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Gale Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR

January 12, 2011

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2011, 8:52 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2011, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2011, 8:52 AM PST (16:52 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 13, 2011, 9:00 AM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

207 
WHUS76 KMFR 121652
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
852 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011

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/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0002.110113T0600Z-110114T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0002.110113T0900Z-110114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0002.110113T0600Z-110113T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
852 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011

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

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 THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT TODAY THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES
  35 KT LATE THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: 11 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN
  BUILDING UP TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  TO BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.


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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-130600-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.110112T1652Z-110113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110112T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0002.110113T0600Z-110114T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0002.110113T0900Z-110114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0002.110113T0600Z-110113T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
852 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT TODAY THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES
  35 KT LATE THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: 11 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN
  BUILDING UP TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  TO BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.


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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-130600-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0002.110113T0900Z-110114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.110112T1652Z-110113T2100Z/
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-
852 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT
  OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
  THEN SUBSIDE BRIEFLY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS WILL INCREASE
  AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO 15 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  TO BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
4 follow-up statements
284 
WHUS76 KMFR 122112
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
112 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011

PZZ370-376-130900-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110112T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0003.110112T2112Z-110113T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.000000T0000Z-110113T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.110113T0600Z-110113T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.110113T0900Z-110114T0000Z/
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-
112 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011

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


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

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT TODAY THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES 
  35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: 11 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN 
  BUILDING UP TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. 



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.

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-130900-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110112T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0003.110112T2112Z-110113T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.000000T0000Z-110113T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.110113T0900Z-110114T0000Z/
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-
112 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011

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


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT 
  THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* SEAS: SEAS SUBSIDE BRIEFLY BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO 15 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
644 
WHUS76 KMFR 130909
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
109 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

PZZ370-376-131145-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
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-
109 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

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

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

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM
TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 KT WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW GALE TO 25 TO 30 KT BY DAY BREAK.

* SEAS: 12 TO 14 FOOT SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET AROUND DAY BREAK.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  TO BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-131145-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.000000T0000Z-110113T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
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-
109 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

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

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 12 TO 14 FOOT SEAS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING TO 15
  FEET. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  TO BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND BEYOND 5 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.

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
398 
WHUS76 KMFR 131131
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
331 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

PZZ370-376-132245-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
331 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. THIS
  IS A FEW HOURS LONGER THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW GALE TO 25 TO 30 KT BY LATE THIS
  MORNING.

* SEAS: 12 TO 14 FOOT SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 FEET AROUND DAY
  BREAK. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-132245-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
331 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 12 TO 14 FOOT SEAS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING TO 
  15 FEET. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-132245-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.000000T0000Z-110114T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
331 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TODAY. WINDS
  WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: 12 TO 14 FOOT SEAS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 15 FEET.
  SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FEET LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE
  BLANCO WILL BE AFFECTED.

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.

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
486 
WHUS76 KMFR 131645
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
845 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

PZZ370-140545-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110115T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.110113T1700Z-110114T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
845 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 10 TO 11 FOOT SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING
  THEN INCREASE TO 12 TO 14 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL
  DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DOMINANT PERIOD
  WILL REMAIN AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.




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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-140000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.110113T1700Z-110114T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
845 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 10 TO 11 FOOT COMBINED SEAS AT 9 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 9
  TO 10 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-140545-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110115T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
845 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 10 TO 11 FOOT SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN
  INCREASE TO 12 TO 14 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO
  AROUND 10 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DOMINANT PERIOD WILL REMAIN
  AROUND 9 SECONDS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-140000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0163.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
845 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 10 TO 11 FOOT COMBINED SEAS AT 9 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 9
  TO 10 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE MOST HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 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.

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

&&

$$

SK

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Jan 12, 8:52 AM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR53 hr
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Jan 12, 1:12 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR12 hr

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