Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 35, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Aug 18, 2014, 2:30 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 19, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT. 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
- Aug 18, 2014, 2:30 PM PDT (21:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 19, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2014, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
879 WHUS76 KMFR 182130 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 230 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 PZZ376-191030- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0051.000000T0000Z-140820T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0024.140819T1800Z-140820T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0052.140819T2100Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0035.140819T2100Z-140821T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 230 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD TO A STEEP TO VERY STEEP 8 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW 10 FEET LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT WILL BUILD BACK TO 8 TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...EXCEPT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NORTH GALES 35 KT SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO BETWEEN 10 NM AND 30 NM OFFSHORE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: HAZARDOUS VERY STEEP SEAS WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BETWEEN 10 AND 40 NM FROM SHORE. GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO BETWEEN 10 NM AND 30 NM FROM SHORE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR WINDS AND SEAS WILL AFFECT NEARLY THE ENTIRE 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 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. && $$ PZZ350-182230- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140820T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 230 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. $$ PZZ356-191030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0052.140819T2100Z-140821T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 230 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP...8 TO 10 FEET...BEYOND 8NM OFFSHORE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED: STEEP SEAS WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. VERY STEEP SEAS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BEYOND 8 NM FROM SHORE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-191030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140819T2100Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 230 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT TUESDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: AREAS BEYOND 40 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. $$ HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR STOCKTON
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785 WHUS76 KMFR 190906 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 206 AM PDT TUE AUG 19 2014 PZZ376-192215- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0035.140819T2100Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.140819T2100Z-140821T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 206 AM PDT TUE AUG 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD TO A STEEP TO VERY STEEP 8 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW 10 FEET LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT WILL BUILD BACK TO 8 TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...EXCEPT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NORTH GALES 35 KT SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO BETWEEN 10 NM AND 30 NM OFFSHORE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: HAZARDOUS VERY STEEP SEAS WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BETWEEN 10 AND 40 NM FROM SHORE. GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO BETWEEN 10 NM AND 30 NM FROM SHORE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR WINDS AND SEAS WILL AFFECT NEARLY THE ENTIRE 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 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. && $$ PZZ356-192215- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.140819T2100Z-140821T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 206 AM PDT TUE AUG 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP...8 TO 10 FEET... BEYOND 8 NM OFFSHORE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED: STEEP SEAS WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. VERY STEEP SEAS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BEYOND 8 NM FROM SHORE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-192100- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140819T2100Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 206 AM PDT TUE AUG 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: MOSTLY BEYOND 20 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
191 WHUS76 KMFR 192129 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 229 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2014 PZZ370-192230- /O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140819T2100Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 229 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND ARE EXPECTED REMAIN BELOW 20 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. $$ PZZ376-201200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 229 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET...EXCEPT VERY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NORTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 NM AND 25 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. * 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. && $$ PZZ356-201200- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 229 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET...EXCEPT VERY STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET BEYOND 8 NM FROM SHORE. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 NM AND 10 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND CHOPPY SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
113 WHUS76 KMFR 200908 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 208 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2014 PZZ356-202215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140822T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0093.140820T1800Z-140821T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 208 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET...EXCEPT VERY STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET BEYOND 8 NM FROM SHORE. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 NM AND 10 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND CHOPPY SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ376-202215- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140821T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140822T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140822T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 208 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET...EXCEPT VERY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NORTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 NM AND 25 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. * 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-202215- /O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.140820T1800Z-140821T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 208 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP 6 TO 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
902 WHUS76 KMFR 202115 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 215 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2014 PZZ376-210630- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140821T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-140822T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140822T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 215 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET...EXCEPT VERY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NORTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 NM AND 25 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. * 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. && $$ PZZ356-210630- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0093.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140822T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 215 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2014 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET...EXCEPT VERY STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET BEYOND 8 NM FROM SHORE. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 NM AND 10 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE FERRELO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND CHOPPY SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-370-210600- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-140821T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 215 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP 6 TO 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ 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 18, 9:32 AM PDT, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 9:32 AM PDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
932 AM PDT MON AUG 18 2014
.DISCUSSION...STERING FLOW IS MOVING THE ISOLATED STORM IN WESTERN
SISKIYOU COUNTY WESTWARD THIS MORNING. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE
SHOWN UP THIS MORNING. AT THE MOMENT, SKIES ARE CLEAR OVER MOST
OF THE AREA, THE EXCEPTION IS IN PARTS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY AND
SOUTHWEST OREGON WHERE MID LEVEL ACCAS ARE MOVING WESTWARD.
EVERYTHING STILL LOOKS ON TRACK TODAY WITH ISOLATED STORMS FIRING
UP BY EARLY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. FOR TONIGHT, THE 12Z NAM
SHOWS THE GREATEST INSTABILITY ALONG THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS,
BUT WERE NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING MORE THAN ISOLATED STORMS.
TUESDAY THE FOCUS FOR STORMS WILL BE IN NORTHERN CAL AND SOUTHEAST
KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTY AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH.
MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST TODAY, BUT THE GENERAL
IDEA OUTLINE IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION REMAINS VALID. -PETRUCELLI
&&
.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 18/12Z TAF CYCLE...ALONG THE COAST AND IN
THE COASTAL VALLEYS...AREAS OF IFR CIGS WILL CLEAR TO VFR BY THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT THE LOWER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN EARLY THIS EVENING.
INLAND...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY...EXCEPT FOR
SOME AREAS OF MVFR VSBYS IN SMOKE...ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN SISKIYOU
COUNTY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN MUCH OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN
OREGON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 830 AM PDT MON 18 AUG 2014...A THERMAL
TROUGH PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AT LEAST...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND LOW PRESSURE INLAND. MODERATE NORTH WINDS
AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
GALES IN THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. AFTER THE GALE
POTENTIAL ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTH
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND
AS A THERMAL TROUGH PATTERN CONTINUES.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT THE NORTHERLY WIND FLOW PATTERN CONTINUES
INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT CONFIDENCE IS ONLY MODERATE ON THE STRENGTH
OF THESE WINDS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 302 AM PDT MON AUG 18 2014/
UPDATE...QUICK UPDATE TO THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION: STORMS IN
JACKSON COUNTY ARE DIMINISHING JUST NORTH OF I-5. AM GOING TO
LEAVE POPS IN THROUGH THIS CORRIDOR FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS IN
CASE STORMS REGENERATE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. WE HAVE RECEIVED 0.05
INCH OF RAIN IN MEDFORD, SO THE STORMS WEREN'T COMPLETELY DRY,
BUT THEY CERTAINLY DID NOT PRODUCE A WETTING RAIN. -WRIGHT
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 209 AM PDT MON AUG 18 2014/
DISCUSSION...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POPPED UP OVER JACKSON COUNTY
THIS MORNING. WEAK RADAR RETURNS DO HINT AT A BOUNDARY LYING FROM
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF JACKSON COUNTY TO NORTH OF CRATER LAKE AND
THEN ACROSS NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTY. THIS LOOKS LIKE AN OLD OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY FROM LAST EVENING'S CONVECTION OVER SISKIYOU COUNTY AND
IS EERILY SIMILAR TO A SETUP THAT PRODUCED NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORMS
LAST SUMMER.
THE STORMS ARE INITIATING IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND THE APPLEGATE
VALLEY AND THEN MOVING NORTH ALONG THE BOUNDARY. UNFORTUNATELY,
LIKE LAST YEAR, THERE IS NOT A LOT OF RAIN WITH THESE STORMS, AND
WE KNOW FROM INFORMATION WE RECEIVED YESTERDAY, THAT IGNITION
EFFICIENCY HAS BEEN PRETTY HIGH AROUND HERE, SO THERE WILL
PROBABLY BE SOME STARTS. THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE
OF HOURS, BUT IF HISTORY IS ANY GUIDE, STORMS COULD PULSE ALONG
THE BOUNDARY ALL MORNING. WE ALREADY HAD ISOLATED STORMS IN THE
FORECAST, BUT WE DID A RAPID UPDATE THIS MORNING TO SPREAD THE
THREAT BACK FURTHER WEST.
THE REST OF THE FORECAST IS STILL ON TRACK. A BROAD UPPER LOW
ALONG THE PACNW COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH AND CLOSE OFF
OVER NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. WITH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY PRESENT, MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE FOCUS BEING OVER THE CASCADES,
SISKIYOUS, AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST SIDE. THIS NEXT BATCH OF
STORMS COULD ALSO DRIFT OVER THE WEST SIDE AS STEERING FLOW WILL
BE INCREASINGLY EASTERLY AS THE LOW SINKS SOUTH OF US TODAY. THE
CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY LOOKS GOOD AND WILL BE
CONTINUED.
THE LOW SINKS FURTHER SOUTH AND AWAY FROM US TUESDAY. RESIDUAL
INSTABILITY WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR STORMS, BUT THEY SHOULD
BE ISOLATED AND CONFINED MOSTLY TO LAKE AND MODOC COUNTIES. BY
WEDNESDAY, THE LOW WILL BE LONG GONE, AND DRY, STABLE NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PACNW. THIS WILL LEAD TO
UNEVENTFUL, DRY, AND SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL WEATHER FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THIS PATTERN CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS
WELL WITH THE MAIN CHANGE BEING GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES
WITH HIGHS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL OR ABOVE. -WRIGHT
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ORZ617-621>624.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR CAZ280>282-284.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR
PZZ356-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY
FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR PZZ376.The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2:30 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 60 hr | |
| Aug 17, 9:00 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 3:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Del Norte | 42 min |
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