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WWUS76 KMFR 240256
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
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JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MEDFORD, BUTTE FALLS, ROGUE
RIVER, JACKSONVILLE, GOLD HILL, APPLEGATE, ASHLAND, AND SHADY
COVE
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1
PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTHEAST
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SISKIYOU AND
CASCADE FOOTHILLS, HIGHER ELEVATIONS EAST OF MEDFORD, AND THE
SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY SOUTH OF MEDFORD, INCLUDING ASHLAND,
PHOENIX, TALENT, AND THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. THE WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER AREAS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, BRING DOWN TREES,
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE INFLATABLE
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE
CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE. TAKE TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL
POWER OUTAGES.
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CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HILT, KLAMATH RIVER, YREKA,
AND WEED
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1
PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH,
SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE SHASTA VALLEY IN CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY, INCLUDING
INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY, MONTAGUE, GRENADA AND WEED.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, BRING DOWN TREES,
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE INFLATABLE
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE
CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE. TAKE TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL
POWER OUTAGES.
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MODOC COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DAVIS CREEK, LOOKOUT, ADIN,
LIKELY, ALTURAS, CANBY, AND DAY
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1
PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, SOUTH WINDS
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...MODOC COUNTY, INCLUDING ALTURAS, CANBY, TIONESTA, ADIN,
AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL
BE BLOWN ABOUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE
CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE. TAKE TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL
POWER OUTAGES.
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KLAMATH BASIN-NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN
LAKE COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PAISLEY, ALTAMONT, BLY,
GILCHRIST, FORT ROCK, SPRAGUE RIVER, KLAMATH FALLS, BEATTY,
MIDLAND, OLENE, CHEMULT, VALLEY FALLS, ADEL, CRESCENT, NEW PINE
CREEK, AND LAKEVIEW
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4
PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, SOUTHEAST
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...LAKE AND THE MAJORITY OF KLAMATH COUNTY, INCLUDING KLAMATH
FALLS, SILVER LAKE, SUMMER LAKE, LAKEVIEW, AND SIGNIFICANT
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140, 395, 97, AND 31.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST WEDNESDAY. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL
BE BLOWN ABOUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE
CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE. TAKE TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL
POWER OUTAGES.
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NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DORRIS, TULELAKE, NEWELL, AND
MACDOEL
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1
PM PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES, INCLUDING
TULELAKE, DORRIS, AND MACDOEL.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, BRING DOWN TREES,
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE INFLATABLE
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE
CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE. TAKE TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL
POWER OUTAGES.
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SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SISKIYOU SUMMIT, HOWARD
PRAIRIE, DIAMOND LAKE, UNION CREEK, CRATER LAKE, AND CRESCENT
LAKE
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1
PM PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH
EXPECTED. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* WHERE...THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS,
INCLUDING SISKIYOU SUMMIT, MT ASHLAND, CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK,
DIAMOND LAKE, HYATT AND HOWARD PRAIRIE LAKES, AND THE PASSES OF
HIGHWAYS 140, 138, 62, 66, AND 58.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ADDITIONAL WIND AND SNOW HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE
CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE. TAKE TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL
POWER OUTAGES.
ORZ021-022-241315-
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SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NESIKA BEACH, NORTH BEND,
PISTOL RIVER, REEDSPORT, BANDON, MYRTLE POINT, PORT ORFORD, COOS
BAY, HARBOR, POWERS, OPHIR, GOLD BEACH, AND COQUILLE
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65
MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTY COAST, INCLUDING
BROOKINGS, GOLD BEACH, PORT ORFORD, BANDON, COOS BAY, NORTH BEND,
LAKESIDE, REEDSPORT, AND MOST PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 101. WINDS WILL
BE STRONGEST ALONG HEADLANDS AND CAPES, AND ALONG EXPOSED PORTIONS
OF HIGHWAY 101.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL
BE BLOWN ABOUT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE
CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE. TAKE TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL
POWER OUTAGES.
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EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TOKETEE FALLS AND STEAMBOAT
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, INCLUDING TOKETEE FALLS,
STEAMBOAT, AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 138.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL
BE BLOWN ABOUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE
CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE. TAKE TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL
POWER OUTAGES.
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WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PONDOSA, ETNA, CALLAHAN,
SCOTT BAR, HAPPY CAMP, FORT JONES, GREENVIEW, AND SOMES BAR
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY AND WESTERN
SISKIYOU COUNTY, INCLUDING THE LOWER KLAMATH RIVER VALLEY, AND
SCOTT VALLEY, HAPPY CAMP, FORT JONES, ETNA, CALLAHAN AND MOST
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 96, 3 AND SAWYERS BAR ROAD.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. AVOID AREAS WITH WEAKENED TREES.
ORZ023-024-241315-
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CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UMPQUA, WINCHESTER,
CANYONVILLE, MERLIN, DRAIN, GLENDALE, CAVE JUNCTION, ELKTON,
SUTHERLIN, WILDERVILLE, ROSEBURG, GRANTS PASS, MYRTLE CREEK, AND
GREEN
656 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, INCLUDING ROSEBURG, CAVE JUNCTION, GRANTS PASS,
AND THE ENTIRE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES
BETWEEN GRANTS PASS AND CANYONVILLE.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. LARGE INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. AVOID AREAS WITH WEAKENED TREES.
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