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High Wind Warning 12, NWS Medford, OR

March 4, 20167 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 4, 2016, 4:18 AM PST for 7 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Mar 4, 2016, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2016, 4:18 AM PST (12:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2016, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 6, 2016, 1:00 AM PST
In force
36 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 12:20 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 5, 7:57 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.23Selma, OR
Mar 5, 3:00 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 22 Ssw Obrien, OR15 HOUR REPORT BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT AND ENDING AT 3:00 PM. OBSERVER LOCATION 1 MI S OF OBRIEN.
Mar 5, 3:00 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.12 Wsw Obrien, OR24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 3 PM. OBSERVER LOCATION 1.6 MILES FROM HWY 199 IN O BRIEN.
Mar 5, 4:00 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.733 S Mccloud, CA24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AT 4:00 PM. OBSERVER LOCATION NR I-5 & HWY 89.
Mar 5, 4:38 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.255 Nnw Brookings, ORIT RAINED SO HARD THAT IT OVERWHELMED THE GUTTER SYSTEM ON HOUSE. NO FLOODING REPORTED.
Mar 5, 4:39 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Nnw Brookings, ORWINDS CAUSED DISEASED OAK TREE TO LOSE TOP. THE DIAMETER OF THE OAK TREE TOP WAS ABOUT 1 FOOT.
Mar 5, 5:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 N Takilma, ORBETWEEN 5- 520 PM WIND GUSTS KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR DICK GEORGE RD AND TAKILMA RD.
Mar 5, 5:00 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2Kerby, ORALSO REPORTS A POWER OUTAGE WITH AT LEAST 3 TREES DOWN NEARBY. OBSERVER LOCATION MIDDLE OF KERBY BEHIND STONE FRONT TAVERN.
Mar 5, 7:30 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.72Gold Beach, OROBSERVER LOCATION 2 BLOCKS EAST OF HWY 101.
Mar 5, 7:47 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 3.442 Ssw Obrien, ORSTILL RAINING. OBSERVER LOCATION 1 MI S OF OBRIEN.
Mar 5, 8:00 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.177 Ese Coos Bay, OROBSERVER LOCATION 12 MI SE OF COOS BAY.
Mar 5, 9:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Tennant, CAWINDS WERE GUST MOST OF THE DAY YESTERDAY. LARGE TREE TOPS WERE SWAYING 8-10 FEET FROM THE CENTER. NO REPORTED DAMAGE.
Mar 5, 10:48 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 42 Ssw Obrien, ORSINCE MIDNIGHT OBSERVER LOCATION 1 MI S OF OBRIEN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2016-03-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2016-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1171 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

241 
WWUS76 KMFR 041218
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.A SERIES OF STRONG COLD FRONTS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME AREAS COULD SEE
DAMAGING WINDS WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...IN
THE CASCADES...THE SISKIYOUS...AND THE FREMONT AND WARNER
MOUNTAINS. THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN THE SHASTA VALLEY WILL
ALSO LIKELY SEE VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

ORZ027-028-041330-
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SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH.

$$

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SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BE
  STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...THEN
  INCREASING AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. HIGHER WINDS ARE
  POSSIBLE OVER AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* 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. 

&&

$$

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CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE
  SOUTHERN HALF OF THE SHASTA VALLEY...AND 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH IN THE NORTHERN HALF.

* 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...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY
NEAR WEED. 

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...CHEMULT...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE
  WARNING AREA AND 30 TO 40 MPH OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND IN THE
  WARNERS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140.

* 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.

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. 

&&

$$

ORZ022-050030-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160304T2100Z-160306T0600Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BE
  STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...THEN
  INCREASING AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. HIGHER WINDS 
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* 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. 

&&

$$

CAZ082-050030-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH NORTH OF
  MOUNT SHASTA CITY...AND 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE
  REMAINING AREA.

* 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...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY.
TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING IN A
WESTERLY OR EASTERLY DIRECTION.

&&

$$

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CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...
CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME...BUT
  THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE... AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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-ORZ029-050030-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* 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...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$
SVEN
6 follow-up statements
569 
WWUS76 KMFR 041218 CCA
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE COAST AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT INLAND...

.A SERIES OF STRONG COLD FRONTS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME AREAS COULD SEE
DAMAGING WINDS WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...IN
THE CASCADES...THE SISKIYOUS...AND THE FREMONT AND WARNER
MOUNTAINS. THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN THE SHASTA VALLEY WILL
ALSO LIKELY SEE VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

ORZ027-028-041330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0010.160305T0900Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH.

$$

ORZ021-050030-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160304T2100Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BE
  STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...THEN
  INCREASING AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. HIGHER WINDS ARE
  POSSIBLE OVER AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* 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. 

&&

$$

CAZ081-050030-
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/O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE
  SOUTHERN HALF OF THE SHASTA VALLEY...AND 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH IN THE NORTHERN HALF.

* 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...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY
NEAR WEED. 

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-050030-
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/O.COR.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...CHEMULT...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE
  WARNING AREA AND 30 TO 40 MPH OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND IN THE
  WARNERS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140.

* 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.

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. 

&&

$$

ORZ022-050030-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0010.160304T2100Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160304T2100Z-160306T0600Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BE
  STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...THEN
  INCREASING AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. HIGHER WINDS 
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* 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. 

&&

$$

CAZ082-050030-
/O.COR.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH NORTH OF
  MOUNT SHASTA CITY...AND 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE
  REMAINING AREA.

* 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...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY.
TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING IN A
WESTERLY OR EASTERLY DIRECTION.

&&

$$

ORZ023>026-050030-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0010.160305T0900Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...
CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME...BUT
  THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE... AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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-ORZ029-050030-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0010.160305T0300Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
418 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* 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...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$
SVEN
689 
WWUS76 KMFR 042330
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE COAST AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT INLAND...

.A SERIES OF STRONG COLD FRONTS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME AREAS COULD SEE
DAMAGING WINDS WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...THE
SISKIYOUS...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN THE SHASTA
VALLEY...KLAMATH FALLS...AND THE FREMONT AND WARNER MOUNTAINS.
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY.

ORZ021-051300-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER WINDS
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A BREAK IN THE HIGH WINDS IS
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE DAMAGE
  AND POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND
  DAMAGED.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ083-ORZ028-051300-
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T2000Z-160306T0400Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING SATURDAY
  MORNING...REACHING 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY THE
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT ASHLAND...HIGH TERRAIN ADJACENT TO TENNANT.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ084-ORZ029-051300-
/O.EXA.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING AREA INCLUDE: KLAMATH
  FALLS...BONANZA...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...39...AND 97.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE:
  MACDOEL...TULELAKE...CHILOQUIN...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS
  140...39...AND 97.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE
  DRIVING 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 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-051300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN AND
  AROUND WEED.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...GRENADA.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND
  DAMAGED.

* 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-ORZ030-031-051300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM
PST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND IN
  THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING AREA INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AREA AND HIGHWAY
  31...AND WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: ALTURAS...LAKEVIEW.
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND
  DAMAGED.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

ORZ022-051300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER WINDS
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A BREAK IN THE HIGH WINDS IS
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DRIVING RAIN WILL
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
  TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY
  BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ082-051300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO INCLUDE
  BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...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 NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY.
TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING IN A
WESTERLY OR EASTERLY DIRECTION.

&&

$$

ORZ026-051300-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0011.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS IN WATCH AREA...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS IN WATCH AREA INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR FROM
  ASHLAND TO PHOENIX...AND SURROUNDING HILLS.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE:
  MEDFORD...JACKSONVILLE...SHADY COVE.

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE TIME
  FRAME...BUT THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE DAMAGE
  AND POWER OUTAGES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND
  DAMAGED.

* 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.

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>025-051300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...
CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS
330 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME...BUT 
  THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE... AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

SK
657 
WWUS76 KMFR 050541
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
941 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT AT THE COAST AND SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT INLAND...

.A SERIES OF STRONG COLD FRONTS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME AREAS COULD SEE
DAMAGING WINDS WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...THE
SISKIYOUS...THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR
IN THE SHASTA VALLEY... KLAMATH FALLS...AND THE FREMONT AND WARNER
MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

ORZ026-051745-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0011.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
941 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING AREA INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR FROM
  ASHLAND TO PHOENIX...AND SURROUNDING HILLS.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MEDFORD...JACKSONVILLE... 
  SHADY COVE. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME...
  BUT THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE 
  TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-051745-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
941 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 
  MPH. 

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN 
  AND AROUND WEED. 

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...GRENADA.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE 
  BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-051745-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
941 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM
PST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING AREA INCLUDE: KLAMATH FALLS...BONANZA...
  AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...31...AND 97.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MACDOEL...TULELAKE...
  CHILOQUIN...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...31...AND 97.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  MAKE DRIVING 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 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-051745-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
941 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER WINDS 
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A BREAK IN THE HIGH WINDS IS 
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE 
  TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ083-ORZ028-051745-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T2000Z-160306T0400Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
941 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING SATURDAY MORNING... 
  REACHING 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. 
  WINDS WILL DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT ASHLAND...HIGH TERRAIN ADJACENT TO TENNANT.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ082-051745-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
941 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO INCLUDE 
  BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  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 NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY.
TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING IN A
WESTERLY OR EASTERLY DIRECTION.

&&

$$

ORZ023>025-051745-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...
CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS
941 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME...BUT THE
  HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...ROSEBURG...AND
  TOKETEE FALLS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE... AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$
662 
WWUS76 KMFR 051155
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
355 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

.ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME AREAS COULD SEE
DAMAGING WINDS WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...THE
SISKIYOUS...THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR
IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...KLAMATH FALLS...AND THE FREMONT AND WARNER
MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

ORZ026-060000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
355 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING AREA INCLUDE: I-5 CORRIDOR FROM ASHLAND TO
  PHOENIX...AND SURROUNDING HILLS.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MEDFORD...JACKSONVILLE... 
  SHADY COVE. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME...
  BUT THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE 
  TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-060000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
355 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE: I-5 CORRIDOR IN AND AROUND WEED.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...GRENADA.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE 
  BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-060000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0900Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
355 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM PST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING AREA INCLUDE: KLAMATH FALLS...BONANZA... 
  AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...31...AND 97. 

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MACDOEL...TULELAKE... 
  CHILOQUIN...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...31...AND 97. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  MAKE DRIVING 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 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-060000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
355 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER WINDS 
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE 
  TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ083-ORZ028-060000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T2000Z-160306T0400Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
355 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...REACHING 40 TO
  50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT ASHLAND...HIGH TERRAIN ADJACENT TO TENNANT.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ082-060000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
355 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO INCLUDE
  BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT ON I-5.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  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 NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY.
TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING IN A
WESTERLY OR EASTERLY DIRECTION.

&&

$$

ORZ023>025-060000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.160305T1500Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...
CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS
355 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME...BUT THE
  HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...ROSEBURG...
  AND TOKETEE FALLS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE... AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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
978 
WWUS76 KMFR 052200
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
200 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

.ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME AREAS COULD SEE
DAMAGING WINDS WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...THE
SISKIYOUS...THE SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR
IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...KLAMATH FALLS...AND THE FREMONT AND WARNER
MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

ORZ026-060600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
200 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING AREA INCLUDE: I-5 CORRIDOR FROM ASHLAND 
  TO PHOENIX...AND SURROUNDING HILLS. 

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MEDFORD...JACKSONVILLE... 
  SHADY COVE. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME...
  BUT THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE 
  TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-060600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
200 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH.

* WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE: I-5 CORRIDOR IN AND AROUND WEED.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...GRENADA.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE 
  BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-060900-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160306T0900Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
200 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING AREA INCLUDE: KLAMATH FALLS...BONANZA... 
  AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...31...AND 97. 

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MACDOEL...TULELAKE... 
  CHILOQUIN...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...31...AND 97. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  MAKE DRIVING 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 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-060600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
200 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER WINDS 
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE 
  TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ083-ORZ028-060400-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0400Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
200 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...REACHING 40 TO
  50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT ASHLAND...HIGH TERRAIN ADJACENT TO TENNANT.

* TIMING...LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ082-060600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
200 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY TO INCLUDE 
  BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT ON I-5. 

* TIMING...LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  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 NORTH OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY.
TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING IN A
WESTERLY OR EASTERLY DIRECTION.

&&

$$

ORZ023>025-060600-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...
CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS
200 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME...BUT 
  THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...ROSEBURG... 
  AND TOKETEE FALLS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE 
  DAMAGE... AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
388 
WWUS76 KMFR 060414
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
814 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CASCADES THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING INLAND. THIS WILL CONTINUE GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS IN SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EAST OF THE
CASCADES INTO LATE TONIGHT. SOME AREAS COULD SEE DAMAGING WINDS
WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FREMONT AND WARNER MOUNTAINS.
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

CAZ081-ORZ026-060515-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
814 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ082-ORZ021-022-060515-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
814 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. A PEAK GUST OF 85 MPH WAS RECORDED AT FLYNN PRAIRIE
IN THE COASTAL RANGE EARLIER THIS EVENING BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ083-ORZ028-060515-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0400Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
814 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED. A PEAK GUST OF 90 MPH WAS
RECORDED AT SQUAW PEAK IN THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS. 

$$

ORZ023>025-060515-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
814 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. A PEAK GUST OF 84 MPH WAS RECORDED EARLIER THIS EVENING
AT ONION MOUNTAIN.

$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-060900-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160306T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160306T0900Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
814 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING AREA INCLUDE: KLAMATH FALLS...BONANZA... 
  AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...31...AND 97. 

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MACDOEL...TULELAKE... 
  CHILOQUIN...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...31...AND 97. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  MAKE DRIVING 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 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.

&&

$$
DW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Mar 3, 10:55 PM PST, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 10:55 PM PST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1055 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016

.UPDATE...
SOME UPDATES WERE MADE FOR WINDS ACROSS THE MARINE WATERS FOR
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG WITH THIS, THE
STORM WATCH FOR LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING HAS
BEEN UPGRADED TO A STORM WARNING.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
THE CALM BEFORE A STORMY WEEKEND CURRENTLY CONTINUES ACROSS THE
AREA. SOUTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TOWARD MORNING. SOME OF
THE NEWER MODEL GUIDANCE IS INDICATING A ROUND OF LIGHT SHOWERS
ALONG AND NEAR THE CASCADES FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE PARTLY CLOUDY
AND MILD CONDITIONS RETURN, ALBEIT WITH GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
WINDS.

THE MAIN EVENT OF THE WEEKEND WILL BE THE WIND SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE
COAST POWERING A STRONG FRONT BRINGING ABOUT A 6 HOUR PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH
LIFTED INDICES ARE 0 TO +2C, WHICH MEANS THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A
CONVECTIVE ELEMENT TO THE BOUNDARY AS IT COMES THROUGH. THIS
MEANS STRONG WINDS ALOFT COULD MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE EVEN IN THE
USUALLY MORE SHELTERED VALLEYS. THUS, THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS
CURRENTLY WIDESPREAD AND LOOKS GOOD.

SNOW LEVELS WILL FINALLY COME DOWN SATURDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AND
THEN WILL STAY SEASONABLY LOW THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK WITH
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED, AT TIMES. BTL

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 04/00Z TAF CYCLE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
AT ALL LOCATIONS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON EXCEPT IN THE
MOUNT SHASTA AREA WHERE LOCALIZED MVFR IS POSSIBLE WITH RAIN SHOWERS
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND MOUNTAIN WAVE
TURBULENCE WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON OVER ALL AREAS AS A
STRONG FRONT APPROACHES. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AT
KOTH THROUGH THE DAY AND AT KRBG BEGINNING EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE COAST AND PORTIONS OF THE WEST SIDE IN THE
AFTERNOON, BUT RAIN WILL MOSTLY HOLD OFF UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS.
EXPECT PARTIAL TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS ON THE WEST SIDE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BTL

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 930 PM PST WED 03 MAR 2016...A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
SET UP ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH AT LEAST
SUNDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL RIDE ALONG THIS
FRONT AND BRING PERIODS OF GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY
STEEP SEAS TO THE WATERS DURING THE PERIOD. THE BASIC SETUP IS
CERTAIN TO OCCUR, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOWER IN THE DETAILS OF EACH
PARTICULAR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

CURRENTLY, LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO PASS FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS, AND A THIRD MAY MOVE DIRECTLY
INTO THE COAST FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY. ALL OF THESE LOWS WILL BE
STRENGTHENING TO SOME DEGREE AS THEY PASS. GALES ARE LIKELY WITH
EACH OF THESE SYSTEMS, BUT STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
EACH SYSTEM. A BACKGROUND WEST TO SOUTHWEST SWELL OF AROUND 15 FEET
IS LIKELY TO BE PRESENT FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND THIS WILL BE
OBVIOUSLY AUGMENTED TO A LARGE DEGREE BY WIND WAVES AS EACH SYSTEM
PASSES. THUS, SEAS WILL BE VERY HIGH NO MATTER WHAT PATH THESE
SYSTEMS TAKE.

CONDITIONS OVER THE WATERS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE
VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN WINDS EASE, BUT
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES. IT
WILL BE EASY TO GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD, SO MARINERS ARE URGED TO PLAN
ON STAYING IN PORT THIS WEEKEND. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON
THIS COMPLEX AND RAPIDLY EVOLVING WEATHER PATTERN. -WRIGHT

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 250 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016/

DISCUSSION...

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TODAY AND TOMORROW
MARK THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. WARM AND PLEASANT WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF FRIDAY, WITH HIGH
PRESSURE IN CONTROL AND LITTLE IN THE WAY OF EXCITING WEATHER.
HOWEVER, BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT, TWO STRONG STORMS WILL BRING
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TO THE FORECAST AREA. WHILE THERE WILL
BE A BREAK BETWEEN THE TWO FRONTS, IT WILL BE VERY BRIEF, THUS FOR
THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY AND EASE OF COMMUNICATION, THE TWO HAVE
BEEN COMBINED INTO ONE EVENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF OUR WATCHES AND
OTHER HEADLINES.

MODELS HAVE BEEN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN AND
TRENDS, BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISAGREEMENT REGARDING THE
LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE TWO SYSTEMS' ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOWS.
DIFFERENCES IN THESE FACTORS WILL MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON THE
RESULTING WIND STRENGTHS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. GIVEN
SIMILAR SYSTEMS IN THE PAST, AND THE OVERALL CONSENSUS OF THE
MODELS, HAVE OPTED TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE
REGION, WITH A FOCUS ON THE COAST, THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE
CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS, THE EAST SIDE, AND THE SHASTA VALLEY.
WHILE CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE IN DETAIL, THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE
THAT ONE OR BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL HAVE A DEEPENING LOW JUST
OFFSHORE, EITHER OF WHICH WOULD RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE AREA.

THERE IS SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE INFLOW INTO THESE SYSTEMS AS WELL,
AS SHOWN BY MODEL VAPOR TRANSPORT IMAGERY. HOWEVER, THESE ARE
FAST MOVING FRONTS. IN FACT, THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE FIRST WILL
BARELY BE OUT OF THE EAST SIDE BEFORE THE NEXT BEGINS MOVING
ONSHORE. THIS SHOULD KEEP PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ON THE LOWER END,
SO WHILE TOTAL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN BUMPED UP FROM THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST, EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. CREEKS AND
STREAMS MAY RISE QUICKLY, AND PONDING IS LIKELY ON AREA ROADS,
BUT NO OTHER HYDROLOGIC CONCERNS ARE ON THE TABLE AT THIS TIME.

WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS HIGH INTO
FRIDAY, BUT A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL ENTER THE REGION SATURDAY
NIGHT, BRINGING MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE FORECAST
AREA. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD DROP TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET ON THE BACK
END OF THE SECOND FRONT, AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW ON AREA PASSES SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME
WINTER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED AT THAT TIME, BUT CONFIDENCE
REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME RANGE.

ANOTHER NEW FEATURE OF CONCERN WILL BE YET ANOTHER WAVE SUNDAY
EVENING, WHICH PUSHES A CLOSED SURFACE LOW RIGHT INTO THE SOUTHERN
OREGON COAST. THIS IS A NEW FEATURE IN THE MODELS, AND PLACEMENT
AND STRENGTH HAVE CHANGED IN THE PAST TWO RUNS. DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE,
HAVE NOT ADDED IN SOME OF THE STRONGER EFFECTS POSSIBLE WITH SUCH
A SYSTEM, BUT WILL KEEP A WARY EYE ON IT IN THE COMING DAYS.

HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY RETURNS MONDAY, GIVING US A MUCH NEEDED
BREAK, JUST IN TIME FOR ACTIVE WEATHER TO RETURN IN THE EXTENDED
TERM. -BPN

LONG-TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...TUESDAY STARTS WITH
RIDGING OVERHEAD AND SOME DRY WEATHER LIKELY. BOTH THE GFS AND EC
HAVE PUSHED BACK THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH BY 6 TO 12
HOURS. THUS...WIND IMPACTS WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE WEEK HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK 6 TO 12 HOURS BASED ON THESE MODEL
TRENDS.

BY LATE TUESDAY...SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EC AND
GFS BEGIN TO SHOW...WITH THE EC FLATTENING THE RIDGE WHILE THE GFS
MAINTAINS RIDGING AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ESSENTIALLY...THE EC IS WETTER AND COLDER LATE TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY
WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER (AR) TRAINED OVER THE FORECAST AREA.
EXAMINING THE GEFS MEMBERS AND THE SPREAD BETWEEN THEM IN TERMS OF
H5 HEIGHT...THERE IS HIGH UNCERTAINTY IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE AR AND
OUR PRECIPITATION CHANCES REPRESENT A CONSENSUS AMONGST THE EC AND
GFS.

THIS UNCERTAINTY HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS ON SNOWPACK IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE EC SUGGESTS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET
WHILE THE GFS WOULD SUGGEST GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF
THE MOUNTAINS. AGAIN...WILL TRY TO HONE IN ON A SOLUTION AS ENSEMBLE
SPREAD HOPEFULLY DECREASES IN THE NEXT FEW MODEL RUNS. -SK

MARINE...UPDATED 245 PM PST WED 03 MAR 2016...A FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL SET UP ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH AT
LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL RIDE
ALONG THIS FRONT AND BRING PERIODS OF GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS
AND EXTREMELY STEEP SEAS TO THE WATERS DURING THE PERIOD. THE
BASIC SETUP IS CERTAIN TO OCCUR, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOWER IN THE
DETAILS OF EACH PARTICULAR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

CURRENTLY, LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO PASS FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS, AND A THIRD MAY MOVE DIRECTLY
INTO THE COAST FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY. ALL OF THESE LOWS WILL BE
STRENGTHENING TO SOME DEGREE AS THEY PASS. GALES ARE LIKELY WITH
EACH OF THESE SYSTEMS, BUT STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
EACH SYSTEM. A BACKGROUND WEST TO SOUTHWEST SWELL OF AROUND 15 FEET
IS LIKELY TO BE PRESENT FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND THIS WILL BE
OBVIOUSLY AUGMENTED TO A LARGE DEGREE BY WIND WAVES AS EACH SYSTEM
PASSES. THUS, SEAS WILL BE VERY HIGH NO MATTER WHAT PATH THESE
SYSTEMS TAKE.

CONDITIONS OVER THE WATERS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE
VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN WINDS EASE, BUT
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES. IT
WILL BE EASY TO GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD, SO MARINERS ARE URGED TO PLAN
ON STAYING IN PORT THIS WEEKEND. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON
THIS COMPLEX AND RAPIDLY EVOLVING WEATHER PATTERN. -WRIGHT

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
     ORZ029>031.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR ORZ021-022.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR ORZ023>026.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR ORZ027-028.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR ORZ021-022.

CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
     CAZ084-085.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR CAZ081.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...
- STORM WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
  NIGHT FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
- STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
  PZZ350-356-370-376.
- GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
  PZZ350-356-370-376.
- HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY FOR
  PZZ350-356-370-376.

BTL/BPN/NSK/TRW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 4:03 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR11 hr
Mar 3, 4:03 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR21 hr
Mar 3, 9:27 PM PSTStorm WarningMFR47 hr
Mar 4, 4:18 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more45 hr
Mar 4, 2:17 PM PSTFlood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine37 hr
Mar 4, 3:30 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchMFRJackson6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.