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Gale Warning 13, NWS Medford, OR

February 24, 2010

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2010, 2:29 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2010, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 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
Feb 24, 2010, 2:29 PM PST (22:29 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2010, 7:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 26, 2010, 5:44 AM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

177 
WHUS76 KMFR 242229
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
229 PM PST WED FEB 24 2010

PZZ350-356-251130-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0027.100225T2100Z-100226T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0007.100226T0300Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0007.100226T0300Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0008.100226T0300Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0013.100226T0300Z-100226T1200Z/
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-
229 PM PST WED FEB 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY. 

COMBINED SEAS BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT AS WIND
WAVES INCREASE SHARPLY. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 12 FEET BY
LATE FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AS WEST
SWELLS RAMP UP TO 15 TO 18 FEET.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY FROM 20 KT TO
GALES OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO 20 KT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-251130-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100226T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0027.100225T1800Z-100226T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0007.100226T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0007.100226T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0008.100226T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0003.100226T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
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-
229 PM PST WED FEB 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THIS STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

COMBINED SEAS BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE TO 14 TO 17 FEET BY THURSDAY
EVENING AS WIND WAVES INCREASE SHARPLY. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO 10
TO 12 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
SATURDAY AS WEST SWELLS RAMP UP TO 15 TO 18 FEET.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 30 KT TO 45 KT DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO 20
KT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION
IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

&&

$$

SK
6 follow-up statements
788 
WHUS76 KMFR 250238
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
638 PM PST WED FEB 24 2010

PZZ370-376-251545-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100226T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0027.100225T1800Z-100226T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.100226T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0013.100226T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.100226T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
638 PM PST WED FEB 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO
10 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

COMBINED SEAS BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE TO 14 TO 17 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING
AS WIND WAVES INCREASE SHARPLY. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 12
FEET BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AS
WEST SWELLS RAMP UP TO 15 TO 18 FEET.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 30 KT TO 45 KT GALES DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO 20 KT BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.


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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-251545-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0027.100225T2100Z-100226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0013.100226T0300Z-100226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.100226T0300Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
638 PM PST WED FEB 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO
7 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO
10 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO
10 AM PST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

COMBINED SEAS BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT
AS WIND WAVES INCREASE SHARPLY. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO
12 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY
AS WEST SWELLS RAMP UP TO 15 TO 18 FEET.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY FROM 20 KT TO
GALES OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO 20 KT BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

SK
440 
WHUS76 KMFR 251056
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
256 AM PST THU FEB 25 2010

PZZ350-356-260000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0027.100225T2100Z-100226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0013.100226T0300Z-100226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.100226T0300Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
256 AM PST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET AS SOUTH
WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS
REACH PEAK INTENSITY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WINDS
AND SEAS DECREASE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

LARGE WEST SWELLS UP TO 17 FEET AT 15 SECONDS ARRIVE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...AND LOWER TO AROUND 10 FEET SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-260000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100226T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0027.100225T1800Z-100226T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0013.100226T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.100226T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
256 AM PST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO AROUND 15 FEET AS SOUTH
WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. CONDITIONS REACH PEAK INTENSITY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM.
WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

LARGE WEST SWELLS UP TO 17 FEET AT 15 SECONDS ARRIVE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...AND LOWER TO AROUND 10 FEET SUNDAY.

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.

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
282 
WHUS76 KMFR 252207
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
207 PM PST THU FEB 25 2010

PZZ350-356-261115-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-100226T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.100226T0300Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0013.100226T0600Z-100226T1200Z/
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-
207 PM PST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 16 FEET AS SOUTH
WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS REACH PEAK
INTENSITY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WINDS AND SEAS
DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING.

LARGE WEST SWELLS UP TO 16 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ARRIVE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...AND LOWER TO AROUND 10 FEET SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-261115-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-100226T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100226T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.100226T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0013.100226T0300Z-100226T1200Z/
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-
207 PM PST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 16 FEET AS SOUTH
WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS REACH PEAK
INTENSITY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WINDS AND SEAS
DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING.

LARGE WEST SWELLS UP TO 16 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ARRIVE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...AND LOWER TO AROUND 10 FEET SUNDAY.

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.

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.

&&

$$

SK
805 
WHUS76 KMFR 261031
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
231 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

PZZ370-376-261800-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
231 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
   MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
   MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

SOUTH GALES TO 40 KT WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT LATER THIS
MORNING. 

COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FT WITH A SHORT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS WILL
SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF AROUND
10 SECONDS.  

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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-261800-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
231 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
   MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
   MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

SOUTH GALES TO 40 KT WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT LATER THIS
MORNING. 

COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FT WITH A SHORT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS WILL
SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF AROUND
10 SECONDS.  

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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

&&

$$

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249 
WHUS76 KMFR 261154
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
354 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

PZZ370-376-261800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
354 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
   MORNING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

SOUTH GALES TO 40 KT WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT LATER THIS
MORNING.

COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FT WITH A SHORT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS
WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF
AROUND 10 SECONDS.

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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-261800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
354 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
   MORNING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

SOUTH GALES TO 40 KT WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT LATER THIS
MORNING.

COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FT WITH A SHORT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS
WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF
AROUND 10 SECONDS.

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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

&&

$$

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132 
WHUS76 KMFR 261344
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
544 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

PZZ350-356-261800-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0028.100226T1344Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
544 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
   MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
   MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT LATER THIS
MORNING.

COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FT WITH A SHORT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS
WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF
AROUND 10 SECONDS.

&&

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-261800-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0028.100226T1344Z-100226T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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-
544 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
   MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
   MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT LATER THIS
MORNING.

COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FT WITH A SHORT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS
WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF
AROUND 10 SECONDS.

&&

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.

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.

&&

$$

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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 Feb 24, 8:32 AM PST, 5 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 8:32 AM PST, 5 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
832 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010

.DISCUSSION...

NO MORNING UPDATE AS THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK. WE WILL SEE A FEW
SHOWERS TODAY IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAYS SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM OF CONCERN IS THE
SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS STRONGER THAN YESTERDAYS SYSTEM SO WILL
BE ANALYZING 12Z DATA FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE HAZARDS/WATCHES
FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND HIGH
WIND WATCH ADDRESSES THE SNOW AND WIND CONCERNS WITH THIS NEXT
SYSTEM.

&&

.AVIATION...

IFR AND MVFR CIGS EXPECTED THIS MORNING FOR THE TERMINALS IN
ASSOCIATION WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH
IN AERIAL COVERAGE THROUGH TODAY WITH VFR CIGS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA BY AFTERNOON.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 446 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010/

DISCUSSION...A VERY BUSY MORNING AS ONE STORM SYSTEM EXITS AND
ANOTHER STRONGER SYSTEM APPROACHES...EXPECTED TO IMPACT OUR REGION
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.

RAIN AND SNOW LAST NIGHT HAS TRANSITIONED TO SHOWERS. A BURST OF
SHOWERS IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ASSOCIATED WITH A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY OFFSHORE AND HEADED EAST TOWARD THE
OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER. BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE AFTER DAYBREAK...
LINGERING INSTABILITY WILL PRODUCE LOW TOPPED COLD AIR CUMULUS
WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS TONIGHT BUT CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE LEADING WARM FRONT.
THIS WILL BE A DEEPER LOW AND TAKE A TRACK THAT IS FARTHER NORTH
WHILE IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A MORE DUE SOUTH COMPONENT TO THE WINDS NEAR MOUNT
SHASTA WHILE WINDS NORTH OF THE UMPQUA DIVIDE WILL BE OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO WARMER AIR ALOFT. SNOW LEVELS
LAST NIGHT WERE MAINLY 3000 TO 3500 FEET BUT WILL BE 4500 TO 5500
FEET THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THUS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY TO BE GREATER THAN LAST NIGHT BUT IMPACT A SMALLER PORTION
OF OUR REGION. WINDS MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO REACH ADVISORY
LEVELS INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT BUT HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY AT THE
COAST SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO...THUS A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY. RIDGING WILL DEVELOP FOR
THE WEEKEND WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF LIGHT OVERRUNNING
SHOWERS...MAINLY AT THE COAST AND DOUGLAS COUNTY SATURDAY THEN
IMPROVING CONDITIONS AFTER PATCHY MORNING VALLEY FOG ON SUNDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS.

A GFS/ECMWF COMPROMISE WAS UTILIZED BEYOND SUNDAY WITH THE NEXT IN
THE SERIES OF FRONTS CURRENTLY INDICATED FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
AND THEN ANOTHER WEAKER FRONT ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR ORZ021-022.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
     PZZ350-356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
     MORNING FOR PZZ350-356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356.
     GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
     PZZ370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
     MORNING FOR PZZ370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY
     FOR PZZ370-376.

KS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 6:51 AM PST, 7 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
651 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010

ORZ021-022-242300-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
651 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ082-083-242300-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
651 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A POTENT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT. A
MILDER AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN AHEAD THIS SYSTEM SO INITIALLY SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE UP AROUND 5000 FEET WHEN SNOW BEGINS THURSDAY
EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THURSDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS DURING THE STORM WILL BE 4500 TO 5000
FEET BUT MAY LOWER TO NEAR 4000 FEET DURING TIMES OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW
ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SPILDE/STAVISH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 24, 8:53 AM PST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
853 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 AM     SNOW             11 SSE SPRAGUE RIVER    42.30N 121.42W
02/24/2010  M3.0 INCH        KLAMATH            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            13 HOUR ACCUMULATION ENDING AT 4AM...

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Feb 24, 9:33 AM PST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
933 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     SNOW             4 SW WEED               41.37N 122.42W
02/24/2010  M4.5 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            18 HOUR ACCUMULATION ENDING AT 6AM

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Feb 24, 11:16 AM PST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1116 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNW BROOKINGS         42.12N 124.32W
02/24/2010  M1.74 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR ACCUMULATION ENDING AT 8AM

&&

BUNKER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 3:47 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas11 hr
Feb 24, 2:29 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR44 hr
Feb 24, 2:29 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR32 hr
Feb 24, 2:29 PM PSTStorm WatchMFR4 hr
Feb 24, 2:40 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas39 hr
Feb 24, 2:47 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchMFRSiskiyou12 hr
Feb 24, 2:47 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou12 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.