Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 33, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Sep 8, 2008, 4:43 PM PDT. It took effect at Sep 9, 2008, 3:05 AM PDT. It was in force for 44 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2008, 4:43 PM PDT (23:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 9, 2008, 3:05 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2008, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
790 WHUS76 KMFR 082343 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 443 PM PDT MON SEP 8 2008 PZZ356-376-091245- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080910T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080909T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0022.080909T1200Z-080911T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0033.080909T1200Z-080911T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 443 PM PDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. THEN WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO GALES 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AND BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS TONIGHT. THE PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 9 SECONDS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER SEAS WILL REMAIN AT 11 TO 14 FEET. THE SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ370-091245- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080910T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080910T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 443 PM PDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING... THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 10 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 7 TO 8 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-091200- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080909T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080909T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- 443 PM PDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING... THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE NIGHT. WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 10 MILES FROM SHORE. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 9 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE TO 6 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$
6 follow-up statements
700 WHUS76 KMFR 091005 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 305 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 PZZ356-376-092200- /O.UPG.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080909T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0033.080909T1005Z-080911T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 305 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AND BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS TODAY. THE PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 9 SECONDS BY TONIGHT. THE SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PZZ370-092200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 305 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 8 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING ALSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-091200- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080909T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080909T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- 305 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... THEN DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT AROUND SUN RISE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 9 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE TO 6 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ FB
691 WHUS76 KMFR 091201 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 501 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 PZZ350-091315- /O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080909T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080909T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- 501 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING AND ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE RE-ISSUED LATER TODAY. $$ PZZ356-376-100115- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 501 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AND BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS TODAY. THE PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 9 SECONDS BY TONIGHT. THE SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PZZ370-100115- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 501 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 8 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING ALSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ FB
253 WHUS76 KMFR 091558 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 858 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 PZZ356-376-092300- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 858 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AND BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. COMBINED SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET...WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS TODAY. THE PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 9 SECONDS BY TONIGHT. THE SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PZZ350-092300- /O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.080909T1900Z-080911T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- 858 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 8 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING ALSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-092300- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 858 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 8 FEET...AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ MTS
834 WHUS76 KMFR 092308 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 408 PM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 PZZ370-101100- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080914T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080910T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0035.080910T0000Z-080911T1000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 408 PM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5PM PDT THIS EVENING UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN STRONGER FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL INTERACT WITH A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATER TONIGHT TO 15 TO 20 KT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TO 15 TO 25 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 20 TO 25 KT WINDS ARE THE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. COMBINED NORTH SEAS NEAR 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN TO 13 TO 15 FEET AT 10 SECONDS THIS EVENING. 10 TO 12 FOOT SEAS AT 9 SECONDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM PST THURSDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PZZ350-101100- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-080910T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0035.080910T0000Z-080911T1000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- 408 PM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS EVENING UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN STRONGER FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL INTERACT WITH A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COMBINED NORTH SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN THIS EVENING TO 11 TO 13 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. SEAS WILL THEN SUBSIDE TO 7 TO 9 FEET AT 10 SECONDS LATER TONIGHT BEFORE BUILDING AND STEEPENING AGAIN TO 8 TO 11 FEET AT 9 SECONDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 3 AM PDT THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PZZ356-376-101100- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080912T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 408 PM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN STRONGER FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL INTERACT WITH A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO GALE FORCE 35 KT WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW GALE FORCE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM ABOUT 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST TO ABOUT 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COMBINED NORTH SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 17 FEET AT 10 SECONDS THIS EVENING...AND THEN WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 14 FEET AT 10 SECONDS LATER TONIGHT. 10 TO 15 FOOT SEAS AT 9 SECONDS ARE THEN EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. HOWEVER...IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SEAS WILL PERIODICALLY DROP TO BELOW 10 FEET WITHIN 10 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH ABOUT NOON PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ BTL
118 WHUS76 KMFR 101002 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 302 AM PDT WED SEP 10 2008 PZZ350-102315- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080911T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.080910T1002Z-080911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- 302 AM PDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS MORNING TO 7 TO 9 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS. THIS IS DUE MAINLY TO A SHORT PERIOD SWELL AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TODAY BEFORE SUBSIDING FURTHER ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-102315- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080911T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.080910T1002Z-080914T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080914T1000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 302 AM PDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK BEFORE SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 20 KT SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS MORNING TO 7 TO 9 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS. THIS IS DUE MAINLY TO A SHORT PERIOD SWELL AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TODAY. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND WAVES THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGH SEAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ356-376-102315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080912T1000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 302 AM PDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE WITH FREQUENT GALE GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM ABOUT 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST TO ABOUT 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW GALE FORCE STRENGTH ON THURSDAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT 10 TO 13 FEET AT 9 SECONDS TODAY. THE SHORT PERIOD SWELL WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING BELOW 10 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ FB
988 WHUS76 KMFR 102246 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 346 PM PDT WED SEP 10 2008 PZZ356-111000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080911T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- 346 PM PDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WEST OF THE WATERS AND A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS AROUND 35 KT THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM ABOUT 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST WESTWARD. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT...BELOW GALE FORCE...LATER TONIGHT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT...LATER TONIGHT...A GALE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR FRIDAY. COMBINED NORTH SEAS OF 9 TO 14 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINES SEAS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH ON THURSDAY UNDER LIGHT WINDS TO 7 FEET AT 10 SECONDS FROM THE NORTHWEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PZZ376-111200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080911T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 346 PM PDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WEST OF THE WATERS AND A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS AROUND 35 KT THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EAST OF ABOUT 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST INTO THE INNER WATERS...TO WITHIN ABOUT 10 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT...BELOW GALE FORCE...LATER TONIGHT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT...LATER TONIGHT...A GALE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR FRIDAY. COMBINED NORTH SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET AT 10 SECONDS LATER TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS WILL THEN DIMINISH TO 8 TO 10 FEET AT 10 SECONDS FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS THAT WAVES WITH EXTREME STEEPNESS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO SHOALING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ PZZ350-110600- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-080911T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- 346 PM PDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 20 KT. COMBINED SEAS OF SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET AT 10 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT TO 5 TO 8 FEET 10 SECONDS BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-111200- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-080914T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-080914T1000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 346 PM PDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 20 KT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 11 FEET AT 10 SECONDS TONIGHT WILL FALL TO 7 TO 10 FEET ON THURSDAY...BUT STEEP WIND WAVES OF 6 FEET OR LARGER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ LUTZ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 8, 3:14 PM PDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 3:14 PM PDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
314 PM PDT MON SEP 8 2008
.DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH MOVES INLAND AHEAD OF WEAK AND MOSTLY
DRY COLD FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. AS THIS
FRONT MOVES ONSHORE LLVL MOISTURE AS WINDS BECOMES MORE ONSHORE
AND HAVE PUT A CHICKEN 20 ON THE COAST. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW FEEDING INTO THE
EAST SIDE WITH MARGINAL INSTABILITY...GOOD 700-500MB LAPSE RATES
AND STRONG BL-850 MB THETA E CONVERGENCE WARRANTING A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TS ON THE FAR EAST SIDE. ALTHOUGH PW VALUES ARE ONLY IN
THE .7 INCH RANGE...STEERING WINDS ARE WEAK AND HAVE NOT GONE
DRY...ALTHOUGH THE EVENT IS MARGINAL AND THUS THE SLIGHT CHANCE
ONLY. DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES ITS TREK EASTWARD INTO
THE GREAT BASIN WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE WEST
COAST AND THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENING ALONG THE COAST. THIS PATTERN
WILL RETURN THE WARM AND DRY TREND THAT IS DISRUPTED BRIEFLY
TOMORROW BEHIND THE FRONT.
&&
.AVIATION...AREAS OF IFR MOVE INTO THE COAST TONIGHT WITH AREAS OF
MVFR SPILLING INTO THE RBG AREA BY EARLY MORNING. THE RBG MVFR
CEILING SHOULD BURN OFF BY LATE MORNING AND THE IFR AREAS BURNING
OFFSHORE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
CA...NONE.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
PZZ356-PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR PZZ356-PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR PZZ350-
PZZ370.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR PZZ350-PZZ370.
SVENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 3:15 PM PDT | Gale Watch | MFR | 88 min |
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