Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 34, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Aug 8, 2014, 3:05 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 9, 2014, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 26 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
- Aug 8, 2014, 3:05 PM PDT (22:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 9, 2014, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483 WHUS76 KMFR 082205 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 305 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 PZZ376-091115- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0050.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0023.140809T1900Z-140810T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0034.140809T1900Z-140810T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 305 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THEN 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 9 FEET...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 TO 40 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ356-091115- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 305 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 KT BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 9 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE AREA SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-091115- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 305 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS 10 TO 60 NM FROM SHORE OFF CAPE BLANCO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-091115- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0090.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 305 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
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508 WHUS76 KMFR 091050 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 350 AM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 PZZ376-100000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0050.000000T0000Z-140811T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140811T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0034.140809T1900Z-140810T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 350 AM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 9 FEET...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 TO 40 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ356-100000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140811T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 350 AM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 KT BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 9 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE AREA SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-100000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140811T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 350 AM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-100000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140811T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0090.000000T0000Z-140810T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 350 AM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
043 WHUS76 KMFR 092131 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 231 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 PZZ376-101045- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140810T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0050.000000T0000Z-140811T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 231 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 7 TO 9 FEET...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 TO 40 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ356-101045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 231 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 KT BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 9 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE AREA SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-101045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 231 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-101045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0090.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 231 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
126 WHUS76 KMFR 101016 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 316 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014 PZZ376-102330- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140810T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0050.000000T0000Z-140811T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 316 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 7 TO 9 FEET...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 TO 40 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ356-102330- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 316 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 KT BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 9 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE AREA SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ370-102330- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 316 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-102330- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0090.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-140811T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 316 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS OF 30 KT. * SEAS: STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ DW 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 Aug 8, 2:55 PM PDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:55 PM PDT, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
255 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014
.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY OVER OUR
FORECAST AREA. THINGS CHANGE DRAMATICALLY SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LOW
CURRENTLY NEAR 41N 135W DROP DROPS IN ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST AND THEN GRADUALLY WORKS ITS WAY INLAND BY TUESDAY. WE WILL BE
IN SOUTHEAST TO EAST UPPER FLOW MUCH OF THE TIME, AND WITH PLENTY TO
RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY AND SUFFICIENT MOISTURE, THIS WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK. THE MODELS ARE
IN RATHER GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE HANDLING OF THE UPPER LOW, SO THE
CONFIDENCE IN WHAT FOLLOWS IS HIGH. I WILL BREAK IT DOWN PERIOD BY
PERIOD TO MAKE IT EASIER TO FOLLOW.
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT: CUMULUS IS BUBBLING IN THE USUAL
SPOTS FROM CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY ON UP THROUGH THE CASCADES AND
EAST SIDE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, MARGINAL MOISTURE COUPLED WITH A
LACK OF SYNOPTIC FORCING WILL PREVENT ANYTHING MORE THAN ISOLATED
STORM COVERAGE TODAY. WHATEVER DOES FORM WILL END AS THE SUN SETS
TONIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THE UPPER LOW WILL BE APPROACHING THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COAST TOMORROW, THE FLOW OVER US REMAINS SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST AND WE STILL WILL HAVE NO OBVIOUS SYNOPTIC FORCING
MECHANISM. THUS, STORM COVERAGE AND TIMING TOMORROW WILL BE SIMILAR
TO TODAY. WE START TO GET A BIT MORE FORCING SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
FLOW ALOFT TURNS MORE SOUTHEASTERLY. SHORT WAVE ACTIVITY REMAINS
LARGELY CONFINED SOUTHEAST OF US, BUT WE COULD HAVE SOME STORMS
OVERNIGHT ACROSS MODOC AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTIES.
SUNDAY: MODELS SHOW TEMPERATURES GETTING RATHER HOT ON SUNDAY WITH
HIGHS NEAR 100 IN MEDFORD. MOISTURE WILL BE GRADUALLY INCREASING
AS WELL, AND THIS WILL ALLOW THE ATMOSPHERE TO GET QUITE UNSTABLE.
BY DAYS END, LIFTED INDICES OF -4C OR LOWER WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD
AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE OVER 8C/KM. AT THE SAME TIME,
NUMEROUS SHORTWAVES WILL BE ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW AND IN
OVER US. CONVECTION WILL LIKELY START IN THE SOUTHEAST (OR PERHAPS
ALREADY BE ONGOING) SUNDAY MORNING AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE STORMS
INITIATE OFF THE MOUNTAIN RANGES EVENTUALLY. ALL OF THIS WILL BE
MOVING WESTWARD, AND WILL LIKELY BE ABLE TO GET OVER THE CASCADES
ONTO THE WEST SIDE BY LATE SUNDAY. OF MUCH CONCERN IS THAT MANY OF
THESE STORMS MAY BE DRY INITIALLY AND COULD RESULT IN MANY FIRE
STARTS. WE HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A WARNING START
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN EXPANDED IT WEST TO COVER MUCH OF THE
WEST SIDE AS WELL BY SUNDAY EVENING.
SUNDAY NIGHT: INSTABILITY, MOISTURE, AND FORCING REMAIN IMPRESSIVE
AND THUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
FLOW REMAINS EAST-SOUTHEAST AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE STORMS
THAT FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST SIDE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS,
PROBABLY EVEN OUT TO THE COAST AND OFFSHORE. MODELS ARE SHOWING
LITTLE TO NO RAIN WEST OF THE CASCADES SUNDAY NIGHT, WHICH MEANS THE
STORMS WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY. THE RED FLAG WARNING EXPANDS TO
COVERS EVEN COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT: THE LOW HAS HARDLY MOVED MONDAY, AND THUS
IT REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND CONTINUED GOOD
FORCING OVER OUR AREA. STORMS ARE LIKELY TO REFORM OR SIMPLY
CONTINUE OVER THE AREA MONDAY, INCLUDING WEST SIDE LOCATIONS. STORMS
WILL BECOME WETTER BY THIS TIME, BUT THEY STILL MAY BE PRODIGIOUS
LIGHTNING PRODUCERS. THE RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES INTO MONDAY
NIGHT FOR ALL AREAS.
TUESDAY: THE LOW FINALLY BEGINS TO LIFT OUT ON TUESDAY. THERE IS
STILL A SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL OVER LAKE AND KLAMATH
COUNTIES SO THE RED FLAG EXTENDS INTO TUESDAY THERE, BUT ENDS FOR
OTHER LOCATIONS.
THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO SOMEWHERE BETTER AGREEMENT REGARDING THE
REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD (WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND), BUT CONSIDERABLE
DIFFERENCES REMAIN. A TROUGH IN THE WESTERLIES IS WHAT FINALLY KICKS
THE PERSISTENT LOW OFF CALIFORNIA OUT. THE ECMWF LINGERS THE KICKER
TROUGH OVER OUR AREA THROUGH THURSDAY WHEREAS THE GFS HAS A WEAKER
AND MORE PROGRESSIVE KICKER TROUGH. IT IS OF NOTE THAT THE GFS
HAD A QUITE DIFFERENT PATTERN YESTERDAY, SO ITS RELIABILITY IS IN
QUESTION. NEVERTHELESS, FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED AS
WE DEALT WITH MORE PRESSING ISSUES IN THE SHORT TERM. -WRIGHT
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 08/18Z TAFS...STRATUS WITH IFR CIGS IS
POSSIBLE AT THE NORTH COAST INCLUDING KOTH LATE TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE, VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT ALL LOCATIONS THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE
CASCADES AND IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING WHICH MAY PRODUCE
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS, BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VFR. -WRIGHT
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 245 PM PDT 8 AUG 2014...
SEAS WILL REMAIN WIND WAVE DOMINATED THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE
AN INCREASE IN NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE
OFFSHORE STRENGTHENS AND A THERMAL TROUGH INLAND DEEPENS. WINDS LATE
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL HAVE THE NORMAL DIURNAL
WEAKENING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PATTERN BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS
BUILD TO A PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH LOW
END GALES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEREFORE HAVE UPGRADED THE GALE
WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE OUTER WATERS
SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY, THE
THERMAL TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AND PUSH INLAND, RESULTING IN DIMINISHING
WINDS AND SEAS. THE DECREASE IN WIND WAVES EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BE
PARTIALLY OFFSET BY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE HEIGHT OF WEST TO
NORTHWEST SWELL. EXPECT STRONG NORTH WINDS...AND MOST LIKELY SMALL
CRAFT CONDITIONS TO RETURN MID WEEK. DUNCAN
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
ORZ617-623>625.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
ORZ618-619.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
ORZ616-620>622.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
ORZ615.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
CAZ284-285.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
CAZ280>282.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY
FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR PZZ376.The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 3:23 AM PDT | Gale Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Aug 8, 1:49 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Harney, Jackson, Josephine and 3 more | 4 days |
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