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Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 928 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY. TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ANY PARTIAL CLEARING WOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO OR BELOW FREEZING IN AND NEAR THE SHASTA VALLEY. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE KLAMATH AND TULELAKE AREAS AS WELL. CAZ085-ORZ030-031-220030- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.130521T1900Z-130522T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 928 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 40 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF LAKE...KLAMATH... AND MODOC COUNTIES...AND THE AREA AROUND SUMMER LAKE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140 AND 395 IN SOUTHEAST OREGON...AND HIGHWAY 299 IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR 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. && $$ CC
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 214 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013 CAZ080>085-ORZ021>031-220900- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE... DORRIS...ALTURAS...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...BANDON... PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH... DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK... CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION... STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND...CRATER LAKE... CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE... SISKIYOU SUMMIT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY... CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 214 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013 A FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE CASCADES. SHOWERS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...A COLD SHOWERY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 2600 FEET BY TONIGHT. COLD SHOWERS WILL BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO ALL SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADE PASSES AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER SISKIYOU SUMMIT. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER PORTIONS OF BEAR CAMP ROAD. STATE ROUTE 45 TO THE OREGON CAVES MAY ALSO SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. OVERNIGHT SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP BRIEFLY DOWN TO LOWER PASSES LIKE SEXTON SUMMIT AS WELL. HOWEVER...WITH THE LONGER DAYS AND HIGHER SUN ANGLES...SOIL AND ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE QUITE WARM AND SNOW MAY MELT QUICKLY...ESPECIALLY BELOW 3500 FEET ELEVATION. COLD NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BRING BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES EAST OF THE CASCADES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES IN PLACES EAST OF THE CASCADES MAY DROP INTO THE MID TO LOWER 20S...POSSIBLY CAUSING UNPROTECTED EXPOSED PIPES TO BURST. WEST OF THE CASCADES TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER IN THE MID 30S FOR MANY LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND AROUND FREEZING IN THE SHASTA VALLY. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AS THE SYSTEM PROGRESSES. $$ CC