LIKE HIGHWAYS 42 AND 38 WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST CROSS WINDS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
452 WWUS76 KMFR 112043 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1243 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY... .A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST THIS MORNING AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. ORZ026-112145- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1243 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ081-112145- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1243 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ027-028-112145- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141211T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 1243 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ083>085-ORZ029>031-120300- /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141212T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141212T0300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT... BEATTY...BLY...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1243 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA AND SOUTH 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA MAY GUST TO 90 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: SILVER LAKE...SUMMER LAKE...PAISELY...BLY... AND BEATTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: CANBY...ALTURAS... LAKEVIEW...SPRAGUE RIVER...BONANZA...AND FORT ROCK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ ORZ021-022-120000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1243 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 55 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ALONG THE COASTLINE. WINDS OVER RIDGES AND NEAR THE CAPES...ESPECIALLY CAPE BLANCO...MAY REACH 50 TO 70 MPH WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS TO NEAR 100 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREES... BLOCKED ROADS...AND POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT AND TAKE TIME TO REPAIR. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ023-025-120000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS 1243 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS LIKE HIGHWAYS 42 AND 38 WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST CROSS WINDS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Dec 10, 2:52 PM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 2:52 PM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
252 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014
.SHORT TERM...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS JUST NOW MOVING ONTO THE
OREGON COAST, AS EVIDENCED BY AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTH TO
WEST AT NORTH BEND. THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT DIED DOWN FOR A
WHILE, BUT HAVE NOW FIRED BACK UP, AND LIGHTNING IS SHOWING UP
ROUGHLY FROM GOLD BEACH TO BANDON RIGHT NOW. WE'VE SEEN PLENTY OF
WIND ALREADY WITH GUSTS OF 65-75 MPH COMMON ALONG THE COAST OVER
THE LAST FEW HOURS. THE HIGHEST WIND, SO FAR, HAS BEEN AN 85 MPH
GUST AT HUMBUG MOUNTAIN, WHICH IS ALONG HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH OF PORT
ORFORD. IN THE MOUNTAINS, SQUAW PEAK (OR/CA BORDER) HAS HAD GUSTS
OF 84 MPH.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING AND THEN GET HUNG UP
ROUGHLY ALONG OR JUST EAST OF THE CASCADES. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS
TO INCREASE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST SIDE. IT WILL ALSO CONTINUE
TO PUMP COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS ALL OF
SISKIYOU COUNTY AND INTO SOUTHWEST OREGON AND LEAD TO STEADY,
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT, RAIN WILL LIKELY
EASE IN INTENSITY AND WINDS WILL DROP OFF AS WELL FOR A PERIOD
TONIGHT.
HOWEVER, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMING RIGHT NOW NEAR 40N/135W
WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TONIGHT AND THEN TURN NORTH ALONG THE OREGON
COAST THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER PERIOD OF WINDY
WEATHER FOR MUCH OF OUR AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. DEPENDING
ON ITS STRENGTH, THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ALONG THE
COAST, WITH BREEZY TO WINDY WEATHER INLAND AS WELL. THE STRENGTH
OF THE WINDS DEPENDS ON HOW CLOSE THE LOW GETS TO THE COAST AND
HOW DEEP IT GETS. HISTORICALLY, ANY SUB-980MB LOW MOVING INSIDE
130W ON SUCH A PATH AS THIS TYPICALLY PRODUCES HIGH WIND AT THE
COAST. THERE STILL EXISTS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THIS LOW, BUT
THE BEST ESTIMATE BRINGS A LOW JUST UNDER 980MB TO WITHIN ABOUT
80-100 MILES OF THE COAST NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. WE THUS EXPECT
HIGH WINDS OVER THE WATERS AND THE COAST WITH BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS INLAND. THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST SIDE ARE ALSO GOING TO
BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONTINUED HIGH WIND. MODELS SHOW 700 MB WINDS
OF 85-90 KTS TOMORROW, WHICH CERTAINLY HINTS AT HIGH WINDS
SURFACING IN THESE LOCATIONS. FOR THE MOST PART THE CURRENT MIX OF
WIND HEADLINES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT, BUT THE WIND ADVISORY AND
WARNING WILL BE LOWERED OVERNIGHT FOR THE ROGUE VALLEY AND THEN
RAISED AGAIN TOMORROW.
THE COASTAL LOW WILL ALSO HELP TO FILL IN RAIN AGAIN ALONG THE
COAST AND OREGON WEST SIDE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. DEEP, MOIST
FLOW UP THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SW
OREGON WILL STILL BE GOING ON, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE COASTAL LOW, SO
RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE EASTERN 2/3RDS OF OUR FORECAST AREA.
THE FOCUS FOR RAIN THURSDAY WILL STILL BE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
SISKIYOU COUNTY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MOST LOCATIONS WILL GET IN ON
THE HEAVY RAIN EVENTUALLY. THE CURRENT FLOOD WATCHES FOR THE COAST
AND BURN SCAR AREAS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY ALSO LOOK GOOD. WE WILL
HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON OTHER LOCATIONS DEPENDING ON WHERE EXACTLY
THE FRONT STALLS OUT TONIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH (ABOVE 7500 FT) THROUGH THURSDAY,
HOWEVER, SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS
RAIN, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SNOW IMPACTS. -WRIGHT
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ON FRIDAY A BROAD UPPER
TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 4500-5000 FEET. COULD SEE UP TO A
FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF THE
CASCADES. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH POTENTIALLY HIGHER SNOW
AMOUNTS AS A SURFACE LOW SHOULD TRACK SOUTH TO NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST
OREGON WITH POTENTIAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER LAKE COUNTY. COULD NEED
TO BUMP TOTALS THERE IN UPCOMING FORECASTS. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY THINGS WILL SETTLE DOWN CONSIDERABLY WITH SOME MORNING
VALLEY FOG DEVELOPING IN AREAS UNDER SHORTWAVE RIDGING. BOTH THE
EURO AND GFS SOLUTIONS ARE BRINGING IN ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH TO THE
COAST LATER SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH SHOWER CHANCES INCREASING
MAINLY ACROSS THE COAST AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. THIS TROUGH SHOULD
TRAVERSE THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SHOWERS
BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS. ADDITIONAL SHORT WAVE ENERGY WILL TARGET THE
NORTHWEST WITH A FAIR DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING OF EVENTS AT
THIS POINT. SOLUTIONS ARE POINTING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO A
COUPLE BOUTS OF GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AT THE COAST MONDAY-TUESDAY.
STAVISH
&&
.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 10/18Z TAF CYCLE...A VERY STRONG FRONTAL
SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT, WITH
A STRONGER SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE COAST
ON THURSDAY. EXPECT LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TO IMPACT TERMINALS WEST OF
THE CASCADES INTO THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SURFACE WINDS BECOMING GUSTY
LATER TODAY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. WIND SHEAR WILL DIMINISH ONCE
THE FRONT PASSES. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH MVFR AND
SOME LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN MOST AREAS BY THIS EVENING AND
THROUGH TONIGHT. TERRAIN OBSCURATION WILL BE COMMON THROUGHOUT THE
DAY AND EVEN MORE SO TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT, THIS EVENING, BUT WINDS SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON AS THE STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY FORMS WEST
OF THE COAST AND THEN MOVES NORTHWARD. -BTL/BPN
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 835 AM PST WED DEC 10...
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY 40 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE
COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD THE COAST THIS MORNING
WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST PRIMARILY THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS AND WATER SPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
OTHERWISE, GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HEAVY SEAS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. AFTER A BREAK THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WITH A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 980MB OR LESS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO RAPIDLY
INCREASE BACK TO STORM FORCE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO.
SEAS WILL BE VERY HEAVY AND STEEP DUE TO HEAVY LONG PERIOD WEST
SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WAVE GENERATION. COMBINED SEAS WILL
BUILD TO HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 25 FEET, WITH BREAKING WAVES OF OVER
30 FEET EXPECTED NEAR SHORE, SHOALS, AND OTHER SHALLOW WATER AREAS.
THIS WILL BE A VERY STRONG STORM, AND IS LIKELY RANK IN THE TOP 10
PERCENT OF THE STORMS TO AFFECT OUR REGION. ALL MARITIME AND
COASTAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE
LIFE AND PROPERTY...AS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO UNSECURED
AND EXPOSED EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
THAT ALL VESSELS REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE
THURSDAY EVENING.
BEYOND THURSDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH...BUT UNSETTLED
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE. CONTINUED LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND HEAVY SEAS
EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. -BTL/BPN
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
ORZ026>031-617-621>625.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
ORZ021-022-615-618-619.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ORZ021>024-615-616-618-619.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
ORZ021-022-615-618-619.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
ORZ023-025-616-617-620-623.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR ORZ026-622.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
CAZ083>085-284-285.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY FOR CAZ081-281.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR CAZ081-281.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ310.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR PZZ310.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ370-376.In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 10, 2:42 PM PST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
242 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NNW WILDERVILLE 42.46N 123.49W
12/10/2014 M1.10 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE 0930 PST...FIVE HOUR TOTAL. HEAVY RAIN
DURATION 6 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION 17 MI
WEST OF TOWN.
0103 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SE BROOKINGS 42.05N 124.28W
12/10/2014 E61 MPH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
RECORDED GUST WITH ANEMOMETER AT ~ 1:00PM
DEC 10
&&
NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2:11 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 62 hr | |
| Dec 11, 9:33 AM PST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | MFR | 6 hr | |
| Dec 11, 12:37 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Curry, Josephine | 23 min |
| Dec 11, 2:50 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 4 hr | |
| Dec 11, 2:50 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 4 hr |
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Sources
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