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Gale Warning 15, NWS Medford, OR

March 15, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Mar 15, 2012, 3:40 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 16, 2012, 2:37 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 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 15, 2012, 3:40 PM PDT (22:40 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2012, 2:37 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 17, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

188 
WHUS76 KMFR 152240
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
340 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

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/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0015.120317T0000Z-120317T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.120315T2240Z-120317T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
340 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.
THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT BUT INCREASE AGAIN
  LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH GALES OF 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS
  FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE
  STRONGEST BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE AND NORTH OF GOLD BEACH.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL
  TRANSITION TO A FRESH WEST SWELL THIS EVENING WITH SEAS OF 15
  FEET AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD AGAIN LATE FRIDAY
  MORNING AND REACH 9 TO 13 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. VERY STEEP AND
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY 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.

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.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0015.120317T0000Z-120317T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
340 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT BUT INCREASE AGAIN
  LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH GALES OF 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS
  FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL
  TRANSITION TO A FRESH WEST SWELL THIS EVENING WITH SEAS OF 15
  FEET AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD AGAIN LATE FRIDAY
  MORNING AND REACH 9 TO 13 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. VERY STEEP AND
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY 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.

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.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0015.120317T0000Z-120317T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
340 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT BUT INCREASE AGAIN
  LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH GALES OF 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS
  FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL
  TRANSITION TO A FRESH WEST SWELL THIS EVENING WITH SEAS OF 15
  FEET AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD AGAIN LATE FRIDAY
  MORNING AND REACH 7 TO 10 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. VERY STEEP AND
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY 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.

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

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4 follow-up statements
499 
WHUS76 KMFR 161119
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
419 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

PZZ356-376-161300-
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/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0018.120317T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0015.120317T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
419 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
  WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON
  SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS AS A STRENGTHENING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE
  MOVES IN. LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING GALE
  FORCE WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AS THE LOW MOVES
  NORTHEASTWARD.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FEET AT 12
  SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO STEEP SOUTHWEST
  COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO THIS EVENING WIND SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN TO 10 FEET OR
  GREATER WITH COMBINED WEST SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET AT 12
  SECONDS. 

* THUNDERSTORMS: DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT HAS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO
  PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING AND
  HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY REACH 50 TO 60 KNOTS
  IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS OR SQUALL LINES THAT FORM...PARTICULARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  


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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-161300-
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/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0015.120317T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0018.120317T0300Z-120317T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
419 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM PDT SATURDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
  WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO
  GALE FORCE 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS AS A STRENGTHENING
  CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES IN. OVERNIGHT GALE FORCE WINDS
  WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 17 FEET AT 12
  SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO STEEP SOUTHWEST
  COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 15 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. THIS EVENING WIND
  SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN TO 10 FEET OR GREATER WITH COMBINED
  SOUTHWEST SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* THUNDERSTORMS: DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT HAS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO
  PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING AND
  HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY REACH 50 TO 60 KNOTS
  IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS OR SQUALL LINES THAT FORM...PARTICULARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  


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.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0018.120317T0300Z-120317T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
419 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM PDT SATURDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
  WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO
  GALE FORCE 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS AS A STRENGTHENING
  CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES IN. OVERNIGHT GALE FORCE WINDS
  WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FEET AT 12
  SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO STEEP SOUTHWEST
  COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. THIS EVENING WIND
  SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN TO 10 FEET OR GREATER WITH COMBINED
  SOUTHWEST SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* THUNDERSTORMS: DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT HAS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO
  PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING AND
  HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY REACH 50 TO 60 KNOTS
  IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS OR SQUALL LINES THAT FORM...PARTICULARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 


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.

&&

$$

BTL

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530 
WHUS76 KMFR 161207
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
507 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

PZZ356-376-170000-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0025.120316T1207Z-120317T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0015.120317T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0018.120317T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
507 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL RAPIDLY
  INCREASE TO SOUTH GALE FORCE 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS AS
  A STRENGTHENING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES IN. LATE THIS
  EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
  BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD.

* SEAS: STEEP SOUTHWEST COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS
  ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WIND SEAS
  WILL BUILD AGAIN TO 10 FEET OR GREATER WITH COMBINED WEST SEAS
  BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* THUNDERSTORMS: DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT HAS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO 
  PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING 
  AND HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY REACH 50 TO 60 
  KNOTS IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS OR SQUALL LINES THAT FORM...
  PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


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.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-120316T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0015.120317T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0018.120317T0300Z-120317T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
507 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO
  SOUTH GALE FORCE 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS AS A
  STRENGTHENING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES IN. OVERNIGHT GALE
  FORCE WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AS THE LOW MOVES
  NORTHEASTWARD.

* SEAS: STEEP SOUTHWEST COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 15 FEET AT 12 SECONDS
  WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THIS EVENING WIND SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN TO
  10 FEET OR GREATER WITH COMBINED SOUTHWEST SEAS BUILDING TO 15
  TO 20 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* THUNDERSTORMS: DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT HAS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO 
  PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING 
  AND HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY REACH 50 TO 60 
  KNOTS IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS OR SQUALL LINES THAT FORM...
  PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.



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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
857 
WHUS76 KMFR 162137
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
237 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

PZZ356-376-171015-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120317T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0015.120316T2137Z-120317T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0018.120316T2137Z-120317T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
237 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS UPGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS AS A STRENGTHENING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE
  MOVES IN. AS THE LOW MOVES BY LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL
  SHIFT TO WEST AT GALE FORCE 35 KNOTS AND CONTINUE TONIGHT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT
  PERIOD 11 SECONDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WIND WAVES INCREASE.
  STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND DECREASE SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS: AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS WILL BE
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 60
  KNOTS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BUT ARE
  NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-171015-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120317T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0015.120316T2137Z-120317T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0018.120316T2137Z-120317T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
237 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS UPGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS AS A STRENGTHENING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE
  MOVES BY TO THE SOUTH. AS THE LOW PASSES LATE THIS
  EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AT GALE FORCE 35 KNOTS AND
  CONTINUE TONIGHT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT
  PERIOD 11 SECONDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WIND WAVES INCREASE.
  STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND DECREASE SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS: AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES BY TO THE SOUTH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE
  STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
  GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
  OVERNIGHT BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED SEVERE.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS...BUT THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE
  FROM COOS BAY SOUTH.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
698 
WHUS76 KMFR 171000
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
300 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012


PZZ350-356-370-376-172300-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0026.120317T1000Z-120319T0900Z/
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-
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-
300 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL VEER TO
  NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD 12
  SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 12 FEET BY
  THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST AT THAT LEVEL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* THUNDERSTORMS: THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON IN THE COLDER AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS BEHIND A STRONG
  LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.


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

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 Mar 15, 3:07 PM PDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 3:07 PM PDT, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

.SHORT TERM...A STRONG 180KT JET CONTINUES TO STRETCH FROM EAST
TO WEST ACROSS THE PACIFIC BETWEEN 40-50N THIS AFTERNOON WHICH IS
SENDING SEVERAL SHORTWAVES EASTWARD INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
IR AND WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING THE MAIN FRONTAL BAND MOVING
ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG THE
COAST...AND ESPECIALLY IN CURRY COUNTY WHERE AMOUNTS ARE HAVE
REACHED 0.25-0.35 OF AN INCH PER HOUR NEAR RED MOUND. THIS IS
CAUSING STREAMS TO SWELL AND A SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TO HIGHLIGHT THE THREAT OF HEAVY
RAINFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. FLOOD WATCHES ARE ALSO OUT FOR THE
COQUILLE AT COQUILLE AND THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT
AS RIVERS LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AT THE COAST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES INLAND BUT THIS SHOULD BE IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS. WINDS HAVE NOT QUITE REACHED WARNING CRITERIA OVER THE
SHASTA VALLEY, SO HAVE CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND
REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE STILL GUSTING PAST 65 MPH
IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA SO HAVE MAINTAINED WIND WARNING HIGHLIGHTS
THERE.

WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING ONSHORE, EXPECT A PERIOD OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE FRONTAL BAND THROUGH THE ROGUE VALLEY
THIS EVENING...WITH AMOUNTS PROBABLY 0.25-0.50 OF AN INCH. THE
FRONTAL BAND WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE CASCADES TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS
ARE QUITE HIGH AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...UP AROUND 6000 FEET SO
EXPECT MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS RAIN AT THE MAIN
PASSES. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND MAJOR PASS LEVELS
BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT AND TO AROUND 4000 TO 4500 FEET IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MOST OF THE STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE
ENDED BY THEN...SO NOT EXPECTING MANY SNOW IMPACTS AT THE PASSES
DURING THIS TIME.

THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY AND A
SECOND STRONGER SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE OREGON
COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL HOLD AROUND 4000 TO 4500
FEET IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SO EXPECT MOST OF THE SNOW TO OCCUR
ABOVE MOUNT SHASTA CITY...BUT NOT BY TOO MUCH. UPGRADED THE WINTER
STORM WATCHES TO WARNINGS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH AMOUNTS IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES INLAND...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP QUICKLY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS
MAY BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME TRICKY TRAVEL OVER SISKIYOU SUMMIT AND
AROUND MOUNT SHASTA CITY AT THE TAIL END OF THE MAIN PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME
SHOWERY BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE ENTIRE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
IN. EXPECT SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO NEAR 1000 TO 1500 FEET (LOWEST
DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNINGS). THE SHOWERY PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SHORTWAVES TRAVEL THROUGH THE
TROUGH. WITH PLENTY OF COLD AIR ALOFT EXPECT SOME OF THESE SHOWERS
TO PRODUCE THUNDER ALONG THE COAST AND EVEN SOME GRAUPEL OVER
INLAND AREAS WHERE PRECIP DOESN'T FALL AS SNOW.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THERE IS MOSTLY GOOD
AGREEMENT FOR THIS PERIOD BETWEEN THE OPERATIONAL RUNS AND THE
ENSEMBLES REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN
ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. THE PERIOD STARTS WITH A VERY DEEP TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND
DESERT SOUTHWEST. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS CENTERED ALONG 140W AND
STARTING TO BUILD EAST TOWARD THE WEST COAST BUT A VERY FAST
125-150KT JET KEEPS A MOIST ONSHORE FLOW DIRECTED TOWARD THE
REGION FOR MONDAY. WARM ADVECTION PRECIPITATION THEN SPREADS FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CWA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY, ALLOWING
SNOW LEVELS TO RISE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHILE ALSO BOOSTING HIGH AND
LOW TEMPS DURING THIS PERIOD FOR MOST LOCATIONS. SNOW LEVELS LOOK
TO BE ABOVE MOST PASSES AT 5000-5500 FEET BUT MAY GO EVEN HIGHER.
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE FROM THE NORTHWEST AS A DEEP TROUGH AGAIN DIGS OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC. THIS WOULD BRING SNOW LEVELS BACK DOWN
CLOSER TO 2000-3000 FEET. /MAW

&&

.AVIATION...IFR WITH OCCASIONAL MFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST AT THE COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPORARY VFR CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST OF KOTH LATER THIS
EVENING...BUT MVFR CIGS WILL BE THE DOMINATE CONDITION. THE REST OF
THE TERMINALS CURRENTLY HAVE VFR CONDITIONS...BUT MTNS REMAIN PARTLY
OBSCURED DUE TO SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS AND THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH
CONFIDENCE FOR MVFR CIGS TO DEVELOP AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ALSO VISIBILITIES WILL OCCASIONALLY BE
REDUCED DUE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE CONCERNS AND POSSIBLE
WIND SHEAR ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
EAST OF THE CASCADES THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING WHICH COULD CAUSE MORE TURBULENCE
AND POSSIBLE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR ORZ030-031.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021-022.
     FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
     ORZ021>024.

CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 4000
     FEET FOR CAZ080.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 4000
     FEET FOR CAZ082.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ081.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR CAZ083.

PZ...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ356.
     GALE WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
     PZZ356-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR PZZ370.

SPILDE/MAP/DW/MAW
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 2:55 PM PDT, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
255 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

ORZ021-022-161300-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
255 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM...SEE THE LATEST
WIND MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AN AREAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ023-024-161300-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
255 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AN AREAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ030-031-161300-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
255 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST WIND
MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM FRIDAY...SEE
THE LATEST WIND MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ081-161300-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
255 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11PM TONIGHT...SEE THE LATEST
WIND MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ083-161300-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
255 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ080-161300-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
255 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ082-161300-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
255 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 11 PM
FRIDAY...SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 15, 10:12 AM PDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1012 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 SW MERLIN             42.46N 123.49W
03/15/2012  M0.60 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HOUR ACCUMULATION ENDING AT 8AM

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Mar 15, 11:54 AM PDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1154 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1153 AM     HEAVY RAIN       9 NNE RILEY             43.65N 119.41W
03/15/2012  M2.25 INCH       HARNEY             OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HOUR ACCUMULATION

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Mar 15, 12:07 PM PDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1207 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1207 PM     HEAVY RAIN       WNW PORT ORFORD         42.75N 124.50W
03/15/2012  M2.44 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR ACCUMULATION

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Mar 15, 12:26 PM PDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1226 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1225 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N CAVE JUNCTION       42.19N 123.65W
03/15/2012  M1.22 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL. 0.20 INCH/HOUR OCCURRING NOW.

&&

WOODHEAD
Local storm report, Mar 15, 12:35 PM PDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1235 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNW BROOKINGS         42.12N 124.34W
03/15/2012  M3.00 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ACCUMULATION THROUGH 12PM

&&

BUNKER
Local storm report, Mar 15, 1:59 PM PDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
159 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0158 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSW SUNNY VALLEY      42.59N 123.41W
03/15/2012  M1.55 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR AMOUNT

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 3:09 AM PDTGale WatchMFR13 hr
Mar 15, 3:59 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFRCurry12 hr
Mar 15, 2:13 PM PDTFlood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine39 hr
Mar 15, 3:40 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR16 hr
Mar 15, 3:51 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFRCurry20 hr
Mar 15, 2:03 PM PDTWind AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou6 hr
Mar 15, 2:31 PM PDTWinter Storm WarningMFRSiskiyou37 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Oregon, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.