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High Wind Warning 23, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 3, 2016, 3:29 PM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 4, 2016, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2016, 3:29 PM PST (23:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2016, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2016, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 152 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
832 WWUS76 KMFR 032329 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 329 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS EAST OF THE CASCADES SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... ORZ030-031-041130- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0023.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 329 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT FOR WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE WINTER RIM TO SUMMER LAKE AREA. * TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY...MOST OF LAKE COUNTY AND THE WARNERS IN EASTERN MODOC. HIGHWAYS MOST AFFECTED WILL BE HIGHWAYS 31...395 AND 140 IN OREGON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AREAS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS NEAR THE PAISLEY...SUMMER LAKE AREAS. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND MID AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE AND KLAMATH COUNTIES...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. && $$ CAZ085-041130- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 329 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE WARNERS AND CEDAR PASS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO INCLUDE ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 299. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND MID AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SVEN
3 follow-up statements
349 WWUS76 KMFR 041123 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 323 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ORZ030-031-050000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0023.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 323 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT FOR WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE WINTER RIM TO SUMMER LAKE AREA. * TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY...MOST OF LAKE COUNTY AND THE WARNERS IN EASTERN MODOC. HIGHWAYS MOST AFFECTED WILL BE HIGHWAYS 31...395 AND 140 IN OREGON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AREAS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS NEAR THE PAISLEY...SUMMER LAKE AREAS. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND LATE MORNING IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE AND KLAMATH COUNTIES...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. && $$ CAZ085-050000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 323 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE WARNERS AND CEDAR PASS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO INCLUDE ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 299. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
422 WWUS76 KMFR 042219 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 219 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ORZ030-031-050300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 219 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT FOR WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE WINTER RIM TO SUMMER LAKE AREA. * TIMING...INTO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY...MOST OF LAKE COUNTY AND THE WARNERS IN EASTERN MODOC. HIGHWAYS MOST AFFECTED WILL BE HIGHWAYS 31...395 AND 140 IN OREGON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AREAS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS NEAR THE PAISLEY...SUMMER LAKE AREAS. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND LATE MORNING IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE AND KLAMATH COUNTIES...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. && $$ CAZ085-050300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 219 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...INTO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE WARNERS AND CEDAR PASS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO INCLUDE ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 299. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SVEN
441 WWUS76 KMFR 050250 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 650 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ORZ030-031-050400- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 650 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ085-050400- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 650 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. $$ STOCKTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2:40 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 3 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:08 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake | 31 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:29 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 28 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.