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Gale Warning 47, NWS Medford, OR

November 10, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 10, 2012, 2:46 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 11, 2012, 2:54 PM PST. It was in force for 19 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
Nov 10, 2012, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 11, 2012, 2:54 PM PST
Expired
Nov 12, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

176 
WHUS76 KMFR 102246
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
246 PM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

PZZ370-111145-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121112T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.121111T1200Z-121112T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0052.121111T1200Z-121112T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0040.121111T1800Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 PM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE SHARPLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH
  CHOPPY COMBINED SEAS REACHING 10 TO 12 FEET LATE SUNDAY MORNING.
  VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 12 TO 15 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
  DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 TO 9 SECONDS...WITH A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS
  WEST SWELL CONTRIBUTING TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. COMBINED SEAS
  WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING... REACHING
  GALE FORCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT AND GUSTS
  TO 45 KT. WINDS WILL PEAK SUNDAY NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
  50 KT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121112T0300Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.121111T1500Z-121112T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0052.121111T1200Z-121112T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0040.121111T1800Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 PM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE SHARPLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH
  CHOPPY COMBINED SEAS REACHING 8 TO 10 FEET LATE SUNDAY MORNING.
  VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 10 TO 14 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
  DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 TO 9 SECONDS...WITH A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS
  WEST SWELL CONTRIBUTING TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. COMBINED SEAS
  WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING... REACHING
  GALE FORCE SUNDAY EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AND
  GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ZONE...WEST AND NORTH OF
  GOLD BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-111145-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121112T0600Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.121111T1800Z-121112T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0052.121111T1800Z-121112T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0040.121112T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
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-
246 PM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM
PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE SHARPLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH
  CHOPPY COMBINED SEAS REACHING 10 FEET WITH AN 8 SECOND PERIOD BY
  EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WEST SWELL AT 4 TO 5 FEET AT 10
  SECONDS WILL ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. VERY STEEP COMBINED
  SEAS WILL PEAK AT 12 TO 14 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT...AND THEN DIMINISH
  BELOW 10 FEET MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING
  FROM 25 KT IN THE MORNING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BY SUNDAY
  NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 25 KT BY MONDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL
  BE BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM FLORENCE TO GOLD BEACH. 
  WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER FROM GOLD 
  BEACH SOUTH. 

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.

&&

$$

SK
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
7 follow-up statements
967 
WHUS76 KMFR 111124
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
324 AM PST SUN NOV 11 2012

PZZ370-120030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.121111T1200Z-121112T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.121111T1200Z-121112T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121112T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
324 AM PST SUN NOV 11 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST MONDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE SHARPLY...WITH CHOPPY COMBINED
  SEAS REACHING 10 TO 12 FEET LATE THIS MORNING. VERY STEEP SEAS
  WILL PEAK AT 12 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8
  TO 9 SECONDS...WITH A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL
  CONTRIBUTING TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. COMBINED SEAS WILL DIMINISH
  BELOW 10 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...REACHING 
  GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT AND GUSTS
  TO 45 KT. WINDS WILL PEAK TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50
  KT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-120030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.121111T1200Z-121112T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.121111T1500Z-121112T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121112T0300Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
324 AM PST SUN NOV 11 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST MONDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS MORNING...WITH
  CHOPPY COMBINED SEAS REACHING 8 TO 10 FEET LATE THIS MORNING.
  VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 10 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT WITH DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 8 TO 9 SECONDS...WITH A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST
  SWELL CONTRIBUTING TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. COMBINED SEAS WILL
  DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...REACHING 
  GALE FORCE THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AND
  GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ZONE...WEST AND NORTH OF 
  GOLD BEACH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-120030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.121111T1800Z-121112T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.121111T1800Z-121112T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121112T0600Z-121112T1800Z/
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-
324 AM PST SUN NOV 11 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST MONDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS MORNING...WITH
  CHOPPY COMBINED SEAS REACHING 10 FEET WITH AN 8 SECOND PERIOD BY
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEST SWELL AT 4 TO 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS
  WILL ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS WILL
  PEAK AT 12 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT...AND THEN DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET
  MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING
  FROM 25 KT IN THE MORNING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BY
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 25 KT BY MONDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL 
  BE BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM FLORENCE TO GOLD BEACH. 
  WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER FROM GOLD BEACH 
  SOUTH. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
529 
WHUS76 KMFR 112254
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
254 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2012

PZZ370-121200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-121112T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121111T2254Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
254 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT. A 5 FOOT AT 10
  SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS TONIGHT.
  COMBINED SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES ARE ONGOING AND WILL PEAK TONIGHT WITH
  SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT AND GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
  DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-121200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-121112T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121112T0400Z-121112T1400Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
254 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH
  VERY STEEP SEAS PEAKING AT 10 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT. A WEST SWELL
  AT 4 TO 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS WILL ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS.
  SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING
  FROM 30 KT SUSTAINED WINDS THIS AFTERNOON TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  45 KT BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT BY MONDAY
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE
  BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM CAPE BLANCO TO GOLD BEACH. WINDS
  AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTH
  WITHIN 5NM OF THE COAST.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-121200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-121112T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121112T0400Z-121112T1400Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
254 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH
  VERY STEEP SEAS PEAKING AT 10 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT. A WEST SWELL
  AT 4 TO 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS WILL ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS.
  SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING
  FROM 30 KT SUSTAINED WINDS THIS AFTERNOON TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  45 KT BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT BY MONDAY
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ZONE...WEST AND NORTH OF 
  GOLD BEACH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-121200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-121112T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0047.121112T0300Z-121112T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
254 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH
  VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 10 TO 13 FEET WITH AN 8
  SECOND PERIOD BY TONIGHT. A WEST SWELL AT 4 TO 5 FEET AT 10
  SECONDS WILL ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW
  10 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE...FROM 25 TO 30 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT BY MONDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE
  BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM FLORENCE TO 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.

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.

&&

$$

SK
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
687 
WHUS76 KMFR 121156
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
356 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

PZZ370-121400-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
356 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT ARE ONGOING AND
  WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BELOW
  30 KT BY MID MORNING...THEN DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-121400-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
356 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT ARE ONGOING AND
  WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BELOW
  30 KT BY MID MORNING...THEN DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ZONE...WEST AND NORTH OF 
  GOLD BEACH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-121400-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
356 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT ARE ONGOING AND
  WILL PEAK AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
  DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY LATE THIS MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL 
  BE BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM CAPE BLANCO TO GOLD BEACH. 
  WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER FROM GOLD BEACH 
  SOUTH WITHIN 5NM OF THE COAST. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-121400-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
356 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 10 TO 12 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT ARE ONGOING AND
  WILL PEAK AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
  DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY LATE THIS MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL 
  BE BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM FLORENCE TO 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.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
217 
WHUS76 KMFR 121359
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
559 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

PZZ376-121800-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.121112T1400Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
559 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP 
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5 
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BELOW 30 KT AROUND
  SUNRISE...THEN DECREASE FURTHER BELOW 20 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ZONE...WEST AND NORTH 
  OF GOLD BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-122100-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.121112T1400Z-121112T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
559 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP 
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5 
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT AROUND
  SUNRISE THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE FURTHER BELOW 20 KT BY
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL 
  BE BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM CAPE BLANCO TO GOLD BEACH. 
  WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER FROM GOLD 
  BEACH SOUTH WITHIN 5NM OF THE COAST.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-121800-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
559 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP 
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5 
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT ARE ONGOING 
  AND WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE 
  BELOW 30 KT BY MID MORNING...THEN DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-121800-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
559 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP 
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 10 TO 12 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5 
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT ARE ONGOING 
  AND WILL PEAK AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY 
  DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY LATE THIS MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL 
  BE BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM FLORENCE TO 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.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
420 
WHUS76 KMFR 121500
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
700 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

PZZ350-122100-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.121112T1600Z-121112T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
700 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP 
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5 
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT AROUND
  SUNRISE THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE FURTHER BELOW 20 KT BY
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL 
  BE BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM CAPE BLANCO TO GOLD BEACH. 
  WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER FROM GOLD 
  BEACH SOUTH WITHIN 5NM OF THE COAST.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-121800-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
700 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP 
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5 
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT ARE ONGOING AND
  WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BELOW
  30 KT BY MID MORNING...THEN DECREASE BELOW 20 KT BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-121800-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
700 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP 
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5 
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BELOW 30 KT AROUND 
  SUNRISE...THEN DECREASE FURTHER BELOW 20 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ZONE...WEST AND NORTH OF 
  GOLD BEACH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-122100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-121112T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
700 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE INCREASING SHARPLY...WITH VERY STEEP 
  COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A 5 
  FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT AROUND 
  SUNRISE THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE FURTHER BELOW 20 KT BY 
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL 
  BE BEYOND 5NM FROM THE COAST FROM CAPE BLANCO TO GOLD BEACH. 
  WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER FROM GOLD BEACH 
  SOUTH WITHIN 5NM OF THE COAST. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
119 
WHUS76 KMFR 121645
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
845 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

PZZ370-122000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
845 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET AT 9 SECONDS
  WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL DECREASE
  TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE
  FURTHER FROM WEST TO EAST BELOW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  FROM 10 TO 30 NM FROM SHORE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-122100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-121112T2100Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
845 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET AT 9 SECONDS WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL
  CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
  BELOW 10 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 KT ARE
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST
  BELOW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED FROM 10 TO 40 NM FROM SHORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-122100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-121112T2100Z/
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-
845 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET AT 9 SECONDS WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL WILL
  CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
  BELOW 10 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 25 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE
  BEYOND 5 NM FROM THE COAST FROM CAPE SEBASTIAN TO FLORENCE.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
891 
WHUS76 KMFR 121754
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
954 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

PZZ370-122100-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T2000Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.121112T1800Z-121112T2100Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
954 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
PST TODAY. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET AT 9 SECONDS 
  WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST
  BELOW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  FROM 10 TO 30 NM FROM SHORE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-122100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-121112T2100Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
954 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET AT 9 SECONDS 
  WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING 
  INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST 
  BELOW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED FROM 10 TO 40 NM FROM SHORE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-122100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-121112T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0110.000000T0000Z-121112T2100Z/
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-
954 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET AT 9 SECONDS 
  WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. A 5 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS WEST SWELL 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DIMINISH BELOW 10 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING 
  INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 25 KT THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL 
  BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM THE COAST FROM CAPE SEBASTIAN TO FLORENCE. 

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.

&&

$$


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 Nov 10, 2:44 PM PST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 2:44 PM PST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
244 PM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

.SHORT TERM...AS THE COLD TROUGH CONTINUES TO SHIFT EASTWARD AND
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...EXPECT DIMINISHING SHOWER ACTIVITY. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE CONTINUING OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. EXPECT COLD TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH AREAS OF FOG POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
FOR INLAND WEST SIDE VALLEYS.

THEN...THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH TOWARDS THE COAST
TOMORROW. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS INTO THE AREA
SUNDAY MORNING WITH AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE COAST DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO
SPREAD INLAND INTO AREAS FROM THE CASCADES WEST SUNDAY EVENING.
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY
EVENING TO 4000 TO 6000 FEET. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION EAST OF THE
CASCADES WILL LIKELY BEGIN LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH
SNOW LEVELS AT VALLEY FLOORS. LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY MONDAY MORNING
FOR EAST SIDE AREAS. THEN SNOW LEVEL GRADUALLY RISE IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO 5500 TO 6000 FEET. LIGHT SNOW MAY BRING
1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION TO EAST SIDE AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MORNING MORNING. LOWER SNOW LEVELS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNT SHASTA AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...HOWEVER PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT.

MODELS HAVE DIFFERED ON HOW QUICKLY SNOW LEVELS WILL
RISE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES. THE 12Z GFS
SHOWS A WARM LAYER ALOFT MOVING INTO THE AREA MONDAY MORNING AND
INDICATES A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SLEET BRIEFLY BEFORE SNOW CHANGES
OVER THE RAIN FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE CASCADES. HOWEVER SINCE
THE GFS SHOWS THE DEW POINT ALOFT REMAINS AT OR BELOW FREEZING
OVER THESE AREAS...THINK THAT SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IS MORE
LIKELY. ALSO THE NAM AND ECMWF SHOW A COOLER LAYER AT OR BELOW
FREEZING ALOFT MONDAY MORNING INDICATIVE OF SNOW. HAVE KEPT SNOW
LEVELS NEAR VALLEY FLOORS EAST OF THE CASCADES MONDAY MORNING WITH
SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY RISING MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MODELS HAVE ALSO SHOWED VARIABILITY ON THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION
WITH THIS FRONT. OVERALL MODELS INDICATE LIGHT PRECIPITATION EAST OF
THE CASCADES WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION FROM THE
CASCADES WEST. HAVE LEANED TOWARDS A BLEND OF THE ECMWF AND NAM.
THE GFS SHOWS DECREASING ACTIVITY ACROSS THE CWA BY MONDAY EVENING
AND NIGHT WHILE THE SREF...ECMWF...AND NAM INDICATE CONTINUED
LIGHT SHOWERS AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERS OVER THE AREA AND
GRADUALLY WEAKENS. HAVE KEPT THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION HIGHER
CORRESPONDING TO THE ECMWF AND NAM DURING THIS PERIOD.

ON TUESDAY...THE AREA IS IN A ZONAL FLOW PATTERN WITH A FLAT RIDGE
CENTERED TO THE SOUTH AND AN UPPER TROUGH WELL OFFSHORE. MODELS ARE
IN AGREEMENT SHOWING A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE COAST AND
ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF THE CWA. EXPECT SOME AREAS OF RAIN POSSIBLE
ALONG THE COAST. ACROSS INLAND AREAS THOUGH...EXPECT DECREASING
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.LONG-TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BOTH THE GFS
AND EC SUGGEST SOME RIDGING OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN
OFFSHORE...NEARLY CUT OFF LOW. THEREFORE...SOME WARMING IS EXPECTED
MOST PLACES AND INCREASED CHANCES FOR MORNING FOG IN THE VALLEYS. WE
ARE TRENDING TOWARD THE SEASON FOR SIGNIFICANT AND LONG-LASTING
FOG...SO EXPECT FOG TO CLEAR OFF LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE OFFSHORE LOW OPENS UP SOME THURSDAY NIGHT AND BOTH MODELS AGREE
THAT SOME PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE FORECAST AREA...FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH. WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS SHOULD BE MINIMAL GIVEN THAT
THE QPF AMOUNTS PROBABLY WILL REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH FOR MOST
PLACES...AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE SNOW LEVEL SHOULD BE ABOVE 5000
FEET MSL IN MOST PLACES.  MODELS DIVERGE LATE NEXT WEEK AND INTO THE
WEEKEND...WITH THE GFS FASTER WITH A WET SYSTEM MOVING IN SATURDAY
MORNING...AND THE ECMWF STAYING DRY THROUGH SATURDAY.  WE HAVE
DECIDED TO NUDGE TOWARD THE ECMWF...BUT KEPT MOST POPS NEAR CLIMO TO
GIVE SOME CREDENCE TO THE GFS. /SK

&&

.AVIATION...THE REGION IS DRYING TODAY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF
SHOWERS...LOW CEILINGS...AND LOW VISIBILITY. TODAY EXPECT A FEW
SHOWERS WEST OF THE CASCADES AND GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS WITH
OCCASIONAL MVFR CEILINGS IN SHOWERS. MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WILL BE
LIMITED TODAY TO THE HIGHEST TERRAIN...BUT TONIGHT MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATION WILL RETURN TO MOST OF THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY...THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR IFR CONDITIONS IN FOG TONIGHT OVER WEST SIDE
VALLEYS. THE EAST SIDE SHOULD REMAIN VFR IN A VERY DRY AIR MASS.
/SK

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.

CA...NONE.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356.
     GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST MONDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
     PZZ370.
     GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR PZZ370.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM PST MONDAY FOR
     PZZ370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
     PZZ376.
     GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR PZZ376.

CC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 2:46 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR45 hr
Nov 10, 2:46 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR29 hr

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Gale Warnings in Oregon, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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