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High Wind Warning 15, NWS Medford, OR

March 12, 2016Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; 5 counties in Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 12, 2016, 2:01 PM PST for Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; 5 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Mar 13, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 4 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 12, 2016, 2:01 PM PST (22:01 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 13, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 13, 2016, 10:47 PM PDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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 13, 8:00 AM PDTHEAVY RAIN 0.712 Ese Chiloquin, OR24 HOUR AMOUNT. OBSERVER LOCATION CHILOQUIN.
Mar 13, 9:00 AM PDTHEAVY RAIN 1.691 Nnw Port Orford, OR24 HOUR AMOUNT. OBSERVER LOCATION 1 MILE NORTH OF PORT ORFORD.
Mar 13, 11:04 AM PDTHEAVY RAIN 1.55 Nnw Brookings, OR25 HOUR ACCUMULATION. OBSERVER LOCATION NEAR CAPE FERRELO.
Mar 13, 4:00 PM PDTHEAVY RAIN 2.083 S Mccloud, CA24 HOUR ACCUMULATION. OBSERVER LOCATION NR I-5 & HWY 89.

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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 2016-03-12Temperature 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 2016-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 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
1362 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
437 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

408 
WWUS76 KMFR 122201
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
201 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

CAZ081-131200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160313T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0014.160313T1500Z-160314T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.160313T1200Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEED...MONTAGUE
201 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM
PDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL
  BE STRONGEST NEAR WEED.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED...GAZELLE...MONTAGUE.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG I-5 IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY MAY
  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.

&&

$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-131200-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0014.160313T1500Z-160314T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.160313T1500Z-160314T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0015.160313T1500Z-160314T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160313T0300Z/
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...SPRAGUE RIVER...
LAKEVIEW
201 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY...PEAK IN THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: TODAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGHER
  TERRAIN AND NEAR SUMMER LAKE.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHILOQUIN...KLAMATH
  FALLS...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW...ALTURAS...MACDOEL.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...SILVER
  LAKE...PAISLEY...ADEL...TULELAKE...AND THE HIGH TERRAIN OF
  LAKE...KLAMATH...AND MODOC COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGH TERRAIN AND ALONG HIGHWAY
  31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. TRAVEL ALONG AREA ROADS MAY
  BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY OR 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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-131200-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0014.160313T1200Z-160314T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0015.160313T1200Z-160314T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...
BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
201 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5
PM PDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT... REACHING A PEAK
  SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 45 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65
  MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG CAPES AND HEADLANDS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROOKINGS...GOLD BEACH...PORT
  ORFORD...BANDON...AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OR EVEN
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHWAY 101.
  STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND
  PROPERTY DAMAGE.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ023>026-131200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.160313T1500Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...CANYONVILLE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD...
ASHLAND
201 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING...REACH A PEAK IN
  THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND...GRANTS PASS...CAVE
  JUNCTION...AGNESS...ROSEBURG...ELKTON...SUTHERLIN.

* IMPACTS: DUE TO SATURATED SOILS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF
  FALLING TREES. WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

* 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.

&&

$$

BPN
5 follow-up statements
452 
WWUS76 KMFR 130254
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
654 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-131500-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160313T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0015.160313T1500Z-160314T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.160313T1500Z-160314T0900Z/
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...SPRAGUE RIVER...
LAKEVIEW
654 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM
PDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING: STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY...PEAK IN THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH SUNDAY WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGHER
  TERRAIN AND NEAR SUMMER LAKE.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHILOQUIN...KLAMATH 
  FALLS...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW...ALTURAS...MACDOEL. 

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...SILVER 
  LAKE...PAISLEY...ADEL...TULELAKE...AND THE HIGH TERRAIN OF 
  LAKE...KLAMATH...AND MODOC COUNTIES. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGH TERRAIN AND ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. TRAVEL ALONG AREA 
  ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY OR 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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-131500-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0015.160313T1200Z-160314T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...
BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
654 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...REACHING A PEAK
  SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 45 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG CAPES AND 
  HEADLANDS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROOKINGS...GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD... 
  BANDON...AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OR EVEN HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHWAY 101. STRONG WINDS 
  MAY ALSO CAUSE DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ023>026-131500-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.160313T1500Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...CANYONVILLE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD...
ASHLAND
654 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING...REACH A PEAK IN 
  THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND...GRANTS PASS...CAVE 
  JUNCTION...AGNESS...ROSEBURG...ELKTON...SUTHERLIN. 

* IMPACTS: DUE TO SATURATED SOILS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF
  FALLING TREES. WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-131500-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.160313T1200Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
654 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE 
  AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL 
  BE STRONGEST NEAR WEED. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED...GAZELLE...MONTAGUE.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG I-5 IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY MAY 
  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.

&&

$$
637 
WWUS76 KMFR 131005
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
305 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-132215-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0015.160313T1500Z-160314T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.160313T1500Z-160314T0900Z/
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...SPRAGUE RIVER...
LAKEVIEW
305 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
   2 AM PDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM
   PDT MONDAY...

* TIMING: STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY...PEAK IN THE 
  AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH SUNDAY 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER 
  HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR SUMMER LAKE. 

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHILOQUIN...KLAMATH 
  FALLS...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW...ALTURAS...MACDOEL. 

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...SILVER 
  LAKE...PAISLEY...ADEL...TULELAKE...AND THE HIGH TERRAIN OF 
  LAKE...KLAMATH...AND MODOC COUNTIES. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGH TERRAIN AND ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. TRAVEL ALONG AREA 
  ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY OR 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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-132215-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0015.160313T1200Z-160314T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...
BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
305 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
   AFTERNOON...

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...REACHING A
  PEAK SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 45 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG CAPES AND 
  HEADLANDS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROOKINGS...GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD... 
  BANDON...AREA CAPES AND HEADLANDS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OR EVEN HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHWAY 101. STRONG WINDS 
  MAY ALSO CAUSE DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ023>026-132215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.160313T1500Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...CANYONVILLE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD...
ASHLAND
305 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
   PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...REACH A PEAK
  IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND...GRANTS PASS...CAVE 
  JUNCTION...AGNESS...ROSEBURG...ELKTON...SUTHERLIN. 

* IMPACTS: DUE TO SATURATED SOILS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK 
  OF FALLING TREES. WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-132215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.160313T1200Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
305 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATER THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL 
  BE STRONGEST NEAR WEED. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED...GAZELLE...MONTAGUE.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG I-5 IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY MAY 
  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.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
843 
WWUS76 KMFR 132127
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
227 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

ORZ021-022-132230-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160314T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
227 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE BECOME SOUTHWEST AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
INTO THE EVENING.

$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-140900-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160314T0900Z/
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...SPRAGUE RIVER...
LAKEVIEW
227 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

* TIMING: STRONGER WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR SUMMER LAKE.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHILOQUIN...KLAMATH 
  FALLS...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW...ALTURAS...MACDOEL. 

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...SILVER 
  LAKE...PAISLEY...ADEL...TULELAKE...AND THE HIGH TERRAIN OF 
  LAKE...KLAMATH...AND MODOC COUNTIES. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGH TERRAIN AND ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. TRAVEL ALONG AREA 
  ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY OR 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.

&&

$$

ORZ023>026-140300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...CANYONVILLE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD...
ASHLAND
227 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND...GRANTS PASS...CAVE 
  JUNCTION...AGNESS...ROSEBURG...ELKTON...SUTHERLIN. 

* IMPACTS: DUE TO SATURATED SOILS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK 
  OF FALLING TREES. WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-140300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
227 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL 
  BE STRONGEST NEAR WEED. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED...GAZELLE...MONTAGUE.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG I-5 IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY MAY 
  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.

&&

$$
SVEN
659 
WWUS76 KMFR 140255
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
755 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016


ORZ023>026-140400-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...CANYONVILLE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD...
ASHLAND
755 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...


$$

CAZ081-140400-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160314T0300Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
755 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...


$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-140900-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160314T0900Z/
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...SPRAGUE RIVER...
LAKEVIEW
755 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

* TIMING: STRONGER WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. ADVISORY
  AREA WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR
  SUMMER LAKE.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHILOQUIN...KLAMATH 
  FALLS...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW...ALTURAS...MACDOEL. 

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...SILVER 
  LAKE...PAISLEY...ADEL...TULELAKE...AND THE HIGH TERRAIN OF 
  LAKE...KLAMATH...AND MODOC COUNTIES. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGH TERRAIN AND ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. TRAVEL ALONG AREA 
  ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY OR 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.

&&

$$

SK
055 
WWUS76 KMFR 140547
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1047 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-140700-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160314T0900Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1047 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 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 REMAIN GUSTY TONIGHT BUT WIDESPREAD ADVISORY OR WARNING
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

SK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 2:01 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRModoc, Siskiyou32 hr
Mar 12, 2:59 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMFR61 min
Mar 12, 6:04 AM PSTHigh Surf WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas37 hr
Mar 12, 7:22 AM PSTGale WarningMFR33 hr
Mar 12, 7:22 AM PSTStorm WarningMFR29 hr
Mar 12, 2:57 PM PSTGale WarningMFR25 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2016High Wind Warnings in California, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016

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.