A High Wind Warning was issued for the coastal headlands of Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 0500 PST on 01/29 and expired at 0455 PST on 01/30. The above observations verified the warning, and were the highest gusts recorded during this event.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High Wind Warning was issued for the coastal headlands of Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 0500 PST on 01/29 and expired at 0455 PST on 01/30. The above observations verified the warning, and were the highest gusts recorded during this event. Cape Blanco recorded gusts meeting High Wind Warning criteria continuously from 2100-2300 PST on 01/29. It also recorded one more 58 mph gust at 0300 PST on 01/30.
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 Jan 29, 8:30 PM PST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
830 PM PST THU JAN 29 2004
.DISCUSSION...
STRONG COLD FRONT HEADING TOWARD OREGON COAST THIS EVENING. AREA OF
VORTICITY HELPING TO ENHANCE FRONT AS IT APPROACHES. COASTAL WINDS
SHUD INCREASE QUICKLY TONIGHT AS OFFSHORE BOUYS SHOWING GUSTY S
WINDS. INLAND WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY FOR A WHILE AS FRONT MOVES
THRU WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE RAIN AND MTN SNOW. COLD AIR ALOFT
SHUD GENERATE SHOWERS FRIDAY WITH LOWER SNOW LEVELS. WATER VAPOR
SHOWING ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM AT 150/160W...SO SERIES OF PRECIP
EVENTS WILL CONTINUE FOR OUR REGION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.MFR...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...GALE WARNING FLORENCE TO CA BORDER.
HIGH WIND WARNING HEADLANDS OF ORZ021-022 TONIGHT.
CA...GALE WARNING CA BORDER TO PT. ST. GEORGE,CA.
WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT SHASTA VALLEY TONIGHT.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 612 AM PST THU JAN 29 2004 PZZ350-353-370-373-301430- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- 612 AM PST THU JAN 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT SEE PDXCWFMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ORZ021-022-301430- CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 612 AM PST THU JAN 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE HEADLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ081-301430- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 612 AM PST THU JAN 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY TONIGHT SEE PDXNPWMFR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HESS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Cape Blanco recorded a peak gust of 89 mph.
Gold Beach recorded a peak gust of 60 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, January 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5381101, 5381102.