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Gale Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR

February 13, 2014

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2014, 4:43 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 13, 2014, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 5 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
Feb 13, 2014, 4:43 AM PST (12:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2014, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 14, 2014, 3:22 AM PST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

972 
WHUS76 KMFR 131243
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
443 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF STORMS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT ...

.WINDS AND SEAS WILL BRIEFLY AND SLIGHTLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING.
THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS
AND SEAS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0008.140214T0600Z-140214T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
443 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS
IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 


* SEAS: 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS DIMINISHING TO 8 FEET LATE THIS
  MORNING THEN RISING TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING AND A PEAK OF 11 TO
  13 FEET WITH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
  EVENING THEN BUILDING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
  ZONE THIS EVENING TO THE NORTHERN PORTION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
  ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS LIKELY TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
443 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS DIMINISHING TO 8 FEET LATE THIS
  MORNING THEN RISING TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING AND A PEAK OF 11 TO
  13 FEET WITH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING THEN
  BUILDING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
  ZONE THIS EVENING TO THE NORTHERN PORTION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
  ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS LIKELY TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
443 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: RISING TO 8 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING THEN A PEAK OF 11 FEET
  WITH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
  EVENING WITH A PEAK LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
  ZONE THIS EVENING TO THE NORTHERN PORTION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
  ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS LIKELY TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0008.140214T0600Z-140214T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
443 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: RISING TO 8 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING THEN A PEAK OF 11 FEET
  WITH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
  EVENING WITH A PEAK LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE WEAKEST WINDS AND
  LOWEST SEAS WILL OCCUR NEAR PT. ST. GEORGE. ANOTHER STRONG
  FRONT IS LIKELY TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY.

* 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 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.

&&

$$
DW

HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
2 follow-up statements
847 
WHUS76 KMFR 140001
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF STORMS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT ...

.THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS AND SEAS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A VERY STRONG STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
GENERATE STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
401 PM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
FRIDAY... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM PST FRIDAY... 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING AND A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...BOTH OF WHICH ARE IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: RISING TO 8 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING THEN A PEAK NEAR 14
  FEET WITH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...THEN
  INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS FROM LATE THIS
  EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A STRONG FRONT COULD BRING
  WINDS UP TO STORM FORCE OF 50 KNOTS SATURDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 NM TO 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 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 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION
IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0018.140214T0600Z-140214T1500Z/
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
401 PM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING AND THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...BOTH OF WHICH ARE IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. A STORM WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOW UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY.

* SEAS: 7 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING THEN A PEAK NEAR 14 FEET WITH
  WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS
  EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS FROM
  LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A STRONG FRONT
  COULD BRING WINDS UP TO STORM FORCE OF 50 KNOTS SATURDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTH TO ABOUT 5 NM
  OFF 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 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION
IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0018.140214T0600Z-140214T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0002.140215T1800Z-140216T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
401 PM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING ARE NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOW UNTIL 1
PM PST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY.

* SEAS: 8 TO 9 FEE AT 11 SECONDS THIS EVENING THEN RISING WITH A
  PEAK OF 12 TO 14 FEET WITH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS LATE TONIGHT
  INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING THEN
  BUILDING TO SOUTH GALES OF 35 KNOTS TONIGHT. A STRONG FRONT
  COULD BRING WINDS UP TO STORM FORCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH TO 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 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 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION
IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
401 PM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING
AND A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...BOTH OF WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOW
UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY. A STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS DIMINISHING TO 8 FEET LATE THIS 
  MORNING THEN RISING TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING AND A PEAK OF 11 
  TO 13 FEET WITH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS 
  EVENING THEN BUILDING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHERN PORTION 
  OF THE ZONE THIS EVENING TO THE NORTHERN PORTION EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS LIKELY TO ARRIVE ON 
  SATURDAY.

* 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 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION
IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

&&

$$


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845 
WHUS76 KMFR 141122
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
322 AM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND
VERY STEEP SEAS SATURDAY ...

.A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS SATURDAY AND HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE WATERS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
322 AM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE
STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET CONTINUE THIS MORNING DUE TO A
  COMBINATION OF WESTERLY SWELL AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES.
  SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST TODAY THEN INCREASE FURTHER
  TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS A STRONG FRONT BRINGS VERY STEEP WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS RISING TO 16 TO 20 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KT LATER
  THIS MORNING. THEN A STRONG FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  RISE TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE NIGHT THEN TO STRONG GALES OF 40 TO
  45 KT ON SATURDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR 50 KT POSSIBLE.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR
  STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ON SATURDAY IS EXPECTED
  MAINLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND FROM PORT ORFORD NORTH.

* 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.

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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
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.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION
IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
322 AM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST SATURDAY. THE STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET CONTINUE THIS MORNING DUE TO A
  COMBINATION OF WESTERLY SWELL AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES.
  SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST TODAY THEN INCREASE FURTHER
  TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS A STRONG FRONT BRINGS VERY STEEP WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS RISING TO 16 TO 20 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KT LATER
  THIS MORNING. THEN A STRONG FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  RISE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE NIGHT THEN TO STRONG GALES OF 40
  TO 45 KT ON SATURDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR 50 KT POSSIBLE.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED BUT THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ON SATURDAY IS
  EXPECTED MAINLY FROM 5 NM FRO SHORE TO 30 NM FROM SHORE.

* 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.

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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
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.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION
IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
322 AM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE
STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET CONTINUE THIS MORNING DUE TO A
  COMBINATION OF WESTERLY SWELL AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES.
  SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST TODAY THEN INCREASE FURTHER
  TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS A STRONG FRONT BRINGS VERY STEEP WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS RISING TO 16 TO 20 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KT LATER
  THIS MORNING. THEN A STRONG FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  RISE TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE NIGHT THEN TO STRONG GALES OF
  40 TO 45 KT ON SATURDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR 50 KT
  POSSIBLE. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR
  STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ON SATURDAY IS EXPECTED
  MAINLY FROM 5 NM FRO SHORE TO 30 NM FROM SHORE.

* 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.

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.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
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.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION
IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
322 AM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST SATURDAY. THE STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET CONTINUE THIS MORNING DUE TO A
  COMBINATION OF WESTERLY SWELL AND STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES.
  SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST TODAY THEN INCREASE FURTHER
  TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS A STRONG FRONT BRINGS VERY STEEP WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS RISING TO 16 TO 20 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KT LATER
  THIS MORNING. THEN A STRONG FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  RISE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE NIGHT THEN TO STRONG GALES OF 40
  TO 45 KT ON SATURDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR 50 KT POSSIBLE.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED.

* 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.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION
IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
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

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 Feb 13, 4:01 AM PST, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 4:01 AM PST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

.DISCUSSION...THE AREA LIES IN A LULL BETWEEN SYSTEMS TODAY BUT
THE PATTERN REMAINS CONDUCIVE TO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN ARRIVING
FOR THE WEST SIDE AND COAST REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND
CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THE FORECAST THIS MORNING WILL REVEAL
RAIN ARRIVING ACROSS THE WEST SIDE AREA SOONER THAN EARLIER
ADVERTISED AS THE MODELS INDICATE PRECIP STARTING THIS EVENING AND
GENERALLY CONTINUING AT A GOOD CLIP RIGHT INTO SATURDAY. PREVIOUS
QPF FORECASTS HAVE NOT BEEN ALTERED TOO MUCH. CONFIDENCE IN THE
RAIN FORECAST IS ABOVE AVERAGE AND ADDITIONAL TOTALS TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE SW OREGON
INLAND VALLEYS...TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES ALONG CURRY AND FAR
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES. EAST SIDE WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM A
QUARTER INCH AROUND MODOC TO 2 INCHES OVER NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTY.
THE AREAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A LITTLE MORE
OF COOS COUNTY AND SOME OF WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY AS WELL. AS THE
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER REMAINS FOCUSED ON THE REGION FOR AT LEAST 3
MORE CONSECUTIVE 12-HR PERIODS ON TOP OF WET SOILS, URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM RIVER FLOODING IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY.

THE WINDS TODAY WILL BE GUSTY OVER THE EAST SIDE HIGHER TERRAIN
BUT GUIDANCE INDICATES THERE WILL BE A DECREASING TREND THIS
MORNING SO I THINK THE ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT SUMMER
LAKE WILL BE ON THE DECREASE AND A HEADLINE ISN'T NECESSARY.
A WARM FRONT WILL BE LIFTING NORTH OVER THE REGION AND THE SOUTH
WINDS BEHIND THIS FRONT SHOULD GET FAIRLY GUSTY TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING, BUT MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND COAST.
LOOKS LIKE THE STRONGEST BOUT OF WIND WILL ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AS A DEEPER UPPER TROUGH WRAPS THROUGH THE
EASTERN PACIFIC AND SENDS A COLD FRONT INTO OREGON. WE'VE ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE COAST AND HIGHER TERRAIN EAST SIDE FOR
THIS EVENT.

THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER GOES AWAY SATURDAY NIGHT, BUT COOLER AIR
WILL ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO IMPACT THE PASSES SATURDAY NIGHT, BUT
DON'T ANTICIPATE NECESSARY HEADLINES AS PRECIP SHOULD BE
DIMINISHING QUICKLY BY THEN. THE PATTERN GETS ACTIVE AGAIN NEXT WEEK
WITH A SERIES OF COLDER FRONTS BRINGING SOME SNOW IMPACTS AND
LOWER SNOW LEVELS

&&

.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 13/06 TAF CYCLE. EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR
CIGS ALONG WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOME IFR
FOG MAY ALSO OCCUR IN THE VALLEYS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR
FOR MOST AREAS MIDDAY/EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, BUT THE NEXT SURGE
OF MOISTURE WILL ARRIVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN -RA/RA ALONG
WITH CIG/VIS REDUCTIONS AND OBSCURED TERRAIN RIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. SPILDE

&&

.MARINE...SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING BUT WINDS
AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH A PERIOD OF GALES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO.
A STRONGER FRONT WILL FOLLOW ON SATURDAY WITH STRONG GALES OR
POSSIBLY STORM FORCE WINDS.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR ORZ030-031.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021>024.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR ORZ021-022-024.

CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR CAZ085.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR CAZ080.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 7 PM
     THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
     FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON
     TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
     GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
     PZZ350-370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
     MORNING FOR PZZ350.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
     MORNING FOR PZZ370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON
     TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PZZ370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST
     FRIDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY
     THIS MORNING FOR PZZ376.

MTS/DW/DW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 13, 12:18 AM PST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1218 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSE COOS BAY          43.36N 124.22W
02/13/2014  M1.55 INCH       COOS               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER
            LOCATION SOUTH OF COOS BAY

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Feb 13, 12:20 AM PST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1220 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ESE ASHLAND           42.18N 122.66W
02/12/2014  M1.07 INCH       JACKSON            OR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER
            LOCATION 2 MI. S. OF ASHLAND AIRPORT

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Feb 13, 12:21 AM PST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1221 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE ASHLAND           42.18N 122.69W
02/13/2014  M1.00 INCH       JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER
            LOCATION IN TOWN SE

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 3:25 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more34 hr
Feb 13, 4:43 AM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR23 hr
Feb 13, 4:43 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR29 hr
Feb 13, 4:43 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR5 hr
Feb 13, 4:43 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR50 hr
Feb 13, 9:30 AM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas24 hr
Feb 13, 9:30 AM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas24 hr
Feb 13, 3:47 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRKlamath, Lake22 hr
Feb 13, 3:47 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou22 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Oregon, 2014Every gale warning in 2014

Sources

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