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Wind Advisory 34, NWS Medford, OR

December 19, 2021Siskiyou County, California; Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2021, 2:44 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California; Lake County, Oregon. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2021, 2:44 PM PST (22:44 UTC)
Expired
Dec 20, 2021, 10:00 AM PST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 2021-12-19Temperature 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 2021-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 221 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
958 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
221 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
404 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

707 
WWUS76 KMFR 192244
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
244 PM PST Sun Dec 19 2021

CAZ081-200645-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.211219T2244Z-211220T1500Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
244 PM PST Sun Dec 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...The Shasta Valley near Weed and Grenada along 
  interstate 5.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM PST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could make travel difficult for high 
  profile vehicles.

* 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.

&&

$$

ORZ031-200645-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.211219T2244Z-211220T1200Z/
Central and Eastern Lake County-
244 PM PST Sun Dec 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Central and Eastern Lake County along Highway 31 near
  Summer Lake.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could make travel difficult for high
  profile vehicles.

* 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
232 
WWUS76 KMFR 200628
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
1028 PM PST Sun Dec 19 2021

ORZ031-200730-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-211220T1200Z/
Central and Eastern Lake County-
1028 PM PST Sun Dec 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The last advisory speed gusts occured between 3 and 5 hours ago
and guidance is not indicating more are likely for the rest of the
night.

$$

CAZ081-201500-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-211220T1500Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
1028 PM PST Sun Dec 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...The Shasta Valley near Weed and Grenada along 
  interstate 5.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM PST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could make travel difficult for high
  profile vehicles.

* 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
931 
WWUS76 KMFR 201440
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
640 AM PST Mon Dec 20 2021

CAZ081-201800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-211220T1800Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
640 AM PST Mon Dec 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...The Shasta Valley near Weed and Grenada along Interstate
  5.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM PST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could make travel difficult for high
  profile vehicles.

* 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
095 
WWUS76 KMFR 201743
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
943 AM PST Mon Dec 20 2021

CAZ081-201845-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-211220T1800Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
943 AM PST Mon Dec 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

Breezy southerly winds will persist through the day, although the
strongest gusts have passed.

$$

Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 1:35 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR3 days
Dec 19, 1:35 AM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR4 days

Nearby

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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.