Storm Warning 7, NWS Medford, OR

139 
WHUS76 KMFR 261031
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
331 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

PZZ350-356-262330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.120326T1800Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.120326T1800Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
331 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 40 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE
  THIS MORNING THEN SUSTAINED GALES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS
  EXPECTED AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KT.

* SEAS: A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING. THEY WILL BRING PERIODS OF VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP
  WIND WAVES. EVEN DURING THE BREAKS BETWEEN FRONTAL
  SYSTEMS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG AND
  THERE WILL BE A STEEP WESTERLY SWELL WHICH WILL COMBINE TO
  PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-262330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.120326T1800Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.120326T1800Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
331 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND GUSTS WILL REACH STORM FORCE LATE THIS MORNING
  THEN SUSTAINED AT STORM FORCE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS
  EXPECTED AT 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KT.

* SEAS: A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING. THEY WILL BRING PERIODS OF VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP
  WIND WAVES. EVEN DURING THE BREAKS BETWEEN FRONTAL
  SYSTEMS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG AND
  THERE WILL BE A STEEP WESTERLY SWELL WHICH WILL COMBINE TO
  PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
DW

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627 
WHUS76 KMFR 262130
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

PZZ350-356-271030-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T0000Z/
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-
230 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 40 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE 
  THIS MORNING THEN SUSTAINED GALES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS 
  EXPECTED AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KT. 

* SEAS: A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING. VERY STEEP AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL PEAK AT AROUND 20 FT
  OVERNIGHT. THE FRONTS WILL BRING PERIODS OF VERY HIGH AND VERY
  STEEP WIND WAVES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN DURING THE
  BREAKS BETWEEN FRONTAL SYSTEMS... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN
  MODERATELY STRONG AND THERE WILL BE A STEEP WESTERLY SWELL WHICH
  WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SMALL CRAFT HAZARDOUS SEAS INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-271030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
230 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND GUSTS WILL REACH STORM FORCE LATE THIS 
  MORNING THEN SUSTAINED AT STORM FORCE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS 
  WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 
  SPEEDS EXPECTED AT 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KT. 

* SEAS: A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING. THEY WILL BRING PERIODS OF VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP
  WIND WAVES. VERY STEEP AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL PEAK AT 17 TO 20
  FT OVERNIGHT.EVEN DURING THE BREAKS BETWEEN FRONTAL SYSTEMS...
  SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG AND THERE WILL BE
  A STEEP WESTERLY SWELL WHICH WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
  SEAS INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
SVEN

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361 
WHUS76 KMFR 270429 AAA
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
929 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

PZZ350-356-271030-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T0000Z/
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-
929 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS PAST
  50 KT ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG FRONTS
  MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-271030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
929 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT THEN
  EASE LATER TONIGHT.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT OVERNIGHT.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL
  STRONG FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 20 NM
  FROM SHORE.

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

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968 
WHUS76 KMFR 270940
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
240 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

PZZ350-356-271200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0014.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
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-
240 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 50 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE BY LATE MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN
  LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT TODAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN
  HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG FRONTS MOVE
  THROUGH THE WATERS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-271200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
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-
240 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
  TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY IN THE MORNING. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT THIS MORNING.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL
  STRONG FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 20 NM 
  FROM SHORE. 

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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211 
WHUS76 KMFR 271159
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
459 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

PZZ370-376-280100-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120331T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0037.120327T1200Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.GL.A.0014.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
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-
459 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STORM
WARNING HAS EXPIRED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE OF 35 TO 45 KT
  AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT TODAY. SEAS WILL
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG 
  FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. 

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.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-280100-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120330T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0014.120328T0000Z-120328T0600Z/
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-
459 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 50 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS 
  WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PEAK AT 18 FT TODAY. SEAS WILL 
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS MOST OF THIS WEEK AS ADDITIONAL STRONG FRONTS 
  MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

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.

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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