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Storm Watch 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this storm watch at Feb 26, 2012, 3:55 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2012, 3:55 PM PST (23:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2012, 3:01 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
969 WHUS76 KMFR 262355 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 355 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 PZZ376-271300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120227T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0012.120227T0600Z-120227T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 355 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON...PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 30 TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH THE EVENING. * SEAS: ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...WIND SEAS WILL BUILD. THIS WILL CAUSE NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS TO STEEPEN TO 12 TO 14 FEET AT 10 SECONDS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * STORM WATCH: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ON TUESDAY TO GALES 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS. * HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH: SOUTH WINDS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 20 FEET ON AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ356-271300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 355 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON...PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 25 TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH THE EVENING. * SEAS: ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...WIND SEAS WILL BUILD. THIS WILL CAUSE NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS TO STEEPEN TO 10 TO 12 FEET AT 10 SECONDS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST AND ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF THE CAPES. * STORM WATCH: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ON TUESDAY TO GALES 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS. * HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH: SOUTH WINDS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 20 FEET ON AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-271300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.120227T0000Z-120227T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 355 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL EASE DURING MONDAY MORNING. * SEAS: ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...WIND SEAS WILL BUILD. THIS WILL CAUSE NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS TO STEEPEN TO 9 TO 12 FEET AT 10 SECONDS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST AND ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF THE CAPES. * STORM WATCH: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ON TUESDAY TO GALES 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS. * HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH: SOUTH WINDS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 20 FEET ON AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ BTL HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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118 WHUS76 KMFR 271054 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 254 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012 PZZ350-280000- /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120227T1500Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 254 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * STORM WATCH: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ON TUESDAY TO GALES 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS. * HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH: SOUTH WIND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 20 FEET ON AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ376-280000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 254 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET AT 10 SECONDS TODAY. WINDS WILL EASE THIS EVENING AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. * STORM WATCH: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ON TUESDAY TO GALES 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS. * HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH: SOUTH WIND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 20 FEET ON AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ370-280000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 254 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL EASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET AT 10 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ZONE. * STORM WATCH: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ON TUESDAY TO GALES 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS. * HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH: SOUTH WIND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 20 FEET ON AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ356-280000- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 254 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE LATER TONIGHT. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVES WILL CAUSE NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET AT 10 SECONDS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST AND ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF THE CAPES. * STORM WATCH: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ON TUESDAY TO GALES 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS. * HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH: SOUTH WIND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 20 FEET ON AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
156 WHUS76 KMFR 272301 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 PZZ376-281215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE STORM WATCH AND THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KT WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATERS. WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE LATER TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET AT 9 SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT BUT SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && $$ PZZ370-281215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0012.120228T1500Z-120228T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1500Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. THE STORM WATCH AND THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED. * WINDS: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A BUILDING WEST SWELL THAT WILL PEAK NEAR 21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && $$ PZZ356-281215- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. THE STORM WATCH AND THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KT WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATERS. WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE LATER TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVES WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET AT 9 SECONDS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT BUT SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY WEST SWELL PEAKING NEAR 21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && $$ PZZ350-281215- /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.120228T1800Z-120229T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.120228T1800Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 301 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE STORM WATCH AND THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED. * WINDS: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SOUTH WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15 FEET ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A BUILDING WEST SWELL THAT WILL PEAK NEAR 21 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ON WEDNESDAY. SWELL WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm watch went out at Feb 26, 2:15 PM PST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 2:15 PM PST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
215 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012
.DISCUSSION...26/12Z NAM/GFS IN.
A WEAK RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS RAPIDLY
WEAKENING AND WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST LATER TODAY.
TWO INCOMING STRONG SHORT WAVES WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYERS IN THE WEST
COAST WEATHER PICTURE THROUGH MONDAY. THESE WAVES STARTED OFF AS
WEAK WAVES EMBEDDED IN NORTHWEST FLOW...BUT THEY ARE AMPLIFYING AS
THEY APPROACH THE COAST. THE SOUTHERNMOST WAVE WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE SECOND WAVE WILL
SWING DOWN FROM THE NORTH...MOVING INTO WASHINGTON STATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN INTO OREGON SUNDAY NIGHT. AS IT DOES SO...IT WILL
MOVE INTO PHASE WITH THE SOUTHERN WAVE TO EFFECTIVELY DIG A LONG
WAVE TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST. OVERALL THIS WILL BE A COLD AND
SHOWERY PATTERN...BUT SOUTHWEST OREGON WILL BE BETWEEN THE WAVES
FOR MOST OF THIS INTERVAL...SO EXPECT LIGHT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 2000 FEET TODAY...BUT WILL DROP BELOW
1000 FEET TONIGHT...SO SOME OF THE WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS MAY SEE
SOME SNOW...BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATIONS.
THE TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT MONDAY EVENING AND RIDGING WILL BRING IN
A BRIEF BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS AT THAT TIME. THE RIDGE WILL BREAK
TO THE EAST TUESDAY MORNING AND THE UPSTREAM TROUGH WILL MOVE TO
THE COAST TUESDAY EVENING. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND TOWARD A
SLOWER AND STRONGER SYSTEM AND THIS NOW LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY STRONG
STORM THAT WILL REQUIRE WIND AND SNOW RELATED WATCHES/WARNINGS/
ADVISORIES. IT IS TOO EARLY TO ISSUE A WATCH AT THIS TIME...BUT IF
THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO LOOK THIS STRONG WATCHES WILL GO OUT IN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE
TUESDAY EVENING. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF IN THE
3000-4000 FOOT RANGE...BUT WILL LOWER TO 1500-2000 FEET BEHIND THE
FRONT.
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT WEDNESDAY EVENING AND STRONG
RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE WEST COAST.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE EC AND GFS ARE
IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A COOL...
MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY
MORNING...THEN THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS EAST WITH 500MB HEIGHTS
RISING IN THE AFTERNOON. BOTH MODELS SHOW THE RIDGE BUILDING OVER
THE FORECAST AREA WITH THE MAIN STORM TRACK SHIFTING NORTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HAVE LEFT IN A SLIGHT
CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS IN COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTY FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. HOWEVER GIVEN THAT WE'LL HAVE 500MB HEIGHTS NEAR 573DM
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF WE REMAIN FLAT OUT DRY. THE MODELS BEGIN
TO SHOW DIFFERENCES SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GFS SHOWS A
SHORTWAVE MOVING TROF THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY WHILE THE EC IS
SHOWS THE TROF SPLITTING OUT NEAR 145W AND MOVING INTO THE AREA
ABOUT 18 HOURS LATER. WE'LL BE LEANING TOWARDS THE SLOWER EC
SOLUTION WHICH IS IN LINE WITH HPC.
&&
.AVIATION...A WEAK SYSTEM OFFSHORE WILL KEEP HIGH AND MID LEVEL
CLOUDS OVER THE AREA WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
THIS EVENING. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL DROP IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT
WHICH MAY RESULT IN TEMPORARY MVFR CONDITIONS WEST OF THE
CASCADES BETWEEN 06 AND 15Z. CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH THIS WILL
HAPPEN AND THEREFORE HAVE MAINTAINED VFR CONDITIONS IN THE TAFS.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
CA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ356-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY
FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
PST MONDAY FOR PZZ370.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST MONDAY FOR PZZ350.
15/10/17Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 3:25 PM PST, 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 325 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ORZ021-022-272330- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 325 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING POSSIBLE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. SEE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ080-081-ORZ023>026-272330- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- 325 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA... HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1500 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. SEE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ082-ORZ027-028-272330- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 325 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE WITH SEVERAL FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. SEE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ083>085-272330- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- 325 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ARES OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. SEE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ029>031-272330- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 325 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SEE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PZZ350-356-370-376-272330- 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- 325 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW SMALL CRAFT HEADLINES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY A STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 26, 2:25 PM PST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 225 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 CAZ080>085-ORZ021>031-271200- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE... DORRIS...ALTURAS...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...COQUILLE... BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN... GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND... CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS... BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER... LAKEVIEW 225 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL INITIALLY BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH POSSIBLE. AS THE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE...STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. THE SHASTA VALLEY WILL SEE SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE EAST SIDE WILL EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE STORM MOVES ONSHORE IT WILL BRING VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE COAST RANGE OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST OREGON TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE 2500 TO 3000 FEET...DROPPING TO AROUND 1500 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AS WELL AS THE SISKIYOUS AND THE CASCADES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 2 FEET ABOVE 4500 FEET AROUND MOUNT SHASTA AND IN THE SISKIYOUS. STOCKTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:08 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 43 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:55 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 23 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:55 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 23 hr |
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