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WWUS76 KMFR 220027
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
527 PM 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.

CAZ084-ORZ029-220600-
/O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0018.130522T0900Z-130522T1600Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
527 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...26 TO 30.

* TEMPERATURE INVERSION...THERE WILL BE NO INVERSION AND COLD
  AIR ALOFT WILL BE IN PLACE.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...TULELAKE...
  DORRIS.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF
  LEFT UNPROTECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

CAZ081-220600-
/O.CON.KMFR.FZ.W.0018.130522T0900Z-130522T1600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
527 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...27 TO 32.

* TEMPERATURE INVERSION...THERE WILL BE NO INVERSION AND COLD
  AIR ALOFT WILL BE IN PLACE.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF
  LEFT UNPROTECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-220300-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130522T0300Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
527 PM 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.

* 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.

&&

$$