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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Medford, OR

October 4, 2021Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Oct 4, 2021, 2:15 PM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Oct 5, 2021, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 4, 2021, 2:15 PM PDT (21:15 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 5, 2021, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 5, 2021, 7:00 PM PDT
In force
14 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 21:13 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, 9.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2021-10-04Temperature 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 2021-10-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1494 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

506 
WWUS76 KMFR 042115
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
215 PM PDT Mon Oct 4 2021

ORZ030-031-050515-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.211005T1200Z-211006T0200Z/
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
215 PM PDT Mon Oct 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Higher terrain across Eastern Klamath County and Lake
  County, including the Winter Rim area and Summer Lake. This also
  includes eastern portions of the Bootleg burn scar. 

* WHEN...From 5 AM to 7 PM PDT Tuesday.

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

* 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
312 
WWUS76 KMFR 050507
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
1007 PM PDT Mon Oct 4 2021

ORZ030-031-052200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.211005T1200Z-211006T0200Z/
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
1007 PM PDT Mon Oct 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Higher terrain across Eastern Klamath County and Lake 
  County, including the Winter Rim area and Summer Lake. This 
  also includes eastern portions of the Bootleg burn scar.

* WHEN...From 5 AM to 7 PM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Be
  aware that fire weakened trees are generally more likely to fall
  due to gusty than healthy trees. 

* 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
045 
WWUS76 KMFR 052137
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
237 PM PDT Tue Oct 5 2021

ORZ030-031-060200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-211006T0200Z/
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
237 PM PDT Tue Oct 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Higher terrain across Eastern Klamath County and Lake 
  County, including the Winter Rim area and Summer Lake. This 
  also includes eastern portions of the Bootleg burn scar.

* WHEN...From 5 AM to 7 PM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result. Be aware that fire weakened trees are generally more 
  likely to fall due to gusty than healthy trees.

* 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
Oct 4, 2:26 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR30 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.