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Wind Advisory 43, NWS Medford, OR

November 21, 2016Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Nov 21, 2016, 1:46 PM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Nov 22, 2016, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 21, 2016, 1:46 PM PST (21:46 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 22, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 23, 2016, 1:00 AM PST
In force
13 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 21:50 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, 9.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2016-11-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-11-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
502 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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369 
WWUS76 KMFR 212146
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
146 PM PST MON NOV 21 2016

CAZ081-221200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.161122T2000Z-161123T0500Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
146 PM PST MON NOV 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING TUESDAY MORNING, PEAKING TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY EVENING, THEN SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 FROM WEED TO GRENADA AND ALSO
  HIGHWAY 97 NEAR WEED. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE BLOWN
  ABOUT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-221200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.161122T2300Z-161123T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
146 PM PST MON NOV 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING TUESDAY AFTERNOON, PEAKING TUESDAY
  EVENING, THEN SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER
  LAKE...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW...AND PORTIONS
  OF HIGHWAY 299 OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE BLOWN
  ABOUT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

MAS
4 follow-up statements
460 
WWUS76 KMFR 221059
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 AM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

ORZ023-221500-
/O.NEW.KMFR.FG.Y.0008.161122T1059Z-161122T1500Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE
259 AM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 NEAR ROSEBURG.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 AND OTHER AREA ROADS IN THE
  UMPQUA BASIN WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER 
  VEHICLES.

* FOG MAKES OBJECTS APPEAR FARTHER AWAY THAN THEY ARE

* USE LOW BEAMS. HIGH BEAMS REFLECT BACK THICK FOG, MAKING 
  VISIBILITY WORSE FOR YOU AND OTHER DRIVERS.

* BE PREPARED. KEEP YOUR HEADLIGHTS CLEAN. THAT WAY, YOU'RE 
  READY FOR LOW-VISIBILITY CONDITIONS

* DON'T USE CRUISE CONTROL. MOST CRASHES OCCUR BECAUSE THE 
  DRIVER IS GOING TOO FAST FOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

CAZ081-230000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.161122T2000Z-161123T0500Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
259 AM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING...PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 FROM WEED TO GRENADA AND ALSO 
  HIGHWAY 97 NEAR WEED. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE BLOWN 
  ABOUT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-230000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.161122T2300Z-161123T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
259 AM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING THIS EVENING...
  THEN SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE... 
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW...AND PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 299 OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE BLOWN 
  ABOUT. 

* 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.

&&

$$
272 
WWUS76 KMFR 221458
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
658 AM PST TUE NOV 22 2016


ORZ023-221600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161122T1500Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE
658 AM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...

WHILE SOME AREAS OF FOG MAY CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR
TWO...THE DENSE FOG HAS BEGUN TO DISSIPATE AND NO LONGER POSES AN
IMMEDIATE THREAT.

$$

CAZ081-230300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.161122T2000Z-161123T0500Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
658 AM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING...PEAKING THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 FROM WEED TO GRENADA AND ALSO 
  HIGHWAY 97 NEAR WEED. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE BLOWN 
  ABOUT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-230300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.161122T2300Z-161123T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
658 AM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING THIS 
  EVENING... THEN SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE... 
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW...AND PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 299 OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE BLOWN 
  ABOUT. 

* 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.

&&

$$
522 
WWUS76 KMFR 222039
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1239 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

CAZ081-230500-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-161123T0500Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
1239 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE
  OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 FROM WEED TO GRENADA AND ALSO 
  HIGHWAY 97 NEAR WEED. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE BLOWN 
  ABOUT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-230900-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.161122T2300Z-161123T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
1239 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS PEAK THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE... 
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW...AND PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 299 OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE BLOWN 
  ABOUT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-231200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0018.161124T0900Z-161125T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS...
HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
1239 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT PEAKING THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN SUBSIDING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BANDON...PORT ORFORD..BROOKINGS...GOLD
  BEACH...HARBOR.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. INCREASED RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER
  LINES. DISRUPTION OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY
  BE LOST OR DAMAGED.

* 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.

&&

$$

MAS
709 
WWUS76 KMFR 230459
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
859 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

CAZ081-230600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-161123T0500Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
859 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

SOUTH WIND GUSTS THAT REACHED 40 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-230900-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-161123T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
859 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE
  OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE... 
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW...AND PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 299 OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR MATERIALS WILL BE BLOWN 
  ABOUT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-231700-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0018.161124T0900Z-161125T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS...
HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
859 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT PEAKING THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BANDON...PORT ORFORD..BROOKINGS...GOLD 
  BEACH...HARBOR. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. INCREASED RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND 
  POWER LINES. DISRUPTION OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNSECURED 
  OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. 

* 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.

&&

$$
DW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 20, 7:58 PM PSTGale WatchMFR6 hr
Nov 21, 2:27 AM PSTGale WarningMFR38 hr
Nov 21, 2:27 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR38 hr
Nov 21, 2:38 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath43 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.