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Storm Warning 1, NWS Medford, OR

March 1, 2011

NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Mar 1, 2011, 3:58 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 1, 2011, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 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
Mar 1, 2011, 3:58 AM PST (11:58 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 2, 2011, 7:02 AM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

949 
WHUS76 KMFR 011158
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
358 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

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/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0005.110302T0600Z-110302T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0011.110301T1158Z-110303T1700Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0008.110302T0600Z-110303T0000Z/
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-
358 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS TO A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY. A
GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY WILL BRIEFLY TURN
  SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AND THEN WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE 35
  TO 45 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 45 TO 55 KT THROUGH LATE MORNING
  WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS: 6 TO 10 FEET BY 11 SECOND NORTHWEST SWELL WILL COMBINE
  WITH SOUTH WIND WAVES OF 5 TO 10 FEET TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
  TO PRODUCE VERY STEEP AND LUMPY COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 14 FEET.
  COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  TO 15 TO 20 FEET AT 10 SECONDS...PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH TIME. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
  VERY STEEP...TURNING MORE WESTERLY WITH TIME INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0001.110301T2100Z-110302T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0008.110302T0000Z-110303T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0001.110302T0600Z-110302T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0011.110301T1158Z-110303T1700Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
358 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS TO A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING. THIS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY. A
GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...A STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL BUILD NORTHWARD THROUGH
  THE WATERS THIS MORNING...AND THEN WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40
  KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EVENING
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS
  WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 KNOTS...PERSISTING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET BY 11 SECOND NORTHWEST SWELL WILL COMBINE
  WITH SOUTH WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET TODAY TO PRODUCE
  VERY STEEP AND LUMPY COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET. COMBINED
  SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TO 15 TO
  25FEET AT 10 SECONDS...PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND BECOMING
  SOUTHWEST. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY STEEP...TURNING
  MORE WESTERLY WITH TIME INTO THURSDAY MORNING.


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.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

$$

BTL

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
3 follow-up statements
365 
WHUS76 KMFR 011800
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1000 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

PZZ370-376-021100-
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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110303T1700Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SR.W.0001.110302T0600Z-110302T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1000 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY WILL INCREASE QUICKLY
  THIS EVENING TO 45 TO 50 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KTS THROUGH EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 KTS BY LATE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 FEET THIS EVENING
  THEN 17 TO 20 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

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.

&&



$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0005.110302T0600Z-110302T1200Z/
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-
1000 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY WILL BRIEFLY TURN
  SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AND THEN WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE 35
  TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS: 6 TO 8 FEET AT 11 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 18 FEET
  AT 10 SECONDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS
  WILL DIMINISH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
 
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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
834 
WHUS76 KMFR 021116
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
316 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

PZZ350-356-030030-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110302T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110303T1100Z/
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-
316 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 40 TO 55
  KT...STRONGEST FROM CAPE BLANCO NORTHWARD...WILL PEAK BEFORE
  SUNRISE AND THEN FALL BELOW GALE FORCE BY LATE MORNING.

* SEAS: FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO BRING
  COMBINED SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10
  SECONDS THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL THEN BECOME MORE WESTERLY AND
  SUBSIDE TO A STILL VERY STEEP 10 TO 15 FEET AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-030030-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110302T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110303T1700Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
316 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 50 TO
  60 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH
  ABOUT SUNRISE. WINDS WILL THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH TO SOUTHWEST 25
  TO 35 KNOTS...AND THEN TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: SOUTHWEST FRESH SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL ARE EXPECTED TO
  PEAK IN THE 20 TO 25 FOOT RANGE AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10
  SECONDS THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL THEN BECOME MORE WESTERLY AT 13
  TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 11 TO 13 FEET
  TONIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY
  MORNING AT A PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

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.

&&

$$

BTL

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
815 
WHUS76 KMFR 021502
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
702 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

PZZ370-376-030415-
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/O.EXA.KMFR.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110303T1700Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
702 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO
  SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: SOUTHWEST FRESH SWELL AND WIND WAVES HAVE PEAKED IN THE 20
  TO 25 FOOT RANGE AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS THIS
  MORNING. THESE SEAS WILL CONTINUE AND THEN BECOME MORE WESTERLY
  AT 13 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 11 TO 13
  FEET TONIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP THROUGH MUCH OF
  THURSDAY MORNING AT A PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.


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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110303T1100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
702 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL
  DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS LATE MORNING.

* SEAS: FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO
  COMBINE TO BRING COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET AT A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL THEN BECOME MORE
  WESTERLY AND SUBSIDE TO A STILL VERY STEEP 10 TO 15 FEET AT 9
  SECONDS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.


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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110303T1100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
702 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 40 KT WILL FALL
  BELOW GALE FORCE BY LATE MORNING.

* SEAS: FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO BRING
  COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS
  THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL THEN BECOME MORE WESTERLY AND SUBSIDE TO
  A STILL VERY STEEP 10 TO 15 FEET AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

BTL

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 4:06 PM PSTStorm WatchMFR12 hr
Feb 28, 4:06 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR12 hr
Mar 1, 3:14 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake35 hr
Mar 1, 3:58 AM PSTGale WarningMFR29 hr
Mar 1, 3:58 AM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR37 hr
Mar 1, 5:28 AM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas4 hr
Mar 1, 2:21 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRJackson, Klamath24 hr
Mar 1, 3:54 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRSiskiyou36 hr

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