Wind Advisory 13, NWS Medford, OR

Issued

Aug 28, 2015, 2:12 PM PDT (21:12 UTC)

Expired

Aug 28, 2015, 11:00 PM PDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Medford, OR

County Siskiyou County, CA

The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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768 
WWUS76 KMFR 282112
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
212 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WIND STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM JUST OFFSHORE OF OREGON 
BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST 
AND EAST SIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY 
STRONG STORM FOR AUGUST...AND THERE IS A HIGHER THAN NORMAL 
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO TREES WEAKENED BY DROUGHT. ALSO...DUE TO THE 
HIGH LEVELS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY ONGOING IN THE AFFECTED 
AREAS...EXTRA PRECAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN.

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-290600-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0004.150829T0900Z-150829T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0014.150829T0900Z-150830T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0007.150829T0900Z-150830T0000Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
212 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE
  WARNING AREA. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH UP TO 55 MPH IN THE
  ADVISORY AREA.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...PEAK LATE TONIGHT INTO
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER
  LAKE...AND AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FREMONT...WARNER...AND HART
  RANGES.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 31 AND HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF
  LAKEVIEW. OUTDOOR RECREATION COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE
  POTENTIAL OF FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES AND BLOWING DEBRIS. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-290600-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0004.150829T0900Z-150829T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0007.150829T0900Z-150829T2100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
212 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  70 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...PEAK LATE TONIGHT INTO
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH...HUMBUG
  MOUNTAIN...ALL CAPES AND HEADLANDS...AND ALL COASTAL
  CAMPGROUNDS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 101. STRONG WINDS 
  MAY ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AT COASTAL CAMPGROUNDS 
  AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DEBRIS AND THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES.

* BEACH IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE UNUSUALLY HIGH
  SURF...ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES...FRIDAY NIGHT AND
  SATURDAY MORNING. BEACHGOERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE
  OCEAN AND WATCH FOR SNEAKER WAVES WHICH MAY RUN UP ON BEACHES OR
  OVERWASH JETTIES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&


$$

CAZ081-290600-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.150828T2112Z-150829T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
212 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: NOW UNTIL TONIGHT. WINDS WILL PEAK OUT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN GAZELLE AND WEED. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 5. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT 
WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ029-290600-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0014.150829T0900Z-150830T0000Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
212 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...PEAK LATE TONIGHT
  INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 97 NEAR MODOC POINT...AND HIGHER
  TERRAIN. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 97. OUTDOOR RECREATION COULD
  BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF FALLING BRANCHES AND
  TREES AND BLOWING DEBRIS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT 
WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

PETRUCELLI

203 
WWUS76 KMFR 290553
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1053 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WIND STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM JUST OFFSHORE OF OREGON
BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST
AND EAST SIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS IS AN
UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM FOR AUGUST...AND THERE IS A HIGHER THAN
NORMAL POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO TREES WEAKENED BY DROUGHT. ALSO...
DUE TO THE HIGH LEVELS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY ONGOING IN THE
AFFECTED AREAS...EXTRA PRECAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN.

CAZ081-290700-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150829T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1053 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS:

* TIMING:

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: .

* IMPACTS:

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-291800-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0007.150829T0900Z-150830T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0014.150829T0900Z-150830T0000Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1053 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE 
  WARNING AREA. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH UP TO 55 MPH IN THE 
  ADVISORY AREA. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...PEAK LATE TONIGHT INTO 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER 
  LAKE...AND AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FREMONT...WARNER...AND 
  HART RANGES. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 31 AND HIGHWAY 140 
  EAST OF LAKEVIEW. OUTDOOR RECREATION COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS 
  DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES AND 
  BLOWING DEBRIS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN
LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-291800-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0007.150829T0900Z-150829T2100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
1053 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 70 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...PEAK LATE TONIGHT INTO 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH...HUMBUG 
  MOUNTAIN...ALL CAPES AND HEADLANDS...AND ALL COASTAL 
  CAMPGROUNDS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 101. STRONG WINDS 
  MAY ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AT COASTAL CAMPGROUNDS 
  AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DEBRIS AND THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES.

* BEACH IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE UNUSUALLY HIGH 
  SURF...ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES...FRIDAY NIGHT 
  AND SATURDAY MORNING. BEACHGOERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION 
  TO THE OCEAN AND WATCH FOR SNEAKER WAVES WHICH MAY RUN UP ON 
  BEACHES OR OVERWASH JETTIES. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN
LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ029-291800-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0014.150829T0900Z-150830T0000Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
1053 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...PEAK LATE TONIGHT 
  INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 97 NEAR MODOC POINT...AND HIGHER 
  TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 97. OUTDOOR 
  RECREATION COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF 
  FALLING BRANCHES AND TREES AND BLOWING DEBRIS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT
WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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