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Wind Advisory 48, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 7, 2016, 8:56 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Dec 8, 2016, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2016, 8:56 PM PST (04:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2016, 2:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Siskiyou County, CA
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 1473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
215 WWUS76 KMFR 080456 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 856 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 CAZ081-082100- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0020.161208T1200Z-161209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0048.161208T1000Z-161209T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 856 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRENADA TO WEED AND HIGHWAY 97 NEAR WEED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MAY BE DISRUPTED. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST 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. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0020.161208T2100Z-161209T0900Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 856 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE...HIGHWAY 299 NEAR CEDAR PASS... HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FREMONT WINEMA FOREST NEAR AND WEST OF SUMMER LAKE AS WELL AS THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. INCREASED RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DISRUPTION OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
3 follow-up statements
084 WWUS76 KMFR 081149 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 349 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 CAZ081-090000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-161209T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 349 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STARTING LATE THIS MORNING AND PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRENADA TO WEED AND HIGHWAY 97 NEAR WEED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MAY BE DISRUPTED. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST 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. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-090000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0020.161208T2100Z-161209T0900Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 349 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE...HIGHWAY 299 NEAR CEDAR PASS...HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FREMONT WINEMA FOREST NEAR AND WEST OF SUMMER LAKE AS WELL AS THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. INCREASED RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DISRUPTION OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
207 WWUS76 KMFR 081233 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 433 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-090015- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0020.161208T2100Z-161209T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0024.161208T2100Z-161209T0900Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 433 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE...HIGHWAY 299 NEAR CEDAR PASS...HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FREMONT WINEMA FOREST NEAR AND WEST OF SUMMER LAKE AS WELL AS THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. INCREASED RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DISRUPTION OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. 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. && $$ CAZ081-090015- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-161209T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 433 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRENADA TO WEED AND HIGHWAY 97 NEAR WEED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MAY BE DISRUPTED. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MAS
745 WWUS76 KMFR 082238 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 238 PM PST THU DEC 8 2016 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-090900- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161209T0900Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 238 PM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE...HIGHWAY 299 NEAR CEDAR PASS...HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FREMONT WINEMA FOREST NEAR AND WEST OF SUMMER LAKE AS WELL AS THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. INCREASED RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DISRUPTION OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. 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. && $$ CAZ081-091200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-161209T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 238 PM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRENADA TO WEED AND HIGHWAY 97 NEAR WEED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MAY BE DISRUPTED. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PETRUCELLI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:37 PM PST | Ice Storm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 16 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:37 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 23 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:33 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc | 20 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.