Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 27, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Aug 31, 2011, 11:18 PM PDT. It took effect at Sep 1, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 47 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
- Aug 31, 2011, 11:18 PM PDT (06:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2011, 2:58 AM PDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
206 WHUS76 KMFR 010618 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1118 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011 PZZ376-011800- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110901T0600Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110901T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.110901T0618Z-110901T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.110901T0618Z-110901T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0024.110902T0600Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0038.110901T1100Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0027.110901T1100Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0028.110902T0600Z-110903T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1118 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL RISE TO GALES OF 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT THURSDAY MORNING. THE GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING THEN PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND FROM 10 TO 30 NM OFFSHORE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 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. && $$ PZZ356-011800- /O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0252.000000T0000Z-110901T0600Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-110901T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.110901T0618Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.110901T0618Z-110903T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 1118 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 10 FEET ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-011800- /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.110901T1100Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.110901T1100Z-110903T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1118 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN 20 TO 30 KT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST AT 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 10 FEET ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-011800- /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.110901T1800Z-110902T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.110901T1800Z-110902T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 1118 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH AT 10 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE THURSDAY MORNING THEN 20 TO 30 KT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST AT 20 TO 30 KT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 10 FEET ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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983 WHUS76 KMFR 011350 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 650 AM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 PZZ376-012200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 650 AM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL RISE TO GALES OF 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. THE GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET BY THIS EVENING THEN PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND FROM 10 TO 30 NM OFFSHORE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 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. && $$ PZZ370-012200- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 650 AM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS MORNING THEN 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST AT 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 10 FEET ON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-012200- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.110901T1800Z-110902T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.110901T1800Z-110902T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 650 AM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH AT 10 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING THEN 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST AT 20 TO 30 KT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 10 FEET ON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. 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. && $$ PZZ356-012200- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 650 AM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT ON TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 10 FEET ON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
174 WHUS76 KMFR 012151 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 251 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 PZZ376-021100- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 251 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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. && $$ PZZ370-021100- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 251 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-020900- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110902T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110902T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 251 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. 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. && $$ PZZ356-021100- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 251 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
108 WHUS76 KMFR 012200 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 300 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 PZZ376-021100- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 300 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-021100- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 300 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-021100- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 300 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. 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. && $$ PZZ356-021100- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 300 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
069 WHUS76 KMFR 020959 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 259 AM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 PZZ370-022300- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110904T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 259 AM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT SATURDAY...DECREASING BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. 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. && $$ PZZ376-022300- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 259 AM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 17 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. SEAS WILL DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-022300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110904T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 259 AM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS AND BEYOND 3 NM OF SHORE. 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. && $$ PZZ356-022300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110904T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 259 AM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
440 WHUS76 KMFR 022203 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 303 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 PZZ376-031115- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 303 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 17 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE LATE TONIGHT NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. SEAS WILL DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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. && $$ PZZ370-031115- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110904T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 303 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT SATURDAY...DECREASING BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-031115- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 303 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEN GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS AND BEYOND 3 NM OF SHORE. 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. && $$ PZZ356-031115- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 303 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
859 WHUS76 KMFR 030958 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 258 AM PDT SAT SEP 3 2011 PZZ376-032100- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 258 AM PDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL DECREASE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON. BRIEF LULLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 13 FEET WILL DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ370-032100- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-110903T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 258 AM PDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL DECREASE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS LATE THIS MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-031800- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 258 AM PDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL SUBSIDE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE THIS MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS AND BEYOND 6 NM OF SHORE. 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. && $$ PZZ356-031800- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-110903T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 258 AM PDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL SUBSIDE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE THIS MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 6 NM FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 31, 8:49 PM PDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 8:49 PM PDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
849 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011
.DISCUSSION...AN UPDATE TO THE FORECAST IS NOT NECESSARY THIS
EVENING...ALTHOUGH THE MARINE HEADLINES WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED
LATER THIS EVENING WITH THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE INNER
WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO AND THE GALE WARNING FOR THE OUTER
WATERS BOTH SET TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM.
FOR MOST OF THE AREA...TONIGHT WILL BE THE COLDEST OF THE PAST TWO
MONTHS WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES FORECAST FOR THE EAST SIDE ON
THURSDAY MORNING. THE COLD AIR MASS WILL NOT LINGER LONG WITH A
WARMING TREND SLATED TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND. IN FACT...SUNDAY MAY END UP AS THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE SUMMER.
THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST STILL LOOKS IN HARMONY WITH THE 18Z GFS
DATA STILL SHOWING VERY STRONG RIDGING.
AN ITEM OF INTEREST FOR THE NIGHT SHIFT...AND POSSIBLY FOLLOWING
SHIFTS IS THE EVOLUTION OF THE WEAK AND BROAD TROUGH PRESENTLY
OFFSHORE FROM FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE 18Z GFS SENDS A
SHORTWAVE NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER POTENTIALLY STRONGER DISTURBANCE FOLLOWING
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE 12Z ECMWF ALSO DEPICTS A WEAK SHORTWAVE
SUNDAY BUT HAS RENEWED RIDGING ON MONDAY. FOR NOW...LIMITING THE
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION TO LESS THAN 10 PERCENT ON BOTH DAYS
STILL SEEMS APPROPRIATE.
THE TROUGH INDICATED BY THE GFS MAY BRING SLIGHT COOLING ON
MONDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VFR OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS...EXCEPT PATCHY MVFR CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
NORTHERN COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTLINE BETWEEN 09Z AND 15Z.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS WILL BE BREEZY AT 15
TO 25 KTS THROUGH THE PERIOD...EXCEPT LOCALLY WINDY AT 20 TO 30 KTS
IN JOSEPHINE AND CURRY COUNTIES.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 227 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011/
DISCUSSION...MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NOW EAST OF OUR AREA. A SHORT
WAVE ENTERING THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH IS PREVENTING THE HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE OFFSHORE FROM MAKING EASTWARD PROGRESS THIS
EVENING. THUS SUBSIDENCE DRYING IS SLOW TO DISSIPATE THE
STRATOCUMULUS FIELD OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. THE SHORT WAVE FEATURE
WILL BE EAST OF OUR REGION BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH SKIES FULLY
CLEARING OVERNIGHT. THE AIR MASS IS COOL AND WITH CLEAR SKIES EAST
OF THE CASCADES EXPECT FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT CROP LEVEL ACROSS
A GOOD SHARE OF THE KLAMATH BASIN AND ON INTO TULELAKE AND ACROSS
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY. THUS HAVE UPGRADED THE FREEZE WATCH TO A
WARNING. HAVE OMITTED THE LAKEVIEW AREA FROM THE WARNING, HOWEVER
AS THE NORTH WINDS IN THE GOOSE LAKE BASIN SHOULD HOLD
TEMPERATURES UP.
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO ABOVE NORMAL FRIDAY AND
CONTINUING TO RISE SLOWLY THEREAFTER THROUGH SUNDAY. THE THERMAL
TROUGH WILL BUILD STRONGLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF OUR
AREA RESULTING IN STRONG GALES IN OUR OFFSHORE WATERS SOUTH OF
CAPE BLANCO AND GOOD SUBSIDENCE DRYING ON THE RIDGES...ESPECIALLY
IN THE KALMIOPSIS REGION. BY FRIDAY MORNING EXPECT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES TO BE POOR ACROSS RIDGES OF CURRY...JOSEPHINE AND
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES ALONG WITH OFFSHORE EASTERLY WINDS. WIND
AND LOW HUMIDITIES ON THE RIDGES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...AFTER WHICH THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL ABATE.
ELSEWHERE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
HUMIDITIES LOWERING AND HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT NIGHT DETERIORATING.
GOING INTO SUNDAY AND THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...THE RIDGE
CONTINUES TO DOMINATE OUR WEATHER WITH SOME OF THE WARMEST DAYS OF
THE SUMMER EXPECTED. MOISTURE APPEARS LIMITED...AND WITH NO
FORCING MECHANISM IN SIGHT...HAVE OPTED TO KEEP SKIES CLEAR WITH
NO MENTION OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. LEVEL
OF CONFIDENCE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST IS HIGH OWING TO GOOD MODEL
AGREEMENT AMONG THE DETERMINISTIC RUNS AND THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR ORZ029>031.
CA...FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR CAZ082-084.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR PZZ376.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
PZZ356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR PZZ356.
DWHazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 1:54 PM PDT, 9 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 154 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011 ORZ029>031-011600- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 154 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM THURSDAY. SEE FREEZE WARNING FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GLASER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 11:18 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 60 hr | |
| Aug 31, 11:18 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 66 hr | |
| Aug 31, 11:18 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 3 days | |
| Sep 1, 1:31 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 45 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:31 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 16 hr |
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