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Gale Watch 9, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale watch at Mar 11, 2011, 3:59 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2011, 3:59 AM PST (11:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 11, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2011, 2:35 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Mar 11, 3:45 AM PST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 3:45 AM PST, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
345 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011
.SHORT TERM...MAIN CONCERN TONIGHT HAS BEEN WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A
TSUNAMI ALONG THE WEST COAST THAT IS EXPECTED TODAY DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. A TSUNAMI WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH THE DETAILS OF THIS
EVENT.
ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS HAVE TAPERED OFF OVER THE AREA. MODELS ARE
PICKING UP ON A WEAK SHORTWAVE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CWA
TODAY. THE NAM AND GFS ARE INDICATING SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION
POSSIBLE...MAINLY FROM THE CASCADES EASTWARD. HOWEVER EXPECT THE
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TO BE VERY LOW AND MOST LIKELY WILL ONLY
SEE SOME VIRGA. THEN...A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH INTO THE
OREGON COAST SATURDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SOME BREEZY
AND GUSTY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL
SPREAD INLAND DURING THE DAY. MOST AREAS WILL SEE MAINLY LIGHT
PRECIPITATION WITH AREAS OF MODERATE RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND
AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
OREGON CASCADES. SNOW LEVELS OF 3500 TO 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY.
NEXT...A SECOND MUCH STRONGER FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARDS
THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS A PACIFIC LOW
MOVES TOWARDS THE WASHINGTON COAST. THIS FRONT WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...AND OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY. MODELS ARE CURRENTLY SHOWING A 75 TO 80
KT 925 MB JET MOVING INTO THE COAST ON SUNDAY DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY BRING STRONG WINDS WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER TO COASTAL AREAS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SUNDAY FOR INLAND AREAS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
SHASTA VALLEY...OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO AREAS OF LAKE COUNTY.
WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA WITH THIS FRONT AND SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RISE FROM
3500 TO 5000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...THEN SNOW LEVELS LOWER IN
SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR AREA WIDE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT EXCEPT FOR AREAS OF
IFR CIGS AND VIS CONTINUING IN THE UMPQUA BASIN THRU 16 TO
18Z...INCLUDING KRBG. PATCHY IFR CIGS AND VIS IS ALSO POSSIBLE
THRU 18Z THIS MORNING IN THE NORTHERN ROGUE VALLEY...NORTH AND
WEST OF KMFR...AND IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
CA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY
FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
PZZ370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR PZZ370-376.
CCHazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 10:11 AM PST, 17 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1011 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ORZ031-110000- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 416 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TODAY. SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTER A BREAK BETWEEN STORM SYSTEMS ON FRIDAY...THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 11, 12:15 AM PST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Mar 11, 1:25 AM PST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 125 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ORZ021-022-111330- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 125 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...TSUNAMI WARNING FOR THE OREGON COAST... A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS. PERSONS IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. TSUNAMI WARNING MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI WITH A SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENT IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. ARRIVAL FOR THE INITIAL WAVE IS ESTIMATED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. ASTORIA OREGON 0712 AM PST. PORT ORFORD OREGON 0715 AM PST. CHARLESTON OREGON 0715 AM PST CRESCENT CITY CALIFORNIA 0724 AM PST. SEA LEVEL RISES OF 2 METERS ARE EXPECTED AT PORT ORFORD. THIS IS ABOUT 6.5 FEET. ONCE AGAIN A TSUNAMI WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA AT 1250 AM PST. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Mar 11, 1:52 AM PST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 152 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ORZ021-022-111330- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 152 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...TSUNAMI WARNING FOR THE OREGON COAST... A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS. PERSONS IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. TSUNAMI WARNING MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI WITH A SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENT IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. ARRIVAL FOR THE INITIAL WAVE IS ESTIMATED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. ASTORIA OREGON 0712 AM PST. CHARLESTON OREGON 0715 AM PST PORT ORFORD OREGON 0715 AM PST. CRESCENT CITY CALIFORNIA 0724 AM PST. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 1.4 METERS IS EXPECTED AT THE UMPQUA RIVER OUTLET IN FLORENCE. THIS IS ABOUT 4.5 FEET. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 2 METERS IS EXPECTED AT PORT ORFORD. THIS IS ABOUT 6.5 FEET. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 1.9 METER IS EXPECTED AT BROOKINGS. THIS IS ABOUT 6.3 FEET. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 2.4 METERS IS EXPECTED AT CRESCENT CITY. THIS IS ABOUT 7.9 FEET. ONCE AGAIN A TSUNAMI WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA AT 1250 AM PST. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Mar 11, 2:39 AM PST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 239 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ORZ021-022-111330- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 239 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...TSUNAMI WARNING FOR THE OREGON COAST... A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS. PERSONS IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. TSUNAMI WARNING MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI WITH A SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENT IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. ARRIVAL FOR THE INITIAL WAVE IS ESTIMATED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. ASTORIA OREGON 0712 AM PST. CHARLESTON OREGON 0715 AM PST PORT ORFORD OREGON 0715 AM PST. CRESCENT CITY CALIFORNIA 0724 AM PST. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 1.4 METERS IS EXPECTED AT THE UMPQUA RIVER OUTLET IN REEDSPORT. THIS IS ABOUT 4.5 FEET. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 2 METERS IS EXPECTED AT PORT ORFORD. THIS IS ABOUT 6.5 FEET. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 1.9 METER IS EXPECTED AT BROOKINGS. THIS IS ABOUT 6.3 FEET. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 2.4 METERS IS EXPECTED AT CRESCENT CITY. THIS IS ABOUT 7.9 FEET. TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE COAST. ONCE AGAIN A TSUNAMI WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA AT 1250 AM PST. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Mar 11, 3:46 AM PST, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 346 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ORZ021-022-111340- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 346 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...TSUNAMI WARNING FOR THE OREGON COAST... A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS. PERSONS IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. TSUNAMI WARNING MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI WITH A SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENT IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. ARRIVAL FOR THE INITIAL WAVE IS ESTIMATED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. ASTORIA OREGON 0712 AM PST. CHARLESTON OREGON 0715 AM PST PORT ORFORD OREGON 0715 AM PST. CRESCENT CITY CALIFORNIA 0724 AM PST. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 1.4 METERS IS EXPECTED AT THE UMPQUA RIVER OUTLET IN REEDSPORT. THIS IS ABOUT 4.5 FEET. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 2 METERS IS EXPECTED AT PORT ORFORD. THIS IS ABOUT 6.5 FEET. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 1.9 METER IS EXPECTED AT BROOKINGS. THIS IS ABOUT 6.3 FEET. SEA LEVEL RISE OF 2.4 METERS IS EXPECTED AT CRESCENT CITY. THIS IS ABOUT 7.9 FEET. TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE COAST. ONCE AGAIN A TSUNAMI WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA AT 1250 AM PST. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 6:50 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 57 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:59 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 48 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:01 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 21 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:35 PM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:35 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:35 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 37 hr |
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