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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR

November 19, 2012

NWS Medford, OR issued this hurricane force wind warning at Nov 19, 2012, 11:59 AM PST. It was in force for 6 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
Nov 19, 2012, 11:59 AM PST (19:59 UTC)
Expired
Nov 19, 2012, 5:49 PM PST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

914 
WHUS76 KMFR 191959
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1159 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ350-370-200900-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HF.W.0003.121119T1959Z-121120T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1159 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE
FORCE WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: HURRICANE FORCE...SOUTH 55 TO 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT.
  WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW HURRICANE FORCE EARLY THIS
  EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT.

* SEAS: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS OF 24 TO 30 FEET WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO 15
  TO 20 FEET TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND
  11 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS DOWN WIND AND NORTH OF THE 
  CAPES...ESPECIALLY CAPE BLANCO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER
ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR
TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-376-200900-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0900Z/
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-
1159 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: STORM FORCE...45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS OF 22 TO 30 FEET WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO 15
  TO 20 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  AROUND 11 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS 
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS DOWN WIND AND NORTH OF THE 
  CAPES...ESPECIALLY CAPE BLANCO. CONDITIONS INSIDE OF ABOUT 5 
  NAUTICAL MILES AND SOUTH OF BROOKINGS WILL BE A BIT LESS 
  HAZARDOUS THAN ELSEWHERE. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
2 follow-up statements
600 
WHUS76 KMFR 192219
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
219 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ350-370-201130-
/O.CON.KMFR.HF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121120T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
219 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: HURRICANE FORCE...SOUTH 55 TO 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 
  KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW HURRICANE FORCE EARLY THIS 
  EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. 

* SEAS: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS OF 24 TO 30 FEET WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO 15 
  TO 20 FEET TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 
  AROUND 11 SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS 
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS DOWN WIND AND NORTH OF THE 
  CAPES...ESPECIALLY CAPE BLANCO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER
ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR
TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-376-201130-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0900Z/
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-
219 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: STORM FORCE...45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT WILL 
  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST 
  TO SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 

* SEAS: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS OF 22 TO 30 FEET WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO 15 
  TO 20 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 
  AROUND 11 SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS 
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS DOWN WIND AND NORTH OF THE 
  CAPES...ESPECIALLY CAPE BLANCO. CONDITIONS INSIDE OF ABOUT 5 
  NAUTICAL MILES AND SOUTH OF BROOKINGS WILL BE A BIT LESS 
  HAZARDOUS THAN ELSEWHERE. 

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.

&&

$$

SPILDE

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
218 
WHUS76 KMFR 200149
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
549 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ350-370-201500-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121120T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0114.121120T0149Z-121122T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
549 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS
  EVENING...THEN RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATER TONIGHT AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS COMBINED SEAS OF 24 TO 30 FEET WILL
  GRADUALLY LOWER TO 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH A
  DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND 11 SECONDS. SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY
  STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MIDWEEK.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-376-201500-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0900Z/
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-
549 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT
  WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS COMBINED SEAS OF 22 TO 30 FEET WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY LOWER TO 15 TO 20
  FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF AROUND
  11 SECONDS. SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  MIDWEEK. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS
  INSIDE OF ABOUT 5 NAUTICAL MILES AND SOUTH OF BROOKINGS WILL BE
  A BIT LESS HAZARDOUS THAN ELSEWHERE.

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.

&&

$$

SPILDE

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 9:15 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas31 hr
Nov 19, 2:05 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningMFRCurry, Josephine29 hr
Nov 19, 2:36 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningMFRCoos45 hr
Nov 19, 2:46 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas34 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.