Special Weather Statement, NWS Medford, OR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
302 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING JUST EAST OF THE
CASCADES NEAR CHEMULT THIS AFTERNOON WITH ABOUT 25-50 CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES IN THE LAST HOUR OR SO. THESE STORMS ARE
FORMING IN RESPONSE TO A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH WITH
CAPES AROUND 1500 J/KG. EXPECT ADDITIONAL STORMS TO DEVELOP EAST
OF THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. STORMS WILL MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES THEN GET
MORE OF A PUSH EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AS WINDS ALOFT SHIFT TO MORE OF
A WESTERLY DIRECTION. THERE WAS A BIT OF A CAP IN AREAS TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THIS IS ERODING AND
EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS TO ALSO DEVELOP FROM NEAR THE
SHASTA/TRINITY/SOUTHERN SISKIYOU COUNTY BORDER NORTHEASTWARD TO
THE GOOSENEST AREA. THESE WILL LIKELY SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST MODOC
AND SOUTHERN KLAMATH/LAKE COUNTIES THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST
STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SOME HAIL. RED FLAG
WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT AND CAN
BE VIEWED AT RFWMFR.

LATER TONIGHT, THE ATMOSPHERE WILL STABILIZE AND THE SHORTWAVE
TROUGH WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST. ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST BEYOND 11 PM PDT FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. MOST OF THE REST OF THE AREA WILL BE DRY
TONIGHT, BUT A MARINE PUSH IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL
CAUSE SOME LOW CLOUDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING,
THEN MAINLY NORTH OF THE UMPQUA DIVIDE OVERNIGHT. THERE MAY BE
ENOUGH LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE TO SQUEEZE OUT SOME DRIZZLE ALONG THE
NORTH COAST, SO HAVE ADDED THAT TO THE FORECAST. CLOUDS AND
DRIZZLE SHOULD DISSIPATE MID-LATE MORNING THURSDAY. SHOULD BE DRY
ALL AREAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH FORCING AND AXIS OF INSTABILITY
EXITING THE AREA TO THE EAST. TEMPERATURES MAY BE A TOUCH LOWER,
BUT OVERALL WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY'S READINGS.

MAINLY DRY, VERY WARM WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA FOR
THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND WITH TYPICAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING
BREEZES, THOUGH BREEZES MAY BE A LITTLE MORE GUSTY OVER THE EAST
SIDE AND IN MODOC COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S IN THE ROGUE VALLEY AND
IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 NEAR KLAMATH FALLS.

MODEL 850 TEMPS GET BACK INTO THE MID 20S CELSIUS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK WHICH WOULD TRANSLATE INTO ANOTHER PERIOD OF
HOT WEATHER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S AND EVEN LOWER 100S AGAIN
FOR MEDFORD. INSTABILITY BEGINS TO SHOW UP AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA, BUT HAVE LEFT THE FORECAST
DRY DUE TO LACK OF TRIGGER. SHORT WAVE ACTIVITY PICKS UP BY
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, SO HAVE INTRODUCED SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS FOR SOUTHERN SECTIONS AT MIDWEEK. SPILDE

&&

.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 02/18Z TAFS...
THE MAIN CONCERN THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AS WELL AS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MAINLY IN
SISKIYOU AND MODOC COUNTIES EAST OF THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS. EXPECT
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS NEAR AND WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA,
POSSIBLY RESULTING IN MVFR TO LOCAL IFR AT TIMES. THIS
EVENING...MARINE STRATUS WILL FORM AGAIN ALONG THE COAST RESULTING
IN MVFR AND OCCASIONAL IFR CIGS. ELSEWHERE VFR CIGS WILL BE THE
PREDOMINATE CONDITION AFTER 6Z. -PETRUCELLI

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED WEDNESDAY 2 JULY 300 AM PDT...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE WEST TODAY LEADING TO
INCREASING NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AS HIGH PRESSURE NUDGES
THE THERMAL TROUGH INLAND. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH BY
TO THE NORTH ON SATURDAY BRINGING LIGHTER WINDS. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A STRONGER THERMAL TROUGH
DEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ORZ624-625.

CA...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
     CAZ280>282-284-285.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
     UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-356-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
     PZZ356-376.

MAS/MAP/RES

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
156 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

ORZ027-030-022145-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY OR-SOUTH
CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES OR-
156 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTY UNTIL 245
PM PDT...

AT 149 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTH OF CHEMULT...OR 20 MILES NORTHEAST
OF CRATER LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHEMULT AND WALT HARING SNOW
PARK. HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 200 AND 215 WILL ALSO BE
AFFECTED.

LAT...LON 4337 12193 4325 12152 4296 12178 4306 12199
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 217DEG 7KT 4310 12182

MAS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
222 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

ORZ030-022200-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY OR-
222 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LAKE AND
NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM PDT...

AT 219 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES EAST OF CRESCENT...OR 58 MILES EAST OF
OAKRIDGE.  THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD.

LAT...LON 4362 12143 4361 12117 4343 12126 4347 12148
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 180DEG 0KT 4355 12134

PETRUCELLI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
332 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

ORZ030-031-022315-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY OR-NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH
COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY OR-
332 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN LAKE AND CENTRAL KLAMATH
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM PDT...

AT 329 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON CREEK FOREST CAMP...
OR 41 MILES EAST OF CRATER LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SILVER LAKE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4342 12119 4322 12090 4291 12132 4303 12151
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 220DEG 17KT 4304 12133

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