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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2016, 2:57 PM PDT for Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 20, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2016, 2:57 PM PDT (21:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2016, 5:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
987 WWUS76 KMFR 192157 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 257 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2016 CAZ081-201000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0026.160320T1200Z-160321T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 257 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...WEED AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-201000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0026.160320T1800Z-160321T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 257 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE, PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW, HIGHWAY 299 NEAR CEDAR PASS AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND OTHER MOUNTAINS IN LAKE...MODOC AND FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CC
3 follow-up statements
155 WWUS76 KMFR 200947 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 247 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2016 CAZ081-202230- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0026.160320T1200Z-160321T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 247 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...WEED AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-202230- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0026.160320T1800Z-160321T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 247 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE... PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW... HIGHWAY 299 NEAR CEDAR PASS AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND OTHER MOUNTAINS IN LAKE...MODOC AND FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FB
916 WWUS76 KMFR 202143 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 243 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2016 CAZ081-210945- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0027.160321T1500Z-160321T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-160321T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 243 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN AGAIN MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...WEED AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-210945- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0027.160321T1800Z-160322T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-160321T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 243 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE... PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW... HIGHWAY 299 NEAR CEDAR PASS AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND OTHER MOUNTAINS IN LAKE...MODOC AND FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CC
145 WWUS76 KMFR 210020 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 520 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2016 CAZ081-211230- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-160321T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0027.160321T1500Z-160321T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 520 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... ...THE PREVIOUS WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...WEED AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-211230- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-160321T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0027.160321T1800Z-160322T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 520 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... ...THE PREVIOUS WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE... PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW... HIGHWAY 299 NEAR CEDAR PASS AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS AND OTHER MOUNTAINS IN LAKE...MODOC AND FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2:55 PM PDT | Gale Warning | MFR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:55 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 41 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.