Gale Warning 5, NWS Medford, OR

100 
WHUS76 KMFR 200102
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
502 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-
502 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

* 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 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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0005.120120T1500Z-120121T1100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
502 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

SPILDE

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

640 
WHUS76 KMFR 201226
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
426 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

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/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0005.120120T1500Z-120120T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0002.120120T2000Z-120121T0300Z/
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-
426 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
TODAY. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING ARE
  DOMINATED BY A SOUTHWEST SWELL AT 11 SECONDS. WIND WAVES WILL
  INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY TO A PEAK OF 14 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
  WITH A FOLLOWING LARGE WEST SWELL THAT WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF 20
  TO 24 FEET LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING.
  SEAS MAY REMAIN VERY STEEP THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL BUILD TO GALE FORCE AT 30 TO 35 KT WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THEN REACH A PEAK AT STORM FORCE
  WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NORTH OF PORT ORFORD.


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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

$$
DW

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD