Storm Warning 6, NWS Medford, OR

811 
WHUS76 KMFR 151009
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
309 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

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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-
309 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 KNOTS WILL
  INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 KNOTS THIS
  MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NORTH OF GOLD BEACH DURING THE
  MORNING HOURS AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 12 TO 18 FEET
  WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 22 FEET...PEAKING LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS
  WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY
  STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING
  BELOW WARNING LEVELS.

* GALE WATCH: A DEEPENING CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH ACROSS
  130 WEST AND TOWARD THE AREA FRIDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF
  SOUTH GALES AHEAD IT FOLLOWED BY WEST GALES BEHIND IT. DUE TO
  SIGNIFICANT SPREAD IN THE LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW
  PRESSURE CENTER...THERE IS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF
  UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THIS LOW PRESSURE CENTER
  AND ASSOCIATED WINDS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
309 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 KNOTS WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL PEAK AT 17
  TO 23 FEET THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS
  AFTERNOON...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING BELOW WARNING LEVELS.

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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
309 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 KNOTS WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL PEAK AT 16
  TO 21 FEET THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS
  AFTERNOON...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING BELOW WARNING LEVELS.

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

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