Alert archive / Oregon / Hazardous Seas Warnings in 2012
Hazardous Seas Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this hazardous seas warning at Jan 3, 2012, 3:05 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 4, 2012, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 49 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 3, 2012, 3:05 AM PST (11:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 4, 2012, 8:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2012, 8:32 AM PST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
477 WHUS76 KMFR 031105 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 305 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 PZZ370-040015- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120103T1800Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120105T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T0600Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0001.120104T1800Z-120105T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WEDNESDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ376-040015- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120103T1800Z-120105T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T0600Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0001.120104T1800Z-120105T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-356-040015- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120104T1600Z-120105T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0001.120104T1800Z-120106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T0600Z-120106T1800Z/ 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- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM 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. 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
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351 WHUS76 KMFR 032132 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 132 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 PZZ370-041045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120105T0200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 132 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WEDNESDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO 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 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. 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. && $$ PZZ350-356-041045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120104T1600Z-120105T1200Z/ 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- 132 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN FURTHER WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ376-041045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 132 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN FURTHER WEDNESDAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN VERY STEEP SEAS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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 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
497 WHUS76 KMFR 041036 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 236 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 PZZ370-042345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0002.120104T1500Z-120105T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 236 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT....DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING. * SEAS: SEAS WILL BUILD AND STEEPEN AGAIN TODAY WITH A CHAOTIC MIX OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL...RISING TO NEAR 16 FEET AT 8 SECONDS BY LATE MORNING. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 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 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. 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. && $$ PZZ350-356-042345- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.120104T1500Z-120105T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ 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- 236 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. * SEAS: A COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE CHAOTIC SEAS RISING TO 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS BY LATE MORNING. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPES. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ376-042345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.120104T1600Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 236 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TUESDAY. * SEAS: A COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE CHAOTIC SEAS RISING TO 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS BY LATE MORNING. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
437 WHUS76 KMFR 042148 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 148 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 PZZ370-050200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 148 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT....DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING. * SEAS: A CHAOTIC MIX OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND WESTERLY SWELL NEAR 16 FEET AT 8 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-356-376-050200- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0600Z/ 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- 148 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 KT TODAY...BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY THIS EVENING. * SEAS: A COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES AND INCREASING WESTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE CHAOTIC SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS THROUGH TODAY. A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPES. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
349 WHUS76 KMFR 050206 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 606 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 PZZ370-051515- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 606 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 KT SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * SEAS: CHAOTIC SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS WILL TRANSITION TO A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT ...AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-356-376-051515- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120105T0600Z/ 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- 606 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * SEAS: CHAOTIC SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET AT 8 SECONDS WILL TRANSITION TO A VERY LARGE WEST SWELL OF 18 TO 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...EXCEPT NEAR THE CAPES. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
531 WHUS76 KMFR 051055 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 255 AM PST THU JAN 5 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-060000- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 255 AM PST THU JAN 5 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SEAS: VERY LARGE WEST SWELL WILL RISE TO 18 TO 21 FT AT 16 SECONDS TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
474 WHUS76 KMFR 052215 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 215 PM PST THU JAN 5 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-061115- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ 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- 215 PM PST THU JAN 5 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SEAS: VERY LARGE WEST SWELL WILL BRING SEAS UP TO 18 TO 20 FT TONIGHT WITH THE DOMINANT PERIOD AROUND 16 SECONDS. SEAS WILL PERSIST AROUND 20 FEET THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SUBSIDE TO AROUND 15 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
852 WHUS76 KMFR 061039 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 239 AM PST FRI JAN 6 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-061800- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 239 AM PST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SEAS: VERY LARGE WEST SWELLS WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING IN 18 TO 21 FT FOOT RANGE WITH A PERIOD OF 14 TO 16 SECONDS. THESE SWELLS WILL SUBSIDE 13 TO 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 TO 14 SECONDS. * IMPACT: ASIDE FROM THE VERY LARGE ROLLING SWELL AWAY FROM THE COAST...THESE SWELLS WILL ALSO RESULT IN VERY LARGE BREAKING WAVES GENERALLY IN THE 22 TO 27 FOOT RANGE AT BAR CROSSINGS AND IN A LARGER THAN NORMAL SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ BTL HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
466 WHUS76 KMFR 061632 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 832 AM PST FRI JAN 6 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-070545- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0002.120106T1632Z-120107T1200Z/ 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- 832 AM PST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...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 SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SEAS: LARGE WEST SWELLS OF 15 TO 17 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO 12 TO 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 TO 14 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: ASIDE FROM THE LARGE ROLLING SWELL AWAY FROM THE COAST...THESE SWELLS WILL ALSO RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES GENERALLY IN THE 20 TO 24 FOOT RANGE AT BAR CROSSINGS AND IN A LARGER THAN NORMAL SURF ZONE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ SPILDE 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 Jan 3, 2:49 AM PST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 2:49 AM PST, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
249 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012
.DISCUSSION...CURRENT IR IMAGE SHOWS SOME HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS
MOVING THROUGH THE CWA WITH CLEAR SKIES IN BETWEEN. THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS WEST OF THE CASCADES HAVE SHRUNK
AND SUSPECT FOG WILL DEVELOP IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS IN THE VALLEYS.
SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH AN UPPER RIDGE
BUILDING OVER THE REGION TODAY...THEN SHIFTING EAST OF THE CWA
TONIGHT. THE NEXT FRONT IS PEGGED TO ARRIVE AT THE COAST LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST AND HEADLANDS...BUT WERE
NOT EXPECTING HIGH WINDS DUE TO A RELATIVELY WEAK GRADIENT AND
SLIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THE FRONT SHOULD BE MAINLY WEST OF
THE CASCADES. AT THIS POINT EXPECT THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TO BE ALONG
THE COAST RANGE AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. EVEN THEN
AMOUNTS SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD YESTERDAY.
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CWA THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
PRECIPITATION GENERALLY DECREASING WEST OF THE CASCADES AND
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS EAST OF THE CASCADES WITH 700 MB WINDS NEAR
40 KTS.
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING DRY WEATHER RETURNING
THURSDAY NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE GFS AND EC SHOW
AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OVERHEAD SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN INCREASING INVERSIONS FOR WESTSIDE VALLEYS WITH
LOWER MAX TEMPERATURES. -PETRUCELLI
&&
.AVIATION...ALONG THE COAST...EXPECT MOSTLY MVFR CIGS/VIS EXCEPT
LOCALLY IFR SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VFR
EXPECTED FROM THE CASCADES EASTWARD, INCLUDING KLMT. CURRENTLY
WESTSIDE VALLEYS ARE VFR...BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR VALLEY FOG
TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 12 AND 15Z WITH LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS. LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL AT LEAST 18Z BEFORE BURNING
OFF TO MVFR...THEN VFR BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
CA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ370.
GALE WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ370.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ376.Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 1:38 PM PST, 13 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 138 PM PST MON JAN 2 2012 ORZ031-030100- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 138 PM PST MON JAN 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY DURING THE EVENING HOURS BUT BELOW WARNING LEVEL. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WARNING MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE NEXT FRONT IS DUE TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. OTHERWISE NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 9:57 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 34 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:05 AM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 39 hr |
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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.