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Storm Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Jan 21, 2012, 2:58 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 7 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 21, 2012, 2:58 AM PST (10:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2012, 8:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 2:51 PM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
459 WHUS76 KMFR 211058 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 258 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-220000- /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0007.120121T1058Z-120122T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120123T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0002.120122T1500Z-120123T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0003.120122T1800Z-120123T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0007.120122T0900Z-120122T1800Z/ 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- 258 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. A STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS 16 TO 2O FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS WILL BECOME A VERY CHAOTIC MIX OF WEST SWELL AND VERY STEEP AND HIGH WIND WAVES SUNDAY. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL 40 TO 45 FOOT SETS LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY EVENING...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS 50 TO 55 KT MID SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING TO GALE STRENGTH. 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 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 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. && $$ SVEN HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
3 follow-up statements
838 WHUS76 KMFR 212239 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 239 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-221145- /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120123T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0007.120122T0900Z-120122T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SR.W.0003.120122T1800Z-120123T0000Z/ 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 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS 16 TO 20 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS WILL BECOME A VERY CHAOTIC MIX OF WEST SWELL AND VERY STEEP AND HIGH WIND WAVES SUNDAY. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL 40 TO 45 FOOT SETS LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY EVENING...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KT...BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS 50 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT MID SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING TO GALE STRENGTH. 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 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. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
829 WHUS76 KMFR 221056 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 256 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-230000- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120122T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SR.W.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ 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- 256 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS 16 TO 20 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS WILL BECOME A VERY CHAOTIC MIX OF WEST SWELL AND VERY STEEP AND HIGH WIND WAVES SUNDAY. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL 40 TO 45 FOOT SETS LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY EVENING... DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 70 KT MID MORNING INTO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING TO GALE STRENGTH. 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 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
557 WHUS76 KMFR 222251 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 251 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 PZZ350-356-370-376-231200- /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0008.120122T2251Z-120123T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0004.120124T1200Z-120125T0600Z/ 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- 251 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * SEAS: WIND WAVES ARE DIMINISHING SOME...AND WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET ARE MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 TO 12 SECONDS. THESE SEAS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AT 14 FEET AND 12 SECOND PERIOD MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE RISING SHARPLY AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST GALES NEAR 35 KT WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS THE ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE IMPACTING WATERS WITHIN 30NM OF SHORE EARLY THIS EVENING. LIGHTER WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER WATERS BEYOND 30NM FROM SHORE. 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 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. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 5:35 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Josephine | 3 hr |
| Jan 20, 6:49 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Klamath | 3 hr |
| Jan 20, 6:53 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:58 AM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 29 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:58 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 7:35 AM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 11 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:07 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 25 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:28 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 38 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:42 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lake | 30 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:42 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson | 30 hr |
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Sources
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