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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Mar 23, 2015, 3:11 AM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 23, 2015, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2015, 3:11 AM PDT (10:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2015, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2015, 7:44 AM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 942 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
310 WWUS76 KMFR 231011 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 311 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2015 ORZ021-022-232215- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0006.150324T0000Z-150324T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 311 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON, REACHING A PEAK MONDAY EVENING, DIMINISHING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH...AND AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101...AND TRAVEL ALONG THE HIGHWAY COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT AREA CAPES...HEADLANDS...AND BEACHES COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HIGH WINDS. * 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. && $$ ORZ031-232215- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.150324T0600Z-150324T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 311 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING, REACHING A PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, THEN DIMINISHING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 31 THROUGH THE SUMMER LAKE AREA COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BPN
3 follow-up statements
021 WWUS76 KMFR 232012 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 112 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2015 ORZ021-022-240900- /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0006.150324T0000Z-150324T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 112 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO WEST AND DIMINISH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH...AND AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101...AND TRAVEL ALONG THE HIGHWAY COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT AREA CAPES... HEADLANDS...AND BEACHES COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HIGH WINDS. * 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. && $$ ORZ030-241200- /O.EXA.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.150324T0600Z-150324T1800Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- 112 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING... PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN DIMINISHING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: RURAL AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ031-241200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.150324T0600Z-150324T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 112 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN DIMINISHING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 31 THROUGH THE SUMMER LAKE AREA COULD BECOME 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 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WRIGHT
627 WWUS76 KMFR 240913 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 213 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ORZ021-022-241015- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150324T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH 213 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE WEAKENED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, AND ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED AN IMMEDIATE THREAT. THUS, THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ030-031-241715- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150324T1800Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 213 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF LAKE AND KLAMATH COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY ALONG HIGHWAY 31 THROUGH THE SUMMER LAKE AREA...AND 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. && $$ BPN
871 WWUS76 KMFR 241444 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 744 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ORZ030-031-241545- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150324T1800Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 744 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ STOCKTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 3:11 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 23 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:35 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MFR | 22 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:35 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 22 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:35 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 22 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:35 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 37 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.