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Hazardous Seas Watch 21, NWS Medford, OR

June 10, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this hazardous seas watch at Jun 10, 2012, 3:28 PM PDT. It took effect at Jun 13, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2012, 3:28 PM PDT (22:28 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 13, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 13, 2012, 3:18 AM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

602 
WHUS76 KMFR 102228
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
328 PM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012

PZZ376-111130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120611T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0021.120613T2100Z-120616T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
328 PM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS RANGE FROM 7 FEET OFF
  CAPE BLANCO TO 12 FEET OFF OF PT ST GEORGE WILL PERSIST THIS
  EVENING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD AROUND 7 SECONDS. SEAS WILL
  SUBSIDE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS LATE TONIGHT THEN PERSIST
  AT THAT LEVEL THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. VERY STEEP SEAS WILL
  RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL
  PERSIST THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY REACH GALES SOUTH OF CAPE
  FERRELO FROM 10 TO 20 NM OFFSHORE EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  THEN BE ONLY SLIGHTLY WEAKER MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY
  NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT THE STRONGEST
  WINDS AND LARGEST AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH
  AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.


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

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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ356-111130-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
328 PM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS
  WILL SUBSIDE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE THIS EVENING THEN
  RETURN TO THOSE LEVELS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
  35 KNOTS THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE EVENING.
  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL RESUME LATE MONDAY MORNING
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE MONDAY NIGHT
  INTO TUESDAY. STRONGER WINDS WILL LIKELY RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST BEYOND 5 
  NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST. 

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.

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.

&&

$$
DW

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7 follow-up statements
755 
WHUS76 KMFR 110643
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1143 PM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012

PZZ356-111000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
1143 PM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL RETURN MONDAY
  AFTERNOON WITH COMBINED SEAS RISING TO 9 FEET AND THE DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE
  MONDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS
  WILL DECREASE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. STRONGER WINDS
  WILL LIKELY RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST BEYOND 5 
  NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-111000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0021.120613T2100Z-120616T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1143 PM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS RANGE FROM 7 FEET OFF
  CAPE BLANCO TO 12 FEET OFF OF PT ST GEORGE WILL PERSIST
  OVERNIGHT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD AROUND 7 SECONDS. SEAS WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FT MONDAY EVENING. VERY STEEP
  SEAS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY
  EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO 25 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS
  WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY NIGHT
  BELOW 20 KT. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON TO 30 KT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LARGEST AND STEEPEST
  SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING HOURS.

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

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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
953 
WHUS76 KMFR 110927
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
227 AM PDT MON JUN 11 2012

PZZ376-112230-
/O.EXA.KMFR.SW.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0021.120613T2100Z-120616T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
227 AM PDT MON JUN 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS RANGE FROM 7 FEET
  OFF CAPE BLANCO TO 12 FEET OFF OF PT ST GEORGE AT 7 SECONDS WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE EVENING.
  HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO 25 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT.
  WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING 
  MONDAY NIGHT BELOW 20 KT. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO 30 KT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LARGEST AND STEEPEST 
  SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING HOURS.

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

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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ356-112230-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-120612T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
227 AM PDT MON JUN 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON
  WITH COMBINED SEAS RISING TO 9 FEET AND THE DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7
  SECONDS. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE MORNING
  AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE
  LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. STRONGER WINDS WILL LIKELY
  RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST BEYOND 5 
  NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST. 

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.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
408 
WHUS76 KMFR 112224
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
324 PM PDT MON JUN 11 2012

PZZ376-121100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-120612T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-120612T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.A.0021.120613T2100Z-120615T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
324 PM PDT MON JUN 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS
WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS THAT RANGE FROM 6 FEET OFF
  CAPE BLANCO TO 10 FEET OFF OF PT ST GEORGE AT 7 SECONDS WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATER THIS
  EVENING. HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 KT INTO THIS
  EVENING THEN DIMINISH INTO TUESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 KT AND REMAIN
  MODERATELY STRONG INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LARGEST AND STEEPEST 
  SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING HOURS. 

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.

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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ356-120300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-120612T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-120612T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
324 PM PDT MON JUN 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS THAT RANGE FROM 6 FEET OFF
  CAPE BLANCO TO 10 FEET OFF OF PT ST GEORGE AT 7 SECONDS WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATER THIS
  EVENING. MODERATE AND STEEP SEAS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 KT INTO THIS
  EVENING THEN DIMINISH INTO TUESDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL
  MILES FROM THE COAST.

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.

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.

&&

$$
DW

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
004 
WHUS76 KMFR 120914
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
214 AM PDT TUE JUN 12 2012

PZZ376-122215-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0021.120613T2100Z-120615T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
214 AM PDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  TO 20 TO 30 KT AND REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG INTO THURSDAY
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LARGEST AND STEEPEST 
  SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING HOURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
935 
WHUS76 KMFR 122208
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
308 PM PDT TUE JUN 12 2012

PZZ356-131115-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0070.120613T1200Z-120613T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0069.120613T1200Z-120613T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0024.120613T2100Z-120614T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.SE.A.0021.120613T2100Z-120615T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
308 PM PDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2
PM PDT WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND REACH 20 TO 30 KT
  BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 30 TO 35 KT
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME VERY STEEP AND
  WIND DRIVEN WEDNESDAY. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  TO PEAK AT 10 TO 13 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
  THURSDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ376-131115-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0070.120613T1200Z-120613T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0069.120613T1200Z-120613T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0024.120613T2100Z-120614T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0021.120613T2100Z-120615T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
308 PM PDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2
PM PDT WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND REACH 20 TO 30 KT
  BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 30 TO 40 KT
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME VERY STEEP AND
  WIND DRIVEN WEDNESDAY. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  TO PEAK AT 12 TO 14 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
  THURSDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-131115-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0070.120614T0000Z-120615T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
308 PM PDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO
11 PM PDT THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REACH
  20 TO 30 KT BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DECREASE
  THURSDAY MORNING BUT THEN RESUME AT SIMILAR SPEEDS THROUGH
  THURSDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: SEAS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME STEEP
  AND WIND DRIVEN BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED
  SEAS WILL PEAK AT 9 TO 11 FT THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN DECREASE.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE
  BETWEEN CAPE ARAGO AND CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
560 
WHUS76 KMFR 130925
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
225 AM PDT WED JUN 13 2012

PZZ356-376-132230-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0070.120613T1200Z-120613T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0069.120613T1200Z-120613T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0024.120613T2100Z-120614T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0031.120613T2100Z-120614T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0021.120613T2100Z-120615T0600Z/
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-
225 AM PDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
  FURTHER TO 30 TO 35 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DIMINISH
  OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS THIS MORNING MAY BECOME VERY STEEP
  THIS AFTERNOON. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
  AT 10 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE 
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-132230-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0070.120613T2100Z-120614T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0070.120614T0000Z-120614T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
225 AM PDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AND REACH 20 TO
  30 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  BEFORE DECREASING TO LESS THAN 25 KT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME STEEP AND
  WIND DRIVEN BY THIS EVENING. THESE SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS
  WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THEN DECREASE THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE 
  BETWEEN CAPE ARAGO AND CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
572 
WHUS76 KMFR 131018
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
318 AM PDT WED JUN 13 2012

PZZ356-376-132200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0070.120613T1200Z-120613T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0069.120613T1200Z-120613T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0021.120613T2100Z-120615T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0035.120613T2100Z-120614T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0031.120613T2100Z-120614T0600Z/
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-
318 AM PDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE 
  FURTHER TO 30 TO 35 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DIMINISH 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS THIS MORNING MAY BECOME VERY STEEP
  THIS AFTERNOON. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
  AT 10 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE 
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  HOURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-132200-
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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0070.120614T0000Z-120614T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
318 AM PDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AND REACH 20 
  TO 30 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING TO LESS THAN 25 KT EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SEAS: SEAS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME STEEP 
  AND WIND DRIVEN BY THIS EVENING. THESE SHORT PERIOD COMBINED 
  SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THEN DECREASE THURSDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE 
  BETWEEN CAPE ARAGO AND CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hazardous seas watch 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 watch went out at Jun 10, 2:59 PM PDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 2:59 PM PDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 PM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012

.SHORT TERM...
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED NICELY THIS AFTERNOON UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES AFTER A NEAR RECORD COLD MORNING. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE MID
70S IN THE BROOKINGS AND AGNESS AREAS, AND IN THE LOW TO MID 80S
ALONG THE KLAMATH RIVER IN SISKIYOU COUNTY. KLAMATH FALLS AIRPORT
CAME WITHIN ONE DEGREE OF A RECORD LOW WITH 30F THIS MORNING. WITH
A FAIRLY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS INLAND AREAS TEMPERATURES
WILL COOL RAPIDLY ONCE THE SUN SETS THIS EVENING. LOWS WILL DROP
INTO THE 30S AND 40S AT MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS, THOUGH OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL KEEP THE CURRY COAST MILDER. WHILE IT WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES WARMER THAN THIS MORNING IN MOST AREAS, A FROST ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF KLAMATH, LAKE, AND MODOC COUNTIES
FOR A FEW HOURS OF EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER THAN
TODAY, AND ACTUALLY A BIT ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST LOCATIONS. A WEAK
AND RATHER SUBTLE MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PUSH ACROSS THE
NORTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
TURNING FLOW ALONG THE COAST TO MORE DEFINITIVELY ONSHORE AND
INCREASING CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA. MODELS SHOW MODEST
INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE IN THE DIAMOND LAKE TO SILVER LAKE AREAS
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT LIKELY ONLY ENOUGH FOR SOME
CUMULUS CLOUD BUILD-UPS.

MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY SOME MARINE AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH ONTO THE COAST AND INTO THE UMPQUA BASIN. OTHER AREAS ARE
LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE ONLY A SLIGHT COOL DOWN, AS UPPER RIDGING
RETURNS AND THE FLOW ALOFT BECOME MORE WEST-SOUTHWEST TO EAST-
NORTHEAST ORIENTED.

.LONG TERM...
WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...THE GENERAL IMAGE FOR THIS PERIOD
IS THAT A TROUGH WILL BOTTOM OUT NORTH OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHTLY DEEPER UPPER
LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT WILL STRAFE THE OR-CA BORDER WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THIS MEANS TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BACK TO
ABOUT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW DAILY NORMALS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS
THE AIRMASS BECOMES MODIFIED BY THE EFFECTS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
HAVE GENERALLY SIDED WITH THE LESS PRONOUNCED AND LESS ORGANIZED
TROUGHING DEPICTED BY THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN MODELS AND THEIR
DERIVATIVES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD RATHER THAN THE DEEPER GFS.
THIS DECISION IS SUPPORTED BY THE EXPERTS AT NCEP AS WELL AS THE
STATE OF THE ONGOING MJO.

FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND THE GFS KEEPS OUR AREA ON THE WESTERN
EDGE OF TROUGHING OVER THE INTERIOR WESTERN UNITED STATES, WHILE
THE ECMWF AND THE CANADIAN SHOW DECENT STRENGTHED RIDGING NOSING
IN FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. FOR REASONS SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE
PARAGRAPH, I HAVE SIDED WITH THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN SOLUTIONS FOR
THIS TIME PERIOD. THIS HAS RESULTED IN PUSHING HIGHS BACK UP ABOVE
NORMAL FOR NEXT WEEKEND. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST.
EXPECT THE PICTURE TO BE A BIT CLEARER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. BTL

&&

.AVIATION...
BASED ON 10/18Z TAF CYCLE.
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS
WILL CREATE SOME AREAS OF TURBULENCE ALONG THE COAST.

AFTERNOON UPDATE...CURRENT DEWPOINT TRENDS AND NAM12 GUIDANCE
SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FOG FORMATION IN COASTAL COOS AND
DOUGLAS COUNTIES TO INCLUDE THE NORTH BEND AREA A COUPLE HOURS
EITHER SIDE OF SUNRISE. CONFIDENCE IS ONLY LOW TO MODERATE THAT
THIS WILL FORM, AS INCREASING ONSHORE AND WANING OFFSHORE
NOCTURNAL DRAINAGE FLOW WILL BE COMPETING RIGHT NEAR THE
COASTLINE AROUND THE TIME OF SUNRISE.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FROST ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ORZ030-031.

CA...FROST ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY FOR CAZ085.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR
     PZZ356-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY
     FOR PZZ356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
     EVENING FOR PZZ376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PZZ376.

BTL/15/DW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 3:50 PM PDT, 23 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
350 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-101200-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
350 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 1 AM TONIGHT FOR
LOCATIONS WHERE THE LOW TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 32 DEGREES OR LOWER.
A FROST ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 1 AM TONIGHT FOR
LOCATIONS WHERE THE LOW TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 33 TO 36 DEGREES.
PLEASE SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE FREEZE WARNING AND FROST ADVISORY REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED.

CAZ081-082-101200-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
350 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 1 AM TONIGHT. PLEASE
SEE THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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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.