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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 5, 2015, 3:58 AM PST for 7 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Dec 5, 2015, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2015, 3:58 AM PST (11:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 5, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2015, 12:14 PM PST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:02 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 00:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 967 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
166 WWUS76 KMFR 051158 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 358 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY ACROSS THE REGION AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE COAST AND DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE NORTH PACIFIC. WINDS PEAK LATE TONIGHT THEN EASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN TO POTENTIAL WARNING LEVELS ON MONDAY. CAZ085-ORZ030-031-060000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0007.151206T0600Z-151206T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T1400Z-151208T0500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 358 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN...AREAS FROM SILVER LAKE TO CRESCENT...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * 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. && $$ CAZ081-082-060000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0007.151206T0300Z-151206T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151205T1800Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 358 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME STRONG THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS DECREASE AROUND NOON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. && $$ ORZ021-022-060000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0007.151206T0000Z-151206T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151206T0000Z-151206T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 358 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. && $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-060000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- 358 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK TONIGHT THEN DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADIN. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ023>026-060000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 358 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK TONIGHT THEN DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...TALENT...PHOENIX...MEDFORD...AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF JOSEPHINE...DOUGLAS...AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 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. $$ STAVISH
6 follow-up statements
974 WWUS76 KMFR 051317 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 517 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY ACROSS THE REGION AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE COAST AND DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE NORTH PACIFIC. WINDS PEAK LATE TONIGHT THEN EASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN TO POTENTIAL WARNING LEVELS ON MONDAY. CAZ085-ORZ030-031-060130- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T1400Z-151208T0500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 517 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN...AREAS FROM SILVER LAKE TO CRESCENT...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ021-022-060130- /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T0600Z-151207T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151206T0000Z-151206T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 517 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE: CAPE BLANCO...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. && $$ CAZ081-082-060130- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151205T1800Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 517 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME STRONG THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS DECREASE AROUND NOON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. && $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-060130- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- 517 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK TONIGHT THEN DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADIN. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 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. && $$ ORZ023>026-060130- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 517 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK TONIGHT THEN DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...TALENT...PHOENIX...MEDFORD...AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF JOSEPHINE...DOUGLAS...AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
338 WWUS76 KMFR 052203 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT AT THE COAST AND SUNDAY MORNING INLAND...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN TO POTENTIAL WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. CAZ085-ORZ030-031-061200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T1400Z-151208T0500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN...AREAS FROM SILVER LAKE TO CRESCENT...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * 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. && $$ ORZ021-022-061200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151206T0000Z-151206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T0600Z-151207T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK LATER TONIGHT BEFORE EASING BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE: CAPE BLANCO...PORT ORFORD... GOLD BEACH * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. && $$ CAZ081-082-061200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONG TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, THEN DECREASE BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. && $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-061200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING, PEAK LATE TONIGHT THEN DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADIN. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ023>026-061200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING, PEAK TONIGHT THEN DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...TALENT...PHOENIX...MEDFORD...AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF JOSEPHINE...DOUGLAS...AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 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. $$ SPILDE
621 WWUS76 KMFR 052203 CCA NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT AT THE COAST AND SUNDAY MORNING INLAND...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN TO POTENTIAL WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. CAZ085-ORZ030-031-061200- /O.COR.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.COR.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T1400Z-151208T0500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN...AREAS FROM SILVER LAKE TO CRESCENT...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * 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. && $$ ORZ021-022-061200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.151206T0000Z-151206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T0600Z-151207T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK LATER TONIGHT BEFORE EASING BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE: CAPE BLANCO...PORT ORFORD... GOLD BEACH * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. && $$ CAZ081-082-061200- /O.COR.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONG TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, THEN DECREASE BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. && $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-061200- /O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING, PEAK LATE TONIGHT THEN DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADIN. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 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. && $$ ORZ023>026-061200- /O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.151206T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 203 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING, PEAK TONIGHT THEN DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...TALENT...PHOENIX...MEDFORD...AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF JOSEPHINE...DOUGLAS...AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ SPILDE
547 WWUS76 KMFR 061159 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 359 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG EARLY THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN WITH SPEEDS NEAR OR ABOVE WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. ORZ021-022-070000- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T0600Z-151207T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 359 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: DIMINISHING THIS MORNING BUT INCREASING AGAIN THIS EVENING AND BECOMING SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REACH PEAK STRENGTH LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE: CAPE BLANCO...PORT ORFORD... GOLD BEACH * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-070000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T1400Z-151208T0500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 359 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE AT A PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH BASIN...AREAS FROM SILVER LAKE TO CRESCENT...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-082-062100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 359 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...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 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REACH A PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING BUT BE STRONG INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * 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. && $$ ORZ023>026-061600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T1600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 359 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH DURING THE DAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-062100- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- 359 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING BUT REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 97. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOCALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SOME WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 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. && $$ DW
962 WWUS76 KMFR 061604 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 804 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-062100- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T1400Z-151208T0500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 804 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THEN...ON MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ081-062100- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 804 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * 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. && $$ CAZ082-061715- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 804 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ ORZ023>026-061715- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T1600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- 804 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-061715- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- 804 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ ORZ021-022-062100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T0600Z-151207T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PORT ORFORD 804 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE: CAPE BLANCO...PORT ORFORD... GOLD BEACH * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SPILDE
415 WWUS76 KMFR 062014 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1214 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ORZ030-031-071200- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T1400Z-151208T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.151207T1200Z-151208T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0012.151207T1200Z-151208T0400Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 1214 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING, THEN PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR WINTER RIM AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CRESCENT...CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE...AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS IN LAKE COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE. * 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. && $$ CAZ085-062115- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T1400Z-151208T0500Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 1214 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS HAVE EASED LATE THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. $$ CAZ081-062115- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151206T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1214 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY. WINDS HAVE EASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ ORZ021-022-071200- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0008.151207T0600Z-151207T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0012.151207T0600Z-151207T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 1214 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN PEAK LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE EASING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAPE SEBASTIAN...GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...CAPE BLANCO...BANDON...CAPE ARAGO. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ROADS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 101. * 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. && $$ ORZ023-025-071200- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.151207T0800Z-151207T2100Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON 1214 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT PEAK MONDAY MORNING, THEN EASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND DRAIN...ELKTON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ROADS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 42 NEAR CAMAS MOUNTAIN...HIGHWAY 38 AND 138 NEAR ELKTON AND DRAIN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SPILDE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 4, 8:08 PM PST, 7 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 8:08 PM PST, 7 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
808 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015
.DISCUSSION...VERY MINOR UPDATES TO ADJUST THE FORECAST TO CURRENT
CONDITIONS WERE JUST SENT. THICK HIGH CLOUD IS ADVANCING INLAND A
LITTLE SOONER THAN EXPECTED, AND FOG HAS FORMED IN SOME OF THE
CALIFORNIA VALLEYS THAT GOT SNOW RECENTLY, AND THOSE AREAS WERE
UPDATED. ALSO TWEAKED WINDS WHICH ARE JUST A LITTLE STRONGER THAN
WE HAD GOING, BUT IN GENERAL, THE FORECAST LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
WE ARE IN A BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT STRONG SYSTEM COMES IN. A VERY
WET AND DYNAMIC COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INSIDE 135W THIS EVENING, AND
THIS FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN TO OUR AREA
THIS WEEKEND. THE LATEST 05/00Z GUIDANCE HASN'T CHANGED MUCH OVER
PREVIOUS RUNS, SO EVERYTHING WE HAVE GOING STILL LOOKS GOOD. I
SUSPECT WE WILL BE ABLE TO UPGRADE ALL OUR CURRENT HIGH WIND
WATCHES TO WARNINGS TONIGHT AND ALSO ADD IN SOME WIND ADVISORIES
ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING POSSIBLY THE ROGUE VALLEY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS
LOOK STRONG OVER THE MEDFORD AREA LATER TOMORROW AND TOMORROW
NIGHT, BUT NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS THURSDAY'S STORM.
NO UPDATES WERE MADE BEYOND TONIGHT, AND THE DETAILS OF WHAT TO
EXPECT WITH THIS NEXT STORM CAN BE FOUND BELOW. -WRIGHT
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 503 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015/
SHORT TERM...A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
TAPER OFF. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE
INLAND TO THE NORTH SATURDAY MORNING. SOME LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE
ALONG THE COAST WITH THIS FRONT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY MOVE INTO THE COAST
SATURDAY EVENING AND INLAND OVER THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN SATURDAY
NIGHT AS A WAVE DEVELOPS ALONG THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FRONT. THE
MAIN IMPACT IS EXPECTED TO BE STRONG WINDS. HOWEVER, LOCALLY
HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND LOWERING
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE MOUNT SHASTA
AREA.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG WINDS
GUSTING TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST BY SATURDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
INLAND IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND SUMMER LAKE AREA. GUSTS TO 60 TO
65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR THESE LOCATIONS. OTHER AREAS WILL SEE VERY
GUSTY WINDS AS WELL, ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY AS WELL
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT WITH HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST AND INTO THE CASCADES. INITIALLY,
AREAS OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
RAIN WILL INCREASE SATURDAY EVENING WITH RAIN AND SNOW SPREADING
INLAND SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVEL WILL
VARY ACROSS THE CWA WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WEST OF THE CASCADES AND
LOWER SNOW LEVELS FROM THE CASCADES EAST AND NEAR MOUNT SHASTA
CITY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4500 TO 5000 FEET IN THE
CASCADES. EAST OF THE CASCADES SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED AROUND
4000 TO 4500 FEET. LOWER SNOW LEVELS OF AROUND 3500 FEET ARE
EXPECTED NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY. SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING, SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
CASCADES WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY AND 1 TO 3
INCHES FOR AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES.
PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THIS SYSTEM SHIFTS
TO THE EAST. THIS BREAK MAY BE BRIEF THOUGH AS MODELS SHOW A
WARM FRONT JUST TO THE NORTHWEST MOVING INLAND SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 7000 FT OR
HIGHER ON MONDAY WITH RAIN EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS.
LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER
PATTERN CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THE AIR MASS WILL GENERALLY
TREND FROM WET AND WARM TO WET AND COLD DURING THIS TIME PERIOD
WITH AT LEAST THREE ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION MOVING THROUGH.
FIRST...TUESDAY FEATURES A WARM FRONT BRINGING PRECIPITATION AND
HIGH SNOW LEVELS TO AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CASCADES.
SNOW LEVELS OF 7000 FEET AND HIGHER WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE
PRECIPITATION ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY WITH ABOUT 6 HOUR
TIMING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND EC MODELS.
ENSEMBLE MEAN OUTPUT SHOWS A TOP TEN PERCENTILE EVENT IN TERMS OF
MOISTURE TRANSPORT...SO ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT AT
LEAST THE COAST. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY AS WELL...AT THE
COAST...SHASTA VALLEY...AND EAST OF THE CASCADES AT LEAST.
SNOW LEVELS DROP SHARPLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...REMAINING
LOW ON FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL HANG AROUND 4000 FEET THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...AND WITH PLENTY OF SHOWER ACTIVITY BEHIND THE
FRONT...IMPACTS TO MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD BE
BAD FOR TRAVELERS...BUT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR BUILDING SNOWPACK OVER
THE MOUNTAINS.
LOOKING FURTHER OUT...THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER'S 8-14 DAY
OUTLOOK IS CALLING FOR ENHANCED CHANCES FOR ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES...WHICH MEANS
GOOD CHANCES FOR BUILDING SNOWPACK OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
AVIATION...FOR THE 05/00Z TAF CYCLE...VFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE AREAWIDE TONIGHT. HOWEVER AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DUE TO
RECENT PRECIPITATION COULD RESULT IN LIFR CIGS DEVELOPING AT KRBG AND
MVFR VSBYS AT KMFR BETWEEN 8-12Z. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT
INTO TOMORROW MORNING, AND WIND SPEED SHEAR COULD BE A CONCERN AT THE
COAST, INCLUDING KOTH AND KRBG BETWEEN 6-10Z. SCHAAF
MARINE...UPDATED 345 PM PST FRIDAY 4 DEC 2015...A STRONG WARM
FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WATERS TONIGHT, THEN NORTH ON SATURDAY.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT BEGINNING THIS EVENING, VERY STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS...REACHING GALES AND EVEN STORM FORCE AT TIMES...AS
WELL AS VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL OCCUR OVER MOST...IF NOT
ALL...OF THE WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING WHERE A RELATIVE BREAK IN THE WINDS AND WIND DRIVEN
SEAS WILL OCCUR. VERY LARGE LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL, HOWEVER, IS
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THIS SYSTEM LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. ANOTHER STRONG WARM FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH
MIGHT INCREASE WINDS TOWARD GALES AGAIN. IN THE EXTENDED, ANOTHER
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH OUR AREA BRINGING ANOTHER SET OF
STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THE TIMING AND
STRENGTH AS MODEL SOLUTIONS DIFFER WITH EACH OTHER AND FROM PREVIOUS
RUNS. CHANCES ARE THAT CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE LATE NEXT WEEK
AS WE NEAR THE BEGINNING OF CRAB SEASON. -SCHAAF
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR ORZ021-022.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
ORZ030-031.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
CAZ085.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
CAZ081-082.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR PZZ350-356-376.
STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 3:58 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 32 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:58 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 28 hr |
| Dec 5, 5:42 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 22 hr |
| Dec 5, 6:30 AM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 22 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:30 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 22 hr | |
| Dec 5, 10:34 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.