Gale Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR

945 
WHUS76 KMFR 191113
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
313 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012


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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM 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-
313 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A WEST SWELL WITH PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS
  WILL PRODUCE COMBINED SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET TODAY. SWELL HEIGHTS
  WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY BUT WIND WAVES WILL
  INCREASE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. A LARGE WEST SWELL WILL FOLLOW FRIDAY
  NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS MAY REMAIN VERY STEEP DURING THE
  FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

* WINDS: STRONG SOUTHERLY GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT
  WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON...LOCALLY GUSTING TO 65 KT IN
  THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  BELOW GALE FORCE BY THIS EVENING BUT WINDS ARE LIKELY TO RETURN
  TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EARLY
  FRIDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE THE ENTIRE AREA WILL BE AFFECTED... 
  WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE THE HIGHEST 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.

&&

$$
DW

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812 
WHUS76 KMFR 192307
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
307 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...THEN FALL TO AROUND 12 FEET OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES WILL
  INCREASE AGAIN ON FRIDAY WITH A LARGE WEST SWELL FOLLOWING
  FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS MAY REMAIN VERY STEEP
  DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. WINDS WILL RETURN TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY
  MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR
TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
307 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF AROUND 13 FEET WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 12
  FEET LATE TONIGHT. WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON FRIDAY WITH
  A LARGE WEST SWELL FOLLOWING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
  SEAS MAY REMAIN VERY STEEP DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY MORNING WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 60 KT..CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

STAVISH

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