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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Medford, OR

January 27, 2021Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Jan 27, 2021, 4:50 AM PST for Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2021, 4:50 AM PST (12:50 UTC)
Expired
Jan 27, 2021, 10:00 PM PST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:52 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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2021-01-27Temperature 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 2021-01-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 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
1018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
214 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

427 
WWUS76 KMFR 271250
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
450 AM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

CAZ084-085-ORZ030-031-272300-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.210127T1250Z-210128T0600Z/
Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties-Modoc County-
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
Including the city of Bly
450 AM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50
  mph.

* WHERE...In California, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc
  Counties and Modoc County to include the Warner Mountains and
  portions of Highways 299 and 139. In Oregon, Northern and
  Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and
  Eastern Lake County to include portions of Highway 140 and 
  Highway 31 from Paisley through Summer Lake.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST 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...Blowing snow will reduce visibility at
  times.

* View the hazard area in detail at 
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

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
198 
WWUS76 KMFR 272122
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
122 PM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

CAZ084-085-ORZ030-031-280600-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210128T0600Z/
Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties-Modoc County-
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
Including the city of Bly
122 PM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 
  50 mph.

* WHERE...In California, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc 
  Counties and Modoc County to include the Warner Mountains and 
  portions of Highways 299 and 139. In Oregon, Northern and 
  Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and 
  Eastern Lake County to include portions of Highway 140 and 
  Highway 31 from Paisley through Summer Lake.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST 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...Blowing snow will reduce visibility at 
  times.

* View the hazard area in detail at 
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

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
253 
WWUS76 KMFR 280535
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
935 PM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

CAZ084-085-ORZ030-031-280645-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210128T0600Z/
Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties-Modoc County-
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County-
Central and Eastern Lake County-
Including the city of Bly
935 PM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

Winds have lowered below advisory criteria across all but the
highest elevations. Will allow the advisory to expire at the top
of the hour. Moderate to strong wind gusts will return to the
higher terrain Thursday afternoon, but should not effect more
populated valley locations. 

$$

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 4:42 PM PSTBlizzard WarningMFRSiskiyou11 hr
Jan 27, 4:09 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou5 hr
Jan 27, 1:14 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRModoc, Siskiyou30 hr
Jan 27, 2:18 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR32 hr

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.