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Storm Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR

March 13, 2011

NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Mar 13, 2011, 3:33 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 13, 2011, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 8 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 13, 2011, 3:33 AM PDT (10:33 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 13, 2011, 9:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 13, 2011, 4:58 PM PDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

393 
WHUS76 KMFR 131033
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
333 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110313T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0007.110313T1200Z-110313T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0015.110313T1200Z-110315T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0002.110313T1600Z-110314T0300Z/
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-
333 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KT THIS
  MORNING...THEN INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
  SECONDS THIS MORNING. THEN SEAS BECOME VERY STEEP AND BUILD TO
  17 TO 21 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS MAY DECREASE BRIEFLY
  TONIGHT AS WIND SEAS DECREASE. THEN...BUILDING WESTERLY SWELL
  WILL BUILD SEAS TO 19 TO 21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS MONDAY. SEAS OF
  16 TO 19 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM CAPE FERRELO TO CAPE ARAGO
  WITH LOCALLY VERY STRONG WINDS NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 



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.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

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

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110313T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0007.110313T1200Z-110313T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0015.110313T1200Z-110315T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0002.110313T1600Z-110314T0000Z/
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-
333 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT THIS
  MORNING...THEN INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 13 TO 17 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10
  SECONDS THIS MORNING. THEN SEAS BECOME VERY STEEP AND BUILD TO
  18 TO 21 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS THIS
  AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED THIS
  EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. THEN...BUILDING WESTERLY SWELL WILL
  BUILD SEAS TO 20 TO 22 FEET AT 14 SECONDS MONDAY. SEAS OF 16 TO
  19 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
2 follow-up statements
084 
WHUS76 KMFR 131636
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
936 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

PZZ350-356-140000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110315T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110314T0300Z/
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-
936 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY.


* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM 25 TO 35 KT
  WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 KT MID MORNING THIS MORNING TO 40 TO 50 KT
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 KT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHWEST LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...AND THEN WILL DIMINISH BELOW STORM FORCE THIS
  EVENING.

* SEAS: SOUTHWEST SEAS 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE DAY. THESE SOUTHWEST
  SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP AND BUILD TO 17 TO 21 FEET WITH A
  DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
  THIS EVENING. SEAS MAY SUBSIDE SOME FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME
  TONIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. WEST SWELL WILL THEN BUILD SEAS TO 18
  TO 23 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON MONDAY. SEAS OF 16 TO 19 FEET WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM CAPE FERRELO TO CAPE
  ARAGO AS WELL AS NEAR CAPE BLANCO. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT
  ALL AREAS.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-140000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110315T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110314T0000Z/
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-
936 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY.


* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS
  MORNING...WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: SOUTHWEST SEAS 13 TO 17 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10
  SECONDS OR LESS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME VERY STEEP AND BUILD TO
  18 TO 21 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS THIS
  AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED THIS
  EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. WEST SWELL WILL THEN BUILD SEAS TO 20
  TO 25 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON MONDAY. SEAS OF 16 TO 19 FEET WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


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
356 
WHUS76 KMFR 132358
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
458 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

PZZ350-356-141300-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110314T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0195.110314T0000Z-110314T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110315T2300Z/
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-
458 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY.
THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
  OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT MONDAY.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 17 FEET AT 11 SECOND AVERAGE PERIOD
  OVERNIGHT BUILDING TO 17 TO 20 FEET MONDAY AT 14 SECOND AVERAGE
  PERIOD. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 17 FEET LATE 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-141300-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110314T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110315T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0195.110314T0000Z-110314T1200Z/
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-
458 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY.
THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
  OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT MONDAY.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 17 FEET AT 11 SECOND AVERAGE PERIOD
  OVERNIGHT BUILDING TO 17 TO 20 FEET MONDAY AT 14 SECOND AVERAGE
  PERIOD. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 17 FEET LATE 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.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 4:18 AM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas8 hr
Mar 13, 12:24 PM PDTSpecial Marine WarningMFR36 min
Mar 13, 12:29 PM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas39 hr
Mar 13, 1:09 PM PDTSpecial Marine WarningMFR36 min
Mar 13, 2:27 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine25 min
Mar 13, 2:46 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath29 min
Mar 13, 4:58 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR28 hr

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Sources

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