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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Medford, OR

April 12, 2017Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2017, 2:28 PM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Apr 12, 2017, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2017, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 12, 2017, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 13, 2017, 2:00 AM PDT
In force
11 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 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 9.5 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 2017-04-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 30 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 2017-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
30 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

501 
WWUS76 KMFR 122128
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
228 PM PDT Wed Apr 12 2017

CAZ082-083-085-ORZ030-031-130900-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.170412T2200Z-170413T0900Z/
South Central Siskiyou County-
North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County-Modoc County-
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
228 PM PDT Wed Apr 12 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect until 2 AM PDT Thursday. 

* Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

* Timing...From 3pm today until 2am Thursday.

* Locations include...Highway 31 near Summer Lake, Warner Pass,
  Hart Mountain, Doherty Slide, Cedar Pass.

* Impacts...Travel inconvenience to 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 35 mph are expected with
higher gusts possible. Winds this strong can make driving
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra
caution.

&&

$$

Stavish
1 follow-up statement
497 
WWUS76 KMFR 130859
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
159 AM PDT Thu Apr 13 2017

CAZ082-083-085-ORZ030-031-131000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-170413T0900Z/
South Central Siskiyou County-
North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County-Modoc County-
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
159 AM PDT Thu Apr 13 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

Winds will continue to decrease through the morning.

$$

Sven

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 2:59 AM PDTGale WarningMFR14 hr
Apr 12, 2:59 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR24 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.