Gale Warning 21, NWS Medford, OR

031 
WHUS76 KMFR 292121
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

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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-
221 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT
FRIDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 45 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE FRIDAY...BUT ARE
  EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 40 KT AGAIN SATURDAY...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE
  SATURDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS OF 16 TO 21 FEET WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY FRIDAY EVENING
  BEFORE RISING BACK TO 15 TO 19 FEET SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SEAS
  WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  

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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0016.120331T0900Z-120401T0000Z/
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-
221 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT
FRIDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 45 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE FRIDAY...BUT ARE
  EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 35 KT AGAIN SATURDAY...WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS OF 16 TO 21 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY
  FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE RISING BACK TO 14 TO 16 FEET SATURDAY
  MORNING. HEAVY SEAS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

* 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

790 
WHUS76 KMFR 301005
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
305 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

PZZ356-310000-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0039.120330T1005Z-120330T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0016.120331T0900Z-120401T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0023.120331T0300Z-120401T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0022.120331T0300Z-120401T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
305 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8
PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED...IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
  EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO
  GALE FORCE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 40 TO 50 KNOTS. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE SATURDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS WILL PEAK AT 16 TO 19 FEET AT 14
  SECONDS THIS MORNING. THESE COMBINED SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO
  16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING WINDS THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL THEN RAPIDLY BUILD AND STEEPEN
  COMBINED SEAS TO 14 TO 18 FEET THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY ON SUNDAY.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-310000-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0039.120330T1005Z-120330T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0024.120331T0600Z-120401T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0016.120331T0900Z-120401T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0022.120331T0600Z-120331T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
305 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EVENING
  THROUGH TONIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 40 TO 50 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW
  GALE FORCE SATURDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS WILL PEAK AT 16 TO 19 FEET AT 14
  SECONDS THIS MORNING. THESE COMBINED SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO
  16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING WINDS THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL THEN RAPIDLY BUILD AND STEEPEN
  COMBINED SEAS TO 14 TO 18 FEET THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY ON SUNDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-310000-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0039.120330T1005Z-120330T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0016.120331T0900Z-120401T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0023.120331T0600Z-120401T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0022.120331T0600Z-120331T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
305 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT
  SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS 40 TO 50 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS WILL PEAK AT 15 TO 19 FEET AT 14
  SECONDS THIS MORNING. THESE COMBINED SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO
  16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING WINDS THIS
  OVERNIGHT WILL THEN RAPIDLY BUILD AND STEEPEN COMBINED SEAS TO
  14 TO 18 FEET THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY ON SUNDAY.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-310000-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120330T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0039.120330T1005Z-120330T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0024.120331T0300Z-120401T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0016.120331T0900Z-120401T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0022.120331T0300Z-120401T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
305 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT
  SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS 40 TO 50 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS WILL PEAK AT 15 TO 19 FEET AT 14
  SECONDS THIS MORNING. THESE COMBINED SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO
  16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING WINDS THIS
  OVERNIGHT WILL THEN RAPIDLY BUILD AND STEEPEN COMBINED SEAS TO
  14 TO 18 FEET THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY ON SUNDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$

BTL

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