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Hazardous Seas Warning 13, NWS Medford, OR

February 27, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this hazardous seas warning at Feb 27, 2012, 3:01 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 44 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
Feb 27, 2012, 3:01 PM PST (23:01 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2012, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 1, 2012, 3:23 AM PST
In force
44 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

156 
WHUS76 KMFR 272301
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

PZZ376-281215-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. IN
ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE STORM WATCH AND THE HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KT WILL
  PERSIST THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN
  AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATERS. WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT
  A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE
  LATER TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS
  WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF
  9 TO 11 FEET AT 9 SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE
  OVERNIGHT BUT SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON
  TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 21 FEET AT 14
  SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-281215-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0012.120228T1500Z-120228T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1500Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. IN
ADDITION...A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. THE STORM WATCH AND THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED.

* WINDS: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY
  INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45
  KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* SEAS: SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON
  TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A BUILDING WEST SWELL THAT WILL PEAK NEAR
  21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-281215-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. THE STORM
WATCH AND THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KT WILL
  PERSIST THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN
  AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATERS. WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT
  A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE
  LATER TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS
  WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF
  9 TO 11 FEET AT 9 SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE
  OVERNIGHT BUT SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON
  TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 21 FEET AT 14
  SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-281215-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE
STORM WATCH AND THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED.

* WINDS: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY
  INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45
  KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* SEAS: SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON
  TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A BUILDING WEST SWELL THAT WILL PEAK NEAR
  21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$
DW

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
7 follow-up statements
326 
WHUS76 KMFR 280650
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1050 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

PZZ370-281800-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0012.120228T1500Z-120228T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1500Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1050 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY 
  INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 
  KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* SEAS: SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON 
  TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A BUILDING WEST SWELL THAT WILL PEAK NEAR 
  21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY 
  HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-376-281800-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/
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 CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1050 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE LATER TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS
  WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50
  TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT BUT SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS
  WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL
  PEAKING NEAR 21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL
  REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
950 
WHUS76 KMFR 281043
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
243 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

PZZ370-282345-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0012.120228T1500Z-120228T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1500Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
243 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY
  INCREASE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS
  WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET TODAY
  FOLLOWED BY A BUILDING WEST SWELL THAT WILL PEAK NEAR 21 FEET AT
  14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-376-282345-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/
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 CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
243 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS
  WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50
  TO 60 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET TODAY
  FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON
  WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
651 
WHUS76 KMFR 282226
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
226 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

PZZ350-356-370-376-291130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120301T1900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
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-
226 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST
THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: EXPECT SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE
  GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  WINDS WILL EASE BEHIND THE FRONT LATER THIS EVENING...BUT WILL
  REMAIN GUSTY BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS.

* SEAS: SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 15 TO 18 FEET THROUGH THIS
  EVENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL PEAKING
  BETWEEN 20 AND 24 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL
  REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
  THURSDAY. 

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

&&

$$

SPILDE

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
810 
WHUS76 KMFR 290259 AAA
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
659 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

PZZ350-356-291600-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0021.120229T0259Z-120301T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120301T1900Z/
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-
659 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...STORM 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 WEDNESDAY.
THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: THE COLD FRONT PUSHED INLAND EARLIER THIS EVENING AND
  STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE EASED. HOWEVER...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
  OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  INTO WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND WAVES OF 15 TO 18 FEET OVER THE WATERS
  THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO A WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
  OVERNIGHT PEAKING BETWEEN 19 AND 22 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON
  WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
  THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-291600-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0021.120229T0259Z-120301T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120301T1900Z/
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-
659 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: THE COLD FRONT PUSHED INLAND EARLIER THIS EVENING AND
  STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE EASED. HOWEVER...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
  OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND WAVES OF 15 TO 18 FEET OVER THE WATERS
  THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO A WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
  OVERNIGHT PEAKING BETWEEN 21 AND 24 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON
  WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
  THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

SPILDE

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
978 
WHUS76 KMFR 291115
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
315 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

PZZ350-356-292330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120301T1900Z/
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-
315 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT PERSIST
  THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN EASE OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL BUILDS THIS MORNING AND PEAKS NEAR 20 FEET
  AT 14 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN...SWELL LOWERS TO 15 TO 17
  FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-292330-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120301T1900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
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-
315 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT PERSIST
  THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN EASE OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL BUILDS THIS MORNING AND PEAKS NEAR 22 FEET
  AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THEN...SWELL LOWERS TO 17
  BY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

STAVISH

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
623 
WHUS76 KMFR 292222
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
222 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

PZZ350-356-011130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
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-
222 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

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

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
  PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN EASE OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL OF 17 TO 19 FEET AT 14 SECONDS
  THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO 13 TO 15 FEET BY THURSDAY
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-011130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120301T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120301T1500Z/
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-
222 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
  PERSIST TONIGHT THEN SUBSIDE THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL OF 19 TO 21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS
  THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO 15 TO 17 FEET THURSDAY
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

SPILDE

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
431 
WHUS76 KMFR 011123
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
323 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

PZZ370-376-020030-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120301T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0020.120301T1123Z-120302T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120301T1500Z/
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-
323 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
PST THIS MORNING...
...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 7 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
  WILL VEER MORE NORTHWEST AND SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING.

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL OF 15 TO 16 FEET AT 14 SECONDS WILL
  GRADUALLY LOWER TO AROUND 12 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON...THEN TO
  BELOW 10 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-020030-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0020.120301T1123Z-120302T1500Z/
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-
323 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
PST FRIDAY...
...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 7 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 
N EASE OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL OF 13 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS
  WILL LOWER TO 10 TO 11 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON...THEN TO BELOW 10
  FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

STAVISH

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hazardous seas 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 hazardous seas warning went out at Feb 27, 2:25 PM PST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 2:25 PM PST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
225 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

.DISCUSSION...27/12Z NAM/GFS IN.

AN UPPER TROUGH CARVED OUT BY TWO SHORT WAVES IS NOW MOVING OUT.
THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT BUT AMOUNTS HAVE
BEEN SPOTTY AND LIGHT. SNOW LEVELS THIS MORNING WERE QUITE LOW
THOUGH...AROUND 1500-2000 FEET MSL...BUT THEY WILL BE INCREASING
NOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF BREAK
BETWEEN SYSTEMS. THE RIDGE WILL BREAK TO THE EAST TUESDAY MORNING
AND THE UPSTREAM TROUGH WILL MOVE TO THE COAST TUESDAY EVENING.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE MODELS SEEM TO HAVE SETTLED ON THE STRENGTH AND
TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM AFTER TRENDING SLOWER AND STRONGER WITH IT
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE
TUESDAY EVENING. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF IN THE
2000-3500 FOOT RANGE...BUT WILL LOWER TO 1000-2000 FEET BEHIND
THE FRONT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO SOME
AREAS...STRONG WINDS TO OTHERS...AND BOTH TO SOME SELECT AREAS.
WIND AND SNOW RELATED WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED...AND WIND
ADVISORIES FOR PORTIONS OF THE EAST SIDE WILL BE ISSUED SOON.
SEE PDXWSWMFR AND PDXNPWMFR FOR DETAILS.

THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THE LAST OF
THE SHORT WAVES SLIDING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH WILL MOVE
OUT THURSDAY. THE LAST OF THE POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE
THURSDAY EVENING.  STRONG RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE WEST
COAST.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND THROUGH MONDAY, MARCH 5TH. FOR THIS
PERIOD A BLEND OF THE 12Z GFS AND THE 12Z ECMWF MODELS WAS
PREFERRED. MODEL GUIDANCE IS GENERALLY WELL AGREED THROUGH
FRIDAY...BUT HAS SHOWN QUITE A BIT OF VARIATION FOR THE WEEKEND
TO EARLY NEXT WEEK TIME FRAME. NCEP GUIDANCE FAVORS A GENERALLY
SLOWER SOLUTION FOR THE PRIMARY FRONTAL SYSTEM DUE IN DURING THIS
PERIOD...SO WENT ALONG WITH THAT IDEA IN PUSHING WHAT WAS A SUNDAY
STORM MORE TOWARD MONDAY.

MORE SPECIFICALLY...ON FRIDAY THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE AREA
WILL BE LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD AND OUT OF THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT
IN A LINGERING THREAT OF SOME LIGHT OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION...
DIMINISHING WITH TIME...PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST AND IN UMPQUA
BASIN FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGING WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING
ACROSS THE AREA...AND MAKE FOR A FAIRLY MILD WEEKEND WITH
TEMPERATURES CLOSE OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY ANOTHER POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT AND ABRUPT FRONTAL SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST.

THE MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATION DOES REMAIN ACTIVE...CENTERED IN THE
INDIAN OCEAN...BUT WHEN AND IF IT WILL IMPACT US REMAINS UNCERTAIN.
LAST WEEK IT APPEARED THE PRECIPITATION IMPACTS FROM THIS MIGHT FIND
THEIR WAY INTO OUR AREA AROUND MARCH 1ST.  HOWEVER...UPDATED
INFORMATION TODAY INDICATES THIS WILL LIKELY TAKE LONGER TO
TRANSPIRE...AND WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
OFFSHORE...OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LA NINA BASE STATE.

ALTOGETHER...THE GENERAL PATTERN THE END OF THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WILL
BE MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS. THIS IS A GENERAL LA NINA PATTERN WITH HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGING WEST OF THE AREA AND STORMS ARRIVING UNDER WEST TO
NORTHWEST FLOW. THIS MEANS THAT AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE OREGON
CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARMER AND DRIER THAN
AREAS WESTWARD...WHICH WILL BE NEAR NORMAL TO COOLER AND WETTER
THAN NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
THERE ARE AREAS OF MVFR CIGS IN THE UMPQUA BASIN WITH AREAS OF
HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURED. EXPECT THESE AREAS TO CLEAR TO VFR LATER
TODAY. WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS WITH HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURED WILL
DEVELOP TUESDAY FROM THE CASCADES WEST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE COAST.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
        ORZ030-031.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY
        FOR ORZ030.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
        ORZ027-028.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
        ORZ021-022.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY
        ABOVE 1000 FEET FOR ORZ021-022.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
        ORZ024>026.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY
        ABOVE 1000 FEET FOR ORZ023.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
        ORZ029.

CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
        CAZ080-082-083.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
        CAZ084-085.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
        CAZ081.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY
        FOR CAZ081.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
        PZZ356-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY
        FOR PZZ350-356-376.
     STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
        PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
        EVENING FOR PZZ356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
        PZZ370.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY
        FOR PZZ370.
     GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY FOR PZZ370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
        AFTERNOON FOR PZZ370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
        EVENING FOR PZZ376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ376.

15/17/16
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 4:38 AM PST, 10 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
438 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

ORZ021-022-281245-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
438 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY EVENING. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ081-281245-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
438 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. WINTER STORM WATCH
IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE
2000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ030-031-281245-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
438 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. WINTER STORM WATCH IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ023>026-281245-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
438 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ080-082-083-281245-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
438 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEAQTHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ027-028-281245-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
438 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ084-085-ORZ029-281245-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
438 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PZZ350-356-370-376-281245-
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-
438 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF PACIFIC COASTAL
WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. SEE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

GLASER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 27, 9:17 AM PST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
917 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     SNOW             1 N ASHLAND             42.20N 122.70W
02/27/2012  M0.5 INCH        JACKSON            OR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ELEVATION 1850 FEET. CURRENT TEMP 32F. AMOUNT FELL
            OVERNIGHT IN 11 HOURS.

&&

LUTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 3:59 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake8 hr
Feb 27, 3:59 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more9 hr
Feb 27, 12:07 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake40 hr
Feb 27, 12:47 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more63 hr
Feb 27, 12:47 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more69 hr
Feb 27, 2:26 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRKlamath13 hr
Feb 27, 3:01 PM PSTGale WarningMFR19 hr
Feb 27, 3:01 PM PSTStorm WarningMFR28 hr

Nearby

Hazardous Seas Warnings in Oregon, 2012Every hazardous seas warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.