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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2025, 12:59 AM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 21, 2025, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2025, 12:59 AM PDT (07:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2025, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2025, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 13 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 08:05 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, 8.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1392 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
996 WWUS76 KMFR 210759 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 1259 AM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 ORZ030-031-212200- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.250321T2100Z-250322T1000Z/ Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 1259 AM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Lake County and eastern Klamath County. This includes Highway 31 from Silver Lake to Summer Lake and Paisley, Highway 395 between Valley Falls and Alkali Lake, as well as the higher terrain around Winter Rim, and the Warner Mountains east of Lakeview. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Saturday. * 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. && $$ MAS
2 follow-up statements
420 WWUS76 KMFR 212112 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 212 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 ORZ030-031-221000- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-250322T1000Z/ Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 212 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Lake County and eastern Klamath County. This includes Highway 31 from Silver Lake to Summer Lake and Paisley, Highway 395 between Valley Falls and Alkali Lake, as well as the higher terrain around Winter Rim, and the Warner Mountains east of Lakeview. * WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Petrucelli
851 WWUS76 KMFR 220947 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 247 AM PDT Sat Mar 22 2025 ORZ030-031-221100- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-250322T1000Z/ Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 247 AM PDT Sat Mar 22 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Wind gusts to 40 mph are still possible early this morning, but overall winds will subside over the next few hours and the advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ MAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 8:48 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 32 hr |
Nearby
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.