Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 8, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2012, 2:51 PM PST. It was in force for 4 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
- Jan 22, 2012, 2:51 PM PST (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
557 WHUS76 KMFR 222251 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 251 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-231200- /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0008.120122T2251Z-120123T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0004.120124T1200Z-120125T0600Z/ 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- 251 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE DIMINISHING SOME...AND WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET ARE MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS. THESE SEAS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AT 14 FEET AND 12 SECOND PERIOD MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE RISING SHARPLY AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST GALES NEAR 35 KT WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS THE ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE IMPACTING WATERS WITHIN 30NM OF SHORE EARLY THIS EVENING. LIGHTER WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER WATERS BEYOND 30NM FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 OCCURING. 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. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
2 follow-up statements
710 WHUS76 KMFR 230234 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 634 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-231545- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0004.120124T1200Z-120125T0600Z/ 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- 634 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE DIMINISHING AND WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET ARE MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS. THESE SEAS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AT 14 FEET AND 12 SECOND PERIOD MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE RISING SHARPLY AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 KT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS THE ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
304 WHUS76 KMFR 230238 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 638 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-231545- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0004.120124T1200Z-120125T0600Z/ 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- 638 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE DIMINISHING AND WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET ARE MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 TO 14 SECONDS. THESE SEAS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AT 14 FEET AND 12 SECOND PERIOD MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE RISING SHARPLY AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 KT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS THE ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:22 PM PST | High Surf Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 22 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:25 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 27 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:51 PM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:51 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 12 hr |
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Sources
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