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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2020, 12:56 PM PST for Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 11, 2020, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2020, 12:56 PM PST (20:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2020, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2020, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 207 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 684 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
789 WWUS76 KMFR 102056 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 1256 PM PST Fri Jan 10 2020 ORZ031-111200- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0002.200111T1500Z-200112T0000Z/ Central and Eastern Lake County- 1256 PM PST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern Lake County, including Alkali Lake, Fort Rock, Christmas Valley, Highway 395 north of Abert Lake, Highway 31 between Summer Lake and Silver Lake, and Highway 20. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 4 PM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down, and low visibilities are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light snow is expected during this time, and combined with the wind, may result in periods significantly reduced visibility due to blowing and drifting snow. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford BPN
2 follow-up statements
065 WWUS76 KMFR 111144 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 344 AM PST Sat Jan 11 2020 ORZ031-111945- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0002.200111T1500Z-200112T0000Z/ Central and Eastern Lake County- 344 AM PST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern Lake County, including Alkali Lake, Fort Rock, Christmas Valley, Highway 395 north of Abert Lake, Highway 31 between Summer Lake and Silver Lake, and Highway 20. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 4 PM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down, and low visibilities are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light snow is expected during this time, and combined with the wind, may result in periods of significantly reduced visibility due to blowing and drifting snow. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
203 WWUS76 KMFR 111428 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 628 AM PST Sat Jan 11 2020 ORZ031-120000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0002.200111T1500Z-200112T0000Z/ Central and Eastern Lake County- 628 AM PST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern Lake County, including Alkali Lake, Fort Rock, Christmas Valley, Highway 395 north of Abert Lake, Highway 31 between Summer Lake and Silver Lake, and Highway 20. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 4 PM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light snow is expected during this time, and combined with the wind, may result in periods of significantly reduced visibility due to blowing and drifting snow. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
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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.