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High Wind Watch 13, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind watch at Mar 8, 2016, 3:03 PM PST for Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; 5 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Mar 9, 2016, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2016, 3:03 PM PST (23:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2016, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2016, 3:50 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Douglas County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 542 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
228 WWUS76 KMFR 082303 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 303 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH AN ASSOCIATED RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. ORZ021-022-091500- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0012.160309T1800Z-160310T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0014.160309T2100Z-160310T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 303 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 85 MPH. * LOCATION...THE ENTIRE COOS AND CURRY COUNTY COASTLINE EXCEPT COOS BAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND BANDON. * IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101 WHICH COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE ARE POSSIBLE. * 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. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-091500- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.160310T0000Z-160310T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0013.160310T0000Z-160310T1800Z/ 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...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...SPRAGUE RIVER... LAKEVIEW 303 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY AND 4 AM PST THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH AREA. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...AREAS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE LAKEVIEW...VALLEY FALLS...SUMMER LAKE...AND SILVER LAKE. MOST OTHER AREAS ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA...TO INCLUDE KLAMATH FALLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...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 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. && $$ ORZ026-091500- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.160309T2100Z-160310T1800Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 303 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM ASHLAND TO PHOENIX. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-091500- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0013.160309T2100Z-160310T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 303 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON AND NEAR INTERSTATE 5 AND 97 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ027-028-091500- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0013.160310T0000Z-160310T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 303 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH. * LOCATION...THE PEAKS OF THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS...TO INCLUDE MOUNT ASHLAND AND CRATE LAKE NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * 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 WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BTL
1 follow-up statement
189 WWUS76 KMFR 091150 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 350 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016 ...HIGH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH AN ASSOCIATED RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-100000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0013.160310T0000Z-160310T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0014.160310T0000Z-160310T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.160310T0000Z-160310T1800Z/ 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...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...SPRAGUE RIVER... LAKEVIEW 350 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM PST THIS EVENING AND 4 AM PST THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...AREAS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LAKEVIEW...VALLEY FALLS... SUMMER LAKE...AND SILVER LAKE. MOST OTHER AREAS ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA...TO INCLUDE KLAMATH FALLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...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. && $$ CAZ081-100000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0013.160309T2100Z-160310T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0014.160309T2100Z-160310T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 350 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON AND NEAR INTERSTATE 5 AND 97 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * 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. && $$ ORZ027-028-100000- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0013.160310T0000Z-160310T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0014.160310T0000Z-160310T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 350 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH. * LOCATION...THE PEAKS OF THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS...TO INCLUDE MOUNT ASHLAND AND CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ021-022-100000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.160309T2100Z-160310T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 350 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 85 MPH. * LOCATION...THE ENTIRE COOS AND CURRY COUNTY COASTLINE EXCEPT COOS BAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND BANDON. * IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101 WHICH COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * 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. && $$ ORZ023>025-100000- /O.EXA.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.160309T2100Z-160310T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...CAVE JUNCTION 350 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ026-100000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0022.160309T2100Z-160310T1800Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 350 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM ASHLAND TO PHOENIX. * 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. && $$ DW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 3:03 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 43 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:03 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 43 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:20 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 12 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:41 AM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 18 hr | |
| Mar 8, 2:55 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 2:55 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 36 hr |
Nearby
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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.