High Wind Watch (10/12/16)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 246 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ... ANOTHER POTENTIALLY STRONGER STORM IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT PUSHES INLAND OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND WITH THE FRONT. WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST... IN THE SHASTA VALLEY... AND ACROSS THE EAST SIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND STORM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY...AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

CAZ085-ORZ029>031-131300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0016.161013T2100Z-161014T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.161013T2100Z-161014T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.161015T1800Z-161016T1800Z/ MODOC COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS... BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 246 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

TO 55 MPH. IN THE WARNING: SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH.
 * WINDS... IN THE ADVISORY: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45


 * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 5 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING.

INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31...395...AND 140.
 * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY

INCLUDING KLAMATH FALLS... SPRAGUE RIVER...AREAS NEAR ALTURAS... LAKEVIEW...AND SILVER LAKE.
 * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: MOST OF THE AREA...

IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY BE JUST AS STRONG OR STRONGER...AND WOULD IMPACT SIMILAR AREAS AS THE THURSDAY SYSTEM.
 * HIGH WIND WATCH ON SATURDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF DAMAGING WINDS

INTERRUPTIONS...AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. TRAVEL ALONG LOCAL HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE.
 * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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$$ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 246 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ... ANOTHER POTENTIALLY STRONGER STORM IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT PUSHES INLAND OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND WITH THE FRONT. WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST... IN THE SHASTA VALLEY... AND ACROSS THE EAST SIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND STORM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY...AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

ORZ021-022-131300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0016.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...BANDON... PORT ORFORD...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 246 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

REACH HURRICANE FORCE AT TIMES. HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST COULD SEE GUSTS 60 TO 90 MPH.
 * WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. WINDS MAY


 * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

BANDON...AND EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHWAY 101
 * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BROOKINGS...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH...

POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY BE JUST AS STRONG OR STRONGER...POSSIBLY REACHING HURRICANE FORCE AT  TIMES...AND WOULD IMPACT SIMILAR AREAS AS THE THURSDAY SYSTEM.
 * HIGH WIND WATCH ON SATURDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF DAMAGING WINDS IS

INTERRUPTIONS...AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 101 MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
 * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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$$ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 246 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ... ANOTHER POTENTIALLY STRONGER STORM IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT PUSHES INLAND OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND WITH THE FRONT. WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST... IN THE SHASTA VALLEY... AND ACROSS THE EAST SIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND STORM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY...AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

CAZ081-131300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0016.161013T2100Z-161014T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 246 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...


 * WINDS...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH.


 * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN WEED AND HILT.
 * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...WEED...MONTAGUE...GRENADA...YREKA...

IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY BE JUST AS STRONG OR STRONGER...AND WOULD IMPACT SIMILAR AREAS AS THE THURSDAY SYSTEM.
 * HIGH WIND WATCH ON SATURDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF DAMAGING WINDS

INTERRUPTIONS...AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
 * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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$$ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 246 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ... ANOTHER POTENTIALLY STRONGER STORM IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT PUSHES INLAND OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND WITH THE FRONT. WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST... IN THE SHASTA VALLEY... AND ACROSS THE EAST SIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND STORM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY...AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

CAZ084-131300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0033.161013T2100Z-161014T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0016.161015T1800Z-161016T1800Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS 246 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

55 MPH.
 * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO


 * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.


 * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DORRIS AND THE TULE LAKE BASIN.

IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY BE JUST AS STRONG OR STRONGER...AND WOULD IMPACT SIMILAR AREAS AS THE THURSDAY SYSTEM.
 * HIGH WIND WATCH ON SATURDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF DAMAGING WINDS

TREE DAMAGE AND RELATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
 * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND SOME

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD
 * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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$$ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 220 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

CAZ519-131200- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0008.161014T0600Z-161017T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 220 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PERIODS...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...AND SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
 * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THREE DISTINCT


 * WINDS...SPEEDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SEVERE CROSSWINDS ON CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY 168 WEST OF BISHOP. THOSE PLANNING RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS WEEKEND MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS.
 * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY IS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION.

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CMS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 259 PM MDT WED OCT 12 2016

MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-130900- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.A.0005.161014T1200Z-161015T1800Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD 259 PM MDT WED OCT 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.


 * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT, POSSIBLY REACHING 55 TO 75 MPH ALONG AND ADJACENT TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK FRIDAY EVENING...BUT COULD CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
 * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE

TRAILERS MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.
 * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND OTHERS TOWING LIGHTWEIGHT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

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