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Wind Advisory 40, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Nov 22, 2017, 2:28 PM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California. It took effect at Nov 23, 2017, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2017, 2:28 PM PST (22:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2017, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2017, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 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 22:30 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, 10.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1418 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
890 WWUS76 KMFR 222228 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 228 PM PST Wed Nov 22 2017 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-231300- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0040.171123T1800Z-171124T0600Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 228 PM PST Wed Nov 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM PST Thursday. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...Winds will increase Thursday morning and peak Thursday afternoon and evening. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Summer Lake. Cedar Pass on Hwy 299, The Warner Mountains and higher elevations of Lake County. * Impacts...Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. Unsecured items may be blown around. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
268 WWUS76 KMFR 231253 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 453 AM PST Thu Nov 23 2017 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-240100- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0040.171123T1800Z-171124T0600Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 453 AM PST Thu Nov 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...Winds will increase This morning and peak this afternoon and evening. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Summer Lake. Cedar Pass on Hwy 299, The Warner Mountains and higher elevations of Lake County. * Impacts...Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. Unsecured items may be blown around. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected with higher gusts possible. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
507 WWUS76 KMFR 231935 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 1135 AM PST Thu Nov 23 2017 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-241215- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0019.171125T2100Z-171127T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-171124T0600Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 1135 AM PST Thu Nov 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a High Wind Watch...which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph then diminishing tonight. Winds could become strong late Saturday into Sunday, increasing to 30 to 45 mph with gusts to 70 mph. * Timing...Winds will peak this afternoon and evening then diminish tonight. Winds will increase again Saturday afternoon into Sunday. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Summer Lake. Cedar Pass on Hwy 299, The Warner Mountains and higher elevations of Lake County. * Impacts...During the Advisory, travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles and unsecured items may be blown around. For the Watch, travel could become dangerous for high profile vehicles, tree fall may occur, and power outages are possible. * 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. 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. && $$ CAZ081-241215- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0019.171125T2100Z-171127T0000Z/ Central Siskiyou County- 1135 AM PST Thu Nov 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a High Wind Watch...which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * Winds...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * Timing...Strong winds are possible Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * Locations include...Weed, Gazelle and Interstate 5 between Weed and Grenada. * Impacts...Travel could become very difficult for high profile vehicles, tree fall may occur, and power outages are possible. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$
585 WWUS76 KMFR 240551 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 951 PM PST Thu Nov 23 2017 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-241800- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-171124T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.171125T2100Z-171127T0000Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 951 PM PST Thu Nov 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph tonight. Winds are expected to increase to 30 to 45 mph with possible gusts to 70 mph late Saturday through Sunday. * Timing...Winds will increase again Saturday afternoon into Sunday. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Summer Lake. Cedar Pass on Hwy 299, The Warner Mountains and higher elevations of Lake County. * Impacts...Travel could become dangerous for high profile vehicles, tree fall may occur, and power outages are possible. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/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. && $$ CAZ081-241800- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0019.171125T2100Z-171127T0000Z/ Central Siskiyou County- 951 PM PST Thu Nov 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * Winds...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * Timing...Strong winds are possible Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * Locations include...Weed, Gazelle and Interstate 5 between Weed and Grenada. * Impacts...Travel could become very difficult for high profile vehicles, tree fall may occur, and power outages are possible. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$
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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.