Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 10, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2014, 3:06 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2014, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2014, 3:06 AM PST (11:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2014, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2014, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
771 WHUS76 KMFR 041106 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 306 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2014 PZZ356-050015- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140305T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0007.140305T0600Z-140305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0010.140305T0900Z-140305T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.140305T0600Z-140305T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.140305T0600Z-140305T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0007.140305T0600Z-140305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0008.140306T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 306 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH TO A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH WAS ALSO UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A NEW GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: BELOW 20 KT TODAY BUT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GALES LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SWELL DOMINATED 9 TO 11 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING BECOMING VERY STEEP, WITH SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES PEAKING AT 12 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES AND THE HIGHEST, STEEPEST SEAS ARE MOST LIKELY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 OCCURING. 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. 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 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-050015- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140305T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0007.140305T0600Z-140305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0010.140305T0900Z-140305T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.140305T0600Z-140305T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.140305T0600Z-140305T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0007.140305T0600Z-140305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0008.140306T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 306 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH TO A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH WAS ALSO UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A NEW GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: BELOW 20 KT TODAY BUT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GALES LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SWELL DOMINATED 9 TO 11 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING BECOMING VERY STEEP, WITH SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES PEAKING AT 12 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES AND THE HIGHEST, STEEPEST SEAS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 5 AND 20 NM FROM SHORE AND ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 OCCURING. 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. 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 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. && $$ PZZ376-050015- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140305T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0007.140305T0600Z-140305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0010.140305T0900Z-140305T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0013.140305T0600Z-140305T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.140305T0300Z-140305T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0007.140305T0600Z-140305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0008.140306T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 306 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH TO A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH WAS ALSO UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A NEW GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: BELOW 20 KT TODAY BUT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GALES LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: SWELL DOMINATED 9 TO 11 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING BECOMING VERY STEEP, WITH SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES PEAKING AT 12 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES AND THE HIGHEST, STEEPEST SEAS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 10 AND 30 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 OCCURING. 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. 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 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
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380 WHUS76 KMFR 042315 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 315 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2014 PZZ356-051215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140305T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.140305T0300Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.140305T0600Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0010.140305T0900Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0008.140306T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.140305T2100Z-140306T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 315 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING THE GALES 35 TO 40 KT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH STORM FORCE WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 50 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. * SEAS: BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DECREASE TOMORROW BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TO 16 TO 20 FEET WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE WIND AND SEAS CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE FROM GOLD BEACH TO A LITTLE NORTH OF COOS BAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER NEAR BROOKINGS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-051215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140305T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.140305T0300Z-140305T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.140305T0600Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0010.140305T0900Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0008.140306T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.140305T2100Z-140306T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 315 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING THE GALES 35 TO 40 KT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH STORM FORCE WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 50 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. * SEAS: BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DECREASE TOMORROW BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TO 17 TO 20 FEET WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE WIND AND SEAS CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE FROM GOLD BEACH TO A LITTLE NORTH OF COOS BAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ350-376-051215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140305T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.140305T0300Z-140305T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.140305T0600Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0010.140305T0900Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0008.140306T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0004.140305T2100Z-140306T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 315 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING THE GALES 35 TO 40 KT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH STORM FORCE WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 50 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. * SEAS: BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DECREASE TOMORROW BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TO 16 TO 20 FEET WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE WIND AND SEAS CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE FROM GOLD BEACH TO A LITTLE NORTH OF COOS BAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
664 WHUS76 KMFR 051002 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 202 AM PST WED MAR 5 2014 PZZ356-052315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.140305T2100Z-140306T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 202 AM PST WED MAR 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...EASING BRIEFLY LATER THIS MORNING...BUT RAPIDLY INCREASING TO GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KT. GALES LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: VERY STEEP AT 10 TO 13 FEET...BRIEFLY DECREASING LATER THIS MORNING...BUT QUICKLY REBUILDING THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING AT 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE FROM GOLD BEACH TO A LITTLE NORTH OF COOS BAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER NEAR BROOKINGS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ350-376-052315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-140305T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.140305T2100Z-140306T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 202 AM PST WED MAR 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...EASING BRIEFLY LATER THIS MORNING...BUT RAPIDLY INCREASING TO GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KT. GALES LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: VERY STEEP AT 10 TO 13 FEET...BRIEFLY DECREASING LATER THIS MORNING...BUT QUICKLY REBUILDING THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING AT 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE FROM GOLD BEACH TO A LITTLE NORTH OF COOS BAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-052315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.140305T2100Z-140306T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 202 AM PST WED MAR 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...EASING BRIEFLY LATER THIS MORNING...BUT RAPIDLY INCREASING TO GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KT. GALES LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: VERY STEEP AT 10 TO 13 FEET...BRIEFLY DECREASING LATER THIS MORNING...BUT REBUILDING THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING AT 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE FROM GOLD BEACH TO A LITTLE NORTH OF COOS BAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
881 WHUS76 KMFR 052252 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 252 PM PST WED MAR 5 2014 PZZ356-061200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140306T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 252 PM PST WED MAR 5 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KT. GALES THEN PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS * SEAS: VERY STEEP 14 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE FROM GOLD BEACH TO A LITTLE NORTH OF COOS BAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER NEAR BROOKINGS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-061200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140306T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR 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- 252 PM PST WED MAR 5 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KT. GALES THEN PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS * SEAS: VERY STEEP 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE FROM GOLD BEACH TO A LITTLE NORTH OF COOS BAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
330 WHUS76 KMFR 060640 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1040 PM PST WED MAR 5 2014 PZZ356-061945- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 1040 PM PST WED MAR 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: VERY STEEP 12 TO 16 FEET BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 17 TO 20 FEET LATE THURSDAY MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS WITH HIGH WIND WAVES AND FRESH SOUTHWEST AND LONGER PERIOD WEST SWELLS WILL TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-061945- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR 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- 1040 PM PST WED MAR 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 48 KT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: VERY STEEP 14 TO 18 FEET BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 17 TO 21 FEET LATE THURSDAY MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS WITH HIGH WIND WAVES AND FRESH SOUTHWEST AND LONGER PERIOD WEST SWELLS WILL TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE HAZARDOUS WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
124 WHUS76 KMFR 061052 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 252 AM PST THU MAR 6 2014 PZZ356-070000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 252 AM PST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: VERY STEEP PEAKING AT 16 TO 19 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS WITH HIGH WIND WAVES AND FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED SEAS THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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. 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. && $$ PZZ376-070000- /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0030.140306T1052Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 252 AM PST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: VERY STEEP PEAKING AT 17 TO 20 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS WITH HIGH WIND WAVES AND FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED SEAS THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE HAZARDOUS WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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 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. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-070000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 252 AM PST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: VERY STEEP PEAKING AT 17 TO 20 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. CHAOTIC SEAS WITH HIGH WIND WAVES AND FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED SEAS THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE HAZARDOUS WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
834 WHUS76 KMFR 061827 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1027 AM PST THU MAR 6 2014 PZZ356-070000- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0031.140306T1827Z-140306T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 1027 AM PST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. * SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST SEAS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON, PEAKING AT 17 TO 20 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS FOR SOME AREAS SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD, ESPECIALLY IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ALL AREAS WILL HAVE HAZARDOUS SEAS CONDITIONS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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. && $$ PZZ376-070000- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0031.140306T1827Z-140306T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1027 AM PST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. * SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST SEAS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON, PEAKING AT 18 TO 20 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS FOR SOME AREAS MAINLY BETWEEN 10 AND 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD, ESPECIALLY IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ALL AREAS WILL HAVE HAZARDOUS SEAS CONDITIONS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-370-070000- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140306T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0031.140306T1827Z-140307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140307T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1027 AM PST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. * SEAS: VERY STEEP SOUTHWEST SEAS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON, PEAKING AT 19 TO 21 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS FOR MOST AREAS NORTH OF COOS BAY, ESPECIALLY IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ALL AREAS WILL HAVE HAZARDOUS SEAS CONDITIONS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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. && $$ BTL HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Mar 4, 2:43 AM PST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 2:43 AM PST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
243 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2014
.SHORT TERM...A BAND OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING IS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST
OF THE AREA. THIS AREA OF SHOWERS BROUGHT AROUND A QUARTER TO A
HALF AN INCH OF RAIN TO MANY AREAS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND FROM
THE CASCADES EASTWARDS. BEHIND THIS BAND, WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGING
WILL BUILDING IN PLACE. HOWEVER MOISTURE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW AND A
WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVING INLAND TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOME
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS, WITH THE BEST CHANCES ALONG
THE COAST, INTO THE UMPQUA AND OVER THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
THEN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST
AND SPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN INLAND. MODELS HAVE TRENDED
SLOWER WITH THE FRONT BRING RAIN INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND MODELS
HAVE ALSO BACKED OFF ON PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. SO HAVE ADJUSTED
THE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS DOWNWARD FOR THIS PERIOD. ALSO LOWERED
THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING,
EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST AND DECREASED THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION
EAST OF THE CASCADES TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
MODELS THEN SHOW A STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST
FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY
EVENING AND NIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE
WASHINGTON COAST. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THAT THIS SECOND FRONT
WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO AREAS FROM THE
CASCADES WEST WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION SPREADING INTO
AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES.
SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5500 TO 6500 FEET THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
RISE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT TO 7000 TO 7500 FEET THEN
8000 FEET OR HIGHER WEDNESDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT EXPECT SNOW LEVELS
TO LOWER TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE HIGH
SNOW LEVELS, EXPECT MOST THE PRECIPITATION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT TO FALL AS RAIN. GREATEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE COAST AND INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS WITH 1 TO 2.5
INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO PRECIPITATION, THE INCOMING FRONTS WILL ALSO BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST WITH BREEZY AND GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS DEVELOPING. ALSO INLAND AREAS WILL SEE SOME GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE SHASTA
VALLEY AND SUMMER LAKE AREAS.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS A STRONG JET ALOFT MOVES OVER THE AREA AHEAD OF THE
SECOND FRONT. MODELS INDICATE 700 MB SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 55 TO 70 KT WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT
MOVES INLAND...THEN WIND ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ON
THURSDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH THE FRONT ARE
EXPECTED TO BRING VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE COAST, INTO THE
MOUNTAINS, AND FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY AND SUMMER LAKE AREAS. BEST
POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS IS IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA AND OVER THE
WARNER MOUNTAINS. SO HAVE ADDED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THESE
LOCATIONS. MODELS AND GUIDANCE INDICATE WINDS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY
WILL BE GUSTY BUT MAY NOT REACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA. A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY THOUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALONG THE COAST, EXPECT THE
STRONGEST WINDS TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A 925 MB SOUTH JET
OF 55 TO 65 KT MOVES TOWARDS THE COAST. THE 925 MB JET DECREASE
OVERNIGHT TO 50 TO 60 KT BUT TAKES ON A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY
COMPONENT. SO HAVE KEPT GUSTY WINDS IN PLACE FOR COASTAL AREAS
WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT BUT HAVE KEPT WINDS BELOW HIGH WIND
CRITERIA.
AS A SHORTWAVE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES INLAND ON THURSDAY EXPECT A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS, MAINLY ABOVE 5000
FEET, WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE NAM AND GFS ALSO
SHOW COLD AIR ALOFT AND INSTABILITY MOVING INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN SPREADING INTO THE, COAST AND WESTERN PORTION
OF THE UMPQUA VALLEY ON THURSDAY. SO HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FORECAST ON THURSDAY. ADDITIONALLY, WEAK
INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH SHOWERS MAY BRING GUSTY WINDS DOWN TO
THE SURFACE AT TIMES FOR MOST AREAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
BY FRIDAY, THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MODELS SHOWING A DRYING
TREND WITH DECREASED WINDS AS AN UPPER RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE
AREA. SO HAVE LOWERED THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION DURING THIS
PERIOD.
THE DRY WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE BRIEF AS MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER
FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA ON THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 04/06Z TAF CYCLE...
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING SHOWERS WILL LINGER PRIMARILY FROM
THE OREGON CASCADES NORTHWESTWARD AND ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
THIS WILL LEAD TO IFR REMAINING ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST THROUGH THE
PERIOD AND MVFR FOR MOST OTHER VALLEY LOCATIONS. MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN
WILL BE PARTIALLY OBSCURED AS WEST-SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW CONTINUES
AND BECOMES MORE SOUTHWEST. ON TUESDAY EXPECT IMPROVEMENT TO VFR
FROM MID-MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON, LAST ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
UMPQUA BASIN, AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL BECOME LIMITED TO THE
COAST RANGE AND UMPQUA DIVIDE NORTHWARD. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO RESULT IN LOWERING CEILINGS AND SHOWERS BEGINNING
AROUND 06Z AND WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF
MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TUESDAY NIGHT. BTL
&&
.MARINE...THE SEAS WILL TRANSITION FROM WIND DRIVEN TO LONG PERIOD
SWELL DOMINATED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. ANOTHER STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WHILE SOUTHWEST WIND DIRECTIONS ARE NOT AS
FAVORABLE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF GALES AND HEAVY STEEP SEAS
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER PERIOD OF GALES
IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. /FB
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR ORZ030-031.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR CAZ085.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ376.
CCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:44 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 12 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:06 AM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:06 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 65 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 55 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:59 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 49 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:59 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson, Klamath, Lake | 49 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:15 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 31 hr |
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