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Storm Warning 13, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Dec 18, 2012, 2:48 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2012, 2:48 PM PST (22:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
034 WHUS76 KMFR 182248 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 248 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-191200- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0128.000000T0000Z-121219T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0058.121219T0900Z-121219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0061.121219T1000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0010.121219T1800Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0013.121219T1800Z-121220T1200Z/ 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- 248 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE STORM WATCH TO A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, THEN EASE BELOW GALE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WEST SWELL OF 13 TO 15 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO A CHAOTIC COMBINATION OF WIND WAVES AND SWELL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 25 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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
4 follow-up statements
738 WHUS76 KMFR 191042 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 242 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-192345- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0061.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0013.121219T1800Z-121220T1200Z/ 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- 242 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 25 TO 35 KT WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KT ARE EXPECTED AS WIND SPEEDS PEAK THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE BELOW GALE FORCE THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SEAS DOMINATED BY WEST SWELL ARE TRANSITIONING TO A CHAOTIC COMBINATION OF WIND WAVES AND SWELL AS SOUTH WINDS INCREASE. VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 25 FEET THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
493 WHUS76 KMFR 191809 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1009 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-200715- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121219T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0061.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ 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- 1009 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH...FROM NORTHWEST AREAS FIRST TO SOUTHEASTERN AREAS LAST...AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE ONTO THE COAST. OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KT ARE EXPECTED AS WIND SPEEDS PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW STORM AND GALE FORCE BY 4 AM PST THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SEAS DOMINATED BY WEST SWELL ARE TRANSITIONING TO A CHAOTIC COMBINATION OF WIND WAVES AND SWELL AS SOUTH WINDS INCREASE. VERY LARGE AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 25 FEET THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND THEN WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. 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. && $$ BTL HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
003 WHUS76 KMFR 192250 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 250 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-201200- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0061.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 250 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KT ARE POSSIBLE. LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH...FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW STORM AND GALE FORCE BY 4 AM PST THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: VERY LARGE AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 25 FEET THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE, BUT REMAIN HAZARDOUS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
573 WHUS76 KMFR 201014 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 214 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-202315- /O.EXT.KMFR.SR.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121220T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0061.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- 214 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS TO 65 KT ARE POSSIBLE. LATER THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH...FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW STORM AND GALE FORCE BY 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SEAS: VERY LARGE AND VERY STEEP SEAS ARE PEAKING AT 20 TO 28 FEET NOW. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING...BUT REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY INTO FRIDAY. 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. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 4:29 PM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 11 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:29 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 11 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:29 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 4 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:29 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 11 hr | |
| Dec 17, 8:35 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 29 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:05 AM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 31 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:05 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 3:05 AM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:10 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 63 hr |
| Dec 18, 1:10 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson, Klamath | 54 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:30 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 5 days |
| Dec 18, 2:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 4 days |
| Dec 18, 2:51 PM PST | High Surf Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 39 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:03 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 10 hr |
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Sources
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