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Gale Warning 9, NWS Medford, OR

January 23, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2012, 3:08 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 24, 2012, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 20 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 23, 2012, 3:08 AM PST (11:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 24, 2012, 8:39 PM PST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

282 
WHUS76 KMFR 231108
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
308 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

PZZ350-356-370-376-240015-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0004.120124T1200Z-120125T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0006.120124T1200Z-120125T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0009.120124T1200Z-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-
308 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 12 TO 14 SECONDS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY TO SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY AT 14 FEET AND 12 SECOND PERIOD MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS
  WILL RISE SHARPLY AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING WITH A CHAOTIC MIX OF
  VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL RAISING SEAS TO 15 TO
  19 FEET...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY NIGHT TO SOUTH
  GALES 30 TO 40 KT...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...SEAS AND
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM OF
  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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
6 follow-up statements
061 
WHUS76 KMFR 232252
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
252 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

PZZ350-356-241200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.120123T2252Z-120124T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0006.120124T1200Z-120126T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0009.120124T1500Z-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-
252 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO
10 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET WITH DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  SEAS WILL RISE SHARPLY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH A CHAOTIC MIX
  OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL RAISING SEAS TO 15
  TO 19 FEET. SEAS WILL DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...REACHING GALES
  30 TO 40 KT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...SEAS AND 
  WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM OF 
  SHORE.

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 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-241200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.120123T2252Z-120124T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0009.120124T0900Z-120125T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0006.120124T1200Z-120126T1200Z/
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-
252 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET WITH DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 11 TO 13 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  SEAS WILL RISE SHARPLY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH A CHAOTIC MIX
  OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL RAISING SEAS TO 15
  TO 19 FEET. SEAS WILL DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...REACHING GALES
  30 TO 40 KT LATE TONIGHT...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

SK
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
888 
WHUS76 KMFR 240443
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
843 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

PZZ350-356-241745-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120124T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.120124T1200Z-120126T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.120124T1500Z-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-
843 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO
10 PM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS WILL RISE SHARPLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO NEAR 16 FEET
  TUESDAY MORNING WITH A CHAOTIC MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND
  WESTERLY SWELL. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 18 FEET
  WEDNESDAY THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...REACHING GALES
  MID MORNING ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND 40 KT LATE
  TUESDAY MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO AROUND 30 KT TUESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SEAS AND WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD
  BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE.

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 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-241745-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120124T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.120124T0900Z-120125T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.120124T1200Z-120126T1200Z/
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-
843 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS WILL RISE SHARPLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO NEAR 18 FEET
  TUESDAY MORNING WITH A CHAOTIC MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND
  WESTERLY SWELL. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 19 FEET
  WEDNESDAY THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...REACHING GALES
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND 40 KT LATE TUESDAY
  MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY AFERNOON. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO AROUND 30 KT TUESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SEAS AND WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD
  BEACH.

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
385 
WHUS76 KMFR 241144
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
344 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

PZZ350-356-250045-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120124T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.120124T1200Z-120126T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.120124T1500Z-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-
344 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

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

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

* SEAS: SEAS RISE SHARPLY THIS MORNING TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH A
  CHAOTIC MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL. WIND
  WAVES DECREASE TONIGHT BUT WEST SWELL INCREASES AND PEAKS AROUND
  18 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS GRADUALLY DECREASE
  TO AROUND 15 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING...PEAKING WITH
  WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 KT AROUND AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO IN THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS STEADILY DECREASE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...AND FURTHER TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SEAS AND WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD 
  BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE. 

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 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-250045-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120125T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120124T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.120124T1200Z-120126T1200Z/
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-
344 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: SEAS WILL RISE SHARPLY THIS MORNING TO 17 TO 19 FEET WITH
  A CHAOTIC MIX OF VERY STEEP SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL.
  WIND WAVES DECREASE TONIGHT BUT WEST SWELL INCREASES AND PEAKS
  AROUND 18 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS GRADUALLY
  DECREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING WITH GUSTS
  OF 50 TO 55 KT AROUND AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. WINDS GRADUALLY
  DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...THEN FALL BELOW 20 KT
  LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SEAS AND WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD 
  BEACH. 

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

STAVISH
739 
WHUS76 KMFR 241245
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
445 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

PZZ350-356-250145-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120126T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.120124T1500Z-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-
445 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SEAS: SEAS RISE SHARPLY THIS MORNING TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH A 
  CHAOTIC MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL. WIND 
  WAVES DECREASE TONIGHT BUT WEST SWELL INCREASES AND PEAKS 
  AROUND 18 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS GRADUALLY 
  DECREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING...PEAKING WITH 
  WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 KT AROUND AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO IN 
  THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS STEADILY DECREASE THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING...AND FURTHER TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: SEAS AND WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD 
  BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-250145-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120125T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120126T1200Z/
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-
445 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL RISE SHARPLY THIS MORNING TO 17 TO 19 FEET 
  WITH A CHAOTIC MIX OF VERY STEEP SOUTH WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY 
  SWELL. WIND WAVES DECREASE TONIGHT BUT WEST SWELL INCREASES 
  AND PEAKS AROUND 18 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING WITH GUSTS 
  OF 50 TO 55 KT AROUND AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. WINDS 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...THEN FALL 
  BELOW 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: SEAS AND WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD 
  BEACH. 

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.

&&

$$

STAVISH

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442 
WHUS76 KMFR 250142
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
542 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

PZZ350-356-370-376-251445-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120125T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120126T1200Z/
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-
542 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS REMAINS BETWEEN 12 TO 16 FEET WITH A CHAOTIC MIX OF
  VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL THIS EVENING. WIND
  WAVES DECREASE TONIGHT BUT WEST SWELL INCREASES AND PEAKS AROUND
  18 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS GRADUALLY DECREASE
  TO AROUND 15 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 KT AROUND AND NORTH OF
  CAPE BLANCO WILL CONTINUE EARLY EVENING. WINDS STEADILY DECREASE
  DURING THE EVENING...AND FURTHER TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SEAS AND WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD 
  BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE. 

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 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.

&&

$$


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748 
WHUS76 KMFR 250439
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
839 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

PZZ350-356-370-376-251745-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120125T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0008.120125T0439Z-120125T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120126T1200Z/
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-
839 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: A CHAOTIC MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL
  THIS...OF AROUND 12 FEET OFFSHORE OF CRESCENT CITY TO NEAR 18
  FEET OFFSHORE OF FLORENCE...WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. WEST SWELL
  INCREASES AND PEAKS AROUND 18 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. SEAS GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL DECREASE BELOW SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SEAS AND WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF GOLD 
  BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE.

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.

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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 3:08 AM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR72 hr
Jan 23, 2:52 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR13 hr
Jan 23, 2:57 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRLake21 hr

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