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Gale Warning 49, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 20, 2012, 2:40 AM PST. It took effect at Nov 20, 2012, 8:00 PM PST. It was in force for 7 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 20, 2012, 2:40 AM PST (10:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 20, 2012, 8:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2012, 3:01 AM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
743 WHUS76 KMFR 201040 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 240 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-202345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0114.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0049.121121T0600Z-121121T1500Z/ 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- 240 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 17 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 18 TO 22 FEET THIS EVENING...WHEN IT WILL BE MIXED WITH SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 18 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN TO 12 TO 15 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. 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. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD STOCKTON
4 follow-up statements
550 WHUS76 KMFR 201707 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 907 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-210615- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0114.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0049.121121T0600Z-121121T1500Z/ 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- 907 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 17 FEET THIS AFTERNOON... THEN TO 18 TO 22 FEET THIS EVENING...WHEN IT WILL BE MIXED WITH SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 18 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN TO 12 TO 15 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. 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. 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. && $$ MSO HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
607 WHUS76 KMFR 202241 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 241 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-211200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0114.000000T0000Z-121121T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0049.121121T0400Z-121121T1500Z/ 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- 241 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY THEN DIMINISH FURTHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 20 FEET THIS EVENING AS BOTH THE WEST SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES INCREASE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 18 FEET AT 13 SECONDS WEDNESDAY...THEN TO 12 TO 15 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. 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. 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. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
939 WHUS76 KMFR 210452 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 852 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-211800- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/ 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- 852 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH FURTHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 20 FEET LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS BOTH THE WEST SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES INCREASE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 18 FEET AT 13 SECONDS WEDNESDAY...THEN TO 12 TO 15 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. 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. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
206 WHUS76 KMFR 211101 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 301 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012 PZZ350-370-220000- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121121T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0115.121121T1101Z-121122T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 301 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 16 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO 15 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. SEAS WILL FURTHER SUBSIDE TO 9 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY MORNING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ356-376-220000- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121121T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0115.121121T1101Z-121121T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 301 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 16 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 13 TO 15 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. SEAS WILL FURTHER SUBSIDE TO 9 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY MORNING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD STOCKTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 5:49 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 26 hr | |
| Nov 20, 2:54 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MFR | Coos | 3 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.