Gale Warning 11, NWS Medford, OR

150 
WHUS76 KMFR 240022
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
522 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

PZZ376-241330-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0201.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110325T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0011.110324T1200Z-110324T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
522 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS BECOME CHAOTIC AS WIND WAVES INCREASE THIS EVENING 
  INTO THURSDAY WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 FEET. WIND 
  WAVES WILL DECREASE BUT WESTERLY SWELL BUILDS BEHIND A COLD 
  FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT. A BRIEF DROP BELOW 10 FEET BEFORE SEAS BUILD TO A PEAK 
  OF 13 TO 16 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE BRIEFLY DIMINISHING 
  BELOW 10 FEET ON SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO GALES OF 35
  KNOTS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY WINDS OF 25 KNOTS FOR THURSDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-370-241330-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0201.000000T0000Z-110325T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110328T0100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
522 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS BECOME CHAOTIC AS WIND WAVES INCREASE THIS EVENING 
  INTO THURSDAY WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. WESTERLY 
  SWELL BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SEAS OF 
  10 TO 14 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY...BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 13 TO 
  16 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE BRIEFLY DIMINISHING BELOW 10 
  FEET ON SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING INTO 
  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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-241330-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110328T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0201.110324T0600Z-110324T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM-
522 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS BECOME CHAOTIC AS WIND WAVES INCREASE THIS EVENING 
  INTO THURSDAY WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 9 TO 11 FEET. WESTERLY 
  SWELL BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SEAS OF 
  10 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY...BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 13 TO 
  15 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE BRIEFLY DIMINISHING BELOW 10 
  FEET ON SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS WILL VEER TO SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 
  25 KNOTS THIS EVENING THEN PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 
  WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO AND BEYOND 5 NM 
  FROM SHORE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

241 
WHUS76 KMFR 241046
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
346 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

PZZ376-242300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110325T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0011.110324T1200Z-110324T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
346 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SEAS BUILDING
  TO 11 TO 14 FEET. WIND WAVES DECREASE BUT WESTERLY SWELL BUILDS
  BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH SEAS REACHING A PEAK OF 17 FEET
  AT 14 SECONDS LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 FEET
  ON FRIDAY BUT ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL INCREASE WIND WAVES ON
  FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS BUILD ON SATURDAY TO A PEAK OF 16 FEET
  SATURDAY NIGHT THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISH TO 13 FEET ON SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST GALES OF 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS THIS
  MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS OF 25
  KNOTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING THEN GALES ARE LIKELY
  FRIDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-370-242300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0201.000000T0000Z-110325T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110328T0100Z/
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-
346 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SEAS INCREASING
  TO 10 TO 13 FEET. WIND WAVES DECREASE BUT WESTERLY SWELL BUILDS
  BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH SEAS REACHING A PEAK OF 17 FEET
  AT 14 SECONDS LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 FEET ON
  FRIDAY BUT ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL INCREASE WIND WAVES ON
  FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS BUILD ON SATURDAY TO A PEAK OF 15 FEET
  SATURDAY NIGHT THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISH TO 12 FEET ON SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 20
  TO 25 KNOTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING THEN GALES
  ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-242300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0201.000000T0000Z-110324T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110328T0100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
346 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SEAS INCREASING
  TO 8 TO 11 FEET. WIND WAVES WILL DECREASE BUT WESTERLY SWELL
  BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH SEAS REACHING A PEAK OF
  15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 12
  FEET ON FRIDAY BUT ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL INCREASE WIND WAVES
  ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS BUILD ON SATURDAY TO A PEAK OF 14 FEET
  SATURDAY NIGHT THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISH TO 12 FEET ON SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL BE
  STRONGEST SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE.
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
DW

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220 
WHUS76 KMFR 241537
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
837 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

PZZ356-370-250445-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SI.Y.0201.000000T0000Z-110325T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110328T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110324T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0013.110326T0000Z-110326T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0016.110326T0000Z-110326T0900Z/
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-
837 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. IN ADDITION...A GALE
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SEAS: INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL BUILD VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS
  OF 10 TO 14 FEET  THIS MORNING. WIND WAVES DECREASE BUT
  WESTERLY SWELL BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH SEAS
  REACHING A PEAK OF 17 FEET AT 14 SECONDS LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
  WILL BRIEFLY SUBSIDE TO 13 FEET ON FRIDAY. THEN...ANOTHER STRONG
  FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING BRINGING THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS NEAR 12 TO 15 FEET.
  INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL BUILDS SEAS ON SATURDAY WITH A PEAK OF
  14 TO 16 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISHES TO 12 FEET ON
  SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS THIS MORNING...THEN
  DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KTS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...THEN
  GALES ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM ABOUT 20 NM
  NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO SOUTHWARD TO POINT SAINT GEORGE.


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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ376-250445-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110324T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0013.110326T0000Z-110326T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0016.110326T0000Z-110326T0900Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
837 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL BUILD VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS
  OF 10 TO 14 FEET THIS MORNING. WIND WAVES DECREASE BUT WESTERLY
  SWELL BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH SEAS REACHING A
  PEAK OF 17 FEET AT 14 SECONDS LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL
  BRIEFLY SUBSIDE TO 13 FEET ON FRIDAY. THEN...ANOTHER STRONG
  FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING BRINGING THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS NEAR 12 TO 15 FEET.
  INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL BUILDS SEAS ON SATURDAY WITH A PEAK OF
  14 TO 16 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISHES TO 12 FEET
  ON SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS OF 45 KNOTS THIS MORNING...THEN
  DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KTS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...THEN
  GALES ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 30 NM OF SHORE.


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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ350-250445-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0201.000000T0000Z-110325T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110326T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0013.110326T0000Z-110326T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0016.110326T0000Z-110326T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
837 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SEAS INCREASING
  TO 8 TO 11 FEET. WIND WAVES WILL DECREASE BUT WESTERLY SWELL
  BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH SEAS REACHING A PEAK OF
  15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY SUBSIDE
  TO 12 FEET ON FRIDAY. THEN...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE OVER
  THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR GALES AND
  HAZARDOUS SEAS NEAR 12 TO 15 FEET. INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL
  BUILDS SEAS ON SATURDAY WITH A PEAK OF 14 TO 16 FEET SATURDAY
  NIGHT THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISHES TO 12 FEET ON SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35
  KT ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF BANDON WHERE
  WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT CONTINUE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KTS TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY. GALES ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
922 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

.SHORT TERM...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS LOCATED JUST OFF THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST NEAR 40N 128W. THIS LOW IS BRINGING
MODERATE AND SOME HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA. SNOW IS
FALLING DOWN TO AROUND 1500 FEET WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY
ABOVE 2500 FEET ELEVATION. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA
AREA THIS MORNING THEN DECREASE SOME THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. OTHER AREAS...LIGHT RAIN
AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH TODAY AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH
ALONG THE COAST THEN INLAND THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET TODAY...ALTHOUGH LOWER SNOW
LEVELS NEAR 3000 FEET MAY CONTINUE NEAR MOUNT SHASTA. THEN SNOW
LEVELS LOWER AGAIN TONIGHT. SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
LOW...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS
AFTERNOON.

A STRONGER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST THURSDAY.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS
LOW...BRINGING IT TO THE COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS EVENT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS
TO SOME AREAS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW INTO PORTIONS OF SISKIYOU
COUNTY. VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO MOUNT SHASTA AREA
THURSDAY MORNING. THE GFS AND NAM BOTH INDICATE A 70 TO 75 KT 800
MB SOUTHERLY JET BRINGING MOISTURE INTO MOUNT SHASTA. THIS MAY
YIELD 2 INCHES PER HOUR OF SNOW ABOVE 2500 TO 3000 FEET FOR THE
MOUNT SHASTA AREA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY IN WESTERN SISKIYOU
COUNTY AS WELL. OTHERWISE LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. THIS FORECAST CYCLE WILL BE FOCUSED ON THIS
NEXT LOW AND THE AMOUNT OF SNOW...RAIN AND WIND THAT IT WILL
BRING TO THE AREA.

&&

.AVIATION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE COAST
TODAY AND TONIGHT BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN/SNOW TO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WITH LIGHT RAIN/SNOW NORTH INTO SOUTHERN OREGON.

VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED MVFR CIGS IN
HEAVIER SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN OREGON AND VFR WITH AREAS OF
MVFR/IFR CIGS OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH IFR CONCENTRATED
NEAR KMHS. VFR WITH AREAS OF MVFR CIGS DEVELOPING IN RAIN/SNOW THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT...BETWEEN 03Z AND 06Z...ACROSS THE AREA AND
WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS/VISIBILITIES NEAR KMHS.

AREAS OF MOUNTAINS OBSCURATIONS DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS NEAR KMHS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 243 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011/

DISCUSSION...

THE FOCUS OF EFFORT THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO BE ON THE DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM(S) FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NRN CA. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS
NOW WRAPPING UP JUST OFFSHORE WITH THE SECOND HOT ON ITS HEELS OUT
AROUND 140W. RAPIDLY COOLING CLOUD TOPS ARE EVIDENT EAST OF THE
FIRST LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER MUCH OF NRN CA ON IR SATELLITE ATM
AND INTENSIFYING RADAR ECHOES ARE PUSHING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
STATE. QPF WITH THIS FIRST WAVE WILL BE HEAVY OVER THE SISKIYOUS,
TRINITIES, AND MOUNT SHASTA AND THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHERE SNOW
LEVELS WILL END UP. CURRENT SFC TEMP/DEWPT SPREADS INDICATE FZ
LEVELS ACROSS SISKIYOU COUNTY ARE AROUND 4KFT WHICH IMPLIES A SNOW
LEVEL AROUND 3000 FT. SNOW LEVELS WILL CERTAINLY BE LOWERED TO
3KFT AND PERHAPS EVEN LOWER DURING THE HEAVIEST PRECIP TODAY WHICH
COULD EASILY EXCEED 1 IN/HR SNOWFALL RATES FOR MUCH OF THE EVENT.
WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA AREA, QPF
GRIDS HAVE ALSO YIELDED WARNING SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS FIRST WAVE
OVER WRN SISKIYOU COUNTY. WHILE THERE MAY BE A FEW HR PERIOD
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WHERE SNOW RATES DECREASE CONSIDERABLY, THE NEXT
SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING IN PRETTY RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS
SECOND WAVE WILL COME IN A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH AND WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE EVEN HEAVIER SNOWFALL OVER MUCH THE SAME AREA TOMORROW
AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. FOR CLARITY'S SAKE, I DECIDED
JUST TO COVER THE WHOLE EVENT WITH ONE WARNING. WHEN ALL IS SAID
AND DONE, MOST AREAS ABOVE 3KFT IN SISKIYOU COUNTY WILL HAVE
ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW.

FOR THE CA EAST SIDE AND OREGON, THIS WILL BE LESS OF AN EVENT.
STILL HAVE FAIRLY HIGH POPS FOR MANY LOCATIONS OVER THE NEXT 48
HRS, BUT QPFS ARE MUCH LESS IMPRESSIVE. THAT SAID, GRIDS HAVE
YIELDED WARNING SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE KALMIOPSIS MOUNTAINS WITH THE
SECOND WAVE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT. GIVEN THAT THIS OCCURS
OVER THE PEAKS AND IS EXPECTED TO BE WELL ABOVE THE ROAD SFCS AND
THUS PRODUCE NO IMPACTS, DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE ANY HIGHLIGHTS. IT
WILL TAKE A WHILE TO GET PRECIP GOING IN THE POPULATION CENTERS
(THE ROGUE VALLEY IN PARTICULAR) AS DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS DOMINATE
OVER OREGON. IN MEDFORD, WE MAY NOT SEE ANY PRECIPITATION REACH
THE VALLEY UNTIL TONIGHT, SO I LOWERED POPS CONSIDERABLY FOR
TODAY.

YET ANOTHER TROUGH LOOKS TO BE IN THE OFFING FOR SW OR/NRN CA OVER
THE WEEKEND. THIS LOOKS MORE TRADITIONAL AND WILL PROBABLY HIT THE
CASCADES MORE THAN CA THIS TIME. THE PROCESSION CONTINUES WITH
ANOTHER TROUGH/FRONT MON NIGHT AND TUE AND ALTHOUGH IT'S A WAYS
OUT, THIS ONE COULD BE PRETTY COLD. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS STRING
OF COOL WET WEATHER LOOKS LIKELY TO CONTINUE. -WRIGHT

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR CAZ081.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR
     CAZ080-082.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR CAZ083.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM
     PDT THURSDAY FOR PZZ356-370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356-370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
     PDT THURSDAY FOR PZZ350.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT
     THURSDAY FOR PZZ376.
     GALE WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR
     PZZ376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR PZZ376.

CC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
517 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

CAZ083-232200-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
517 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE
THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ080-082-232200-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
517 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND
THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ081-232200-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
517 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL OCCUR DURING THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
149 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

0146 PM     SNOW             6 ENE MOUNT SHASTA      41.36N 122.20W
03/23/2011  E8.0 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OVERNIGHT. VERY WET SNOW NOW.

0146 PM     SNOW             5 NW MOUNT SHASTA       41.37N 122.38W
03/23/2011  M3.0 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OVERNIGHT

0146 PM     SNOW             1 SSE MOUNT SHASTA      41.31N 122.31W
03/23/2011  E3.0 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            18HRS. AT 3.5K FT

0146 PM     SNOW             W DUNSMUIR              41.23N 122.27W
03/23/2011  E0.5 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FELL AS RAIN SNOW MIX. SO SOME MELTED ON CONTACT. 4.5K FT

0146 PM     SNOW             2 WSW DUNSMUIR          41.23N 122.30W
03/23/2011  M1.5 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.5 ACCUM, BUT 2IN HAS FALLEN. AT 3.5K FT

&&

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