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High Wind Watch 4, NWS Medford, OR

January 18, 2016Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; 7 counties in Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind watch at Jan 18, 2016, 4:14 AM PST for Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; 7 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Jan 19, 2016, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2016, 4:14 AM PST (12:14 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 19, 2016, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 18, 2016, 2:24 PM PST
In force
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 12:14 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, 0.2 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 2016-01-18Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2016-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 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
603 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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160 
WWUS76 KMFR 181214
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
414 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG TONIGHT INTO LATE THIS MORNING...
...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY...

.AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND THEN PERSIST IN
MOST VALLEY AREAS WEST OF THE CASCADES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.
A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING INTO WESTERN OREGON TUESDAY
IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS ALONG THE COAST...IN
CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS...SHASTA VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST
SIDE. 

ORZ022-181800-
/O.CAN.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
414 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* DENSE FOG: DENSE FOG IS NO LONGER EXPECTED AT LOWER AND MID
  ELEVATIONS IN CURRY COUNTY. LOW CLOUDS AND MOUNTAIN FOG IS
  INSTEAD EXPECTED.

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
  AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES ONTO
  OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST.

* TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 4 PM PST TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ082-181800-
/O.EXA.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR
414 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: DIMINISHING TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING: AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE VALLEYS THIS
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA CITY...DUNSMUIR...AND MCCLOUD.

* IMPACTS: DENSE FOG WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A
  MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION ON AREA
  ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND
  OTHER VEHICLES NEAR YOU.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

&&

$$

ORZ021-181800-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...BANDON...
PORT ORFORD
414 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: DIMINISHING TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING OF FOG: AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED IN SOME VALLEY
  AREAS INLAND FROM THE COAST INTO LATE THIS MORNING.

* FOG IMPACTS: DENSE FOG WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER
  OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION ON AREA
  ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND
  OTHER VEHICLES NEAR YOU.

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
  AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES ONTO
  OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST.

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 4 PM PST
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ028-181800-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
414 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: DIMINISHING TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING OF FOG: AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED IN THE APPLEGATE
  VALLEY INTO LATE THIS MORNING.

* FOG IMPACTS: DENSE FOG WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER
  OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION ON AREA
  ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND
  OTHER VEHICLES NEAR YOU.

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
  AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES ONTO
  OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST.

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 7 PM PST
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY...BACK
  COUNTRY TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FOG AND SNOW.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-181800-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
414 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING OF FOG: AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA
  VALLEY INTO LATE THIS MORNING.

* FOG IMPACTS: DENSE FOG WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER
  OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION ON AREA
  ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND
  OTHER VEHICLES NEAR YOU.

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
  AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES ONTO
  OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST.

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 4 PM PST
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ080-ORZ023>026-181800-
/O.CON.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...DRAIN...
ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...
CANYONVILLE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT...MEDFORD...
ASHLAND
414 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING: DENSE FOG IN PORTIONS OF THE SCOTT VALLEY... ROGUE
  VALLEY AND UMPQUA BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND THEN
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THIS MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...DRAIN...
  ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...
  CANYONVILLE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT...
  MEDFORD...ASHLAND.

* IMPACTS: DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION 
  ON AREA ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE 
  BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES NEAR YOU.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

&&

$$

CAZ083-ORZ027-181800-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE
414 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

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

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
  AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES ONTO
  OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE... MOUNT SHASTA AND THE
  CASCADES.

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 7 PM PST
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY...BACK
  COUNTRY TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM CLOUDS AND SNOW.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-181800-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1800Z-160120T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
414 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

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

* WINDS: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
  EVENING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

* TIMING: BETWEEN 10 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 10 PM PST TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  31 FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* 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.

&&

$$

BTL
3 follow-up statements
696 
WWUS76 KMFR 181700
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
900 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG TONIGHT INTO LATE THIS MORNING... 
...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY...

.AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND THEN PERSIST IN
VALLEY AREAS WEST OF THE CASCADES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. A
VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING INTO WESTERN OREGON TUESDAY
IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS ALONG THE COAST...IN
CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS...SHASTA VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST
SIDE.

ORZ028-181800-
/O.CAN.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0300Z/
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
900 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 


* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON 
  TUESDAY AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
  PUSHES ONTO OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST. 

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 7 PM PST 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY...BACK 
  COUNTRY TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FOG AND SNOW.

* 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.

&&

$$

ORZ024-026-181800-
/O.CAN.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
900 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. 


$$

ORZ021-181800-
/O.CON.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...BANDON...
PORT ORFORD
900 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY: DIMINISHING TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING OF FOG: AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED IN SOME VALLEY 
  AREAS INLAND FROM THE COAST INTO LATE THIS MORNING.

* FOG IMPACTS: DENSE FOG WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER 
  OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU 
  AND OTHER VEHICLES NEAR YOU.

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON 
  TUESDAY AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
  PUSHES ONTO OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST. 

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 4 PM PST 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-181800-
/O.CON.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
900 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY: ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING OF FOG: AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA 
  VALLEY INTO LATE THIS MORNING.

* FOG IMPACTS: DENSE FOG WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER 
  OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU 
  AND OTHER VEHICLES NEAR YOU.

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON 
  TUESDAY AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
  PUSHES ONTO OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST. 

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 4 PM PST 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ080-082-ORZ023-025-181800-
/O.CON.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...
MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE
900 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING: DENSE FOG IN PORTIONS OF THE SCOTT VALLEY... ROGUE 
  VALLEY AND UMPQUA BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND THEN 
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THIS MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...MOUNT 
  SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG... SUTHERLIN...
  GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE. 

* IMPACTS: DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION 
  ON AREA ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE 
  BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES NEAR YOU.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

&&

$$

ORZ022-181800-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
900 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* DENSE FOG: DENSE FOG IS NO LONGER EXPECTED AT LOWER AND MID 
  ELEVATIONS IN CURRY COUNTY. LOW CLOUDS AND MOUNTAIN FOG IS 
  INSTEAD EXPECTED. 

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON 
  TUESDAY AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
  PUSHES ONTO OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST. 

* TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 4 PM PST TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ083-ORZ027-181800-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE
900 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY 
  AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES 
  ONTO OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE.

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 7 PM PST 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY...BACK 
  COUNTRY TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM CLOUDS AND SNOW.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-181800-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1800Z-160120T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
900 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH 
  THE AREA. 

* TIMING: BETWEEN 10 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 10 PM PST 
  TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: .

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* 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.

&&

$$

PETRUCELLI
567 
WWUS76 KMFR 181806
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1006 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY...

.A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING INTO WESTERN OREGON
TUESDAY IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS ALONG THE
COAST... IN CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS...SHASTA VALLEY...AND PORTIONS
OF THE EAST SIDE.

ORZ021-190600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...BANDON...
PORT ORFORD
1006 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON 
  TUESDAY AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
  PUSHES ONTO OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST.

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 4 PM PST 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-190600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
1006 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON 
  TUESDAY AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
  PUSHES ONTO OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST.

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 4 PM PST 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ080-082-ORZ023-025-181915-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...
MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE
1006 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

ORZ022-190600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1006 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON 
  TUESDAY AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
  PUSHES ONTO OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST.

* TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 4 PM PST TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ083-ORZ027-028-190600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE
1006 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* HIGH WIND WATCH: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY 
  AS A VIGOROUS AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES 
  ONTO OR NEAR THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE.

* WIND TIMING: BETWEEN 7 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 7 PM PST 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY...BACK 
  COUNTRY TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM CLOUDS AND SNOW.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-190600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1800Z-160120T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1006 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH 
  THE AREA. 

* TIMING: BETWEEN 10 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 10 PM PST 
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  31 FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* 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.

&&

$$

PETRUCELLI
727 
WWUS76 KMFR 182224
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
224 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT AND
MOVE INTO THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON BORDER TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IN THE SHASTA
VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST SIDE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
INLAND AND WEAKEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON, BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

ORZ021-022-182330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
224 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED...BUT THEY WILL REMAIN
BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. 

$$

CAZ083-ORZ027-028-182330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
224 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED...BUT THEY WILL REMAIN
BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. 

$$

CAZ085-ORZ031-191200-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1800Z-160120T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.160119T1800Z-160120T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0004.160119T1800Z-160120T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
224 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS
BEEN UPGRADED WITH A WARNING.


* WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA: SOUTH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
  GUST TO 65 MPH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA: SOUTH INCREASING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUST TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: BETWEEN 10 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 10 PM PST TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN
  PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE. HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 395. HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 140. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS CAUSING
  THEM TO BE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. DRIVING WILL BE
  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.

&&

$$

CAZ081-191200-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0004.160119T0900Z-160120T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
224 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED WITH A WARNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUST TO 60 MPH
  TONIGHT. 

* WIND TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 1 AM PST TUESDAY
  MORNING AND 4 PM PST TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS
  CAUSING THEM TO BE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. DRIVING WILL BE 
  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. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED.

&&

$$

ORZ030-191200-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0004.160119T1800Z-160120T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.160119T1800Z-160120T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
224 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: BETWEEN 10 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND 10 PM PST 
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUCH AS THESE CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ026-191200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.160119T1500Z-160120T0000Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
224 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR ASHLAND. 

* TIMING: 7 AM PST TUESDAY UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEDFORD...ASHLAND.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
  ITEMS. DRIVING WILL BE 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 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.

&&

$$

PETRUCELLI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Jan 17, 10:52 PM PST, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 10:52 PM PST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1052 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

.DISCUSSION...THE AVIATION SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED BELOW. ALSO,
PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS
REGARDING THE UPCOMING WEATHER PATTERN TONIGHT THROUGH THE REST OF
THIS WEEK. SPILDE

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 18/06Z TAF CYCLE...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL
GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
WILL FORM IN SOME OF THE VALLEYS WITH IFR/LIFR AT KRBG, KMFR AND
PERHAPS KLMT. THE LOWER CONDITIONS SHOULD CLEAR TO VFR MOST AREAS
LATE MONDAY MORNING. THE NEXT FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST MONDAY
WITH RAIN AND MVFR CIGS ARRIVING AT THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION SPREADS INLAND DURING THE EVENING ALONG WITH
LOWERING CIGS. SPILDE

&&

.MARINE...VERY STEEP SWELL DOMINATED SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. SEAS WILL LOWER SLIGHTLY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER
FRONT WILL BRING INCREASED SOUTH WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP
SEAS LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL STRONG
FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH GALES
POSSIBLE TUESDAY. SVEN/SPILDE

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 823 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016/

UPDATE...THE FORECAST WAS UPDATED EARLIER THIS EVENING TO CLEAN
UP SOME OF THE WIND HEADLINES, LOWER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND
ADJUST SNOW LEVELS DOWNWARD/SNOW AMOUNTS UPWARD (ABOVE 4500 FEET
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140) BASED ON WEB CAMS NEAR DIAMOND LAKE SHOWING
SOME PRETTY GOOD SNOW SHOWERS.

DISCUSSION...A POTENT COLD FRONT PUSHING EAST OF THE CASCADES
CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD THIS EVENING.
THIS FRONT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES FROM THE
CURRY COAST SOUTHWARD TO WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY. 1 TO 3 INCH RAIN
AMOUNTS WERE COMMON ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WEST SIDE,
INCLUDING HERE IN THE ROGUE VALLEY, WHERE RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT
WAS 1.13 INCHES AT THE AIRPORT (THROUGH 8 PM). THE HEAVY RAIN BAND
BROUGHT AREAL FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS AND URBAN AREAS IN
PORTIONS OF JOSEPHINE, JACKSON AND SISKIYOU COUNTIES AND AN AREAL
FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES THERE THROUGH 1015 PM. SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS ARE STARTING TO TURN THE CORNER DOWNWARD, BUT SOME RIVERS
WILL STILL RISE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE COQUILLE WILL BE
MONITORED FOR FLOOD POTENTIAL AND THE ROGUE AT AGNESS CURRENTLY IS
UNDER FLOOD WARNING.

THERE CAN STILL BE SOME SHOWERS THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF
TONIGHT, BUT PRECIPITATION WILL TREND DOWNWARD AND SHOULD END
OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING IN ALL AREAS BUT THE FAR SOUTH AND
EAST. EXPECT SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO DEVELOP IN THE VALLEYS
TOWARD MORNING. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN BACK TO THE COAST
MONDAY AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN WILL SPREAD INLAND MONDAY NIGHT. SPILDE

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 235 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016/

DISCUSSION...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER MOST OF THE AREA.
HOWEVER THE BACK EDGE OF THE HEAVIER RAIN IS ALREADY IN WESTERN
JOSEPHINE CURRY AND SOUTHEAST DOUGLAS COUNTY AND WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY MOVE EAST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THERE WERE A FEW SPOTTER REPORTS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS OVER BANKFULL
WITH SOME FLOODING NEAR APPLEGATE AND SELMA. GIVEN THAT SOME
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING, HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A AREAL FLOOD
WARNING FOR JOSEPHINE, JACKSON AND SISKIYOU COUNTY UNTIL 10:15 PM
PST THIS EVENING. ALSO THERE IS CONCERN FOR FLOODING AT THE SOUTH
FORK COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT AND AFTER COORDINATION WITH THE RFC,
WE'LL BE ISSUING A FLOOD WARNING FOR THAT POINT. IN ADDITION A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BURN SCARS IN THE STABILITY OF
BURN SCARS IN WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY AT THE JULY AND HAPPY CAMP
WILDFIRE COMPLEXES. SO FAR HAVE NOT SEEN ANY REPORTS OF ANY SLIDES
AT ANY OF THESE LOCATIONS, BUT IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL NEED
TO BE MONITORED.

MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SNOW LEVELS
WILL START OUT AROUND 6000 FEET, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN
4500 AND 5000 FEET TONIGHT. HOWEVER BY THAT TIME MOST OF THE
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA, THUS
LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
EASTSIDE. WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGING BUILDS IN BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING. THE NEXT FRONT WILL ARRIVE AT THE COAST LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND MONDAY NIGHT, BUT THIS ONE IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. ALSO SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
LOWER AT AROUND 5000 FEET.

WIND HEADLINES REMAIN INTACT, EXCEPT DECIDED TO CANCEL THE ADVISORY
FOR THE ROGUE VALLEY AND TRIM DOWN THE COVERAGE AREA OF THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR
ASHLAND, BUT THEY WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

OUR NEXT CONCERN COMES ON TUESDAY. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A
SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING INSIDE OF 130W EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND
MOVING NORTHEAST OFF THE OREGON COAST DURING THE DAY. THE MODELS
DIFFER WITH THE STRENGTH, TIMING AND TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW. RIGHT
NOW THE NAM AND GFS SHOW SIMILAR SOLUTIONS TRACKING THE LOW
NORTHEAST ALONG THE OREGON COAST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY, BUT HAVE
BACKED OFF SLIGHTLY ON THE STRENGTH. IN CONTRAST, THE EC AND
CANADIAN TRACK THE LOW FURTHER SOUTH NEAR THE OREGON/CAL BORDER.
CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND FOR NOW HAVE
MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO TUESDAY'S FORECAST.

THE WEATHER QUIETS DOWN AGAIN WEDNESDAY AS SHORTWAVE RIDGING BUILDS
IN, BUT A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH LATE IN THE DAY AND COULD BRING
LIGHT STEADY PRECIPITATION WEST OF THE CASCADES LATE IN THE DAY.
-PETRUCELLI

LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE
EXTENDED FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AS MODELS REMAIN IN DECENT
AGREEMENT IN A CONTINUATION OF UNSETTLED WEATHER. THE NEXT
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL EDGE INTO THE COAST ON THURSDAY AND THEN
REMAIN OVER OUR AREA UNTIL A KICKER SYSTEM WEAKENS AND DISPLACES IT
TO THE SOUTH AND EAST ON FRIDAY. MOIST, WESTERLY FLOW WILL THEN SET
IN OVER THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND FOR A CONTINUED CHANCE OF RAIN.
THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS OF A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND, BUT IT LOOKS LOW ENOUGH IN AMPLITUDE THAT RAIN WILL
CONTINUE TO SPILL OVER IT, AT LEAST FOR THE WEST SIDE. THE FLOW
ALOFT THEN BACKS TO THE SOUTHWEST AGAIN, WITH A RETURN OF A DEEP SUB-
TROPICAL MOISTURE FLOW EARLY NEXT WEEK. -WRIGHT

AVIATION...FOR THE 17/18Z TAF CYCLE...A COLD FRONT WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY BE MVFR IN RAIN AT ALL TERMINALS INLAND
FROM THE COAST, HOWEVER, A PERIOD OF IFR CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE AS
THE MAIN RAIN BAND MOVES THROUGH. RAIN WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO
EAST TONIGHT, AND FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AS SKIES BRIEFLY CLEAR.
MOUNTAINS WILL BE OBSCURED THROUGH TONIGHT. -WRIGHT

MARINE...UPDATED 830 AM PST SUNDAY 17 JAN 2016...WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE WATERS AS A FRONT MOVES ONSHORE THIS
MORNING. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED TODAY AS A HEAVY WEST
SWELL BUILDS IN AND CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL LOWER
SLIGHTLY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING INCREASED
SOUTH WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS MAY REACH GALE FORCE IN THE WATERS
BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE ON MONDAY, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF
CAPE BLANCO. ELSEWHERE, EXPECT SMALL CRAFT WINDS ON MONDAY.
ADDITIONAL STRONG FRONTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. OF NOTE, THE FRONT ON TUESDAY MAY BRING STRONG GALES TO THE
WATERS AND WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM WITH FUTURE MODEL RUNS.
-WRIGHT

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR ORZ021-022.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
     TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.

MAS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 17, 11:02 PM PST, 5 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1102 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ESE MERLIN            42.51N 123.37W
01/17/2016  M1.14 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR ENDING AT 11 PM OBSERVER LOCATION 1M
            E OF MERLIN AIRPORT.

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jan 17, 11:03 PM PST, 5 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1103 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1103 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSE MOUNT SHASTA      41.28N 122.30W
01/17/2016  M3.29 INCH       SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 11 PM OBSERVER
            LOCATION 2 MI. S OF MT. SHASTA CITY.

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jan 18, 12:49 AM PST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1249 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSE COOS BAY          43.36N 124.22W
01/18/2016  M1.88 INCH       COOS               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ADDITIONALLY, THIS SPOTTER HAS HAD RAIN 47
            OUT OF THE LAST 49 DAYS. OBSERVER LOCATION
            SOUTH OF COOS BAY.

&&

BTL
Local storm report, Jan 18, 12:54 AM PST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1254 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 AM     DOWNBURST        2 SSE COOS BAY          43.36N 124.22W
01/16/2016                   COOS               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUST 70-75MPH BLEW OFF
            SHINGLES AND CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE.
            TIME OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED. OBSERVER
            LOCATION SOUTH OF COOS BAY.

&&

BTL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 11:05 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou11 hr
Jan 18, 4:28 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchMFRSiskiyou11 hr
Jan 18, 2:24 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRModoc, Siskiyou35 hr
Jan 18, 2:24 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRModoc35 hr
Jan 18, 3:01 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRSiskiyou25 hr
Jan 18, 3:01 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRModoc, Siskiyou31 hr
Jan 17, 4:46 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRJackson5 hr
Jan 17, 5:49 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningMFRCurry31 hr
Jan 17, 8:30 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas9 hr
Jan 17, 10:13 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCurry, Jackson, Josephine3 hr
Jan 18, 3:27 AM PSTGale WarningMFR30 hr
Jan 18, 3:27 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR61 hr
Jan 18, 3:27 AM PSTStorm WatchMFR12 hr
Jan 18, 4:00 AM PSTBeach Hazards StatementMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas13 hr
Jan 18, 5:29 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningMFRCoos4 days
Jan 18, 3:25 PM PSTGale WatchMFR25 hr
Jan 18, 3:25 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR49 hr
Jan 18, 3:25 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR18 hr

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