Storm Warning 1, NWS Medford, OR

298 
WHUS76 KMFR 200920
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
220 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

PZZ356-202230-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130320T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0006.130320T0920Z-130320T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130321T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
220 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW
  GALES IN THE LATE MORNING. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET...DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD
  WIND WAVES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL
  GRADUALLY LOWER TO 10 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  MIXED SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO FRESH SHORT
  PERIOD SWELL AND NORTHWEST 10 TO 11 SECOND SWELL IN THE
  AFTERNOON. THEN SEAS WILL BECOME DOMINATED BY A NORTHWEST 11 TO
  12 SECOND SWELL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING..

* TIMING AND LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS 
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTH OF GOLD BEACH TO 
  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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-202230-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130320T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0006.130320T0920Z-130320T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130321T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
220 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW
  GALES IN THE LATE MORNING. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET...DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD
  WIND WAVES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS GRADUALLY
  LOWER THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 14 FEET. MIXED SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO FRESH SHORT PERIOD SWELL AND NORTHWEST
  10 TO 11 SECOND SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN SEAS WILL BECOME
  DOMINATED BY A NORTHWEST 11 TO 12 SECOND SWELL IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING AND LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTH OF GOLD BEACH TO 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-202230-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130320T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130321T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
220 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55
  KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DECREASE TO SOUTH GALES 35 KTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 TO 45 KT
  DURING DURING THE MORNING.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 18 FEET...DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD
  WIND WAVES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS GRADUALLY
  LOWER THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 TO 16 FEET. MIXED SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON DUE TO FRESH SHORT PERIOD SWELL AND
  NORTHWEST 11 SECOND SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN SEAS WILL
  BECOME DOMINATED BY A NORTHWEST  11 TO 12 SECOND SWELL BY THE
  LATE AFTERNOON.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-202230-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130321T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130320T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
220 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55
  KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DECREASE TO SOUTH GALES 35 KTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 TO 45 KT
  DURING THE MORNING.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 18 FEET...DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD
  WIND WAVES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS GRADUALLY
  LOWER THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 TO 14 FEET. MIXED SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO FRESH SHORT PERIOD SWELL AND NORTHWEST
  11 SECOND SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN SEAS WILL BECOME
  DOMINATED BY A NORTHWEST 11 TO 12 SECOND SWELL IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

773 
WHUS76 KMFR 201157
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
457 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

PZZ370-210100-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130320T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130321T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0006.130320T1200Z-130320T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
457 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE
STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 45 KT ARE
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 20 TO
  25 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 19 FEET...DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD
  WIND WAVES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS GRADUALLY
  LOWER THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 TO 16 FEET. MIXED SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON DUE TO FRESH SHORT PERIOD SWELL AND
  NORTHWEST 11 SECOND SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN SEAS WILL
  BECOME DOMINATED BY A NORTHWEST 11 TO 12 SECOND SWELL BY THE
  LATE AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-210000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130320T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130321T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0006.130320T1200Z-130320T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
457 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE
STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 45 KT ARE
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 20 TO
  25 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 18 FEET...DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD
  WIND WAVES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS GRADUALLY
  LOWER THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 TO 14 FEET. MIXED SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO FRESH SHORT PERIOD SWELL AND NORTHWEST
  11 SECOND SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN SEAS WILL BECOME
  DOMINATED BY A NORTHWEST 11 TO 12 SECOND SWELL IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-210100-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130320T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130321T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
457 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL 
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW 
  GALES IN THE LATE MORNING. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET...DOMINATED BY SHORT 
  PERIOD WIND WAVES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 
  GRADUALLY LOWER THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 14 FEET. MIXED SEAS 
  ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO FRESH SHORT PERIOD SWELL 
  AND NORTHWEST 10 TO 11 SECOND SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN 
  SEAS WILL BECOME DOMINATED BY A NORTHWEST 11 TO 12 SECOND 
  SWELL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* TIMING AND LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS 
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTH OF GOLD BEACH TO 
  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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-210000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130320T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130321T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
457 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL 
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW 
  GALES IN THE LATE MORNING. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET...DOMINATED BY SHORT 
  PERIOD WIND WAVES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 
  WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO 10 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. MIXED SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO FRESH 
  SHORT PERIOD SWELL AND NORTHWEST 10 TO 11 SECOND SWELL IN THE 
  AFTERNOON. THEN SEAS WILL BECOME DOMINATED BY A NORTHWEST 11 
  TO 12 SECOND SWELL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.. 

* TIMING AND LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS 
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTH OF GOLD BEACH TO 
  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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
306 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

.SHORT TERM...VISIBLE IMAGERY IS SHOWING THICKENING CLOUD COVER
ACROSS THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE THAT IS CURRENTLY CENTERED NEAR 45N AND 135W. KMAX RADAR
IS SHOWING PRECIPITATION EXPANDING OVER THE AREA AS WELL WITH THE
FIRST DROPS IN THE LAST HOUR OR SO IN BROOKINGS. CIRA LAYERED
TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER IMAGERY SHOWING A FINGER OF DEEP MOISTURE
WITH PWS IN THE 1.00-1.50 RANGE, WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT 150-200%
OF NORMAL, EXTENDING FROM THE TROPICS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
SYSTEM ALONG 130W. A QUICK GLANCE AT THE ESRL AUTOMATED
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER DETECTION SITE SHOWS HEALTHY INTEGRATED WATER
VAPOR TRANSPORT INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. WHAT THIS ALL MEANS IS
THAT THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
ALONG THE COAST AND INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WE ARE EXPECTING A GENERAL 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THOSE AREAS WITH THE COASTAL CURRY MOUNTAINS
LIKELY SEEING THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS. RAINFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE
REST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE VERY HIGH
TONIGHT...BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET.

PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALSO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA AND
THIS IS RESULTING IN INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ALONG THE COAST, THE
SHASTA VALLEY AND THE EAST SIDE. WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SHARP COLD FRONT.
GRADIENTS FROM MFR-RDD PEAK AROUND -8.0MB AND AND WITH 700MB WINDS
OF 55-65 KT, HAVE OPTED TO GO WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING. IN FACT,
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MANY
AREAS AND DETAILS CAN BE SEEN AT NPWMFR. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP
SHARPLY ALONG/BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY AND THERE CAN BE SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES,
INCLUDING CRATER AND DIAMOND LAKE. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
(SPSMFR) REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS.

THE FRONT WILL EXIT TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE. A POST-FRONTAL SHOWERY PATTERN IS EXPECTED
TO PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
WEST OF THE CASCADES. SPILDE

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...I DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE MANY
CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST TODAY. WHILE THE OPERATIONAL MODEL
RUNS MADE SOME FAIRLY LARGE ADJUSTMENTS OVER THE LAST FEW RUNS (ESP
REGARDING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND), THEIR ENSEMBLES STAYED THE COURSE,
AND AS OF 19/12Z THE OPERATIONAL RUNS ARE BACK IN GENERAL AGREEMENT.

MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE PACNW FRIDAY AS A RIDGE
BUILDS OFFSHORE. THIS FAVORS AT LEAST SOME CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
IN THE MOUNTAINS, ALONG THE COAST, AND NORTH OF THE UMPQUA, BUT MUCH
OF THE REST OF THE AREA SHOULD BE DRY AND COOL. HAVE LOWERED POPS A
BIT OVER THE WEEKEND AS MODELS ALL NOW SHOW A FAIRLY WEAK WAVE
MOVING THROUGH THE NW FLOW OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH DOESN'T
NECESSITATE MUCH CHANGE IN POPS COMPARED TO FRIDAY. DID CONTINUE THE
DOWNWARD TREND OF TEMPERATURE AS THIS FLOW PATTERN SHOULD BE COOL.

THE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE PACNW ON MONDAY WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE DRIEST
AND WARMEST DAY OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. BEHIND THAT RIDGE LURKS THE
NEXT TROUGH WHICH THE MODELS NOW WANT TO BRING THROUGH IN SOME FORM
LATER NEXT WEEK. THE POPS ARE ALREADY TRENDED MORE TOWARD CLIMO
TUESDAY AND BEYOND AND THAT LOOKS REASONABLE AT THIS TIME. -WRIGHT

&&

.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 19/18Z TAF CYCLE.

VFR CIGS AND VIS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
MOST AREAS. HOWEVER, A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM IS APPROACHING THE
COAST AND WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND MVFR CIGS TO THE COAST THIS
EVENING WHICH WILL SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT. STRONG SOUTH WINDS ALOFT
WILL RESULT IN INCREASING MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AND WAVE TURBULENCE
THROUGH THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE COAST AND EAST SIDE
VALLEYS OVERNIGHT AND WILL GRADUALLY SURFACE IN THE WEST SIDE
VALLEYS AS WELL BY MORNING. PRIOR TO THE SURFACING OF STRONG SOUTH
WINDS AT ALL TERMINALS, LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL BE POSSIBLE. THERE
WILL BE A PERIOD OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH IFR CIGS AND VIS AT
MOST LOCATIONS AS THE FRONT GOES THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
     FOR ORZ021-022.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
     FOR ORZ030-031.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ORZ029.

CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR CAZ081.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     CAZ081.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR CAZ084-085.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     PZZ370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.

MAS/MAS/TRW

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
248 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

CAZ080-ORZ021-022-024-201100-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
CURRY COUNTY COAST-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...
COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...GRANTS PASS...
CAVE JUNCTION
248 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

A POTENT SPRING STORM WILL BRING WET WEATHER TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF THE
MARBLE MOUNTAINS IN SISKIYOU COUNTY...FROM THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS
WESTWARD IN JOSEPHINE AND CURRY COUNTIES...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES IN
MOST OF COOS COUNTY. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS IN THE COASTAL CURRY
COUNTY MOUNTAINS COULD BE IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES. THE PERIOD OF
HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

PLEASE SEE THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND FORECASTS FOR DETAILS RELATED
TO WINDS.

CAZ082-083-ORZ027-028-201100-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
TENNANT...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...
UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT
248 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

A POTENT SPRING STORM WILL BRING SOME SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. INITIALLY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 6500 TO 7000
FEET. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY ON
WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE
FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS CRATER
LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...AND THE BACK-COUNTRY AREAS AROUND MOUNT
SHASTA COULD SEE NEAR 1 FOOT OF ACCUMULATION. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
OF SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO
ANTICIPATED. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR A RETURN TO WINTER CONDITIONS.

ORZ026-201100-
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
248 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE ROGUE VALLEY. THESE WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO BE STRONGEST FROM EMIGRANT LAKE TO ASHLAND TO TALENT.

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