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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at May 6, 2021, 2:43 AM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at May 6, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2021, 2:43 AM PDT (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 6, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 6, 2021, 7:35 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 3550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
079 WWUS76 KMFR 060943 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 243 AM PDT Thu May 6 2021 ORZ030-031-061745- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.210506T1800Z-210507T0600Z/ Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- Including the cities of Lakeview and Valley Falls 243 AM PDT Thu May 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Lake County and eastern Klamath County, including the communities of Lakeview, Valley Falls, and Pasiley, portions of highways 395, 140, and 31, and the higher terrain of the Warner and Hart Mountains, Winter Rim, Yamsey Mountain, and Gearhart Mountain. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Driving may becvome difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Blowing dust could lower visibilties at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Despite recent rains and the current greenup, gusty winds will combine with low humidities to produce elevated fire weather concerns. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
2 follow-up statements
660 WWUS76 KMFR 062059 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 159 PM PDT Thu May 6 2021 ORZ030-031-070600- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-210507T0600Z/ Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- Including the cities of Lakeview and Valley Falls 159 PM PDT Thu May 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Lake County and eastern Klamath County, including the communities of Lakeview, Valley Falls, and Paisley, portions of highways 395, 140, and 31, and the higher terrain of the Warner and Hart Mountains, Winter Rim, Yamsey Mountain, and Gearhart Mountain. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Driving may becvome difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Blowing dust could lower visibilties at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Despite recent rains and the current greenup, gusty winds will combine with low humidities to produce elevated fire weather concerns. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
620 WWUS76 KMFR 070235 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 735 PM PDT Thu May 6 2021 ORZ030-031-070345- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-210507T0600Z/ Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 735 PM PDT Thu May 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... It will remain breezy to windy through early this evening, but winds will remain below advisory levels. Winds will then diminish this evening and overnight. $$ ORZ026-071900- /O.NEW.KMFR.FZ.A.0004.210508T0300Z-210508T1700Z/ Jackson County- 735 PM PDT Thu May 6 2021 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Freezing minimum temperatures of 27-31 possible in the Freeze Watch area. * WHERE...Portions of the Applegate Valley, Shady Cove, and Prospect in Jackson County. * WHEN...From late Friday evening through mid-morning Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freezing temperatures could kill or significantly damage cold sensitive crops and other sensitive vegetation. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Frost is likely across many mid-elevation and valley locations in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California, including in the valleys of Jackson, Josephine, and Siskiyou counties Friday night into Saturday morning. Sensitive vegetation could be damaged and stunned if left unprotected. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ BTL 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.