Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2012, 3:05 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 4, 2012, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 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
- Jan 3, 2012, 3:05 AM PST (11:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 4, 2012, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
477 WHUS76 KMFR 031105 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 305 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 PZZ370-040015- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120103T1800Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120105T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T0600Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0001.120104T1800Z-120105T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WEDNESDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ376-040015- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120103T1800Z-120105T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T0600Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0001.120104T1800Z-120105T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-356-040015- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120104T1600Z-120105T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0001.120104T1800Z-120106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T0600Z-120106T1800Z/ 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- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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351 WHUS76 KMFR 032132 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 132 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 PZZ370-041045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120105T0200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 132 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WEDNESDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-356-041045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120104T1600Z-120105T1200Z/ 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- 132 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN FURTHER WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ376-041045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 132 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN FURTHER WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
497 WHUS76 KMFR 041036 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 236 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 PZZ370-042345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0002.120104T1500Z-120105T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 236 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT....DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING. * SEAS: SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TODAY WITH A CHAOTIC MIX OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL...RISING TO NEAR 16 FEET AT 8 SECONDS BY LATE MORNING. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-356-042345- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120104T1500Z-120105T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ 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- 236 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. * SEAS: A COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE CHAOTIC SEAS RISING TO 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS BY LATE MORNING. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPES. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ376-042345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 236 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY. * SEAS: A COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE CHAOTIC SEAS RISING TO 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS BY LATE MORNING. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
437 WHUS76 KMFR 042148 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 148 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 PZZ370-050200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 148 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT....DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING. * SEAS: A CHAOTIC MIX OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL NEAR 16 FEET AT 8 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-356-376-050200- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0600Z/ 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 CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 148 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 KT TODAY...BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY THIS EVENING. * SEAS: A COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE CHAOTIC SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS THROUGH TODAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPES. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
349 WHUS76 KMFR 050206 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 606 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 PZZ370-051515- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 606 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 KT SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * SEAS: CHAOTIC SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS WILL TRANSITION TO A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT ...AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-356-376-051515- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0600Z/ 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 CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 606 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * SEAS: CHAOTIC SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS WILL TRANSITION TO A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPES. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 9:57 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 34 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:05 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 3 days |
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