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Gale Warning 23, NWS Medford, OR

April 1, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Apr 1, 2012, 2:46 PM PDT. It took effect at Apr 2, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 21 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
Apr 1, 2012, 2:46 PM PDT (21:46 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

799 
WHUS76 KMFR 012146
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
246 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

PZZ370-021100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120402T1500Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0017.120402T1500Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0023.120402T1500Z-120403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 30 KNOTS
  THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS TEMPORALLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KTS EARLY
  THIS EVENING THEN WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND
  REACH GALES 35 TO 40 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KTS EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP TO VERY STEEP 16 TO 20 FOOT COMBINED SEAS WITH
  DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-021100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 18 FEET WITH DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 13 TO 14 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  TEMPORALLY DECREASE TONIGHT...THEN ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE TO 20
  TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KTS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE
  NORTHERN PART OF THE REGION. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-021100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120402T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
246 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET WITH DOMINANT 
  PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TEMPORALLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KTS
  THIS EVENING THEN WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KTS LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS OVER THE 
  SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA...PARTICULARLY IN THE 
  VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-021100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
246 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 17 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD
  OF 13 TO 14 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  TEMPORALLY DECREASE TONIGHT THEN ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE TO 20
  TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS OVER THE 
  NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA...PARTICULARLY IN THE 
  VICINITY OF 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 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
4 follow-up statements
971 
WHUS76 KMFR 020613
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1113 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

PZZ350-021915-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120402T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120405T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
1113 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP COMBINED SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT NEAR 16 FEET.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 FEET THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
  WEEK...THEN FALL BELOW 10 FEET BY THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT
  BUT WILL DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

PZZ370-021915-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120402T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0023.120402T1500Z-120403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1113 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO
5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP COMBINED SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT NEAR 18 FEET.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 15 FEET MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN
  RAMP UP TO SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT MONDAY. GALES ARE
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-021915-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1113 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP COMBINED SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT NEAR 18 FEET.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 15 FEET MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN
  RAMP UP TO SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT MONDAY. GALES ARE EXPECTED
  TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-021915-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120405T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
1113 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP COMBINED SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT NEAR 16 FEET.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 FEET THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
  WEEK...THEN FALL BELOW 10 FEET BY THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT
  BUT WILL DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS BEYOND 5NM
  OF SHORE...PARTICULARLY 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 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
854 
WHUS76 KMFR 021119
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
419 AM PDT MON APR 2 2012

PZZ376-022330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0042.120402T1200Z-120403T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0025.120403T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0023.120403T0600Z-120403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
419 AM PDT MON APR 2 2012

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

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

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE COMBINED SEAS TO
  BUILD TO A VERY STEEP 15 TO 20 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
  35 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING
  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.


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.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-022330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120402T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120402T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0023.120402T1500Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0025.120402T1800Z-120403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
419 AM PDT MON APR 2 2012

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

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

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE COMBINED SEAS
  TO BUILD TO A VERY STEEP 13 TO 20 FEET. WAVE WILL BE PEAK IN
  HEIGHT OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS
  MID MORNING TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.


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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-022330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120403T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0042.120402T2100Z-120403T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0025.120403T0600Z-120403T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
419 AM PDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT
TUESDAY.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MID
  MORNING TUESDAY WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE COMBINED SEAS TO BUILD TO
  A VERY STEEP 14 TO 19 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A FEW GALE FORCE
  GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO
  OVERNIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS OVER THE
  NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA...PARTICULARLY NEAR CAPE BLANCO.


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.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-022330-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0042.120402T1800Z-120403T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0025.120403T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0023.120403T0600Z-120403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
419 AM PDT MON APR 2 2012

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

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

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE COMBINED SEAS TO
  BUILD TO A VERY STEEP 13 TO 18 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS
  MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO
  30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE THIS
  EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED:WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS BEYOND 5
  NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST AND IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO.


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.

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 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

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
718 
WHUS76 KMFR 022100
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
200 PM PDT MON APR 2 2012

PZZ356-031000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120403T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120403T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0025.120403T0600Z-120403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
200 PM PDT MON APR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MID
  MORNING TUESDAY WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE COMBINED SEAS TO BUILD TO
  A VERY STEEP 14 TO 19 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A FEW GALE 
  FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE 
  BLANCO OVERNIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS OVER THE 
  NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA...PARTICULARLY NEAR CAPE 
  BLANCO. 

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.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-376-031000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120403T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0025.120403T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0023.120403T0600Z-120403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
200 PM PDT MON APR 2 2012

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

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

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE COMBINED SEAS
  TO BUILD TO A VERY STEEP 13 TO 19 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE
  GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED:WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS BEYOND 5 
  NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST AND IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE 
  BLANCO. 

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.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-031000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
200 PM PDT MON APR 2 2012

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

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

* SEAS: SOUTH WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE COMBINED SEAS TO BUILD TO A
  VERY STEEP 13 TO 20 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING. WAVE WILL BE PEAK IN HEIGHT OVERNIGHT THEN SUBSIDE
  TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE
  GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
596 
WHUS76 KMFR 031227
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
527 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

PZZ350-040130-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0043.120403T1227Z-120403T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0032.120403T1227Z-120406T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
527 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 18 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
  SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LOWER TO AROUND 13 FEET AT 12
  SECONDS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN AT 10 FEET OR HIGHER INTO
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL VEER AND
  DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED:WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS WITHIN 5
  NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-040130-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0032.120403T1227Z-120406T0000Z/
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-
527 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS AROUND 15 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
  SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LOWER TO AROUND 13 FEET AT 12
  SECONDS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN AT 10 FEET OR HIGHER INTO
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-040130-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0032.120403T1227Z-120406T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120403T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
527 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT
THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 18 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
  SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LOWER TO AROUND 13 FEET AT 12
  SECONDS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN AT 10 FEET OR HIGHER INTO
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL VEER AND
  DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED:WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS WITHIN 5
  NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING.


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 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

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 Apr 1, 9:24 AM PDT, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 9:24 AM PDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
924 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

.DISCUSSION...DEEP TROUGH THAT MOVED INLAND YESTERDAY IS IN THE
PROCESS OF EXITING TO THE EAST THIS MORNING AND OUT OF THE
FORECAST AREA. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE
WEST LATER TODAY WITH ITS AXIS LOCATED ALONG 130W BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. AN INCOMING SHORTWAVE WILL RIDE OVER THIS RIDGE
HOWEVER AND DROP INTO WASHINGTON AND OREGON STARTING LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES. WE HAVE INCREASED THE PRECIPITATION TOTALS
ACROSS OUR NORTHERN CASCADES, MOSTLY FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS ON
NORTH TO THE LANE COUNTY BORDER, AS THIS SHORTWAVE IS LOOKING MORE
VIGOROUS THAN WHAT WAS PREVIOUS INDICATED, SO WE ARE CONCERNED
THERE COULD BE A PERIOD OF STEADIER SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
OREGON MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW TOTALS ARE NOW AROUND 3
INCHES IN THE CASCADES NORTH OF ABOUT OREGON ROUTE 66 WHILE THE
SISKIYOUS IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP 2 INCHES OR LESS. WE WILL MONITOR
THIS THROUGH THE DAY, BUT NOT MUCH IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE BORDER
INTO CALIFORNIA WITH THIS SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS WILL STILL BE ON THE
LOW SIDE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AND BE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON.

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER THE COAST BY
LATER TONIGHT...ALLOWING ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH. WE WILL
REMAIN UNDER ITS INFLUENCE THROUGH MONDAY AS IT SLOWLY SHIFTS
EAST, AND THIS WILL PROVIDE A DRY AND WARM RESPITE FROM THE
ONSLAUGHT OF STORMS EARLIER IN THE WEEK. NEXT COLD FRONT AND
TROUGH ARRIVAL STILL ON TARGET TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CIGS TODAY WITH AREAS OF MVFR CIGS AND VIS MOSTLY
FROM THE CASCADES TO THE COAST IN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL BE PRESENT
AND FREEZING LEVELS TODAY WILL REMAIN LOW FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AT THE COAST AND GUSTY WEST WINDS EAST OF THE
CASCADES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON BUT NOT BE AS STRONG AS IN
RECENT DAYS. MVFR CIGS MAY FORM OVERNIGHT IN THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS
AS PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES BUT PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
REMAINS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 239 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012/

DISCUSSION...MODELS AREA A BIT DIFFERENT TODAY THAN WHAT THEY
SHOWED YESTERDAY WITH TODAY'S WEAK FRONT THAT WAS SHOWING TO BE
NORTH OF OUR AREA TODAY. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH A WEAK FRONT SLIPPING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE WEAK
UPPER RIDGE..BRINGING VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION RELATIVE TO THE
PAST WEEKS SYSTEMS...WITH LESS THAN A HALF AN INCH EXPECTED IN THE
COASTAL RANGES AND CASCADES AND EVEN LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN THE
VALLEYS. THE UP SIDE TO THIS IS THAT WITH THE INCREASED CLOUD
COVER AND MOISTURE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN WARM ENOUGH TO
PREVENT WIDESPREAD FROST DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS
MONDAY MORNING WITH MUCH OF THE VALLEYS SEEING SOME FRUIT TREES
IN FULL BLOOM. THE UPPER RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER THE REGION
MONDAY...SHIFTING EAST MONDAY EVENING. THE NEXT FRONT ENTERS THE
REGION TUESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES TOWARDS THE
COAST AS A SSW TO NNE 130KT JET REACHES THE COAST. THE RIGHT
ENTRANCE REGION OF THIS JET MOVES INTO SW OREGON TUESDAY AND
STALLS BRIEFLY AS THE JET WEAKENS TO 110KT BEFORE SWEEPING THROUGH
THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR ORZ021-022.

CA...NONE.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
     PDT TUESDAY FOR PZZ356-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR PZZ356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
     PZZ350.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
     PZZ350-376.
     GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR
     PZZ370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY FOR PZZ370.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR PZZ370.

MAW
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 10:52 AM PDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1052 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

ORZ021-020000-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
1052 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE. SEE THE
LATEST FLOOD WARNING MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE INTO
MONDAY...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ022-011700-
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
1052 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 1, 9:14 AM PDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
914 AM PDT SUN APR 01 2012

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

0913 AM     HEAVY RAIN       7 NE CAVE JUNCTION      42.23N 123.53W
04/01/2012  M1.06 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 9 AM PDT. SPOTTER ALSO REPORTS
            LOCAL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE BACK INSIDE THEIR BANKS.

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SPILDE
Local storm report, Apr 1, 2:25 PM PDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
225 PM PDT SUN APR 01 2012

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

0224 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNW BROOKINGS         42.12N 124.34W
04/01/2012  E0.45 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR ACCUMULATION

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BUNKER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 11:03 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR4 hr
Apr 1, 1:44 AM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas7 hr
Apr 1, 3:50 AM PDTGale WatchMFR11 hr
Apr 1, 3:50 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR28 hr
Apr 1, 10:58 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR36 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.