Alert archive / Oregon / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 33, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Oct 20, 2017, 6:18 PM PDT for Modoc County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Oct 21, 2017, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2017, 6:18 PM PDT (01:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 21, 2017, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2017, 8:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 24 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 01:20 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 00:00Z, 1.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1213 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
045 WWUS76 KMFR 210118 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 618 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2017 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-211330- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.171021T1500Z-171022T0600Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 618 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 8 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday. * Winds...South to southeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...Peaking late morning to early afternoon. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Silver Lake. Portions of highway 140 east of Adel. Portions of Highway 395 between highway 31 and Alkali Lake, and portions of highway 299 east of highway 395. Portions of the Plush Cutoff Road will also be affected. * Impacts...Driving may become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Furthermore, loose objects may blow away. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
879 WWUS76 KMFR 210947 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 247 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-212200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.171021T1500Z-171022T0600Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 247 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...South to southeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...Peaking late morning to early afternoon. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Silver Lake. Portions of highway 140 east of Adel. Portions of Highway 395 between highway 31 and Alkali Lake, and portions of highway 299 east of highway 395. Portions of the Plush Cutoff Road will also be affected. * Impacts...Driving may become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Furthermore, loose objects may blow away. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected with higher gusts possible. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
417 WWUS76 KMFR 212135 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 235 PM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-220600- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-171022T0600Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 235 PM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...South to southeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...Gusty winds will continue through the evening, peaking during the afternoon. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Silver Lake. Portions of highway 140 east of Adel. Portions of Highway 395 between highway 31 and Alkali Lake, and portions of highway 299 east of highway 395. Portions of the Plush Cutoff Road will also be affected. * Impacts...Driving may become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Furthermore, loose objects may blow away. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/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. && $$
684 WWUS76 KMFR 220402 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 902 PM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-221500- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-171022T1500Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 902 PM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY... * Winds...South to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...Gusty winds will continue through tomorrow morning, peaking around 4AM. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Silver Lake. The Warner Mountains, and portions of highway 299 east of highway 395. * Impacts...Driving may become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Furthermore, loose objects may blow away. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected with higher gusts possible. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
228 WWUS76 KMFR 220946 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 246 AM PDT Sun Oct 22 2017 CAZ085-221100- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-171022T1500Z/ Modoc County- 246 AM PDT Sun Oct 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Medford has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds at higher elevations in northern California have dropped below advisory levels. $$ ORZ030-031-221500- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-171022T1500Z/ Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 246 AM PDT Sun Oct 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * Winds...South to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...Gusty winds will continue through tomorrow morning, peaking around 4AM. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Silver Lake. The Warner Mountains, and portions of highway 299 east of highway 395. * Impacts...Driving may become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Furthermore, loose objects may blow away. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected with higher gusts possible. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CZS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 3:03 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 36 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:03 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 38 hr | |
| Oct 21, 2:30 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 63 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.