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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 2, 2016, 3:01 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 2, 2016, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2016, 3:01 AM PST (11:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2016, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2016, 9:09 PM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:02 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1338 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
377 WWUS76 KMFR 021101 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 301 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT... .ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TODAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO THE COAST...THE SHASTA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST SIDE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ORZ021-022-022315- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.160302T1800Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0011.160302T2100Z-160303T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH 301 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY GUST TO 70 MPH ON CAPES AND HEADLANDS. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF THE COAST FROM GOLD BEACH TO BANDON COULD EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER CAPES AND HEADLANDS....ESPECIALLY NEAR PORT ORFORD. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 101. TREES MAY BECOME DOWNED WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * 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. && $$ ORZ030-031-022315- /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.160302T2100Z-160303T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 301 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-022315- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.160302T2100Z-160303T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 301 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR WEED. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 FROM YREKA SOUTH THROUGH WEED TO NEAR BLACK BUTTE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
681 WWUS76 KMFR 022146 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 146 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT... .ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO THE COAST...THE SHASTA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST SIDE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ORZ021-022-030600- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...GOLD BEACH 146 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY GUST TO 70 MPH ON CAPES AND HEADLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF THE COAST FROM GOLD BEACH TO BANDON COULD EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER CAPES AND HEADLANDS....ESPECIALLY NEAR PORT ORFORD. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 101. TREES MAY FALL WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-030600- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 146 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR WEED. * TIMING...INTO LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 FROM YREKA SOUTH THROUGH WEED TO NEAR BLACK BUTTE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 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. && $$ ORZ030-031-031200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160303T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 146 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SK
984 WWUS76 KMFR 030509 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 909 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ORZ021-022-030615- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 909 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE FRONT HAS MOVED INLAND AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. $$ CAZ081-030615- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 909 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ ORZ030-031-031200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160303T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 909 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 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. && $$ BTL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:11 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 29 hr | |
| Mar 2, 2:54 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 61 hr | |
| Mar 2, 2:54 PM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 36 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.