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Wind Advisory 47, NWS Medford, OR

December 3, 2016Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 3, 2016, 3:29 PM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California. It took effect at Dec 4, 2016, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 3, 2016, 3:29 PM PST (23:29 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 4, 2016, 1:00 PM PST
Expired: Dec 4, 2016, 7:00 PM PST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 562 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

832 
WWUS76 KMFR 032329
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
329 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GUSTY WINDS EAST OF THE CASCADES SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
SUNDAY EVENING...

ORZ030-031-041130-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0023.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
329 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT
  FOR WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE WINTER
  RIM TO SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY...MOST OF LAKE
  COUNTY AND THE WARNERS IN EASTERN MODOC. HIGHWAYS MOST AFFECTED
  WILL BE HIGHWAYS 31...395 AND 140 IN OREGON WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS IN THE SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS NEAR THE
  PAISLEY...SUMMER LAKE AREAS. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE
  AROUND MID AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE AND KLAMATH
  COUNTIES...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY
AND SILVER LAKE. 

&&

$$

CAZ085-041130-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
329 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE WARNERS AND CEDAR PASS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO INCLUDE ON PORTIONS OF
  HIGHWAY 299. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND MID
  AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
SVEN

3 follow-up statements

349 
WWUS76 KMFR 041123
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
323 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2016

ORZ030-031-050000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0023.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
323 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT 
  FOR WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE WINTER 
  RIM TO SUMMER LAKE AREA. 

* TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY...MOST OF LAKE 
  COUNTY AND THE WARNERS IN EASTERN MODOC. HIGHWAYS MOST 
  AFFECTED WILL BE HIGHWAYS 31...395 AND 140 IN OREGON WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS NEAR THE
  PAISLEY...SUMMER LAKE AREAS. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE
  AROUND LATE MORNING IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE AND KLAMATH
  COUNTIES...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY
AND SILVER LAKE.

&&

$$

CAZ085-050000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.161204T2100Z-161205T0300Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
323 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE WARNERS AND CEDAR PASS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO INCLUDE ON PORTIONS OF
  HIGHWAY 299. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND EARLY
  AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

422 
WWUS76 KMFR 042219
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
219 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016

ORZ030-031-050300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
219 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT 
  FOR WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE WINTER 
  RIM TO SUMMER LAKE AREA. 

* TIMING...INTO EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FAR EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY...MOST OF LAKE 
  COUNTY AND THE WARNERS IN EASTERN MODOC. HIGHWAYS MOST 
  AFFECTED WILL BE HIGHWAYS 31...395 AND 140 IN OREGON WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS NEAR THE 
  PAISLEY...SUMMER LAKE AREAS. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE 
  AROUND LATE MORNING IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE AND KLAMATH 
  COUNTIES...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY
AND SILVER LAKE.

&&

$$

CAZ085-050300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
219 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...INTO EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE WARNERS AND CEDAR PASS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO INCLUDE ON PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 299. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND EARLY 
  AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
SVEN

441 
WWUS76 KMFR 050250
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
650 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016

ORZ030-031-050400-
/O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
650 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING.

$$

CAZ085-050400-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
650 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING.

$$

STOCKTON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 3, 2:40 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas	3 hr
Dec 3, 3:08 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake	31 hr
Dec 3, 3:29 PM PST	High Wind Warning	MFR	Klamath, Lake	28 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.