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Gale Warning 28, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Sep 8, 2011, 3:46 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 9, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Sep 8, 2011, 3:46 AM PDT (10:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 9, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2011, 2:11 AM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
694 WHUS76 KMFR 081046 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 346 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 PZZ376-090000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.110908T1800Z-110909T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0099.110908T1800Z-110909T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0025.110909T1800Z-110910T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0039.110909T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0028.110909T0300Z-110910T1000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0029.110909T1800Z-110910T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 346 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASE FURTHER TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT...LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY EVENING. * SEAS: 7 TO 8 FOOT BY 12 SECOND NORTHWEST SWELL WILL COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES UP TO 8 FEET...RESULTING IN NORTHWEST SEAS OVER 10 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. CONTINUED NORTHWEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET WILL RESULT IN 10 TO 14 FOOT COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY STEEP SEAS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING WILL PEAK AT 12 TO 16 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR LESS. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ356-090000- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.110909T0000Z-110910T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0099.110909T0000Z-110910T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 346 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: PRIMARILY AREAS BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. * SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL 7 TO 8 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET TO RESULT IN COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET THIS EVENING. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT THESE SAME HEIGHTS BUT WILL STEEPEN FURTHER TO 10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-090000- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.110909T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0099.110909T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 346 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL BE MOST AFFECTED. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL 7 TO 8 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET TO RESULT IN COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET THIS EVENING. FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN FURTHER TO 10 TO 13 FEET. 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. && $$ STAVISH HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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923 WHUS76 KMFR 082349 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 449 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 PZZ376-091300- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0099.000000T0000Z-110909T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110909T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0039.110909T0000Z-110910T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0028.110909T1800Z-110910T1000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 449 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS AND UPGRADED IT TO A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING FURTHER...TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS BY THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: 7 TO 8 FOOT BY 12 SECOND NORTHWEST SWELL WILL COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET...RESULTING IN VERY STEEP NORTHWEST SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD FURTHER ON FRIDAY TO A VERY STEEP SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR LESS. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ356-091300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0099.110909T0000Z-110909T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.110909T0000Z-110910T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0039.110909T1800Z-110910T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 449 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: PRIMARILY AREAS BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST TODAY. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED EXCEPT NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH TO CRESCENT CITY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. * SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL 7 TO 8 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET TO RESULT IN COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET THIS EVENING. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT THESE SAME HEIGHTS BUT WILL STEEPEN FURTHER TO 10 TO 13 FEET. 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. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-091300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0099.110909T0000Z-110909T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.110909T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0039.110909T1800Z-110910T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 449 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL BE MOST AFFECTED. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL 7 TO 8 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET TO RESULT IN COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET THIS EVENING. LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN FURTHER TO 10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-091300- /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0100.110909T1800Z-110910T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.110909T1800Z-110910T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 449 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM 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 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: PRIMARILY AREAS BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL 7 TO 8 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET TO RESULT IN COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ BTL HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
932 WHUS76 KMFR 090945 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 245 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 PZZ376-092245- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110911T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110909T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0028.110909T1800Z-110910T1000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 245 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDE TO 9 TO 10 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-092245- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110910T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0099.000000T0000Z-110909T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0039.110909T1800Z-110910T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 245 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. 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. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-092245- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0099.000000T0000Z-110909T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0039.110909T1800Z-110910T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 245 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 9 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-092245- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0100.110909T0945Z-110910T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.110909T1800Z-110910T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 245 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: PRIMARILY AREAS BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
780 WHUS76 KMFR 092111 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 211 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 PZZ376-101015- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110910T1000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 211 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH GALES 30 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TO AROUND 25 TO 30 KT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES WILL PEAK AT 12 TO 14 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE TO 7 TO 9 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD 8 TO 9 SECONDS SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-101015- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110910T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 211 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH FURTHER TO LESS THAN 20 KT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES WILL PEAK AT 8 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-101015- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 211 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KT WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 20 KT OR LESS BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES WILL PEAK AT 9 TO 11 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 9 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-101015- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110910T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-110910T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 211 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 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 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: PRIMARILY AREAS BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST WILL BE AFFECTED. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL PEAK NEAR 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TO GENERALLY 15 TO 20 KT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS BY EARLY SATURDAY. 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. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
685 WHUS76 KMFR 100911 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 211 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 PZZ376-102215- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110910T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110911T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 211 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET...INITIALLY DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES...WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-102215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110910T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-110911T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 211 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET...INITIALLY DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES...WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 7 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS BY SUNDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ370-102215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-110911T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 211 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET...INITIALLY DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES...WILL SUBSIDE TO 7 TO 8 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS BY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-102215- /O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0255.000000T0000Z-110910T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-110911T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 211 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET...INITIALLY DOMINATED BY STEEP WIND WAVES...WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS LATE TONIGHT. 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. && $$ 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 Sep 7, 9:05 PM PDT, 6 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 9:05 PM PDT, 6 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
905 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011
.EVENING UPDATE...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AS EXPECTED THIS
EVENING WITH MODELS CONTINUING TO INDICATE INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE OVERNIGHT AS SHORTWAVE MOVES THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND
12Z. TOMORROW MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE VERY GOOD INSTABILITY WITH
STRONGEST VERTICAL MOTION COINCIDING WITH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE
ALONG THE CASCADE CREST INTO THE MT SHASTA REGION. WITH EASTERLY
STEERING FLOW FROM THE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KT THINK IT
UNLIKELY THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL DISSIPATE IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING
THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN SPITE OF THE SUBSIDENCE TO THE WEST OF THE
CASCADES. WITH THIS IN MIND WILL BE ADDING 621...622 AND 281 AND 282
IN CALIFORNIA TO THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT I WILL REPLACE THE WATCH
WITH.
.DISCUSSION...CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES A BROAD LONGWAVE
RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS. CLOSER TO HOME...A DISTINCT
SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS MOVING TOWARD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN
OREGON...INITIATING SOME CONVECTION OVER THE OCEAN AT THIS TIME.
THIS TROUGH HAS ALREADY CAUSED SOME CLOUDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
AREA...AND THESE WILL LIKELY DEVELOP INTO THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CASCADES...AND OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL MOSTLY BE DRY GIVEN THE VERY DRY MID
AND LOW LEVELS THAT WERE OBSERVED ON THE MORNING MEDFORD BALLOON
SOUNDING...AND MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE SAME. A RED FLAG
WARNING COVERS THIS VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE CASCADES AT
THIS TIME.
THE ENERGY OFFSHORE REACHES THE AREA THIS EVENING AND WILL LIKELY
TRIGGER SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT. THE LATEST
GFS GUIDANCE AND EXTRAPOLATING THE ARRIVAL TIME OF THE OFFSHORE
ENERGY IS ENOUGH FOR US TO CONTINUE WITH THE IDEA OF NIGHTTIME
THUNDERSTORMS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF OUR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ZONES...AND THE CASCADES...DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD
FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THOSE AREAS OVERNIGHT.
TOMORROW...THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE ENERGY SHIFTS EASTWARD BUT
NOT BEFORE IT IS ABLE TO GENERATE SOME SURFACE-BASED THUNDERSTORMS
OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...THE CASCADES...AND THE EAST SIDE. THE
WESTWARD EXTEND OF THE STORMS MAY REACH AS FAR AS THE ROGUE VALLEY.
BY LATE AFTERNOON NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SHOULD BEGIN TO DISSIPATE
MOST CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AND NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST BY THE
EVENING TIME.
WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY...THOUGH INSTABILITY
IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS SO HAVE DECREASED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE HOTTEST DAY IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE
SATURDAY WITH GUIDANCE POINTING TOWARD THE CENTURY MARK OR JUST
ABOVE FOR THE ROGUE VALLEY. ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE AT LEAST 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. SUNDAY MAY REPRESENT THE LAST
GOOD CHANCE OF 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES AS COOLING SHOULD BEGIN ON
MONDAY WHEN UPSTREAM TROUGHING PUSHES TOWARD THE REGION...AND DAYS
ARE GETTING SHORTER.
&&
.AVIATION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING EAST OF THE CASCADES AND IN
NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. VERY GUSTY WINDS COULD OCCUR IN AND AROUND
THESE STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CASCADES.
ELSEWHERE...WESTERN VALLEYS SHOULD REMAIN VFR WHILE MARINE STRATUS
HUGS THE COAST NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO...BRINGING VLIFR CONDITIONS TO
NORTH BEND. GIVEN THE CONTINUED SHALLOW NATURE OF THE MARINE
LAYER...VLIFR CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD TRANSITION TO VFR BY
LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR ORZ025-027>031.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR ORZ021-022-024-026-028.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR ORZ025-027-028.
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ083>085.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR CAZ080.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY
FOR CAZ080>085.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR PZZ376.
SK/TW/BTLHazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 5:54 PM PDT, 9 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 554 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ORZ617-623-081300- UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 554 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF OR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11PM...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11AM THURSDAY...SEE THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ280-081300- WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 554 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11PM THIS EVENING...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11AM THURSDAY...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ284-285-081300- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 554 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11PM THIS EVENING...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11AM THURSDAY...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ281-282-081300- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 554 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11PM THIS EVENING...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11AM THURSDAY...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ624-625-081300- KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 554 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF OR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ618>621-081300- SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER- SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 554 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF OR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 5:11 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 3 days | |
| Sep 7, 5:11 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 42 hr | |
| Sep 7, 7:19 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Klamath | 26 min |
| Sep 7, 10:05 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane | 9 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:46 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 58 hr | |
| Sep 8, 2:44 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane | 23 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:44 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Harney, Jackson, Josephine and 3 more | 3 days |
| Sep 8, 4:49 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 60 hr | |
| Sep 8, 5:51 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 17 hr |
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