A High Wind Warning was issued for the headlands of Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 1435 PST on 01/05 and expired at 0410 PST on 01/07. The above observations verified the warning.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High Wind Warning was issued for the headlands of Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 1435 PST on 01/05 and expired at 0410 PST on 01/07. The above observations 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 Jan 6, 2:30 PM PST, 5 hours earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
230 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2004
.DISCUSSION...OUR REGION WILL REMAIN BETWEEN THE MEAN LONGWAVE
TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND A LONG WAVE RIDGE NEAR 110W
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. SEVERAL WAVES WILL AFFECT OUR AREA THROUGH
THE PERIOD. THE CURRENT WAVE OFF THE OREGON COAST 130W IS MOVING
NORTHEAST TOWARDS NW WASHINGTON THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INLAND TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN CROSSING THE CASCADES. SNOW LEVELS
WILL GRADUALLY RISE TO GENERALLY 4000-5000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY. ENOUGH
UPSLOPE COMBINED WITH THE FRONT TONIGHT FOR A SNOW ADVISORY ZONES
80/82 ABOVE 3500 FEET. WILL CONTINUE HIGH WIND WARNING AT THE
COASTAL HEADLANDS TONIGHT WITH THE FRONT APPROACHING. NEXT WAVE WILL
APPROACH THE COAST WEDNESDAY. THE GFS IS STRONGER AND CLOSER TO THE
COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THIS FEATURE THAN THE ETA. MAY NEED HIGH
WIND WARNING AGAIN FOR THE HEADLANDS. YET ANOTHER WAVE WILL MOVE TO
THE COAST FRIDAY TO KEEP THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN GOING ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION.
EXTENDED...ENSEMBLES SHOW WEAK RIDGING NEAR THE COAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...THEN STRENGTHENING RIDGE ALONG THE COAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY
FOR A DRYING TREND. HOLTZ
&&
.MFR...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...GALE WARNING FLORENCE TO THE CA BORDER.
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR HEADLANDS TONIGHT ORZ021/022.
CA...GALE WARNING OR BORDER TO PT ST GEORGE.
SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT CAZ080/082.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 729 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2004 PZZ350-353-356-370-373-376-071430- 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- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- 729 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY GALE WARNING FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEE PDXCWFMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GALE WARNING EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ORZ021-022-071430- CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 729 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON .DAY ONE...TODAY HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE HEADLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HIGH WIND WARNING POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ORZ023-071430- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- 729 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON .DAY ONE...TODAY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING. SEE PDXWSWMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ080-082-071430- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 729 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ABOVE 3500 FEET. SEE PDXWSWMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ081-083>085-ORZ024>031-071430- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- MODOC COUNTY-NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- 729 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAYDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GERIG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter CU31 near Brookings reported south winds 45g54 mph.
Cape Blanco recorded winds in excess of 40 mph continually during this time period. The peak sustained wind was 55 mph at 2300 PST on 01/06.
Cape Blanco recorded a gust to 69 mph at this time.
Cape Blanco recorded winds in excess of 40 mph continuously during this time period.
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: 5380986, 5380988, 5380987, 5381088.