Storm Watch 2, NWS Medford, OR

631 
WHUS76 KMFR 122237
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
237 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

PZZ350-356-131200-
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/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0012.110313T1200Z-110315T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0015.110313T1800Z-110315T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0007.110313T1200Z-110314T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0002.110313T1200Z-110314T0000Z/
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-
237 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING 35 TO 40 KT
  SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS
  OVERNIGHT AND 14 TO 17 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 20 FEET MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110313T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0012.110313T1200Z-110315T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0015.110313T1800Z-110315T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0007.110313T1200Z-110314T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0002.110313T1200Z-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-
237 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING 35 TO 40 KT
  SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS
  OVERNIGHT AND 14 TO 17 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 20 FEET MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
833 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

.SHORT TERM...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS STILL ONGOING ALONG THE
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS. ALTHOUGH PEAK WAVE
HEIGHTS FROM THE TSUNAMI WAVES WERE REACHED EARLIER TODAY AND
WAVE HEIGHTS APPEAR TO BE SUBSIDING...CONTINUED WATER LEVEL
FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING.

CONCERNING UPCOMING WEATHER...A TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
WILL SEND A SERIES OF FRONTS INTO THE PACNW SATURDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER PRODUCER FOR THE AREA IS A COLD FRONT
THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3500 TO 4500 FEET. WINDS
MAY BE BREEZY AND GUSTY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE COAST AND
MOUNTAINS. A SECOND MUCH STRONGER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
AREA SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVE INLAND DURING THE DAY. THIS SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WINDS OVER
PORTIONS OF THE AREA INCLUDING THE COAST AND COASTAL WATERS...SHASTA
VALLEY AND LAKE COUNTY. ELSEWHERE EXPECT VERY BREEZY AND GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE A BIT HEAVIER THAN THE EARLIER FRONT...WITH AREAS OF
MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION ON THE COAST AND
WIDESPREAD STEADY PRECIPITATION INLAND. SNOW LEVELS REMAIN HIGH
THROUGH SUNDAY GENERALLY AROUND 5000 FEET...LOWERING BEHIND THE
FRONT TO 2500 TO 3500 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AS SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER
THE AREA.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO TONIGHT...AREAS OF
MVFR CIGS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST IN RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH AREAS OF MVFR CIGS SPREADING INLAND
SATURDAY MORNING AND HIGHER TERRAIN BECOMING OBSCURED. MVFR CIGS
WILL MAINLY BE LIMITED TO AREAS FROM THE CASCADES EAST SATURDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 100 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011/

DISCUSSION...11/12Z NAM IN. 11/12Z GFS IN THROUGH 36HR.

MAIN CONCERN AT THIS TIME IS THE ONGOING TSUNAMI WARNING ALONG THE
COAST. MORE THAN A DOZEN WAVE CYCLES HAVE OCCURRED ALONG THE
COAST AND DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED...WAVE HEIGHTS NOW APPEAR TO
BE SUBSIDING BUT SOME HIGHER SPIKES ARE STILL POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO
BULLETINS FOR DETAILS.

AS FAR AS THE WEATHER GOES...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THE LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL REMAIN ANCHORED
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN IT WILL PROGRESS
SLOWLY TOWARD THE COAST AND WEAKEN UNTIL IT MOVES ONSHORE
THURSDAY.

WHILE THE TROUGH IT ANCHORED...IT WILL EJECT SEVERAL SHORT WAVES
TOWARD THE COAST.

THE FIRST OF THESE WAVES WILL MOVE ONSHORE SATURDAY MORNING AND
THE SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS FRONT
LOOKS LIKE A FAIRLY TYPICAL ONE AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION
GOES...WITH MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION RATES. IT WON'T
BE PARTICULARLY WINDY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 3500 TO 4500 FEET.

THE SECOND...AND STRONGEST WAVE WILL MOVE ONSHORE SUNDAY EVENING.
THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE ABOUT MIDDAY
SUNDAY. THIS ONE WILL BE QUITE WET...BUT THE MAIN STORY WILL BE
THE WINDS. OFFSHORE WINDS MAY REACH STORM FORCE...AND HIGH WINDS
MAY OCCUR ALONG THE COAST AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. A HIGH WIND
WATCH WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE
TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...THEN LOWER TO 2500 TO 3500
FEET BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...BUT AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY NOT MEET WARNING CRITERIA.

A WEAK WAVE WILL MOVE IN MONDAY EVENING AND WON'T BE OF MUCH
CONSEQUENCE. A STRONGER WAVE ON TUESDAY WILL PUSH ANOTHER WET
FRONT ONSHORE TUESDAY MORNING. THIS ONE WILL ALSO HAVE SOME
WIND...BUT IT WON'T BE AS STRONG AS THE SUNDAY SYSTEM.

MORE WAVES WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THURSDAY. IT WILL BE A WET PERIOD
AND MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING ALONG THE COAST MAY BECOME A PROBLEM
AT THIS TIME...IF IT HASN'T ALREADY OCCURRED BY THEN.

ONCE THE LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE...A BROAD AND LIKELY DIRTY
RIDGE WILL SET UP OFFSHORE. THIS WILL PUT AN END TO THE STORMY
PATTERN...BUT WEAK SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE IT OVER THE RIDGE
AND BRING SOME PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021-022.

CA...NONE.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.

CC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
205 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

ORZ021-022-121400-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
205 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...SEE THE LATEST MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ030-031-121400-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
205 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...SEE THE LATEST MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
954 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

ORZ021-022-121000-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
954 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE OREGON COAST...

THE TSUNAMI GENERATED FROM YESTERDAY'S 8.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE
OFF OF THE COAST OF JAPAN IS CONTINUING TO SEND 1 TO 3 FOOT
FLUCTUATIONS IN SEA LEVEL INTO THE OREGON COAST AS OF 9 PM PST.

WHILE TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE EASED...SMALLER TSUNAMI WAVES WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE MORE FREQUENT THAN IS
NORMAL. IN ADDITION...STRONG CURRENTS WILL PERSIST AT TIMES
TONIGHT. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AND NEAR THE
WATER AS THESE STRONG CURRENTS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE
DANGEROUS.

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL
TIME.

ONCE AGAIN THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

SPILDE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
122 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

ORZ021-022-121400-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
122 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE OREGON COAST...

THE TSUNAMI GENERATED FROM THURSDAY NIGHT'S 8.9 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN IS CONTINUING TO SEND 1 TO 3
FOOT FLUCTUATIONS IN SEA LEVEL TOWARD THE OREGON COAST AS OF 1 AM
PST.

WHILE TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE EASED...SMALLER TSUNAMI WAVES WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE MORE FREQUENT THAN IS
NORMAL. IN ADDITION...STRONG CURRENTS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS
MORNING. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AND NEAR
THE WATER AS THESE STRONG CURRENTS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE
DANGEROUS.

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL
TIME.

ONCE AGAIN THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT EARLY THIS
MORNING.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

SANDLER