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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2018, 3:44 AM PDT for Modoc County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Apr 10, 2018, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2018, 3:44 AM PDT (10:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2018, 2:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2018, 2:38 PM PDT
- In force
- 13 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 10:47 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, 10.7 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
- 1605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
342 WWUS76 KMFR 091044 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 344 AM PDT Mon Apr 9 2018 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-092245- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.180410T1100Z-180411T0000Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 344 AM PDT Mon Apr 9 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 4 AM to 5 PM PDT Tuesday. * Winds...South to southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...4 AM through 5 PM PDT Tuesday. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Silver Lake, highway 140 east of Adel, and the the higher elevations of Lake and Modoc Counties, particularly Winter Rim and the Warner Mountains. * Impacts...Driving could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
261 WWUS76 KMFR 091749 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 1049 AM PDT Mon Apr 9 2018 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-101200- /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.180410T0900Z-180411T0300Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- Including the city of Adel 1049 AM PDT Mon Apr 9 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... * Winds...South to southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...2 AM through 8 PM PDT Tuesday. The strongest winds will occur between 4 AM and 5 PM. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Silver Lake, highway 140 east of Adel, and the the higher elevations of Lake and Modoc Counties, particularly Winter Rim and the Warner Mountains. * Impacts...Driving could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected with higher gusts possible. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
404 WWUS76 KMFR 101024 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 324 AM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-110000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-180411T0300Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- Including the city of Adel 324 AM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...South to southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * Timing...Winds will increase this morning and then peak as the front passes late morning through early afternoon. * Locations include...Highway 31 between Paisley and Silver Lake, highway 140 east of Adel, and the the higher elevations of Lake and Modoc Counties, particularly Winter Rim and the Warner Mountains. * Impacts...Driving could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * 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. && $$
995 WWUS76 KMFR 102138 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 238 PM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-102245- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-180411T0300Z/ Modoc County- Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 238 PM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Medford has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Southwest to west winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts up to 40 mph can be expected through early this evening, but winds should remain below the 45 mph advisory criteria. Therefore, the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2:40 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MFR | 29 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:40 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 29 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:40 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 50 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:40 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 50 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:32 PM PDT | Gale Watch | MFR | 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.