A High Wind Warning was issued for CAZ081 effective at the above times. Two observations from the Weed RAWS verified the warning.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High Wind Warning was issued for CAZ081 effective at the above times. Two observations from the Weed RAWS verified the warning.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 19, 1:30 AM PST, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 AM PDT MON NOV 19 2001
THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS THIS WEEK HAS REACHED THE
COAST OF OREGON. THE AVN TIME SECTION INDICATES THERE WILL BE
RELATIVELY DRY PERIODS BETWEEN SYSTEMS TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY MORNINGS FOR THE REGION BETWEEN THE COAST RANGE AND THE
CASCADES. THE BREAKS WILL BE SHORT TO NON EXISTANT AT THE COAST WHILE
EAST OF THE CASCADES THEY WILL BE LONGER.
IT WILL BECOME QUITE WINDY WITH THIS FIRST SYSTEM AS A 987MB SURFACE
LOW MOVES EAST OF 130W BY MID DAY TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS AT THE HEADLANDS. THE POSITION OF THE LOW WILL OREINT THE
WINDS BELOW 700MB TO FAVOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY
AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE ROGUE VALLEY. THE
MOUNTAINS WILL BE WINDY AS WELL BUT WILL NOT MEET WARNING CRITERIA.
THE SURFACE LOW TUESDAY WILL BE DEEPER BUT MUCH FURTHER AWAY. CAPE
BLANCO MIGHT BLOW OVER 40 MPH BUT WINDS WILL BE PERHAPS 3/4THS OF
TODAYS SYSTEM OVER THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
THE SYSTEM WEDNESDAY WILL BE SIMULAR TO TUESDAYS BUT THE LOW WILL BE
SLIGHTLY WEAKER.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY STRONG JET DYNAMICS IS ZONAL FLOW WILL CONTINUE
THE RAIN WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO ABOUT 5000 FT.
SATURDAY THE MAIN TROUGH COMES THROUGH WITH THE SNOW LEVEL DOWN TO
PERHAPS 3000 FT.
SUNDAY A RIDGE BUILDS IN IF THE MRF CAN BE TRUSTED IN THIS FAST
CHANGING PATTERN.
MO
.MFR...GALE WARNING FLORENCE OR TO PT ST GEORGE CA.
HIGH WIND WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT SHASTA VALLEY
AND COASTAL HEADLANDS.
WIND ADVISORY TONDAY AND TONIGHT ROGUE VALLEYThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Weed RAWS reported a max sustained wind of 40 mph and a peak gust of 59 mph at 1445 PST on 11/19/01. One other Weed observation also verified the warning.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 2001
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