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Storm Warning 6, NWS Medford, OR

December 9, 2014

NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Dec 9, 2014, 2:33 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 10, 2014, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 36 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
Dec 9, 2014, 2:33 AM PST (10:33 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 10, 2014, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 11, 2014, 4:00 PM PST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

982 
WHUS76 KMFR 091033
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
233 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEK WITH
SOUTH GALES TODAY AND A MAJOR STORM ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

PZZ350-356-092345-
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/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0005.141210T1200Z-141211T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0006.141210T1200Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
233 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES AT 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KN0TS
  WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 70 KT ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO 22 TO 26
  FEET WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL SPREAD TO ALL AREAS BY THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN BUILD TO STORM FORCE WEDNESDAY. AFTER A BRIEF
  LULL OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL RETURN
  THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL
  AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0006.141210T1200Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
233 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES AT 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KN0TS
  WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 70 KT ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY
  MORNING. 

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO 25 TO 27
  FEET WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES OVER ALL AREAS WILL BUILD TO STORM FORCE
  WEDNESDAY. AFTER A BRIEF LULL OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY...STORM FORCE
  WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS
  SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
8 follow-up statements
583 
WHUS76 KMFR 091646
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
846 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...STRONG STORMS TO BRING HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND EXTREMELY
STEEP AND HEAVY SEAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

PZZ350-356-100000-
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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0143.000000T0000Z-141210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.141210T1200Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
846 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES AT 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... 
  INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS WEDNESDAY 
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  70 KT ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE 
  COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO 22 TO 26 
  FEET WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL SPREAD TO ALL AREAS BY THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN BUILD TO STORM FORCE WEDNESDAY. WINDS MAY
  DECREASE BRIEFLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT STORM FORCE WINDS
  WILL RETURN THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL
  IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-100000-
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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.141210T1200Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
846 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES AT 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... 
  INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KN0TS WEDNESDAY 
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  70 KT ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE 
  COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 19 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO 25 TO 27 
  FEET WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES OVER ALL AREAS WILL BUILD TO STORM FORCE
  WEDNESDAY. WINDS MAY DECREASE BRIEFLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT
  STORM FORCE WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP AND
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
014 
WHUS76 KMFR 092240
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
240 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...STRONG STORMS WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY STEEP
   AND HEAVY SEAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

PZZ350-356-101145-
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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0143.000000T0000Z-141210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.141210T1200Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
   THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
   PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM
   PST THURSDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY.
A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE
  WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KNOTS WEDNESDAY...WITH STRONGER WINDS NEAR THE
  CAPES. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN
  INCREASE TO STORM FORCE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
  THURSDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 KNOTS ARE
  POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
  CAPES.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 18 TO 22 FEET...BUILDING TO 20 TO 25 FEET
  WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$

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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-
240 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE
  WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN INCREASE TO STORM FORCE AGAIN LATE
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 70 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 20 TO 25 FEET...BUILDING TO 25 TO 30 FEET
  WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

STOCKTON
207 
WHUS76 KMFR 101057
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
257 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...STRONG STORMS WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY STEEP
  AND HEAVY SEAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

PZZ350-356-110000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.141210T1200Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
257 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF
  60 TO 65 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...THEN INCREASE TO STORM FORCE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70
  KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY
  NEAR THE CAPES.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 20 TO 25 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-110000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-141210T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.141210T1200Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
257 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 65 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...THEN INCREASE TO STORM FORCE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70
  KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
256 
WHUS76 KMFR 101644
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
844 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...STRONG STORMS WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY STEEP 
AND HEAVY SEAS TODAY AND THURSDAY...

PZZ350-356-110000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
844 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* THUNDERSTORMS: A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES
  WEST OF THE COAST THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO PUSH TOWARD THE
  COAST THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN 10
  NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
  10 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
  EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS AND
  THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS.

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 
  60 TO 65 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING...THEN INCREASE TO STORM FORCE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  70 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CAPES. 

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE 
  COMBINED SEAS OF 20 TO 25 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY 
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-110000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
844 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

* THUNDERSTORMS: A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE COASTAL WATERS
  THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY
  OF ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING...THEN INCREASE TO STORM FORCE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  70 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE 
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY 
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

BTL

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
090 
WHUS76 KMFR 102235
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
235 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...A STRONG FRONT HAS MOVED ONSHORE AND WINDS AND SEAS ARE
   SUBSIDING...BUT ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL BRING STORM FORCE
   WINDS AND EXTREMELY STEEP AND HEAVY SEAS THURSDAY...

PZZ350-356-111145-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
235 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
   THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 KTS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND
  INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KTS THURSDAY...DIMINISHING
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70
  KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CAPES.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY 
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-111145-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
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-
235 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
   THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 KTS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND
  INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KTS THURSDAY...DIMINISHING
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70
  KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY 
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

STOCKTON
644 
WHUS76 KMFR 111011
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
211 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...A STRONG FRONT HAS MOVED ONSHORE AND WINDS AND SEAS ARE   
SUBSIDING...BUT ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL BRING STORM FORCE   
WINDS AND EXTREMELY STEEP AND HEAVY SEAS THURSDAY...

PZZ350-356-112315-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0144.141212T0600Z-141214T1200Z/
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-
211 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED. A
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 KT.
  HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 KNOTS ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CAPES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
  EVENING.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET TODAY. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14
  FEET AT 15 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS TODAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO
  REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-112315-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0144.141212T0600Z-141214T1200Z/
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-
211 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 KT.
  HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET TODAY. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14
  FEET AT 15 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS TODAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO
  REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
422 
WHUS76 KMFR 111733
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
933 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...A STRONG FRONT HAS MOVED ONSHORE AND WINDS AND SEAS ARE
SUBSIDING...BUT ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS
AND EXTREMELY STEEP AND HEAVY SEAS THURSDAY...

PZZ370-120400-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HF.W.0001.141211T1733Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0144.141212T0600Z-141214T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
933 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE
FORCE WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 KT.
  FREQUENT HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 KNOTS ARE
  LIKELY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE 
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET TODAY. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY 
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 
  14 FEET AT 15 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS TODAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED 
  TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE HAZARDOUS 
  CONDITIONS.

* 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER
ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR
TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-120400-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HF.W.0001.141211T1733Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0077.000000T0000Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0144.141212T0600Z-141214T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
933 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE
FORCE WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 KT.
  FREQUENT HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 KNOTS ARE
  LIKELY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CAPES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
  EVENING.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE 
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET TODAY. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY 
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 
  14 FEET AT 15 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS TODAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED 
  TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE HAZARDOUS 
  CONDITIONS.

* 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER
ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR
TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
933 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 
  KT. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 KNOTS ARE 
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CAPES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS 
  EVENING. 

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE 
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET TODAY. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY 
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14 
  FEET AT 15 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS TODAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED 
  TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE HAZARDOUS 
  CONDITIONS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
933 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 
  KT. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 KNOTS ARE 
  POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP WILL PRODUCE 
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET TODAY. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY 
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 14 
  FEET AT 15 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS TODAY. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED 
  TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE HAZARDOUS 
  CONDITIONS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
341 
WHUS76 KMFR 112250
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
250 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...A STRONG FRONT IS NOW MOVING ONSHORE...

.A STRONG FRONT IS NOW MOVING ONSHORE...VERY STRONG WINDS AND
HEAVY SEAS WILL ABATE RAPIDLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN
THIS WEEKEND WITH LIGHT WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS. THE NEXT FRONT
WILL MOVE ONSHORE MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ONE TUESDAY.
NEITHER SYSTEM WILL BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE ONE NOW MOVING
ONSHORE.

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0144.141212T0300Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0144.141212T0600Z-141214T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
250 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
   THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM
   PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
   10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. A HURRICANE
FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 KT.
  WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
  TO WEST 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP ARE PRODUCING
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS
  EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 13 FEET AT 15
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN SUBSIDE BELOW 10
  FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER
ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR
TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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

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

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.SI.Y.0144.141212T0300Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0144.141212T0600Z-141214T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
250 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
   THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM
   PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
   10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. A HURRICANE
FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 KT.
  WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10
  TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP ARE PRODUCING
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS
  EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 13 FEET AT 15
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN SUBSIDE BELOW 10
  FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER
ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR
TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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

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

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.SI.Y.0144.141212T0300Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0144.141212T0600Z-141214T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
250 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS
  WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
  KT LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP ARE PRODUCING
  COMBINED SEAS OF 20 TO 25 FEET. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
  THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 13 FEET AT 15
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN SUBSIDE BELOW 10
  FEET SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0144.141212T0600Z-141214T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
250 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS
  WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
  10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL AND STRONG SOUTHERLY CHOP ARE PRODUCING
  COMBINED SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS
  EVENING AND TONIGHT...BUT WEST SWELL OF 12 TO 13 FEET AT 15
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN SUBSIDE BELOW 10
  FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY AND STEEP SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. ALL VESSELS ARE STRONGLY
  RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR FOR THE DURATION OF THESE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 8, 8:28 PM PST, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 8:28 PM PST, 6 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
828 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014

.DISCUSSION...THE FOCUS TODAY HAS BEEN ON THE MAJOR STORM SYSTEM
ARRIVING ON WEDNESDAY...AND THE HIGH WINDS AND SEAS...AND HEAVY
RAIN THAT WILL ACCOMPANY IT. TUESDAY WILL FEATURE QUIET WEATHER
OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE
COASTAL WATERS AND AREAS NEAR CAPE BLANCO TODAY...COURTESY OF A
NEARBY FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND A PORTION OF 50KT WINDS AT 2000 FEET
MIXING TO THE SURFACE. THIS WILL BE A FORESHADOWING OF THINGS TO
COME WEDNESDAY.

IN WATCHING THE ENSEMBLE OUTPUT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL NIGHTS...THE
GFS HAS STEADILY INCREASED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS STORM IN TERMS
OF RAIN AND WIND.  TODAY'S RUN OF THE GFS SHOWS A 24 HOUR PERIOD OF
MAJOR MOISTURE TRANSPORT OVER THE REGION...500 KG/M/S...AND THIS HAS
CAUSED FLOODING ISSUES IN THE PAST.  THAT SAID...THE LATEST RUN OF
THE EUROPEAN MODEL SHOWS A SHORTER DURATION OF HEAVY RAIN THAN THE
GFS...AND NONE OF THE MODELS ARE IN TIGHT AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION
OF A SURFACE LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAT COULD PROLONG...OR BRING A
SECOND BOUT...OF DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA. SO THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THIS STORM.
WHAT'S KNOWN IS THAT IT WILL BRING HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS TO A
GOOD PORTION OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY. EVERYTHING POINTS TO THIS OVERALL STORM MAGNITUDE
BEING A ONCE EVERY 2-5 YEAR EVENT.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE YOUR PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. A HIGH WIND WATCH EXISTS AT THE COAST FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS...WHICH IS 75 MPH. THIS IS
CERTAINLY WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY GIVEN 850MB WINDS OF 60-
80KT BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...SHOWN IN MOST MODELS. ALSO...A
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY AT NPWMFR. AND
THIS JUST IN...THE LATEST 00Z GFS SHOWS A 975MB LOW CENTER JUST OFF
THE COAST...AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH MODEL TRENDS OF A STRONGER
LOW SOLUTION. NEEDLESS TO SAY...A PERIOD OF VERY DANGEROUS SEAS WILL
OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

IN TERMS OF RAIN...AN ESF FOR RIVER RISES AND POTENTIAL FLOODING HAS
BEEN ISSUED AT ESFMFR. RIVER MODELS HAVE TRENDED UP IN TERMS OF
EXPECTED RIVER FLOWS FOR THURSDAY...AND THIS IS ALL CONSISTENT WITH
MODEL TRENDS. I AM EXPECTING THAT SOME MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING WILL
OCCUR...AND SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS WILL BE HONING IN ON EXACTLY WHICH
RIVERS WILL SEE THE HIGHEST FLOWS. THE COQUILLE RIVER IS CERTAINLY A
PRIME SUSPECT. ADDITIONALLY...THE HIGH RAINFALL RATES EXPECTED...1/2
TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...WILL LIKELY BRING SOME STREET FLOODING AT LEAST
TO COASTAL TOWNS...AND PERHAPS TO INLAND URBAN AREAS AND SMALL
STREAMS. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST...HIGH RAINFALL RATES COULD
BRING DEBRIS FLOWS AND MUD/ROCKSLIDES TO BURN SCAR AREAS IN SISKIYOU
COUNTY.

PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE
UPCOMING STORM...AND THE EXTENDED FORECAST THAT DRIES THINGS OUT
OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...CIGS AND VIS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN VFR
THROUGH TONIGHT, HOWEVER, PASSING LIGHT RAIN MAY PRODUCE BRIEF
MVFR CONDITIONS. A STRONG SYSTEM OFFSHORE WILL INCREASE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND LEAD TO GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ALONG THE COAST, THROUGH
THE SHASTA VALLEY, AND ACROSS THE EAST SIDE OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT FOR LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS ALONG THE
COAST AND INLAND (INCLUDING BOTH KOTH KRBG AND TO A LESSER EXTENT
KMFR) THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. FB

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 215 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014...A MAJOR STORM WILL
BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY. COMBINED
WITH LARGE SWELLS OF 20 TO 25 FEET...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO
AROUND 30 FEET. GIVEN A LONG PERIOD OF 16 TO 18 SECONDS BREAKER
HEIGHTS NEAR SHORE COULD BE AS HIGH AS 35 FEET. THIS STORM AND
ITS EFFECT RANKS IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF THE STORMS TO AFFECT OUR
REGION THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IN THE NEAR TERM...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO GALES
OVER OUTER WATERS AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE INNER WATERS, NEAR CAPE
SO EXPECT VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AS WELL.

THE WAVE WATCH BULLETIN AND ENP MODEL STILL SUGGEST THE HEAVY WEST
SWELL ARRIVING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY. THEY
ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 14 TO 18 FOOT RANGE TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER GALE FORCE AND POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WIND GUST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON COULD REACH HURRICANE FORCE STRENGTH, THUS RESULTING IN
HEAVY SEAS OVER 30 FEET.

WAVE BULLETINS ARE STILL ON TRACK AT BRINGING A LONG PERIOD SWELL OF
14 SECONDS OR LONGER INTO OUR WATERS TONIGHT. THESE LONG PERIOD
SWELLS WILL AFFECT OCEAN BOTTOM AT DEPTHS UP TO 800 FEET. FB

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 333 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014/

DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM. THINGS CONTINUE TO LOOK ON TRACK FOR A
STRONG STORM WITH STRONG SOUTH WINDS MOVING IN TUESDAY NIGHT.
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WARM FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION BEFORE THAT TUESDAY...WITH WINDS
INCREASING IN THE COASTAL WATERS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE
PRECIP...WITH THE HEAVIER PRECIP NORTH OF THE STATE LINE. ON
TUESDAY NIGHT THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST. BOTH THE GFS
AND NAM INDICATE A TIGHT OTH-ACV GRADIENT...BUT THE FLOW IS
PARALLEL TO THE COAST AND NOT CONDUCIVE TO A COASTAL JET
DEVELOPING. HOWEVER...BOTH THE GFS AND NAM ARE INDICATING BL WINDS
IN THE 50-55 KT RANGE AND 925 MB WINDS IN THE 80-90 KT RANGE...AND
WITH HEAVY RAIN AM EXPECTING THAT WITH THE VERTICAL MOMENTUM
TRANSFER IN THE HEAVY PRECIP THAT SOME OF THESE WINDS WILL
TRANSPORT TO THE SURFACE AT TIMES...BRINGING HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS
TO THE COAST AND COASTAL WATERS. THE BIGGEST AREA OF CONCERN WILL
BE THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW THAT SWINGS TO THE PAC NW COAST
LATE WEDNESDAY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE CURRENT GFS TRACK HAS
IT FARTHER OFFSHORE AND BRINGS IT ONSHORE WELL NORTH OF THE AREA.
HOWEVER...IF THIS TRACK BRINGS THE LOW ONSHORE IN CENTRAL OREGON
IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE 2002 WIND EVENT THAT HAD THE LOW
EXPERIENCING STRONG CYCLOGENESIS AND WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 90
MPH.

LONG TERM...THE STRONG SYSTEM FROM THE SHORT TERM WILL FINALLY MOVE
INLAND ON FRIDAY, AND SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY
FRIDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE POST FRONTAL SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ON
FRIDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH. HOWEVER, THE FLOW IS NOT
ALIGNED WELL AND THERE ISN'T ALL THAT MUCH MOISTURE LEFT OVER, SO IT
PROBABLY WON'T BE SIGNIFICANT. THE MODELS ARE QUITE CONSISTENT IN
SHOWING A RATHER HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDING IN OVER THE PACNW ON
SATURDAY AND THEN SHIFTING INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL
PRODUCE A DRY WEEKEND FOR MOST OF OUR AREA, BUT VALLEY FOG WILL BE A
STRONG POSSIBILITY AGAIN OWING TO ALL THE MOISTURE ON THE GROUND,
THE SEASON, AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF CLEARING SKIES. A TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN BACK TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT THE
PATTERN DOESN'T LOOK NEARLY AS STORMY AS THIS WEEK. -WRIGHT

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
     ORZ021-022-615-618-619.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR ORZ021-022-615-618-619.

CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR CAZ081-281.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR PZZ310.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356.
     STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ370-376.

NSK/TRW/FJB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 2:56 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more52 hr
Dec 9, 2:56 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRCoos, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lake52 hr
Dec 9, 2:59 PM PSTFlood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas46 hr
Dec 9, 12:05 PM PSTFlash Flood WatchMFRSiskiyou46 hr

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