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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Medford, OR

September 16, 2021Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Sep 16, 2021, 2:41 PM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California. It took effect at Sep 18, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2021, 2:41 PM PDT (21:41 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 18, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Sep 18, 2021, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
11 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 21:39 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, 9.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2021-09-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2021-09-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

623 
WWUS76 KMFR 162141
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
241 PM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-171200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.210918T1900Z-210919T0600Z/
Modoc County-
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
Including the cities of Alturas, Canby, Lakeview, 
and Valley Falls
241 PM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In California, Modoc County, including highways 299,
  395, the cities of Alturas, Canby and Willow Creek. In Oregon,
  Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and
  Central and Eastern Lake County. This includes the cities of
  Lakeview, Valley Falls, and portions of highways 140 east of
  Bly, 395 and highway 31 between Summer Lake and Lakeview.

* WHEN...From noon to 11 PM PDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds could also lead to enhanced
  fire behavior on existing fires.

* 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
3 follow-up statements
257 
WWUS76 KMFR 171201
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
501 AM PDT Fri Sep 17 2021

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-172015-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.210918T1900Z-210919T0600Z/
Modoc County-
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
Including the cities of Alturas, Canby, Lakeview, 
and Valley Falls
501 AM PDT Fri Sep 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In California, Modoc County, including highways 299, 
  395, the cities of Alturas, Canby and Willow Creek. In Oregon, 
  Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County 
  and Central and Eastern Lake County. This includes the cities 
  of Lakeview, Valley Falls, and portions of highways 140 east 
  of Bly, 395 and highway 31 between Summer Lake and Lakeview.

* WHEN...From noon to 11 PM PDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds could also lead to enhanced 
  fire behavior on existing fires.

* 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
350 
WWUS76 KMFR 172003
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
103 PM PDT Fri Sep 17 2021

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-182215-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.210918T1900Z-210919T0600Z/
Modoc County-
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
Including the cities of Alturas, Canby, Lakeview, 
and Valley Falls
103 PM PDT Fri Sep 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In California, Modoc County, including highways 299, 
  395, the cities of Alturas, Canby and Willow Creek. In Oregon, 
  Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County 
  and Central and Eastern Lake County. This includes the cities 
  of Lakeview, Valley Falls, and portions of highways 140 east 
  of Bly, 395 and highway 31 between Summer Lake and Lakeview.

* WHEN...From noon to 11 PM PDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds could also lead to greater
  wildfire-spread potential...

* 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
242 
WWUS76 KMFR 182157
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
257 PM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-190600-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210919T0600Z/
Modoc County-
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
Including the cities of Alturas, Canby, Lakeview, 
and Valley Falls
257 PM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...In California, Modoc County. In Oregon, Northern and 
  Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and 
  Eastern Lake County.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds could also lead to greater
  wildfire-spread potential

* 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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 2:47 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR50 hr
Sep 16, 2:47 AM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR20 hr
Sep 16, 2:19 PM PDTFlash Flood WatchMFRSiskiyou49 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.