A High Wind Warning was issued for the coastal headlands of Oregon zones ORZ021/022 due to an incoming cold front. The warning was issued at 1340 PST on 03/24 and cancelled at 1200 PST on 03/25.
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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 due to an incoming cold front. The warning was issued at 1340 PST on 03/24 and cancelled at 1200 PST on 03/25. 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 Mar 25, 2:50 AM PST, 10 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
250 AM PST THU MAR 25 2004
.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ON SHORE THIS MORNING. THIS ONE WILL BE
STRONGER...WETTER...AND WINDIER. THAN THE PREVIOUS. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS WHILE WIND AND
SNOW ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY.
EXPECT A SHOT OF PRECIPITATION AND WINDS OVER MOST AREAS AS THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH...AND WIDESPREAD POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS UNTIL THE
UPPER TROUGH KICKS INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT.
SHOWERS WILL DROP OFF IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE AFTER THE TROUGH
KICKS INLAND...BUT DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT
WILL ALLOW ROUNDS OF SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO
AMPLIFY ALONG THE WEST COAST...SO EXPECT THE SHOWERS TO END SOMETIME
DURING THAT TIME FRAME. SUNDAY AND MONDAY LOOK DRY AT THIS TIME.
ANOTHER FRONT BRINGS MORE PRECIPITATION TUESDAY.
&&
.MFR...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING...ORZ021/022 HEADLANDS UNTIL NOON
TODAY.
GALE WARNING........FLORENCE OR TO OR/CA BORDER.
CA...GALE WARNING........OR/CA BORDER TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA.
SNOW ADVISORY CA080-082 NOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
WIND ADVISORY CA081 NOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 632 AM PST WED MAR 24 2004 CAZ080>085-ORZ023>031-251430- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS 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-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 632 AM PST WED MAR 24 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ORZ021-022-251430- CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 632 AM PST WED MAR 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS FOR TONIGHT. SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS UNTIL NOON THURSDAY. SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PZZ350-353-356-370-373-376-251430- 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- 632 AM PST WED MAR 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY A GALE WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS FOR TONIGHT. SEE PDXCWFMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A GALE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. SEE PDXCWFMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. GERIG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Cape Blanco sustained winds exceeded 46 mph continously during this period. The highest recorded sustained wind speed was 54 mph at 0300 PST.
Gold Beach recorded 58 mph gusts at 0900 and 1100 PST.
Cape Blanco gusts exceeded High Wind Warning criteria continously from 0300 to 1100 with the exception of the 0600 observation. The 1000 PST gust was the highest recorded gust.
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, March 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: 5384883, 5384885, 5384884.