A High Wind Warning was issued for the coastal headlands of Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 1400 PST on 01/08 and expired at 0835 PST on 01/09. The above observations indicate that the warning was cancelled too early.
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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 1400 PST on 01/08 and expired at 0835 PST on 01/09. The above observations indicate that the warning was cancelled too early.
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 9, 8:30 AM PST, 3 hours earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
830 AM PST FRI JAN 9 2004
.DISCUSSION...SURFACE FRONT IS APPROACHING THE COAST THIS MORNING
AND WILL MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RADAR SHOWS
PRECIPITATION EXTENDING FROM NW CALIF NORTH TO ALONG THE COAST AND
INTO PORTIONS OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY. THE RAIN BAND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT
EAST TODAY WITH BEST CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE ROGUE VALLEY LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AS IT
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS AT THE HEADLANDS HAVE NOT MET
WARNING CRITERIA AND WILL PROBABLY CANCEL THE WARNING THIS MORNING.
WIND ADVISORY IN THE SHASTA VALLEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE ROGUE VALLEY WILL MOST LIKELY
CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE MORNING. MORNING SOUNDING SHOWED NEAR
30KT JUST OFF THE SURFACE AND MODELS FORECAST STRONGEST 700MB WIND
OVER OUR AREA AROUND 18Z. ALSO...MEDFORD TO REDDING SURFACE GRADIENT
HAS BEEN INCREASING. HOLTZ
&&
.MFR...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...GALE WARNING FLORENCE TO THE CA BORDER 0-60NM
WIND ADVISORY ROGUE VALLEY THIS MORNING
CA...GALE WARNING OR BORDER TO PT ST GEORGE 0-60NM
WIND ADVISORY SHASTA VALLEY THIS MORNING
&&
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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Gold Beach recorded a gust to 62 mph at this time.
Cape Blanco sustained winds were near 40 mph during this interval.
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: 5381094, 5381093.