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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Nov 17, 2015, 4:03 AM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California. It took effect at Nov 17, 2015, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2015, 4:03 AM PST (12:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2015, 6:49 AM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
921 WWUS76 KMFR 171203 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 403 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS LATE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS THAT WILL FILTER INTO SOME VALLEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TO AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. CAZ085-ORZ030-031-172300- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0009.151118T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.151118T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 403 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * HIGH WIND WARNING: SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 58 TO 70 MPH. * WIND ADVISORY: SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 58 MPH. * TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: WINTER RIM...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...AND THE HIGHER PEAKS. * LOCATION IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS... PRIMARILY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 FROM NEAR PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE... AS WELL AS ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW... HIGHWAY 299 OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM BETWEEN VALLEY FALLS AND ALKALI LAKE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 58 MPH OR GREATER FOR ONE HOUR OR MORE. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DIFFICULT EVEN FOR SMALL VEHICLES. TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BTL
3 follow-up statements
386 WWUS76 KMFR 172314 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 314 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS LATE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS THAT WILL FILTER INTO SOME VALLEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TO AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. CAZ085-ORZ030-031-181115- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0009.151118T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.151118T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 314 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * HIGH WIND WARNING: SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 58 TO 70 MPH. * WIND ADVISORY: SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 58 MPH. * TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: WINTER RIM...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...AND THE HIGHER PEAKS. * LOCATION IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS... PRIMARILY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 FROM NEAR PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE... AS WELL AS ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW... HIGHWAY 299 OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM BETWEEN VALLEY FALLS AND ALKALI LAKE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 58 MPH OR GREATER FOR ONE HOUR OR MORE. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DIFFICULT EVEN FOR SMALL VEHICLES. TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ SVEN
316 WWUS76 KMFR 181108 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 308 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...STRONG WEST WIND THIS MORNING... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS THAT WILL FILTER INTO SOME VALLEYS THIS MORNING. CAZ085-ORZ030-031-181500- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 308 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. * HIGH WIND WARNING: SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 58 TO 70 MPH. * WIND ADVISORY: SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 58 MPH. * TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: WINTER RIM...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...AND THE HIGHER PEAKS. * LOCATION IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS... PRIMARILY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 FROM NEAR PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE... AS WELL AS ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW... HIGHWAY 299 OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM BETWEEN VALLEY FALLS AND ALKALI LAKE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 58 MPH OR GREATER FOR ONE HOUR OR MORE. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DIFFICULT EVEN FOR SMALL VEHICLES. TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BTL
138 WWUS76 KMFR 181449 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 649 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-181600- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151118T1500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 649 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED BOTH THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2:27 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 20 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:03 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 27 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2015High Wind Warnings in California, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.