Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2011, 2:18 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 34 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
- Feb 13, 2011, 2:18 AM PST (10:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
738 WHUS76 KMFR 131018 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 218 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 PZZ350-356-140000- /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.000000T0000Z-110213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110214T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0004.110214T1400Z-110215T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0004.110214T1400Z-110215T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0006.110214T1400Z-110216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0003.110214T1400Z-110215T0600Z/ 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- 218 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHERLY GALES 40 KT MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 16 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...THEN NEAR 20 FEET MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-140000- /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0179.000000T0000Z-110214T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110214T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0004.110214T0600Z-110215T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0004.110214T0600Z-110215T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0006.110214T1400Z-110216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0003.110214T1400Z-110215T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 218 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHERLY GALES 40 KT MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 16 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...THEN NEAR 20 FEET MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ376-140000- /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.000000T0000Z-110214T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110214T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0004.110214T0600Z-110215T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0004.110214T0600Z-110215T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0006.110214T1400Z-110216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0003.110214T1400Z-110215T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 218 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHERLY GALES 40 KT MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 16 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...THEN NEAR 20 FEET MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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603 WHUS76 KMFR 132302 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 302 PM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 PZZ356-141200- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110214T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0180.110214T0300Z-110214T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0003.110214T1400Z-110215T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.110214T1400Z-110216T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 302 PM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 TONIGHT...THEN TO SOUTH GALES 40 KT MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT. THESE GALES WILL LAST THROUGH LATE MONDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT BY TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: THE COMBINATION OF WEST SWELLS AND STEEPENING SOUTH WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN 12 TO 15 FEET LATE MONDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF NORTHWEST AND SOUTH SWELLS WILL PRODUCE STEEP AND CHAOTIC COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 18 FEET MONDAY NIGHT...THEN 13 TO 15 FEET TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ370-141200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110214T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0003.110214T0800Z-110215T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0006.110214T0800Z-110216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 302 PM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHERLY GALES 40 KT LATE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT. THESE GALES WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY...THEN WINDS DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FEET WILL BUILD TO 14 TO 16 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF NORTHWEST AND SOUTH SWELL WILL PRODUCE STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS OF 17 TO 19 FEET MONDAY EVENING WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE THEREAFTER THROUGH TUESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ376-141200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110214T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0003.110214T0800Z-110215T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0006.110214T0800Z-110216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 302 PM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHERLY GALES 40 KT LATE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT. THESE GALES WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY...THEN WINDS DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FEET WILL BUILD TO 14 TO 16 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF NORTHWEST AND SOUTH SWELL WILL PRODUCE STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS OF 17 TO 19 FEET MONDAY EVENING WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE THEREAFTER THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-141200- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110214T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0180.110214T0300Z-110214T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0003.110214T1400Z-110215T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.110214T1400Z-110216T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 302 PM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 TONIGHT...THEN TO SOUTH GALES 40 KT MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT. THESE GALES WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND AROUND CAPE BLANCO. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT BY TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: THE COMBINATION OF WEST SWELLS AND STEEPENING SOUTH WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN 13 TO 15 FEET LATE MONDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF NORTHWEST AND SOUTH SWELLS WILL PRODUCE STEEP AND CHAOTIC COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 18 FEET MONDAY EVENING...THEN 13 TO 15 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 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. && $$ STAVISH HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
728 WHUS76 KMFR 141229 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 429 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011 PZZ350-356-150000- /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0180.000000T0000Z-110214T1400Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110214T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0003.110214T1229Z-110215T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0006.110214T1229Z-110216T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 429 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 40 KT TODAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT AT TIMES. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL RISE TO 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY...THEN 15 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ376-150000- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 429 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALES 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT AT TIMES TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL RISE TO 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY...THEN 15 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-150000- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 429 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALES 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT AT TIMES TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL RISE TO 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY...THEN 15 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
874 WHUS76 KMFR 142300 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 300 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 PZZ356-376-151200- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110215T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 300 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: THROUGH THIS EVENING...COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 13 TO 16 FEET AND UP TO 18 FEET BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. HIGHER SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM AROUND GOLD BEACH SOUTHWARD LATE TONIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-151200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 300 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALES OF 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 16 TO 20 FEET WILL DECREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAVISH HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
582 WHUS76 KMFR 150615 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1015 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 PZZ350-370-151915- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110215T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0181.110215T0615Z-110216T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1015 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET WILL DECREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET TUESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ356-376-151915- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110215T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1015 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: THROUGH THIS EVENING...COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 13 TO 16 FEET AND UP TO 18 FEET BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. HIGHER SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM AROUND GOLD BEACH SOUTHWARD LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
024 WHUS76 KMFR 151804 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1004 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 PZZ356-376-160000- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110215T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0181.110215T1804Z-110216T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1004 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS: 13 TO 16 FEET TODAY AT 11 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-160000- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0181.000000T0000Z-110216T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1004 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS: 13 TO 16 FEET TODAY AT 11 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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 Feb 13, 1:00 AM PST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 1:00 AM PST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
100 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011
.DISCUSSION...13/00Z NAM/GFS IN.
A SHORT WAVE MOVED ONSHORE TO THE NORTH EARLIER TONIGHT. THE
ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT HAS BROUGHT LIGHT RAIN TO MUCH OF THE
OREGON COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT
AND LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY. MOST OF THE ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE COAST...COAST RANGE...THE
UMPQUA BASIN...AND THE ADJACENT CASCADES.
SHORT WAVES ROTATING AROUND AN OFFSHORE TROUGH WILL BRING IN MORE
ACTIVITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM
THE SOUTHWEST AND MOVE ONSHORE MONDAY MORNING. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY ANOTHER STRONG FRONT FROM THE WEST WHICH WILL MOVE ONSHORE
MONDAY NIGHT. THE MONDAY MORNING FRONT WILL PACK THE STRONGEST
WINDS BUT THE MONDAY NIGHT FRONT WILL HAVE THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF AROUND 6000 FEET BUT
WILL DROP TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING AND AS LOW AS 3000
FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS MONDAY NIGHT DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT.
WILL LIKELY UPGRADE THE HIGH WINDS WATCHES TO WARNINGS LATER THIS
MORNING...EXCEPT WILL GO WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE ROGUE
VALLEY. WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THE WINTER STORM WATCHES FOR
NOW...BUT WILL ADD ORZ028 TO THE WATCH LIST.
THE OFFSHORE TROUGH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE COAST TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...SPEWING SHORT WAVES AS IT DOES SO. THIS WILL SUPPORT
LOTS OF POST-FRONTAL SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO 1500 TO 2000
FEET...AND SOME OF THE WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS MAY SEE SOME SNOW.
LONG TERM DISCUSSION FROM THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFD...WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTH
AND GRADUALLY SHIFT INLAND. SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL BRING SHOWERS...
HOWEVER AS THE TROUGH DIGS SOUTH EXPECT MOST OF THE ENERGY TO
SHIFT SOUTH OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS DURING THIS PERIOD
WILL BE DOWN TO WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS AS COLD AIR MOVES IN PLACE
OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOWER VALLEY
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN SHOWERS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE AROUND 10 TO 15 DEGREES F BELOW NORMAL.
MODELS DIVERGE BY NEXT WEEKEND WITH INCREASED UNCERTAINTY IN THE
FORECAST. THE ECMWF FAVORS A MUCH WEAKER OFFSHORE RIDGE THAN THE GFS
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SHORTWAVE BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. LEANED
TOWARDS CLIMATOLOGY FOR THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION DURING THIS
PERIOD AND TRENDED TOWARDS GRADUAL WARMING TEMPERATURES. CC
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE MEDFORD
CWA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE AREAS OF MVFR CIGS
AND ISOLD IFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURED ALONG THE
COAST...COAST RANGE...UMPQUA DIVIDE...AND THE ADJACENT CASCADES.
CONDITIONS IN THOSE AREAS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY...BUT AREAS OF MVFR CIGS WILL REDEVELOP IN THE SOUTH COAST
AND COAST RANGE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ORZ030-031.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
ORZ021-022.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR ORZ026.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR CAZ080-082.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR CAZ081.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ083.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-356.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY
FOR PZZ350-356.
GALE WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR
PZZ370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR PZZ370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY
FOR PZZ370-376.
15/15/05Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 4:28 PM PST, 9 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 428 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 CAZ081-130300- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 428 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ021-022-130300- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 428 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ030-031-130300- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 428 PM PST SAT FEB 12 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ026-130300- JACKSON COUNTY- 428 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ080-082-083-130300- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 428 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL OCCUR AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2:18 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 62 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:00 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 64 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:00 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson, Klamath | 48 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:02 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 13 hr |
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