A High Wind Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 26/1410 PST, effective until 27/0000 PST. The warning was cancelled at 26/2120 PST.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High Wind Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 26/1410 PST, effective until 27/0000 PST. The warning was cancelled at 26/2120 PST. The observation above was the only one that verified the warning other than Cape Blanco observations.
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 Feb 26, 8:50 AM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
850 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2006
.DISCUSSION...UPDATING MORNING ZONES TO ACCOUNT FOR A LITTLE MORE
WIND ACROSS THE AREA. SURFACE LOW PRESENTLY NEAR 988 MB OFF THE SRN
OR COAST WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOME 60 KT GUSTS
LOOK LIKELY AT THE HEADLANDS HOWEVER THE GRADIENT SUPPORTS A SE TO S
WIND ALONG THE COAST AND THIS SHOULD PREVENT ANY SEVERE GUSTINESS
FROM GETTING TO THE PUBLIC ZONES. STILL SHOULD GET PRETTY GUSTY
THOUGH.
ALSO...ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY WHERE WINDS
SHOULD GUST 45-50 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT.
UPSLOPE PRECIP WILL INCREASE TONIGHT OVER SISKIYOU COUNTY WHERE SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE PRETTY HIGH...BUT WARNING HEADLINE LOOKS FINE THERE
FOR NOW.
MAJOR DIFFERENCES APPEAR BETWEEN THE NAM AND THE GFS FOR LATER
MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY WHEN THE GFS DEVELOPS A 990 MB LOW
COMING UP FROM OFF THE SFO AREA AND INTO THE NE CA AREA BY EARLY
TUES MORNING. IS THIS COMES TRUE...WE WOULD PROBABLY NEED AT LEAST
WIND ADVISORY HEADLINES FOR ALL OF THE EAST. WELL BE DIGGING IN TO
THIS FOR AFTN PACKAGE.
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.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS UNDER SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID/HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS. MVFR CEILINGS MOVING INTO THE COASTAL AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...GALE WARNING FLORENCE TO CA BORDER 0-60NM.
CA...GALE WARNING OR BORDER TO PT. ST. GEORGE 0-60NM.
WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FT TNT-MON ZONES 080-082-083.
WIND ADVISORY SHASTA VALLEY ZONE 081 THRU TNT.
MTS
ALSO VISIT THE NWS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORDHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1230 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 PZZ350-353-356-271434- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- 1230 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ083-271434- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1230 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY... .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ080>082-271434- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1230 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY... .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PZZ370-373-376-271434- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- 1230 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. BUNKER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1150 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1147 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 E YREKA 41.73N 122.53W
02/26/2006 M45 MPH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
BEAUFORT FORCE REPORTED OF 8
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BUNKERThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Recorded at Long Prairie RAWS.
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