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Gale Warning 18, NWS Medford, OR

March 25, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Mar 25, 2012, 3:07 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 26, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 20 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 25, 2012, 3:07 PM PDT (22:07 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2012, 6:53 AM PDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

405 
WHUS76 KMFR 252207
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

PZZ350-356-261115-
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0013.120326T2100Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0022.120326T1800Z-120327T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0018.120326T1800Z-120327T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0012.120326T2100Z-120327T1500Z/
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-
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM
PDT TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...A 
  STRONG STORM BRINGS GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 
  KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KT. 

* SEAS: MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...SEAS MAY 
  INCREASE TO 14 TO 18 FEET...BECOMING DOMINATED BY VERY STEEP 
  WIND WAVES.

* AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 
  5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-261115-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0012.120326T1800Z-120327T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0007.120326T1800Z-120327T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0022.120326T1800Z-120328T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0006.120326T1800Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
307 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 PM
PDT TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 PM
PDT TUESDAY. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT...A STRONG STORM
  BRINGS STORM FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60
  KT.

* SEAS: MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT SEAS MAY INCREASE TO
  18 TO 22 FEET...BECOMING DOMINATED BY VERY STEEP WIND WAVES. 

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.

&&

$$
SVEN

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6 follow-up statements
139 
WHUS76 KMFR 261031
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
331 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

PZZ350-356-262330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.120326T1800Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.120326T1800Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
331 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 40 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE
  THIS MORNING THEN SUSTAINED GALES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS
  EXPECTED AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KT.

* SEAS: A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING. THEY WILL BRING PERIODS OF VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP
  WIND WAVES. EVEN DURING THE BREAKS BETWEEN FRONTAL
  SYSTEMS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG AND
  THERE WILL BE A STEEP WESTERLY SWELL WHICH WILL COMBINE TO
  PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-262330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.120326T1800Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.120326T1800Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
331 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND GUSTS WILL REACH STORM FORCE LATE THIS MORNING
  THEN SUSTAINED AT STORM FORCE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS
  EXPECTED AT 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KT.

* SEAS: A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING. THEY WILL BRING PERIODS OF VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP
  WIND WAVES. EVEN DURING THE BREAKS BETWEEN FRONTAL
  SYSTEMS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG AND
  THERE WILL BE A STEEP WESTERLY SWELL WHICH WILL COMBINE TO
  PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
DW

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627 
WHUS76 KMFR 262130
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

PZZ350-356-271030-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T0000Z/
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-
230 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 40 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE 
  THIS MORNING THEN SUSTAINED GALES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS 
  EXPECTED AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KT. 

* SEAS: A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING. VERY STEEP AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL PEAK AT AROUND 20 FT
  OVERNIGHT. THE FRONTS WILL BRING PERIODS OF VERY HIGH AND VERY
  STEEP WIND WAVES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN DURING THE
  BREAKS BETWEEN FRONTAL SYSTEMS... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN
  MODERATELY STRONG AND THERE WILL BE A STEEP WESTERLY SWELL WHICH
  WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SMALL CRAFT HAZARDOUS SEAS INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-271030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
230 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND GUSTS WILL REACH STORM FORCE LATE THIS 
  MORNING THEN SUSTAINED AT STORM FORCE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS 
  WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 
  SPEEDS EXPECTED AT 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KT. 

* SEAS: A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING. THEY WILL BRING PERIODS OF VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP
  WIND WAVES. VERY STEEP AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL PEAK AT 17 TO 20
  FT OVERNIGHT.EVEN DURING THE BREAKS BETWEEN FRONTAL SYSTEMS...
  SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG AND THERE WILL BE
  A STEEP WESTERLY SWELL WHICH WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
  SEAS INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
SVEN

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361 
WHUS76 KMFR 270429 AAA
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
929 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

PZZ350-356-271030-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T0000Z/
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-
929 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS PAST
  50 KT ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG FRONTS
  MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-271030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
929 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT THEN
  EASE LATER TONIGHT.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT OVERNIGHT.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL
  STRONG FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 20 NM
  FROM SHORE.

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.

&&

$$

SPILDE

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968 
WHUS76 KMFR 270940
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
240 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

PZZ350-356-271200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0014.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
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-
240 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 50 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE BY LATE MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN
  LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT TODAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN
  HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG FRONTS MOVE
  THROUGH THE WATERS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-271200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
240 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
  TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY IN THE MORNING. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT THIS MORNING.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL
  STRONG FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 20 NM 
  FROM SHORE. 

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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211 
WHUS76 KMFR 271159
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
459 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

PZZ370-376-280100-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0037.120327T1200Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.GL.A.0014.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
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-
459 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STORM
WARNING HAS EXPIRED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE OF 35 TO 45 KT
  AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT TODAY. SEAS WILL
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG 
  FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. 

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.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-280100-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0014.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
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-
459 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 50 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS 
  WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT TODAY. SEAS WILL 
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG FRONTS 
  MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

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.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
158 
WHUS76 KMFR 271353
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
653 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

PZZ350-356-272200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.SI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0014.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0019.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
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-
653 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
  EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT TODAY. SEAS WILL 
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG 
  FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-272200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0014.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0019.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
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-
653 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE OF 35 
  TO 45 KT AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT TODAY. SEAS WILL 
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG 
  FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$


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 25, 8:41 AM PDT, 6 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 8:41 AM PDT, 6 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
841 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH AXIS THAT EXTENDS FROM THE OREGON COAST DOWN
TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS GENERATING CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER
THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL PER
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS AND A COOLER AIR MASS. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND
3000 FEET THIS MORNING AND WILL STAY STEADY OR INCREASE SOME
TODAY...COURTESY OF THE HIGHER LATE MARCH SUN ANGLE. A COUPLE INCHES
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO SOUTHERN OREGON
ABOVE 3000 FEET...BUT IMPACTS WILL BE LIMITED BY THE WARM SOIL
TEMPERATURES...WITH READINGS WEST AND EAST OF THE CASCADES ABOVE 40F.

MONDAY WILL BE A RELATIVE BREAK FROM THE WET AND COOL WEATHER...WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING SOME AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. RIVERS WILL
RECEDE FURTHER.  PARTIAL SUNSHINE IS LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.
HOWEVER...THIS BREAK WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS A STRONG UPSTREAM
PACIFIC JET NUDGES TOWARDS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THESE DYNAMICS
WILL INVIGORATE FRONTAL SYSTEMS...AND MONDAY NIGHT THEY WILL START
TO IMPACT SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF RAIN AND MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. RIVERS WILL
BEGIN TO RISE MONDAY NIGHT AND HIGH WINDS COULD IMPACT THE EAST SIDE
AND SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED BY LATE MONDAY. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SNOW
LEVELS GENERALLY ABOVE 4000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND...WITH INCREASING SNOW LEVELS DURING THE WEEK.

PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE ON THE
CONTINUING ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN.

&&

.AVIATION...MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT LIKELY LATE TONIGHT. A
MIX OF MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT WEST SIDE AND MOUNT
SHASTA AREA TERMINALS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE EAST SIDE
TERMINALS SHOULD STAY VFR. A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN FLYING
CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED MONDAY...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF RIDGING BUT
INCREASING WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE...SHASTA VALLEY...AND IMMEDIATE
COAST.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 513 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012/

DISCUSSION...THIS WILL BE ANOTHER ACTIVE WEEK OF WEATHER FOR
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE COQUILLE RIVER AT
COQUILLE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RECEDE AND IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL RIVER RISES ARE
LIKELY IN OUR AREA THIS WEEK. THE MOST IMMEDIATE WEATHER CONCERN
IS RELATIVELY MINOR...SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET. SHOWERS ARE MOST
NUMEROUS NEAR NORTH FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNT SHASTA
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY. THE SHOWERS
ARE BEING PRODUCED BY AN UPPER TROUGH THAT WILL LINGER ALONG THE
SOUTHERN OREGON COAST THEN MOVE INLAND LATER THIS EVENING.

THERE WILL BE A BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS WITH SHORTWAVE RIDGING LATE
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY BE THE LONGEST BREAK OF
THE WEEK. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTH-
SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND REACH 45N 145W BY THIS
AFTERNOON THEN 43N 136W BY THE END OF MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SERIES
OF FRONTS WILL ROTATE AROUND THIS LONGWAVE TROUGH AND IMPACT OUR
AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. THE FIRST FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST BY
MONDAY EVENING THEN LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL BECOME STRONG AT THE HEADLANDS BUT HIGH WIND CRITERIA ARE
NOT FORECAST TO BE REACHED GIVEN THE OVERLAND TRAJECTORY WHICH
WILL NOT FAVOR THE FORMATION OF A BARRIER JET. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL ALSO INCREASE INLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THIS SOUTHERLY
FLOW PATTERN WILL FAVOR PRECIPITATION IN CURRY...WESTERN JOSEPHINE
AND WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY WITH THE SNOW
LEVEL FORECAST TO REMAIN AROUND 3000 TO 3500 FEET.

THE FRONT WILL BE PUSHED FARTHER INLAND ON TUESDAY BY THE ARRIVAL
OF THE NEXT FRONT TO THE COAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN
WIND SPEEDS INLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS
POSSIBLE IN THE ROGUE VALLEY AND LIKELY IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND ALSO
NEAR SUMMER LAKE IN LAKE COUNTY AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS. COASTAL
AND SISKIYOU COUNTY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WHICH WOULD LIKELY SEND AT LEAST
THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

A FEW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO LINGER WEDNESDAY THEN THE NEXT STRONG
FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE COAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
MOVE INLAND THURSDAY. THE ECMWF AND GFS BEGIN TO SIGNIFICANTLY
DIVERGE AT THAT TIME. THE GFS IS MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THE
THURSDAY FRONT WHICH LEADS TO UNCERTAINTY IN THE POST-FRONTAL
PATTERN DURING THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. THE GFS
BRINGS ANOTHER STRONG FRONT CLOSELY BEHIND ON FRIDAY WHILE THE
ECMWF DEPICTS A WEAKER FRONT, NOT ARRIVING UNTIL SATURDAY. I LEANED
TOWARD A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE MODELS FOR THE WEEKEND WITH A BIAS
TOWARD A CONTINUATION OF WET WEATHER.

&&

HYDROLOGY...THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD
STAGE THIS MORNING...AND THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
RIVERS WILL BEGIN TO RISE SHARPLY BY MONDAY NIGHT WHEN THE STEADY
RAINS ARRIVE WITH THE NEXT FRONT. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
HOW MUCH QPF WILL OCCUR THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...BUT IT IS FAIRLY
CERTAIN THAT THE NUMBER WILL BE LARGE. PRODUCTS WILL LIKELY BE
ISSUED FOR FLOOD POTENTIAL IN ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVERS DURING THE
NEXT SEVERAL SHIFTS.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
     FOR ORZ031.

CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
     FOR CAZ081.

PZ...GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
     PZZ350-356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
     MORNING FOR PZZ350-356.
     STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR
     PZZ370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
     NIGHT FOR PZZ370-376.

SK
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 5:12 AM PDT, 9 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
512 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

ORZ031-252300-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
512 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ081-252300-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
512 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 2:50 AM PDTGale WatchMFR12 hr
Mar 25, 4:24 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchMFRLake33 hr
Mar 25, 2:49 PM PDTFrost AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas12 hr
Mar 25, 2:49 PM PDTFreeze WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas12 hr
Mar 25, 2:49 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath56 hr
Mar 25, 2:49 PM PDTWind AdvisoryMFRJackson, Klamath, Lake62 hr
Mar 25, 3:07 PM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR5 days
Mar 25, 3:07 PM PDTStorm WarningMFR38 hr
Mar 25, 2:42 PM PDTWinter Storm WatchMFRSiskiyou21 hr

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Sources

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