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Hazardous Seas Warning 21, NWS Medford, OR

May 3, 2009

NWS Medford, OR issued this hazardous seas warning at May 3, 2009, 3:17 AM PDT. It took effect at May 4, 2009, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 28 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
May 3, 2009, 3:17 AM PDT (10:17 UTC)
In effect from
May 4, 2009, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
May 5, 2009, 2:47 PM PDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

153 
WHUS76 KMFR 031017
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
317 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

PZZ370-376-032330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-090503T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0052.090504T1200Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0043.090504T1200Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0011.090504T1800Z-090505T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0021.090504T1800Z-090506T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0015.090504T1800Z-090505T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0010.090504T1800Z-090506T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
317 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM
PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
11 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. IN
ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE WATERS MONDAY
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND
45 KT ARE LIKELY. WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL RISE TO 13 TO 18
FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO
WESTERLY SWELL OF 14 FEET AT 11 TO 13 SECONDS THAT MOVE INTO THE
WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT...LOWERING TO LONGER PERIOD WEST
SWELL OF 12 FEET AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS TUESDAY EVENING.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-032330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-090503T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0011.090504T1800Z-090505T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0021.090504T1800Z-090506T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0015.090504T1800Z-090505T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0010.090504T1800Z-090506T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
317 AM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE WATERS MONDAY
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND
45 KT ARE LIKELY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 50 KT NEAR CAPE
BLANCO. THE GALES ARE LIKELY FROM NEAR GOLD BEACH TO CAPE
ARAGO...WITH WEAKER WINDS AND LOWER SEAS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND
WITHIN 5 MILES OF SHORE NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO. WIND WAVE DOMINATED
SEAS WILL RISE TO 13 TO 18 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING
BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO WESTERLY SWELL OF 14 FEET AT 11 TO 13
SECONDS THAT MOVE INTO THE WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT...LOWERING TO
LONGER PERIOD WEST SWELL OF 12 FEET AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS TUESDAY
EVENING.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

SVEN
10 follow-up statements
729 
WHUS76 KMFR 032258
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
358 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

PZZ350-356-041200-
/O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0043.090504T0000Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.SI.Y.0052.090504T1200Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.W.0015.090504T1800Z-090505T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0002.090504T1800Z-090505T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.090504T1800Z-090506T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
358 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT 5 PM PDT
TODAY UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT TODAY UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE GALE WARNING TO A STORM WARNING. THE
STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT LATE MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH 8 PM PDT MONDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY.

WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THIS
EVENING AND THEN WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT.

A VERY STRONG LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MONDAY MORNING SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO
RAPIDLY INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE FURTHER TO 40 TO 45 KT
WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 50 TO 60 KT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE
LATE MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

THESE RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS ON MONDAY WILL RAPIDLY BUILD SEAS
TO A VERY STEEP 10 FEET FROM THE SOUTH LATE MONDAY
MORNING...BUILDING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 FEET AT 10 SECONDS OR
LESS MONDAY AFTERNOON PERSISTING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-041200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0043.090504T0000Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0052.090504T0600Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.W.0015.090504T1800Z-090505T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0002.090504T1800Z-090505T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.090504T1800Z-090506T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
358 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PST
THIS EVENING UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM PDT THIS EVENING UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11
AM PDT MONDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS
UPGRADED THE GALE WARNING TO A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY.

WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THIS
EVENING AND THEN WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT.

A VERY STRONG LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. TONIGHT SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY
INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
THEN EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE FURTHER TO 40 TO 45 KT WITH
STORM FORCE GUSTS 50 TO 60 KT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE
MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

THESE RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS ON MONDAY WILL RAPIDLY BUILD SEAS
TO A VERY STEEP 10 FEET FROM THE SOUTH LATE MONDAY
MORNING...BUILDING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 FEET AT 10 SECONDS OR
LESS MONDAY AFTERNOON PERSISTING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

BTL
743 
WHUS76 KMFR 041008
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
308 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

PZZ350-356-042315-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0052.090504T1200Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.090504T1800Z-090506T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.090504T1800Z-090505T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
308 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

A VERY STRONG LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MORNING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY
INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
THEN EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE FURTHER TO 40 TO 45 KT WITH
STORM FORCE GUSTS 50 TO 60 KT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE
MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

THESE RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS ON MONDAY WILL RAPIDLY BUILD SEAS
TO A VERY STEEP 10 FEET FROM THE SOUTH LATE MONDAY MORNING...
BUILDING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 FEET AT 10 SECONDS OR LESS MONDAY
AFTERNOON PERSISTING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-042315-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.090504T1800Z-090506T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.090504T1800Z-090505T0300Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
308 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

A VERY STRONG LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. TONIGHT SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY
INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
THEN EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE FURTHER TO 40 TO 45 KT WITH
STORM FORCE GUSTS 50 TO 60 KT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE
MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

THESE RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS ON MONDAY WILL RAPIDLY BUILD SEAS
TO A VERY STEEP 10 FEET FROM THE SOUTH LATE MONDAY MORNING...
BUILDING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 FEET AT 10 SECONDS OR LESS MONDAY
AFTERNOON PERSISTING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

SVEN
251 
WHUS76 KMFR 041527
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
827 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

PZZ350-356-370-376-050430-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-090504T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.090504T1800Z-090506T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.090504T1800Z-090505T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
827 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

A VERY STRONG LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MORNING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO
30KT ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT LATE IN THE
MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE
FURTHER TO 40 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 50 TO 60 KT. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

THESE RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS ON MONDAY WILL RAPIDLY BUILD SEAS
TO A VERY STEEP 10 FEET FROM THE SOUTH LATE MONDAY MORNING...
BUILDING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 FEET AT 10 SECONDS OR LESS MONDAY
AFTERNOON PERSISTING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
976 
WHUS76 KMFR 041851
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1151 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

PZZ350-356-370-376-050800-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090506T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090505T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1151 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

A VERY STRONG LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO
RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 40 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 50 TO 60
KT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.

THESE RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS ON MONDAY WILL RAPIDLY BUILD SEAS
TO A VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 FEET AT 10 SECONDS OR LESS
THIS AFTERNOON PERSISTING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
466 
WHUS76 KMFR 042231
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
331 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

PZZ350-356-370-376-050415-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090506T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090505T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
331 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY.

A VERY STRONG LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH AND COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SOUTH
GALE FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS 35 TO 45 KT AND STORM FORCE GUSTS 50 TO
60 KT. THESE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND 8 PM TO
20 TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 35 KT.

THESE STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTHWEST
SEAS TO A VERY STEEP 14 TO 19 FEET AT 10 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. OVERNIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON STEEP TO
VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST SWELL 12 TO 16 FEET AT 11 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE
AND BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE FROM THE WEST WITH TIME AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE WATERS IN WAKE OF THE LARGE STORM SYSTEM.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

BTL
688 
WHUS76 KMFR 050256
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
756 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

PZZ350-356-370-376-051500-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090505T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0053.090505T0256Z-090505T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090506T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
756 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY.

STORM FORCE SOUTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE WATERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WHILE OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
NEAR THE HEADLANDS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT DURING TUESDAY MORNING.

COMBINED SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SEAS 14 TO 16 FEET AT 9 SECONDS WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. VERY STEEP TO STEEP SOUTHWEST SWELL
12 TO 16 FEET AT 11 SECONDS IS EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...
BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE FROM THE WEST WITH TIME ON TUESDAY.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

BTL
126 
WHUS76 KMFR 050952
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
252 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

PZZ356-376-052300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090506T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090505T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
252 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
   WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
   PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT.

COMBINED SEAS OF 16 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12
SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT WITH A DOMINANT
PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS....THEN TO 11 TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS.  

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-052300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090507T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090505T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
252 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
   WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
   PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT.

COMBINED SEAS OF 16 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12
SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT WITH A DOMINANT
PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS....THEN TO 12 TO 13 FEET WEDNESDAY WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
357 
WHUS76 KMFR 051539
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
839 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

PZZ356-376-060445-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090506T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090505T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
839 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT.

COMBINED SEAS OF 16 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO
12 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS....THEN TO 11 TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-060445-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090507T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090505T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
839 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT.

COMBINED SEAS OF 16 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO
12 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS....THEN TO 12 TO 13 FEET WEDNESDAY
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
350 
WHUS76 KMFR 051754
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1054 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

PZZ356-376-060700-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090505T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090506T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1054 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT.

COMBINED SEAS OF 16 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO
12 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS....THEN TO 11 TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-060700-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-090505T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090507T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1054 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WILL EASE TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT.

COMBINED SEAS OF 16 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO
12 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS....THEN TO 12 TO 13 FEET WEDNESDAY
WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
171 
WHUS76 KMFR 052147
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
247 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

PZZ356-061100-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090506T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0044.090505T2147Z-090507T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0054.090506T0900Z-090506T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
247 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...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 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

WEST SWELLS AROUND 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO
8 TO 9 FEET AT 11 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT...WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT.
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ370-061100-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090507T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0044.090505T2147Z-090507T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0054.090506T0600Z-090506T2100Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
247 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...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 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST SWELLS AROUND 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO
8 TO 9 FEET AT 11 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT...WITH WINDS OF 25 KT AND GUSTS OF 35 KT. WINDS WILL
BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ350-061100-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090507T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0044.090505T2147Z-090507T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0054.090506T0900Z-090506T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
247 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...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 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

WEST SWELLS AROUND 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO
8 TO 9 FEET AT 11 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT...WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTS OF 30 KT. WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ376-061100-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090506T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0044.090505T2147Z-090507T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0054.090506T0600Z-090506T2100Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
247 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...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 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST SWELLS AROUND 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO
8 TO 9 FEET AT 11 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

MEANWHILE...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WITH WINDS OF 25 KT AND GUSTS OF 30 KT.
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

STAVISH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hazardous seas 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 hazardous seas warning went out at May 2, 9:01 PM PDT, 6 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 9:01 PM PDT, 6 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
901 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.UPDATE...RADAR AND SATELLITE INDICATING SOUTHWEST OREGON IS GOING
TO SEE DEFINITE CHANCE OF RAIN BETWEEN NOW AND SUNRISE. IN
ADDITION...EVEN TYPICALLY DRIER VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE GOOD
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM SUNDAY. IVE MODIFIED
TONIGHTS FORECAST ACCORDINGLY...RAISING PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO
NEAR 100 PERCENT WEST OF THE CASCADES AND PRECIP AMOUNTS RANGING
FROM 0.5 TO OVER 1 INCH BEFORE SUNRISE SUNDAY. NO OTHER CHANGES
NEEDED TO PREVIOUS FORECAST.

&&

.AVIATION...WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AS MOISTURE FEEDS INTO THE AREA FROM NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF IFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE COAST. FINALLY WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY.
INCREASING FROM 20 KT AT 8 KFT TO 60 KT AT 16 KFT. FROM THE
FORECAST SOUNDING AT KMFR...IT APPEARS WIND SHEAR AT 10 KFT WILL
BE MORE PRONOUNCED BEGINNING AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 251 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009/

DISCUSSION...THE FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND WINDS HAVE PICKED UP OVER MOST OF THE AREA DUE TO PRESSURE
RISES. AS A RESULT HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SHASTA
VALLEY WITH WEED REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30-35 MPH WITH
GUST TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AS
THE NEXT WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 38 N AND 132 W IS
PROJECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS SOUTHWEST OREGON EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

THE GFS BRINGS THE LOW IN FASTER COMPARED TO THE NAM AND
ECMWF. AT THE SAME TIME THE GFS SHOWS A 155+ KT JET MOVING INTO
SOUTHWEST OREGON THIS EVENING...SO WOULD SUSPECT THE FASTER TIMING
IS THE WAY TO GO. THE LOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY MUCH AS IF
MOVES INTO THE AREA. HOWEVER DEPENDING ON THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THE LOW...WINDS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY COULD INCREASE AGAIN LATE
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME NO WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT THIS WILL HAVE TO BE RE
EVALUATED AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING.

A BREAK IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT...THEN THINGS COULD GET INTERESTING HEADING INTO MONDAY.
THE 12Z GFS IS SUGGESTING A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 44 N AND
132 W LATE MONDAY MORNING...THEN MOVING TOWARDS VANCOUVER ISLAND
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS ALSO HAS THE LOW DEEPENING TO 982 MB.
THE 12Z NAM SHOWED LITTLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE THE 0Z ECMWF WAS IN
THE MIDDLE. NOW THE 12Z ECMWF ALSO SHOWS RAPID DEEPENING WITH LOW
BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 984 MB AND THE 18Z NAM IS ALSO LEANING IN THAT
DIRECTION. SO THE CONFIDENCE IS BECOMING HIGHER THAT AT LEAST AT
THE COAST COULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR A HIGH WIND WATCH OR WARNING
FOR THE COAST FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING. NEVER
THE LESS...THE WIND EVENT SHOULD BE A SHORT LIVED ONE AS THE LOW
QUICKLY MOVES INTO WESTERN B.C. BY TUESDAY MORNING.

A WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH MOIST SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH. THIS SEEMS PLAUSIBLE GIVEN THAT
THERE IS A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE EXTENDING OUT INTO THE WESTERN
PACIFIC AS EVIDENCE BY THE WATER VAPOR IMAGE.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     ORZ021-ORZ022.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
     MONDAY NIGHT FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY
     FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.

MP/MWJ
Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 5:11 PM PDT, 10 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
511 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009

ORZ021-022-031200-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
511 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF SATURDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

SUGDEN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 5:02 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR10 hr
May 3, 3:17 AM PDTGale WarningMFR13 hr
May 3, 3:17 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR32 hr
May 3, 3:17 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR32 hr
May 3, 1:29 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas30 hr
May 3, 1:29 PM PDTWind AdvisoryMFRCurry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake30 hr
May 3, 3:58 PM PDTStorm WarningMFR28 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.