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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Medford, OR

June 1, 2024Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Jun 1, 2024, 9:24 PM PDT for Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Jun 2, 2024, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 1, 2024, 9:24 PM PDT (04:24 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 2, 2024, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 3, 2024, 5:00 PM PDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

County Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 207 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:24 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, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 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 2024-06-02Temperature 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 2024-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

491 
WWUS76 KMFR 020424
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
924 PM PDT Sat Jun 1 2024

ORZ031-022200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.240603T0600Z-240604T0000Z/
Central and Eastern Lake County-
924 PM PDT Sat Jun 1 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Lake County including portions of US Highway 
  391, the Winter Rim and Oregon Highway 31 from Silver Lake to 
  Paisley, and portions of Oregon Highway 140 east of Adel.

* WHEN...From 11 PM Sunday to 5 PM PDT Monday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds will begin Sunday evening around 
  11 PM and briefly diminish overnight before becoming gusty again 
  Monday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Loose objects may be blown away. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

BS
4 follow-up statements
971 
WWUS76 KMFR 022124
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
224 PM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024

ORZ031-031200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.240603T0600Z-240604T0000Z/
Central and Eastern Lake County-
224 PM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM 
PDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Lake County including portions of US Highway 
  391, the Winter Rim and Oregon Highway 31 from Silver Lake to 
  Paisley, and portions of Oregon Highway 140 east of Adel.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 5 PM PDT Monday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds will begin Sunday evening around 
  11 PM and briefly diminish overnight before becoming gusty again 
  Monday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Loose objects may be blown away. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

TD
682 
WWUS76 KMFR 031008
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
308 AM PDT Mon Jun 3 2024

ORZ031-031815-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-240604T0000Z/
Central and Eastern Lake County-
308 AM PDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of Lake County including portions of US Highway 
  391, the Winter Rim and Oregon Highway 31 from Silver Lake to 
  Paisley, and portions of Oregon Highway 140 east of Adel.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Loose objects may be blown away. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CC
293 
WWUS76 KMFR 031951
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
1251 PM PDT Mon Jun 3 2024

ORZ031-040000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-240604T0000Z/
Central and Eastern Lake County-
1251 PM PDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of Lake County including portions of US Highway 
  391, the Winter Rim and Oregon Highway 31 from Silver Lake to 
  Paisley, and portions of Oregon Highway 140 east of Adel.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

BPN
573 
WWUS76 KMFR 040014
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
514 PM PDT Mon Jun 3 2024

ORZ031-040115-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-240604T0000Z/
Central and Eastern Lake County-
514 PM PDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds have come down, therefore the wind advisory has expired.

$$

BS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 2:04 AM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR18 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.