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Wind Advisory 35, NWS Medford, OR

December 21, 2021Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2021, 3:24 AM PST for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Dec 22, 2021, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2021, 3:24 AM PST (11:24 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2021, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 22, 2021, 9:38 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

County Siskiyou County, CA

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:28 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 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-21Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 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
1940 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

451 
WWUS76 KMFR 211124
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
324 AM PST Tue Dec 21 2021

CAZ081-220600-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.211222T2100Z-211223T0900Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
Including the city of Weed
324 AM PST Tue Dec 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of both Interstate 5 and Highway 97 in and near
  the town of Weed in Central Siskiyou County.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Wednesday to 1 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Steering could become difficult, at times, due to wind gusts,
  especially 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.

&&

$$
BTL
Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
5 follow-up statements
742 
WWUS76 KMFR 211127 CCA
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Medford OR
327 AM PST Tue Dec 21 2021

Corrected expected wind speeds...

CAZ081-220600-
/O.COR.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.211222T2100Z-211223T0900Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
Including the city of Weed
327 AM PST Tue Dec 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of both Interstate 5 and Highway 97 in and near
  the town of Weed in Central Siskiyou County.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Wednesday to 1 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Steering could become difficult, at times, due to wind gusts,
  especially 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.

&&

$$
BTL
Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
755 
WWUS76 KMFR 212315
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
315 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021

CAZ081-220715-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.211222T2100Z-211223T0900Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
Including the city of Weed
315 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of both Interstate 5 and Highway 97 in and 
  near the town of Weed in Central Siskiyou County.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Wednesday to 1 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Steering could become difficult, at times, due to wind gusts, 
  especially 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
482 
WWUS76 KMFR 220630
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
1030 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021

CAZ081-222300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.211222T2100Z-211223T0900Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
Including the city of Weed
1030 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
   PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of both Interstate 5 and Highway 97 in and 
  near the town of Weed in Central Siskiyou County.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Wednesday to 1 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Steering could become difficult, at times, due to wind gusts, 
  especially 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
811 
WWUS76 KMFR 222244
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
244 PM PST Wed Dec 22 2021

CAZ081-230900-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-211223T0900Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
Including the city of Weed
244 PM PST Wed Dec 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of both Interstate 5 and Highway 97 in and 
  near the town of Weed in Central Siskiyou County.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Wednesday to 1 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Steering could become difficult, at times, due to wind gusts, 
  especially 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
246 
WWUS76 KMFR 230538
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
938 PM PST Wed Dec 22 2021

CAZ081-230645-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-211223T0900Z/
Central Siskiyou County-
938 PM PST Wed Dec 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

South to southeast winds are still gusty, but they have diminished
below Wind Advisory thresholds.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 4:11 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRSiskiyou51 hr
Dec 21, 4:11 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRModoc, Siskiyou72 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.