Gale Warning 9, NWS Medford, OR

006 
WHUS76 KMFR 110940
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
240 AM PDT THU APR 11 2013

PZZ356-376-112245-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-130411T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130411T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.130411T2100Z-130412T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0011.130411T2100Z-130412T0900Z/
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-
240 AM PDT THU APR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
   PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
   UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
   2 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
   AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: CHOPPY WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD FROM 8 TO 10
  FEET TO 10 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO
  25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
  45 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF 
  GOLD BEACH BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM OFFSHORE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-112245-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130411T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0046.130411T2100Z-130412T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0037.130411T2100Z-130412T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 AM PDT THU APR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
   UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
   THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
   2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL INITIALLY BE DOMINATED BY
  WESTERLY SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 TO 13 SECONDS...THEN
  CHOPPY WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL DEVELOP
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF 
  CAPE ARAGO BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM OFFSHORE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

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.

&&

$$

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STOCKTON

357 
WHUS76 KMFR 112103
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
203 PM PDT THU APR 11 2013

PZZ356-376-120900-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-130411T2100Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130411T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
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-
203 PM PDT THU APR 11 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: CHOPPY WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD FROM 8 TO 10 
  FEET TO 10 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE LATE 
  TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45
  KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE
  TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF
  GOLD BEACH BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM OFFSHORE.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-120900-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
203 PM PDT THU APR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: CHOPPY WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE
  TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF 
  CAPE ARAGO BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM OFFSHORE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

314 
WHUS76 KMFR 120903
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
203 AM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

PZZ376-130000-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0047.130412T0903Z-130412T1800Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0038.130412T0903Z-130413T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
203 AM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS AND SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES WILL
  PRODUCE COMBINED SEAS OF AROUND 10 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-121015-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
203 AM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

PZZ350-370-121015-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130412T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
203 AM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

...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 BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
913 AM PDT WED APR 10 2013

.DISCUSSION...MADE A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO THE FORECAST TO INCREASE
THE WINDS OVER THE EAST SIDE WITH THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE TODAY.
OTHERWISE, FORECAST LOOKS IN GOOD SHAPE. SATELLITE SHOWS THE RIDGE
AXIS JUST CROSSING OVER THE CASCADES WITH STRONG FLOW ALOFT.
CLASSIC LEE-SIDE CIRRUS CAN BE SEEN UNZIPPING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
ALONG THE CASCADES AS A RESULT. MOST OF THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FRONT WILL FOCUS NORTH OF THE MEDFORD CWA. SOME
PRECIPITATION WILL REACH THE COAST LATER THIS MORNING AND THEN
SPREAD INLAND. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL STRETCH FROM COOS COUNTY TO
THE NORTHERN CASCADES.

THE WINDS AND COLDER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL
IMPACT MORE OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE MODERATE TEMPERATURE
GRADIENT WILL BRING GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA
LATER TODAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE EAST OF THE CASCADES AND
OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THEN SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL FROM 9K FEET
DOWN TO NEARLY 5K FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

.AVIATION...FROM THE CASCADES WEST...AREAS OF MVFR CIGS WITH LOCAL
IFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL SPREAD INLAND FROM THE COAST TO THE CASCADES
TODAY WITH HIGHER TERRAIN BECOMING OBSCURED. WINDS WILL BECOME
GUSTY OVER THE RIDGES. THE LOWER CIGS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN CLEAR TO VFR THURSDAY. EAST OF THE
CASCADES...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...BUT IT WILL REMAIN VFR
WITH SOME HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DIMINISH
TONIGHT. -JRS

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 258 AM PDT WED APR 10 2013/

DISCUSSION...CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGE SHOWS THE UPPER TROF NEAR
140W/45N. THIS FEATURE WILL KICK THE FRONT EAST AND WILL MOVE INTO
THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CWA BY MID MORNING. THE FORECAST HAS
LIKELY POPS IN COOS AND NORTHWEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES EARLY THIS
MORNING...BUT BASED ON CURRENT SATELLITE TRENDS EXPECT THESE AREAS
TO SEE PRECIPITATION STARTING AROUND MID MORNING. THE FRONT PUSHES
INLAND THIS AFTERNOON WITH MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED ALONG THE CASCADES AND COAST RANGE. EVEN THEN WERE
EXPECTING BETWEEN 0.10-0.20 OF AN INCH. 700MB WINDS THIS MORNING
WILL BE BETWEEN 30-40 KTS INCREASING UP TO 45 KTS THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE UPPER TROF MOVES THROUGH. THEREFORE WE CAN EXPECT GUSTY
WINDS TO CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE CASCADES WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT THEY ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.

THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE CASCADES TONIGHT WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE
WITH MOST ENDING BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY. OTHER THAN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN DOUGLAS AND COOS COUNTY...DRY AND MILDER
WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY. MODELS SHOW A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVING
THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE MAIN EFFECT WILL BE SOME HIGH AND
MID CLOUD COVER.

500MB HEIGHTS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY KEEPING THE
STORM TRACK NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. AT THE SURFACE...A THERMAL
TROUGH DEVELOPS IN NORTHERN CAL...THEN WEAKENS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THE EC AND GFS BEGIN TO DIVERGE SOME FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE EC HAS A STRONGER UPPER LOW DIGGING FARTHER SOUTH COMPARED TO
THE GFS. THIS SOLUTION WOULD RESULT IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CASCADES. THE GFS IS
WEAKER AND FARTHER NORTH WITH THE UPPER LOW KEEPING MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION NORTH OF THE CWA. THE EC HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THE
STRONGER AND FARTHER SOUTH SOLUTION. I'M GOING TO GO WITH A BLEND
BETWEEN THE TWO AND KEEP THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION NORTH OF
THE UMPQUA DIVIDE AND WEST OF THE CASCADES. -PETRUCELLI

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 2 AM
     THURSDAY TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ356-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY
     FOR PZZ356-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY
     FOR PZZ350-370.

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