Gale Warning 14, NWS Medford, OR

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WHUS76 KMFR 212121
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PDT FRI MAR 21 2014

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
221 PM PDT FRI MAR 21 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT BUT LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN
  BRIEFLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FT EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS. SEAS WILL
  SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BUT
  REBUILD SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE 
  FROM 10 TO 40 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H

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.

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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/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140323T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
221 PM PDT FRI MAR 21 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS 
  AFTERNOON WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 
  25 KT BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: 8 TO 10 FEET...EXCEPT UP TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDE SLOWLY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL 
  OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH 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 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
221 PM PDT FRI MAR 21 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS 
  AFTERNOON WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 
  TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: 7 TO 9 FEET EXCEPT UP TO 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO 
  SATURDAY MORNING BUT LIKELY REBUILD SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL 
  OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR 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.

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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
221 PM PDT FRI MAR 21 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL 
  DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BUT 
  INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: 8 TO 10 FEET EXCEPT UP TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO 
  SATURDAY MORNING BUT LIKELY REBUILD SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE 
  ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA. 

* 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.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

685 
WHUS76 KMFR 220911
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
211 AM PDT SAT MAR 22 2014

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/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140323T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-140323T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
211 AM PDT SAT MAR 22 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20
  KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP TO VERY STEEP AT 7 TO 10 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL 
  OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH 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 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.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-140323T1500Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
211 AM PDT SAT MAR 22 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT EASING TO 15 TO 20
  KT BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: STEEP TO VERY STEEP AT 8 TO 10 FEET...EXCEPT UP TO 12 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDE SLOWLY BY SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR
  FROM 10 TO 30 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH 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 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.

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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
211 AM PDT SAT MAR 22 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT EASING TO 15 TO 20
  KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP AT 7 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE HIGHEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE 
  ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA. 

* 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.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-140323T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
211 AM PDT SAT MAR 22 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: 6 TO 9 FEET, STEEPEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL 
  OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR 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.

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.

&&

$$

SPILDE

HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1030 PM PDT THU MAR 20 2014

AVIATION SECTION UPDATED

.DISCUSSION...
NO UPDATES ARE NEEDED FOR TONIGHT. WITH LOW DEWPOINTS AND MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT IT WILL BE CHILLY ONCE AGAIN. WHILE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ONLY 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL, THE LOWS
EXPECTED ARE OF CONCERN FOR THE SURVIVAL OF SOME EARLY BLOSSOMS
ON SOME FRUIT TREES.

WE'LL HAVE A WARMING TREND THROUGH MONDAY WITH A MILD WEEKEND, AND
THEN WE EXPECT A WETTER PERIOD TO BEGIN ON TUESDAY. BTL

&&

.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 21/06Z TAF CYCLE.

VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SMALL
POSSIBILITY OF MVFR CIGS IN THE 13Z-16Z RANGE IN THE UMPQUA BASIN,
BUT EVEN THIS IS UNLIKELY DUE TO DRY OFFSHORE FLOW. BTL

&&

.MARINE...
A THERMAL TROUGH OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING
STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS TO THE WATERS. THE TROUGH...AND
THUS THE WINDS...WILL WEAKEN FRIDAY NIGHT. OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WETTER AND WINDIER PATTERN WITH
MOSTLY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT WHEN THE FIRST OF
SEVERAL FRONTS MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 203 PM PDT THU MAR 20 2014/

SHORT TERM...TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY TRENDING 5 DEGREES COOLER
THAN YESTERDAY WEST OF THE CASCADES...WITH ABOUT 5 DEGREES OF WARMING
EAST OF THE CASCADES. A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS IS ENTERING THE
FORECAST AREA BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT.

THE MAIN IMPACTING WEATHER DURING THE 24 TO 48 HOURS WILL BE COLD
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS. AS IS
TYPICAL...THE LOW TEMPERATURE FORECAST IS CHALLENGING. TONIGHT THE
MAIN VARIABLE IS CLOUD COVER...WITH LOW CLOUDS STILL LINGERING OVER
MOSTLY NORTH FACING SLOPES OF WEST SIDE VALLEYS. OUR CURRENT
THINKING IS THAT MOST CLOUDS WILL CLEAR BY SUNSET...WITH A FEW
CLOUDS REMAINING OVER THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ROGUE VALLEY AND
PERHAPS ILLINOIS. THUS...THE LOW TEMPERATURE FORECAST OF 25-30
DEGREES ACROSS WEST SIDE VALLEYS IS BASED ON MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. A
FREEZE WARNING AT NPWMFR HAS BEEN ISSUED. TOMORROW WILL FEATURE SOME
WARMING ALOFT WITH FURTHER DRYING EXPECTED. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL
PASS THROUGH DURING THE DAY...AND MODELS HINT AT LIGHT
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES...SO HAVE INTRODUCED
GHOST POPS OVER MODOC COUNTY. THIS IS SOMETHING TO JUST KEEP AN
EYE ON DURING THE NEXT FEW MODEL RUNS. WE ARE HIGHLY CONFIDENT IN
CLEAR SKIES TOMORROW NIGHT...AND ONCE AGAIN TEMPERATURES SHOULD
DIP INTO THE 20S IN PORTIONS OF WEST SIDE VALLEYS. A FREEZE WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS.

GRADUAL WARMING IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH
MONDAY BEING THE WARMEST DAY IN MORE THAN A WEEK.  DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...AND THE COAST WILL FEATURE SUNNY AND
WARM CONDITIONS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE SOME ONSHORE FLOW COOLS
THINGS OFF BY MONDAY.

LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...THERE IS NO SMALL
DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE FORECAST DURING THE EXTENDED
PERIOD...BUT THERE IS DECENT MODEL CONSENSUS REGARDING THE GENERAL
PATTERN. THEREFORE...WHILE DETAILS APPEAR SKETCHY AT THIS
POINT...THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN A SWITCH TO A COOLER AND
WETTER PATTERN DURING THE EXTENDED TERM.

MONDAY MORNING WILL FIND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST UNDER RELATIVELY
HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGING. WITH CLEAR SKIES AND 850 MB TEMPERATURES
RISING TO ABOVE 50 DEGREES...THIS WILL APPEAR TO BE ONE OF THE
WARMEST DAYS OF THE SEASON SO FAR...WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
RISING TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. THIS WOULD PLACE
THE VALLEYS WITHIN THE CWA WELL INTO THE 70S. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS
WILL MAKE A DRASTIC TURN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION HEADING INTO THE
REST OF THE WEEK.

MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE DEPICTING A CLOSED LOW ATTEMPTING TO PUSH INTO
THE REGION BEGINNING LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE UNCERTAINTY LIES IN THE
TIMING OF THIS PUSH...WITH THE RIDGE...WHICH EXTENDS ALL THE WAY UP
THE WEST COAST AND INTO ALASKA...PERHAPS HAVING ENOUGH UMPH TO SLOW
THE PROGRESS OF THE TROUGH. IN FACT...MODELS SHOW THE TROUGH AND
RIDGE ESSENTIALLY CANCELING EACH OTHER OUT...PRODUCING A LESS
AMPLIFIED WAVE PATTERN OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...THIS PROCESS WOULD
THEN OPEN UP THE REGION TO A MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN...WITH THE CWA
LYING WELL WITHIN RANGE OF THE PREFERRED STORM TRACK. TAKING ALL
THIS INTO ACCOUNT...HAVE TRENDED THE REST OF THE TERM TOWARDS
WETTER AND COOLER...WITH THE DETAILS REMAINING TO BE IRONED OUT
UNTIL THE EVENT APPROACHES THE SHORT TERM.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR
     ORZ024-026.
     FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR ORZ024-026.

CA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR
     CAZ081.
     FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR CAZ081.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
PZZ350-356.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY
  FOR PZZ350-356.
- GALE WARNING UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370.
- HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
PZZ370-376.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM
  PDT SATURDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
- GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ376.
- HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ376.

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