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Hazardous Seas Warning 21, NWS Medford, OR

May 18, 2010

NWS Medford, OR issued this hazardous seas warning at May 18, 2010, 5:02 AM PDT. It took effect at May 19, 2010, 5:00 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 18, 2010, 5:02 AM PDT (12:02 UTC)
In effect from
May 19, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
May 20, 2010, 9:00 AM PDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

496 
WHUS76 KMFR 181202
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
502 AM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010


PZZ350-356-370-376-190000-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0015.100519T1200Z-100520T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0021.100519T1200Z-100521T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.100519T1200Z-100520T0000Z/
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-
502 AM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SOUTH
35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 11 TO 15 FEET WITH AN
AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
597 
WHUS76 KMFR 182101
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
201 PM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010

PZZ370-376-191015-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0027.100519T1200Z-100520T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.100519T1200Z-100520T1200Z/
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-
201 PM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO
5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SOUTH
35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 11 TO 15 FEET WITH AN
AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 TO 10 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-191015-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0027.100519T1700Z-100520T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.100519T1700Z-100520T1200Z/
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-
201 PM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SOUTH
35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 11 TO 15 FEET WITH AN
AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

DDG
021 
WHUS76 KMFR 190301
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
801 PM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010

PZZ370-376-191615-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.100519T1200Z-100520T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.100519T1200Z-100520T1200Z/
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-
801 PM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SOUTH
35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH AN AVERAGE
PERIOD OF 9 TO 10 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-191615-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.100519T1700Z-100520T0400Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.100519T1700Z-100520T1200Z/
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-
801 PM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SOUTH
35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH AN AVERAGE
PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

DDG
619 
WHUS76 KMFR 191606
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
906 AM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

PZZ350-356-200515-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.100519T1606Z-100520T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0027.100519T1700Z-100520T0400Z/
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-
906 AM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OREGON TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OREGON OUT 10 NM...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OREGON TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10
NM. THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OREGON OUT 10 NM. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.

SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SOUTH
35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH AN
AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-200515-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-100520T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T0600Z/
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-
906 AM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60
NM... 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60
NM... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OREGON TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM.
THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OREGON FROM 10 TO 60 NM. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.

SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SOUTH
35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH AN AVERAGE
PERIOD OF 9 TO 10 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$
196 
WHUS76 KMFR 191614
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
914 AM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

PZZ356-376-200515-
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0028.100519T1614Z-100520T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T0600Z/
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-
914 AM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY. SOUTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 KT
WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH AN
AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-200515-
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0028.100519T1614Z-100520T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
914 AM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY. SOUTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 KT
WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH AN
AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 TO 10 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$
514 
WHUS76 KMFR 200009
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
509 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

PZZ376-201315-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0046.100520T0009Z-100521T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-100520T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0071.100520T0009Z-100520T0300Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
509 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING.
OCCASIONAL GUST TO 30 KT MAY ALSO OCCUR MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN
PART.

SEAS WILL ALSO DECREASE TO 10 TO 12 FEET WITH AN AVERAGE PERIOD
OF 9 SECONDS AND CONTINUE IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-201315-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0046.100520T0009Z-100521T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-100520T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
509 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE
WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SEAS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 13 FEET THIS EVENING WITH AN AVERAGE
PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MOST OF
THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-200600-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-100520T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
509 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY. SOUTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 KT
WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH AN
AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 TO 10 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$
276 
WHUS76 KMFR 200024
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
524 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

PZZ350-370-200600-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-100520T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
524 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY. SOUTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 KT
WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH AN
AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 TO 10 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-201330-
/O.EXA.KMFR.SI.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100520T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-100521T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
524 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING NORTH OF GOLD BEACH... 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 KNOT NORTH OF GOLD BEACH
THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WITH LIGHTER WINDS TO THE SOUTH. WINDS
WILL DECREASE TO 10 KNOT ACROSS THE ZONE BY MIDNIGHT.

SEAS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 13 FEET THIS EVENING WITH AN AVERAGE
PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MOST OF
THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-201330-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100520T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-100521T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
524 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING.
OCCASIONAL GUST TO 30 KT MAY ALSO OCCUR MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN
PART.

SEAS WILL ALSO DECREASE TO 10 TO 12 FEET WITH AN AVERAGE PERIOD
OF 9 SECONDS AND CONTINUE IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
329 
WHUS76 KMFR 200314
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
814 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

PZZ350-370-201200-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-100520T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0072.100520T0314Z-100520T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
814 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY.
THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
WILL CONTINUE AT 12 TO 15 FEET WITH AN AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 TO 10
SECONDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE NORTH OF
CAPE ARAGO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-201200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-100521T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100520T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0072.100520T0314Z-100520T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
814 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...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 UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL
GUST TO 30 KT MAY ALSO OCCUR MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PART.

SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT 11 TO 13 FEET WITH AN AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9
SECONDS OVERNIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THROUGHOUT
THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-201200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-100521T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100520T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
814 PM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SEAS HAVE RISEN TO 11 TO 13 FEET WITH AN AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9
SECONDS THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THROUGHOUT THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
801 
WHUS76 KMFR 200925
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
225 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010

PZZ350-370-201600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-100520T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T1600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
225 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

SEAS 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 TO 12 SECONDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 12 FEET.

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.

&&



$$

PZZ356-376-201600-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T1600Z/
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-
225 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

SEAS 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 TO 12 SECONDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 12 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
584 
WHUS76 KMFR 201603
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
903 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010


PZZ350-356-370-376-210000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100520T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0047.100520T1603Z-100521T0000Z/
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-
903 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

SEAS BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 


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.

&&

$$

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 18, 3:23 AM PDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 3:23 AM PDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
323 AM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010

.DISCUSSION...UNUSUALLY STRONG SYSTEMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
THROUGH THE WEEK. THE NEXT SYSTEM IN LINE THAT WILL BE USHERS
THROUGH ON THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A 140KT JET IS BEGINNING TO
BUCKLE IN THE FLOW PAST 140 W WITH A WEAK BAROCLINIC LEAF
BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ON THE WV IMAGES. THIS WILL SLOW IN WESTERN
MOVEMENT AS SYSTEM DEEPENS TOMORROW. THE LATEST TRACK OF THE
SURFACE LOW IS BRINGING IT CLOSER TO SHORE WITH H850 WINDS
STRONGER AND VECTORING MORE INTO THE COAST...WITH 8-9 MB PRESSURE
GRADIENT FROM ACV-OTH BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE NAM IS
INDICATING A A BARRIER JET FORMATION ALONG THE COAST WITH 925
WINDS FUNNELING ALONG THE COAST AT +60KT. WITH THESE INDICATORS AM
ISSUING A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE COAST AS THE FRONT MOVES
INLAND...PLUS TIMING BUFFER ON EITHER SIDE AS THIS IS THIRD PERIOD
OUT. THIS IS MORE LIKE A LATE WINTER STORM WITH 850 MB TEMPS
DROPPING TO -1 TO -3 C BEHIND THE FRONT...BRINGING SNOW LEVELS
DOWN TO HIGHER PASS LEVELS WITH A QUICK SHOT OF MODERATE SNOW
RATES POSSIBLE BEFORE SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE IN BEHIND. THIS
COOLER AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING IN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES REACHING ONLY INTO THE MID 50S ON THE WEST SIDE OF
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NEAR 60 IN WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY AND THE
UPPER 40S ON THE EAST SIDE.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR WITH ISOLATED IFR CONDITIONS WEST OF THE CASCADES
AND IN THE KLAMATH BASING THIS MORNING. THIS LOW DECK WILL RAISE
TO VFR DECKS WITH HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURED BACK TO THE COAST.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
     FOR ORZ021-022.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.

SVEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 3:15 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas11 hr
May 18, 2:02 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas25 hr
May 18, 2:02 PM PDTWind AdvisoryMFRJackson, Klamath, Lake35 hr

Nearby

Hazardous Seas Warnings in Oregon, 2010Every hazardous seas warning in 2010

Sources

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