Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 40, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2011, 4:23 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 18, 2011, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 29 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
- Dec 18, 2011, 4:23 AM PST (12:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2011, 3:15 AM PST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
559 WHUS76 KMFR 181223 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 423 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 PZZ376-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111219T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.111218T1800Z-111219T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0042.111219T0000Z-111219T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0053.111219T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0040.111219T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 423 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST AT 13 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING..WITH WIND WAVES AT 8 TO 11 FEET AND COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON THEN 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TUESDAY THEN INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND STEEPEST WIND SEAS. 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. && $$ PZZ370-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.111219T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 423 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST AT 12 TO 13 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING..WITH WIND WAVES AT 5 TO 8 FEET AND COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 12 FEET FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND STEEPEST WIND SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.111218T2100Z-111219T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 423 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST AT 12 TO 13 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING..WITH WIND WAVES AT 5 TO 8 FEET AND COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 13 FEET FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND STEEPEST WIND SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.111219T0000Z-111219T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 423 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST AT 12 TO 13 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING..WITH WIND WAVES AT 5 TO 8 FEET AND COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 13 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO 9 TO 11 FEET FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND STEEPEST WIND SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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639 WHUS76 KMFR 182325 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 325 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 PZZ350-191230- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111219T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.111219T0000Z-111219T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 325 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 12 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO 9 OR LESS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVIEST SEAS. 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. && $$ PZZ376-191230- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.000000T0000Z-111219T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111219T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0040.111219T0600Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0053.111219T0600Z-111220T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 325 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST AT 11 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING FROM 8 FEET TO NEAR 12 FEET BY DAYBREAK. COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING THEN 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TUESDAY THEN INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS. 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. && $$ PZZ370-191230- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.111219T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 325 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 12 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES AT 5 TO 7 FEET MAKE FOR COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-191230- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.000000T0000Z-111219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 325 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 12 FEET AT 15 SECONDS OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY MONDAY. WIND WAVES AT 5 TO 7 FEET AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS FOR THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA GREATER THAN 5 NM FROM SHORE WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
120 WHUS76 KMFR 191223 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 423 AM PST MON DEC 19 2011 PZZ376-200015- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 423 AM PST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL REACH A PEAK AT 10 TO 11 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING. BUT...WIND WAVES OF 8 TO 11 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 12 FEET BY THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...COMBINED SEAS WILL PERSIST AT 12 TO 15 FEET INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASE SLIGHTLY FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS. 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. && $$ PZZ356-200015- /O.EXA.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 423 AM PST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL REACH A PEAK AT 10 TO 11 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING. BUT...WIND WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT... COMBINED SEAS WILL PERSIST AT 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 KT NEAR SHORE BUT 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL PUSH FARTHER OFFSHORE LATE TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA...FARTHER THAN 5 NM FROM SHORE WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ370-200015- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 423 AM PST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK AT 10 TO 11 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING THEN DECREASE TO 7 TO 9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. BUT...WIND WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE FOR COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-191800- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111219T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 423 AM PST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 12 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH TO 7 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
740 WHUS76 KMFR 192314 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 314 PM PST MON DEC 19 2011 PZZ376-201200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 314 PM PST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL OF 7 TO 9 FEET AT 14 SECONDS WILL START TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. BUT...WIND WAVES OF WILL INCREASE TO 1 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING RESULTING IN COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 KNOTS WILL PEAK LATER THIS EVENING. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL THEN START TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS. 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. && $$ PZZ370-200600- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 314 PM PST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL OF 7 TO 9 FEET REMAINS THIS EVENING. BUT...DECREASING WINDS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED OF 9 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 TO 11 FEET WILL ABRUPTLY MOVE INTO THE ENTIRE AREA LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-200600- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0290.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0138.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 314 PM PST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SEAS: LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL OF 6 TO 7 FEET WILL START TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING. BUT...WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT... COMBINED SEAS WILL PERSIST AT 8 TO 11 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 KT NEAR SHORE BUT 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BEYOND 7 NM FROM SHORE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL PUSH FARTHER OFFSHORE LATE TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA...FARTHER THAN 7 NM FROM SHORE WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
403 WHUS76 KMFR 201115 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 315 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2011 PZZ376-210000- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0291.111220T1115Z-111222T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0053.000000T0000Z-111221T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 315 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: 15 SECOND PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO NEAR 10 FEET TODAY. THIS SWELL WILL COMBINE WITH STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND WAVES OF 8 TO 11 FEET TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS PEAKING AT 13 TO 16 FEET TODAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND STEEPEST...LARGEST SEAS...WITH WIND WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-370-210000- /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0139.111220T1800Z-111222T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0291.111221T0000Z-111221T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 315 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE BUILDING WIND WAVES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT REACH 4 TO 8 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED NORTHWEST SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: COMBINED SEAS IN EXCESS OF 10 FEET WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS...STEEPEST SEAS...AND LARGEST COMBINED SEAS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO OCCUR BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF THE COAST AND AT AND AROUND CAPE BLANCO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-210000- /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0139.111220T1800Z-111222T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 315 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 10 FEET UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ BTL 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 Dec 18, 2:51 AM PST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 2:51 AM PST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
251 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2011
.DISCUSSION...WEAK COLD FRONT WASHES OUT OVER THE WEST SIDE ON THE
RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A 80KT JET...THE CORE OF WHICH IS WELL TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE REGION. WITH VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF LOWER
LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE PRECEDENT OFFSHORE FLOW VERY LITTLE IS
EXPECTED IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION. ONLY LIGHT MIXING IS EXPECTED
WITH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL...AND THE REGION WILL RETURN TO A
STAGNANT PATTERN AGAIN BY MONDAY MORNING AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILD AGAIN QUICKLY OVER THE PAC NW. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A
THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST TO RETURN OFFSHORE FLOW
ACROSS THE REGION...A STAGNANT FOGGY PATTERN TO THE WEST SIDE
VALLEYS...AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH
OF CAPE BLANCO. THIS PATTERN REMAINS THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE NEXT
BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE STAGNANT PATTERN MOVING THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE "UMPHH" TO IT AS THE
CORE OF A 90 KT JET MOVES OVER THE REGION...BUT AGAIN THERE IS
VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECEDENT MOISTURE FEEDING AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. THE NOCTURNAL TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MERIT SCRUTINY AS
WE NEAR THE TIME FRAME AS A SLIGHTLY LATER TIMING OF THE SYSTEM
MAY BE ENOUGH TO HAVE A COLD AIR MASS IN THE VALLEYS TO MAKE LIGHT
PRECIPITATION FALL INTO A BELOW FREEZING POOL OF AIR. WITH THE
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN SOME WEST SIDE VALLEY SOIL TEMPS MAY
ALSO BE COLD ENOUGH AS WELL.
&&
.AVIATION... A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS
MORNING WILL MIX WEST SIDE VALLEYS OUT EARLIER TODAY THAN
YESTERDAY. HOWEVER...SUBSIDENCE AND A QUICK RETURN OF OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL BRING A REPEAT OF THE PATTERN OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR ORZ021.
FROST ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST MONDAY FOR
ORZ021.
CA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY
FOR PZZ356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR PZZ350.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY
FOR PZZ350.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY FOR PZZ370.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY
FOR PZZ370.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY FOR PZZ376.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PZZ376.
99/99/99Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 3:20 PM PST, 13 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 320 PM PST SAT DEC 17 2011 ORZ021-181600- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 320 PM PST SAT DEC 17 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED EFFECTIVE FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 8 AM PST SUNDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST ADVISORY MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SUNDAY. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2:14 AM PST | Frost Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 31 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:23 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 71 hr |
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