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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2015, 3:59 AM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California. It took effect at Dec 8, 2015, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2015, 3:59 AM PST (11:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2015, 9:44 AM PST
- In force
- 18 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 11:59 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 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 855 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 438 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
062 WWUS76 KMFR 081159 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 359 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-090000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... LAKEVIEW 359 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... 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 WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR WINTER RIM...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNERS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CRESCENT... CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE. * 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. && $$ ORZ021-022-090000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.151209T0000Z-151209T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T1500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 359 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAPE SEBASTIAN...GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...CAPE BLANCO...BANDON...CAPE ARAGO. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ROADS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HIGHWAY 101. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. && $$ ORZ029-090000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- 359 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF KLAMATH COUNTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHEMULT AND CRESCENT. * 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 && $$ SVEN
3 follow-up statements
645 WWUS76 KMFR 082200 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-091200- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0010.151210T0900Z-151210T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... LAKEVIEW 200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SIMILAR WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR WINTER RIM...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNERS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CRESCENT... CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE. * 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. && $$ ORZ021-091200- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0010.151210T0600Z-151210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T1500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD 200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SIMILAR WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING: LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD. * 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. && $$ ORZ022-091200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T1500Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * TIMING: LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ROADS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 101. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ029-091200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- 200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF KLAMATH COUNTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHEMULT AND CRESCENT. * 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 && $$ STOCKTON
126 WWUS76 KMFR 091151 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ORZ021-091300- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151209T1500Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0010.151210T0600Z-151210T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ ORZ022-091300- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151209T1500Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- 351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-100000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0010.151210T0900Z-151210T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT... CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 351 AM PST WED DEC 9 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 WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATE THIS EVENING * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR WINTER RIM...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNERS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CRESCENT... CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE. * 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. && $$ ORZ029-100000- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF KLAMATH COUNTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHEMULT...CRESCENT AND KLAMATH FALLS. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ082>084-ORZ027-028-100000- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS... CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS... CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-ORZ025-026-100000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...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 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. && $$ SVEN
873 WWUS76 KMFR 091744 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-100545- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT... CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: WINDS INCREASE AGAIN TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATE THIS EVENING. * TIMING: ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR WINTER RIM...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNERS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CRESCENT... CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE. * 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. && 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. && $$ ORZ029-100545- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: WINDS INCREASE AGAIN TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATE THIS EVENING. * TIMING: ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF KLAMATH COUNTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHEMULT...CRESCENT AND KLAMATH FALLS. * 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. 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. && $$ CAZ082>084-ORZ027-028-100545- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS... CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS... CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-ORZ025-026-100545- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS...AND FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...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 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 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 7, 9:44 PM PST, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 9:44 PM PST, 6 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
944 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015
.DISCUSSION...WILL BE MAKING A MINOR UPDATE TO INCLUDE FOG IN THE
RIVER VALLEYS FROM MEDFORD ALONG I-5 TO GRANTS PASS AND IN THE
ILLINOIS VALLEY. THERE HAS BEEN JUST ENOUGH CLEARING TO ACT ON THE
RAIN WE'VE RECEIVED AND FORM FOG. IT MAY OCCASIONALLY GET MIXED
OUT BY A PASSING SHOWER, BUT THERE IS LITTLE REASON TO THINK THE
FOG WILL LEAVE BEFORE MORNING. -WRIGHT
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 08/06Z TAF CYCLE...MOIST, ONSHORE FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WITH A MIX OF MVFR AND VFR
CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. THERE HAS BEEN
JUST ENOUGH CLEARING AT KMFR FOR FOG TO FORM, AND THERE IS LITTLE
REASON TO EXPECT IT TO CLEAR OUT BEFORE MORNING. PRECIPITATION
WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE DECREASE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS THE MAIN
RAINBAND MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER, IFR CIGS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER ALL WEST SIDE LOCATIONS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE
AIRMASS COOLS AND CLOUDS LOWER. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL INCREASE
ALONG THE COAST TOMORROW AS THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES. -WRIGHT
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 840 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015/
DISCUSSION...NO CHANGES PLANNED TO THE FORECAST THIS EVENING.
RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AS THE FULCRUM
OF MOISTURE SHIFTS NORTH OF US. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE OVER THE
CURRY COAST AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS WHERE THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE
TO THE DEEP, MOIST, SOUTH ONSHORE FLOW FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THERE, ALTHOUGH IT WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY
TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH OVER THE EAST SIDE, AND THE
WIND WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WERE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW AS THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES. THERE REMAIN
MYRIAD WIND HEADLINES OVER THE WATERS, COAST, AND EAST SIDE FOR
THE NEXT FRONT. THESE NEXT TWO FRONTS (EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THEN
AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY) STILL LOOK EXCEPTIONALLY
WET FOR MOST OF OUR AREA IN THE 08/00Z GUIDANCE. GIVEN THE AMOUNTS
OF RAIN AND ELEVATED SNOW LEVELS, THIS PERIOD HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO STRESS RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE AREA. SEE PDXESFMFR FOR
DETAILS. -WRIGHT
MARINE...UPDATED 330 PM PST MONDAY 7 DEC 2015...A WARM FRONT WILL
MOVE NORTH THIS EVENING. CURRENT HEADLINE HAS GALES ENDING AT 4 PM
PST, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE THEY COULD LINGER FOR AN HOUR OR TWO LONGER.
EVEN THEN THE TREND IS FOR BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING. MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE
TIMING OF THE NEXT ROUND OF GALES STARTING AROUND 18Z TUESDAY. HAVE
UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A WARNING, BUT WANTED TO HAVE A BUFFER
ZONE, SO WENT WITH A START TIME OF 15Z. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
TUESDAY NIGHT NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL BUILD TO A PEAK EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN A VERY BRIEF AND SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IS
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE MODELS ARE SHOWING A STRONG
SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING JUST INSIDE OF 130 W WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
TRACKING NORTHWEST OF THE WATERS. IF THIS PANS OUT, AT THE VERY
LEAST WE COULD BE DEALING WITH A MINIMUM OF STORM FORCE WINDS WITH
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THIS WILL HAVE BE
MONITORED CLOSELY. ANOTHER BIG CONCERN WILL BE HIGH SEAS. THE ENP
MODEL IS SHOWING A VERY HEAVY LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL BETWEEN 30 AND
35 FEET MOVING INTO THE WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WAVE
HEIGHTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN COASTAL FLOODING, SO WE'LL
BE ISSUING A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH STARTING 12Z TUESDAY MORNING.
SEVERAL MORE FRONTS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND. -PETRUCELLI
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 300 PM PST MON DEC 7 2015/
SHORT TERM...PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM REVOLVES AROUND
TWO SYSTEMS PUSHING INTO THE NW. FIRST, A SHORT WAVE MOVING
THROUGH AROUND 12Z WEDNESDAY SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY A LONG WAVE
TROUGH THURSDAY. THE SYSTEM ON THURSDAY SHOULD UNDERGO STRONG
CYCLOGENESIS AND BECOME VERTICALLY STACKED WITHIN 130 W. MODELS
ARE STILL IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH AND INTENSITY OF THIS
SYSTEM, YET NEWEST NAM BRINGS IN A 967 LOW ABOUT 80 MILES OFF
SHORE OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER.
AS FOR THE FIRST SYSTEM, NOSE OF THE 250MB JET SITS RIGHT OVER
OREGON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A PRETTY GOOD COLD FRONT WILL
ALSO MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A SHORTWAVE AROUND 15Z. EVEN WITH
THIS FRONT SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 7000 FEET UNTIL 12Z
THURSDAY. BECAUSE OF THE FRONT, LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL INCREASE AND
WE DECIDED TO GO WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING ALONG THE COAST AND
BEACHES LATE TUESDAY EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THE EAST SIDE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ALSO, INCREASED THE QPF FORECAST FOR THE COASTAL RANGE
BECAUSE OF THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW 1-2KM AGL.
AS FOR THE SECOND SYSTEM, RELATIVELY WARM MOIST AIR WILL BE ABLE
TO SNEAK IN AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT. AGAIN INCREASED
THE QPF FORECAST FOR THE COASTAL RANGE WITH THE STRONG 1-2KM
ONSHORE FLOW. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS SYSTEM IS QUITE STRONG.
MORE WIND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY FOLLOW , ESPECIALLY IF MODELS TREND
MORE TOWARDS THE NAM/GFS SOLUTION. SNOW LEVELS WILL START TO DROP
AROUND 12Z THURSDAY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. MORE ON THE SNOW
LEVELS IN THE LONG TERM DISCUSSION. -SMITH/SPILDE
LONG TERM...LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...EXPECT A COLD AND
SHOWERY PATTERN TO SET UP AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE
AREA THURSDAY AND ANOTHER LOW MOVES INLAND TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY.
COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET
OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. THESE LOWER SNOW LEVELS OF 3000 TO 4000 FEET
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD,
ESPECIALLY FROM THE CASCADES WEST. WITH ONGOING SHOWERS, EXPECT SOME
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER
TERRAIN LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
VARIABILITY INCREASES IN THE MODEL FORECASTS BEGINNING SATURDAY.
MODELS SHOW AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OFFSHORE LATE FRIDAY WITH
ANOTHER LOW MOVING OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND INTO THE AREA ON
THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER THERE IS CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN THE TIMING
AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SO CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON
THE DETAILS OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST, ESPECIALLY CONCERNING THE
TIMING OF PRECIPITATION AND THE HEIGHT OF SNOW LEVELS. /CC
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR ORZ021-022.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR ORZ021-022.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ORZ030-031.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CAZ085.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 8, 2:11 AM PST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
211 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0211 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ENE BROOKINGS 42.06N 124.28W
12/08/2015 M2.21 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
MIDNIGHT OT MIDNIGHT OBSERVER LOCATION IN
TOWN NEAR SCHOOL COMPLEX.
&&
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 8, 3:59 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 30 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:40 PM PST | Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine | 47 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:00 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 14 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:12 PM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 15 hr | |
| Dec 8, 2:12 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 15 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.