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WWUS76 KMFR 180116
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
516 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
ORZ022-181200-
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CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PISTOL RIVER, OPHIR,
BROOKINGS, HARBOR, GOLD BEACH, AND NESIKA BEACH
516 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY THE
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED
THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
* WHERE...THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST AND HEADLANDS. THIS INCLUDES
EXPOSED AREAS OVER 101 ALONG THE COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
CAZ085-ORZ030-031-181200-
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/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.251218T1800Z-251220T0000Z/
MODOC COUNTY-NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE
COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAKEVIEW, PAISLEY, DAVIS
CREEK, VALLEY FALLS, FORT ROCK, ADEL, AND NEW PINE CREEK
516 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM
PST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH EXPECTED IN AREA BASINS AND 65 TO 75
MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, PARTS OF LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING
SECTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31, 395, AND 140 NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF
SILVER LAKE, SUMMER LAKE, PAISLEY, AND ADEL AS WELL AS THE WARNER
MOUNTAINS IN MODOC COUNTY, INCLUDING CEDAR PASS. FOR THE WIND
ADVISORY, BROAD AREAS OF LAKE COUNTY AND INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES
OF FORT ROCK, ALKALI LAKE, VALLEY FALLS, LAKEVIEW, AND WILLOW
RANCH.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED FROM
THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE TENTS OR EMPTY TRASH BINS.
ORZ021-181200-
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SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BANDON AND PORT ORFORD
516 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL HEADLANDS INCLUDING ALONG HIGHWAY 101 AND THE
COMMUNITIES OF PORT ORFORD, BANDON, CHARLESTON, AND LAKESIDE.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
ORZ023>025-181200-
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CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILDERVILLE AND CAVE JUNCTION
516 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...TERRAIN IN DOUGLAS AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES AS WELL AS
HIGHWAY 199 THROUGH THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND INCLUDING THE
COMMUNITIES OF SELMA, CAVE JUNCTION, OBRIEN, AND TAKILMA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
CAZ084-ORZ029-181200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.251218T1800Z-251220T0000Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MIDLAND, OLENE, ALTAMONT, AND
KLAMATH FALLS
516 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN CALIFORNIA, NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC
COUNTIES, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 139. IN OREGON, KLAMATH
BASIN, INCLUDING KLAMATH FALLS, HIGHWAY 140 AND 97.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED FROM
THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE TENTS OR EMPTY TRASH BINS.
CAZ081-181200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.251218T2100Z-251219T1200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEED
516 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE SHASTA VALLEY IN CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING
WEED AND GRENADA AND ALONG I-5.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SMITH
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