Storm Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR

Issued

Feb 11, 2014, 9:53 AM PST (17:53 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 11, 2014, 10:00 PM PST

Expired

Feb 12, 2014, 4:00 AM PST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Medford, OR

557 
WHUS76 KMFR 111753
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
953 AM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...VERY STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT 
AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WITH PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
953 AM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

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


* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY AND
  THEN WILL INCREASE VERY ABRUPTLY LATE THIS EVENING TO 35 TO 50
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 KNOTS. WINDS WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN
  10 PM AND 4 AM PST BEFORE DIMINISHING 25 TO 35 KNOTS.

* SEAS: SOUTHWEST SEAS WILL BECOME WIND WAVE DOMINATED THIS
  AFTERNOON AT 6 TO 8 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR
  LESS. SEAS WILL THEN BUILD RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO 12 TO 17 FEET. SEAS ARE LIKELY TO
  PEAK BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM PST, BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AT
  WARNING LEVELS THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS BEYOND 5
  NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST, AS WELL AS ALONG WEST OF THE
  HEADLANDS, ESPECIALLY AT AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO ALONG THE SOUTH
  COAST. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO WITH THE
  MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS NEAR CAPE BLANCO, THE HEADLANDS, AND
  BEYOND 3 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
953 AM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR 
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE 
GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10
PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY AND
  THEN WILL INCREASE VERY ABRUPTLY LATE THIS EVENING TO 35 TO 50
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 65 KNOTS. WINDS WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN
  10 PM AND 4 AM PST BEFORE DIMINISHING 25 TO 35 KNOTS.

* SEAS: SOUTHWEST SEAS WILL BECOME WIND WAVE DOMINATED THIS
  AFTERNOON AT 7 TO 9 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR
  LESS. SEAS WILL THEN BUILD RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO 13 TO 17 FEET. SEAS ARE LIKELY TO
  PEAK BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM PST, BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AT
  WARNING LEVELS THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HAZARDOUS
  SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS AND GALES, THE STORM FORCE CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARILY WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE
  COAST.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
953 AM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY AND
  THEN WILL INCREASE VERY ABRUPTLY LATE THIS EVENING TO 35 TO 50
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 65 KNOTS. WINDS WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN
  10 PM AND 4 AM PST BEFORE DIMINISHING 25 TO 35 KNOTS.

* SEAS: SOUTHWEST SEAS WILL BECOME WIND WAVE DOMINATED THIS
  AFTERNOON AT 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS
  OR LESS. SEAS WILL THEN BUILD RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO 13 TO 18 FEET. SEAS ARE LIKELY TO
  PEAK BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM PST, BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AT
  WARNING LEVELS THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WHILE ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HAZARDOUS
  SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS AND GALES, THE STORM FORCE CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARILY WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE
  COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

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

299 
WHUS76 KMFR 120048
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
448 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...VERY STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING THROUGH
TONIGHT AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL STORMS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WITH PERIODS OF
STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PZZ350-356-370-376-121400-
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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0007.140212T0300Z-140213T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.140212T0600Z-140212T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
448 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING THIS EVENING TO 35 TO 50 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS 45 TO 65 KNOTS. WINDS WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4
  AM PST BEFORE DIMINISHING 25 TO 35 KNOTS.

* SEAS: SOUTHWEST SEAS WILL BECOME WIND WAVE DOMINATED THIS
  AFTERNOON AT 7 TO 9 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR
  LESS. SEAS WILL THEN BUILD RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO 12 TO 17 FEET. SEAS ARE LIKELY TO
  PEAK BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM PST... BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AT
  WARNING LEVELS THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS BEYOND 3
  NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST...AS WELL AS ALONG WEST OF THE
  HEADLANDS...ESPECIALLY AT AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO ALONG THE SOUTH
  COAST. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO WITH THE
  MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS NEAR CAPE BLANCO. STORM FORCE CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARILY WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE
  COAST.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

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

814 
WHUS76 KMFR 120439
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
839 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...VERY STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM OVERNIGHT...

.VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY STEEP, HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. WINDS WILL EASE A
BIT WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND STALLS OVER THE AREA. THERE
MAY BE BREAK THURSDAY, BUT ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL LIKELY BRING
PERIODS OF HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.

PZZ350-356-370-376-121745-
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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.140212T0600Z-140212T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
839 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 65 KNOTS. WINDS
  WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM PST BEFORE DIMINISHING
  TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: SOUTH-SOUTHWEST PEAKING AT 12 TO 17 FEET. SEAS ARE LIKELY
  TO PEAK BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM PST...BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AT
  WARNING LEVELS THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE MOST HAZARDOUS BEYOND 3 
  NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST...AS WELL AS ALONG WEST OF THE 
  HEADLANDS...ESPECIALLY AT AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO ALONG THE SOUTH 
  COAST. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO WITH 
  THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS NEAR CAPE BLANCO. STORM FORCE 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARILY WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL 
  MILES OF THE COAST. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

$$

SPILDE 

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

496 
WHUS76 KMFR 121100
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
300 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...A VERY STRONG STORM EARLY THIS MORNING...

.VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY STEEP...HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PERSIST
EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A COLD FRONT OVER THE WATERS. WINDS WILL
EASE A BIT TODAY AS THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE AREA AND WEAKENS.
THE NEXT STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL
STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BRING PERIODS OF HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS
ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS INTO NEXT WEEK.

PZZ350-356-370-376-130000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140212T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140212T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NOW AT OR JUST BELOW THEIR PEAK STRENGTH OF SOUTH 35 TO
  50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 65 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 25
  TO 35 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING THEN 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND WIND WAVE DOMINATED AT 12 TO 19
  FEET. SEAS ARE NEAR A PEAK WITH WIND WAVES SOON TO DIMINISH
  WHILE WEST SWELL INCREASES SLIGHTLY. THE RESULT WILL BE SEAS
  DIMINISHING TO 11 TO 15 FEET TODAY WITH THE DOMINANT PERIOD
  INCREASING FROM 8 SECONDS TO 11 SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BE MOST
  HAZARDOUS IN THE AREA NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO AND BETWEEN 3 AND 25
  NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  TODAY...MAINLY IN THE AREA THAT IS NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO AND
  BEYOND 25 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

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DW

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