Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 34, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jul 9, 2012, 2:36 PM PDT. It took effect at Jul 10, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. 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
- Jul 9, 2012, 2:36 PM PDT (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 10, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2012, 9:34 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
272 WHUS76 KMFR 092136 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 236 PM PDT MON JUL 9 2012 PZZ356-101045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.A.0023.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 236 PM PDT MON JUL 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE NIGHT THROUGH MORNING HOURS. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ376-101045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120710T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120710T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0023.120710T1200Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0038.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0034.120710T1800Z-120711T0900Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT MON JUL 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE NIGHT THROUGH MORNING HOURS...THEN INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AND 30 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-101045- /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0077.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 236 PM PDT MON JUL 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-101045- /O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT MON JUL 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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610 WHUS76 KMFR 101016 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 316 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 PZZ376-102315- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120710T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120710T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0034.120710T1800Z-120711T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 316 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES OF 35 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AND 30 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ356-102315- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 316 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL RISE DURING THE DAY TO 8 TO 10 FEET. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 6 TO 8 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-102315- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 316 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN TO NEAR 10 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ350-102315- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0077.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 316 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN TO NEAR 10 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
358 WHUS76 KMFR 101046 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 346 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 PZZ356-110000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120710T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0038.120710T2100Z-120711T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 346 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS FROM LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS NEAR SHORE WILL THEN DECREASE BELOW 20 KNOTS TONIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL RISE TO NEAR 8 FEET BY MID MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON SEAS WILL RISE FURTHER TO 10 FEET WITH THE DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ376-110000- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120710T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120710T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0034.120710T1800Z-120711T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.120710T1800Z-120712T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 346 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES OF 35 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AND 30 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ370-110000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.120710T2100Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.120710T2100Z-120712T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 346 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN TO NEAR 10 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ350-110000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0077.120710T2100Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.120710T2100Z-120712T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 346 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN TO NEAR 10 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
950 WHUS76 KMFR 102109 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 209 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 PZZ356-111015- /O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120710T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120711T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 209 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS NEAR SHORE WILL THEN DECREASE BELOW 20 KNOTS TONIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL RISE TO 10 FEET WITH THE DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ376-111015- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120711T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 209 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH GALES OF 35 KNOTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AND 30 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ370-111015- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 209 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN TO NEAR 10 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ350-111015- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 209 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 6 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN TO NEAR 10 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
622 WHUS76 KMFR 110434 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 934 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 PZZ376-111030- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120711T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120714T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 934 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WEST SWELLS AND WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ356-111030- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120711T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 934 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WEST SWELLS AND WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-111030- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 934 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WEST SWELLS AND WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-111030- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-120712T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 934 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WEST SWELLS AND WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ 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 Jul 9, 8:59 AM PDT, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 8:59 AM PDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
859 AM PDT MON JUL 9 2012
.DISCUSSION...
NO UPDATES WILL BE MADE TO THE FORECAST THIS MORNING.
OF NOTE IS AN AREA OF SMOKE ALOFT THIS MORNING FROM PORTIONS OF
THE CASCADES WESTWARD. THIS IS FROM A CLUSTER OF LARGE FIRES IN
CALUSA COUNTY IN NORTH-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
ELSEWHERE, AN AREA OF COOLING ALOFT OVERNIGHT DID DROP ONE
LIGHTNING STRIKE NEAR THE SHARED BORDERS OF CENTRAL KLAMATH AND
LAKE COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF COOLING AND INSTABILITY IS CAUSING
PLENTY OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST OF US.
FOR OUR AREA TODAY, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD REACH
SCATTERED COVERAGE ON THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF KLAMATH AND LAKE
COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON LOOK ON TRACK. LIKE YESTERDAY, MOISTURE IS
THE LIMITING FACTOR FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. THE 700-500MB
LAYER IS TOO DRY TO SUPPORT STORMS IN MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE
NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF OUR AREA.
THE MARINE LAYER DID NOT MAKE IT INTO ROSEBURG AIRPORT, BUT DID
MAKE IT AROUND IT. THE MARINE LAYER WILL PERSIST AT THE COAST
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. BTL
&&
.AVIATION...
BASED ON 09/12Z TAF CYCLE.
THE MARINE LAYER WILL PERSIST AT THE COAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
CIGS SHOULD REMAIN MVFR FOR THE MOST PART BUT OCCASIONAL IFR CIGS
ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. THE MARINE LAYER PUSHED A TOUCH
FURTHER INLAND INTO THE UMPQUA THIS MORNING THAN LAST NIGHT BUT
STILL HASN'T MADE IT FULLY INTO KRBG. THIS MAY HAPPEN TONIGHT AS
ONSHORE GRADIENTS INCREASE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE PRESENT OVER
NORTHERN LAKE AND KLAMATH COUNTIES THIS MORNING AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH
CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS, ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE
BRIEF MVFR CIGS. OTHERWISE, VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
OVER THE REST OF SW OREGON AND NORCAL THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 521 AM PDT MON JUL 9 2012/
AVIATION UPDATE...THE MARINE LAYER WILL PERSIST AT THE COAST OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CIGS SHOULD REMAIN MVFR FOR THE MOST PART BUT
OCCASIONAL IFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. THE MARINE
LAYER PUSHED A TOUCH FURTHER INLAND INTO THE UMPQUA THIS MORNING
THAN LAST NIGHT BUT STILL HASN'T MADE IT FULLY INTO KRBG. THIS MAY
HAPPEN TONIGHT AS ONSHORE GRADIENTS INCREASE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE
PRESENT OVER NORTHERN LAKE AND KLAMATH COUNTIES THIS MORNING AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG WITH CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS, ANY OF WHICH COULD
PRODUCE BRIEF MVFR CIGS. OTHERWISE, VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST OVER THE REST OF SW OREGON AND NORCAL THROUGH THE NEXT 24
HOURS. -WRIGHT
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 233 AM PDT MON JUL 9 2012/
DISCUSSION...YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WAS RELATIVELY QUIET WITH ALL OF
THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CENTERED NORTH AND EAST OF THE FORECAST
AREA. THIS IS IN PART DUE TO LACK OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE. EVEN WHERE
THE MID LEVEL MOISTURE WAS HIGHEST (IN NORTHERN LAKE AND KLAMATH
COUNTIES)...THERE WAS NOT MUCH MORE THAN CUMULUS BUILDUPS. THE OTHER
FACTOR WAS THAT THE AFTERNOON SOUNDING SHOWED A CAP NEAR 600MB WHICH
IS APPROXIMATELY AT THE MID LEVEL OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS ALSO
ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO HEAT UP IN MANY LOCATIONS. MEDFORD TOPPED
OUT AT 99 DEGREES.
FOR TODAY...CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGE SHOWS A CLUSTER OF
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH HAS ALMOST HAS AN MCS LIKE LOOK TO IT MOVING
NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON. THIS FEATURE IS WELL
AHEAD OF AN UPPER TROUGH LOCATED NEAR SOUTHWEST OREGON. MEANWHILE
MID LEVEL CLOUDS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE CWA AND
ARE MOVING NORTHWARD. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF ANYTHING DEVELOPS
FROM THIS. THE MID LEVEL MOISTURE DEPICTED BY THE NAM IS NOT THAT
IMPRESSIVE DESPITE INCREASING INSTABILITY. SO PROBABLY THE WORST
CASE WILL BE ISOLATED STORMS CENTERED IN NORTHERN LAKE AND KLAMATH
COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ELSEWHERE SOME CUMULUS BUILD
UPS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SISKIYOUS AND CASCADES. TEMPERATURES IN
THE ROGUE VALLEY WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL...BUT ENDING UP A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER COMPARED TO SUNDAY.
MEANWHILE THE FOG PRODUCT SHOWS THE MARINE STRATUS ALONG THE COAST
AND IS PUSHING INLAND INTO MOST OF COOS...WESTERN DOUGLAS AND CURRY
COUNTIES. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FURTHER INTO THE UMPQUA BASIN
SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK INCLUDING ROSEBURG. EXPECT THIS TO BURN OFF
BY LATE MORNING WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON, BUT
EXPECT IT TO LONGER FOR MOST OF THE DAY AT THE COAST.
AFTER TODAY...THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEXT TO ZERO AS A WEAK
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CUT OFF AVAILABLE MID LEVEL
MOISTURE. WE'LL SEE SOME CUMULUS BUILD UPS EAST OF THE CASCADES IN
THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS THEN DISSIPATING SHORTLY
AFTER DARK. TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL AND GUIDANCE IS
SUGGESTING WE COULD HAVE MAX TEMPERATURES FLIRTING THE 100 DEGREE
MARK IN THE ROGUE VALLEY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT
WEEKEND. THE MARINE STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO LURK ALONG THE COAST
THEN PUSHING INLAND INTO THE PARTS OF THE UMPQUA BASIN LATE IN THE
EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. -PETRUCELLI
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR ORZ027-030-031.
CA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
PZZ356-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR PZZ356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY
FOR PZZ356.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY
FOR PZZ376.
BTL/PETRUCELLIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2:36 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 56 hr | |
| Jul 9, 2:36 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 56 hr | |
| Jul 9, 2:36 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 56 hr |
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