Alert archive / Oregon / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Oct 23, 2010, 3:40 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 23, 2010, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Oct 23, 2010, 3:40 AM PDT (10:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 23, 2010, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
704 WHUS76 KMFR 231040 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 340 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 PZZ350-356-232345- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-101024T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0004.101024T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.101024T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ 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- 340 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 KT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. DESPITE THE BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS TODAY...SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH A MIXTURE OF SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WEST SWELL. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 12 FT TODAY THEN BUILD TO 13 TO 17 FT BY THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH 15 TO 23 FT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN A PEAK OF 21 TO 27 FT SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING TO BELOW 15 FT TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-232345- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-101024T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0004.101024T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.101024T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ 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- 340 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 KT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING AROUND MIDNIGHT. DESPITE THE BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS TODAY...SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH A MIXTURE OF SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WEST SWELL. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 10 TO 14 FT TODAY THEN BUILD TO 15 TO 19 FT BY THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH 20 TO 28 FT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN A PEAK OF 25 TO 30 FT SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING TO BELOW 15 FT TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ DW
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519 WHUS76 KMFR 232233 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 333 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 PZZ350-356-240015- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-101024T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.101024T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ 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- 333 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT NEAR CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH A MIXTURE OF SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WEST SWELL. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH 20 TO 25 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING A PEAK OF 27 FT SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW 15 FT BY TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-240015- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-101024T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.101024T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ 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- 333 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH A MIXTURE OF SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WEST SWELL. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH 25 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING A PEAK OF 30 FT SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW 20 FT BY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ FB
666 WHUS76 KMFR 240002 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 502 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 PZZ350-356-241215- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-101024T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ 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- 502 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT NEAR CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH A MIXTURE OF SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WEST SWELL. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH 20 TO 25 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING A PEAK OF 27 FT SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW 15 FT BY TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-241215- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-101024T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ 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 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH A MIXTURE OF SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WEST SWELL. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH 25 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING A PEAK OF 30 FT SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW 20 FT BY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
058 WHUS76 KMFR 240333 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 833 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 PZZ350-356-241645- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ 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- 833 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT NEAR CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH A MIXTURE OF SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WEST SWELL. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH 20 TO 25 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING A PEAK OF 27 FT SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW 15 FT BY TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-241645- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 833 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH A MIXTURE OF SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WEST SWELL. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH 25 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING A PEAK OF 30 FT SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW 20 FT BY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$
646 WHUS76 KMFR 241002 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 302 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 PZZ350-356-242300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ 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- 302 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. STORM FORCE SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING NEAR CAPE BLANCO. WINDS WILL VEER TO SOUTHWEST AFTER 5 AM PDT AND DECREASE TO 20 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 KT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING A PEAK LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 23 TO 30 FT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 FT MONDAY THEN BELOW 15 FT LATE TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-242300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 302 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. STORM FORCE SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING NEAR CAPE BLANCO. WINDS WILL VEER TO SOUTHWEST AFTER 5 AM PDT AND DECREASE TO 20 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 KT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING A PEAK LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 23 TO 30 FT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 FT MONDAY THEN BELOW 15 FT LATE TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ DW
188 WHUS76 KMFR 241218 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 518 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 PZZ350-356-242315- /O.EXP.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0041.101024T1218Z-101024T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0300Z/ 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- 518 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KT LATER THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING TO OCCUR NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING A PEAK LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 23 TO 30 FT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 FT MONDAY THEN BELOW 15 FT LATE TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ370-242315- /O.EXP.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0041.101024T1218Z-101025T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0300Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 518 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING A PEAK LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 23 TO 30 FT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 FT MONDAY THEN BELOW 15 FT LATE TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ376-242315- /O.EXP.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101024T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0041.101024T1218Z-101024T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101027T0300Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 518 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KT LATER THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING TO OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO. WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING A PEAK LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 23 TO 30 FT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 FT MONDAY THEN BELOW 15 FT LATE TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ DW
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Oct 23, 3:01 AM PDT, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 3:01 AM PDT, 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010
.DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE ON TRACK WITH WET AND WINDY WEEKEND
EVENT. ALTHOUGH THE INITIAL JET LOCATION PUTS THE JET IN A LESS
FAVORABLE NORTHERN POSITION...WITH THE LEFT EXIT REGION WELL NORTH
OF OUR AREA...THE JET SPEED IS NOW INDICATING MUCH STRONGER WITH
VERY GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH
STRONG CONVERGENCE AT LOW LEVELS BRINGING A STRONG OMEGA COUPLET
OVER THE REGION. PW VALUES OF NEAR 3 INCHES ARE SHOWING OFFSHORE
WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM THAT COMES INTO PLAY LATER TODAY...BRINGING
VERY HEAVY PRECIP TO THE COAST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS INLAND. QPF
AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 3 INCHES PER 6 HOURS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL RANGES...POSSIBLY CAUSING SOME MINOR FLOODING OF
SMALL STREAMS..CREEKS AND SMALLER RIVERS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST BY
SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING INTO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG THE
COAST WITH 925 MB WINDS OF 75 KT NEAR BLANCO. N-S GRADIENT
TIGHTENS CONSIDERABLY WITH 850 MB WINDS FROM THE SW INDICATING A
COASTAL JET FORMING...BRINGING THE STRONG WIND RIGHT UP TO THE
COAST. HOWEVER...THESE WINDS DO NOT LAST LONG ENOUGH TO FULLY
DEVELOP SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WITH THE SWAN INDICATING WIND
WAVES BUILDING TO NEAR 20 FT IN THE NORTHERN WATERS. RDD-MFR
GRADIENT AND 700 MB WINDS ARE INDICATING STRONG WINDS IN THE
SHASTA VALLEY AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE ROGUE VALLEY. AS THE FRONT
MOVES INLAND SUNDAY SW 700 MB WINDS IN THE 60 TO 70 KT RANGE ON
THE EAST SIDE ARE SUFFICIENT TO WARN FOR 30 AND 31 IN OREGON AND
AN ADVISORY IN 29 IN OREGON AND 84 AND 85 IN CALIFORNIA. SNOW
LEVELS REMAIN HIGH IN THE STRONG MOIST CONVEYOR FLOW AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...DROPPING DOWN TO THE HIGHER PASSES BEHIND THE FRONT LATE
SUNDAY...BEHIND THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION.
&&
.AVIATION...HIGH MVFR TO VFR WITH HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS
PREVAILS OVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING WILL SEE POSSIBLE LOCALIZED NEAR IFR CONDITIONS AS VERY
HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION MOVE INTO THE COAST.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ORZ021-022.
HIGH SURF WARNING FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR
ORZ021-022.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ030-031.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ORZ029.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR CAZ084-085.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
CAZ081.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-356.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
SVENHazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 3:05 PM PDT, 12 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 305 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ORZ021-022-231300- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 305 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8PM SATURDAY THROUGH 11AM SUNDAY...SEE WIND PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. AS THIS STORM APPROACHES OVER THE WEEKEND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL SUNDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ025-027>031-231300- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 305 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SEE WIND PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 23, 3:33 AM PDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 333 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ORZ027-028-232345- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 333 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON HITS THE PASSES IN THE CASCADES SUNDAY EVENING... SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO PASS LEVELS IN THE CASCADES BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REGION SUNDAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...AS THE AREA IS CURRENTLY SNOW FREE WITH WARM SOIL TEMPERATURES THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MELT VERY QUICKLY AND SHOULD HAVE ONLY A MINIMAL IMPACT ON TRAVEL. VERY BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE SNOW LEVEL DROPS TO PASS LEVELS. SVEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 8:00 PM PDT | Storm Watch | MFR | 8 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:10 AM PDT | High Surf Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 68 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:17 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath | 41 hr |
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