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Storm Watch 2, NWS Medford, OR

February 13, 2014

NWS Medford, OR issued this storm watch at Feb 13, 2014, 4:01 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2014, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2014, 4:01 PM PST (00:01 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2014, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 14, 2014, 4:11 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

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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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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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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
2 follow-up statements
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.

&&

$$


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615 
WHUS76 KMFR 150011
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
411 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS INTO MONDAY...

.WINDS AND SEAS WILL RISE GRADUALLY THIS EVENING THEN SHARPLY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING WITH STORM FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING SATURDAY INTO
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THE BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS WILL BE VERY
SHORT WITH SEAS REMAINING HIGH BEFORE STRONG GALES CAUSE AN
ADDITIONAL RISE IN SEAS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0005.140216T0600Z-140217T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0005.140216T1800Z-140217T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
411 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH AND THE GALE WATCH AND THE STORM
WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED.

* SEAS: 10 TO 12 FEET AND INCREASING INTO SATURDAY AS A STRONG
  FRONT BRINGS VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS RISING TO 16 TO 20
  FEET. SEAS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SATURDAY NIGHT THEN
  RESUME RISING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT THEN
  REMAIN HIGH ON MONDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT THEN QUICKLY RISING TO GALES
  THEN STORM FORCE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH WINDS NEAR 50 KT
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE BUT WINDS WILL NOT BE
  QUITE AS HIGH NEAR SHORE SOUTH OF 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 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.

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 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.

&&

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY. A STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. IN
ADDITION...A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY.
IN ADDITION...A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE STORM WATCH AND THE HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH AND THE GALE WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED.

* SEAS: 10 TO 12 FEET AND INCREASING INTO SATURDAY AS A STRONG
  FRONT BRINGS VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS RISING TO 16 TO 20
  FEET. SEAS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SATURDAY NIGHT THEN
  RESUME RISING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT THEN
  REMAIN HIGH ON MONDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT THEN QUICKLY RISING TO GALES
  THEN STORM FORCE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH WINDS NEAR 50 KT
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED BUT THE
  STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 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 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.

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 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 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.

&&

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH AND THE GALE WATCH AND THE STORM
WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED.

* SEAS: 10 TO 12 FEET AND INCREASING INTO SATURDAY AS A STRONG
  FRONT BRINGS VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS RISING TO 16 TO 20
  FEET. SEAS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SATURDAY NIGHT THEN
  RESUME RISING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT THEN
  REMAIN HIGH ON MONDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT THEN QUICKLY RISING TO GALES
  THEN STORM FORCE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH WINDS NEAR 50 KT
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED BUT THE
  STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 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 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.

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 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.

&&

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY. A STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. IN
ADDITION...A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY.
IN ADDITION...A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE STORM WATCH AND THE HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH HAVE BEEN UPGRADED.

* SEAS: 10 TO 12 FEET AND INCREASING INTO SATURDAY AS A STRONG
  FRONT BRINGS VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS RISING TO 16 TO 20
  FEET. SEAS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SATURDAY NIGHT THEN
  RESUME RISING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT THEN
  REMAIN HIGH ON MONDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT THEN QUICKLY RISING TO GALES
  THEN STORM FORCE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH WINDS NEAR 50 KT
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 KT. THE 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...

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 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.

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 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 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.

&&

$$


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

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm watch 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 watch went out at Feb 13, 3:24 PM PST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 3:24 PM PST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
324 PM PST THU FEB 13 2014

.SHORT TERM...THROUGH SUNDAY.
A VERY PRONOUNCED ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EXTENDING NORTHEAST FROM THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ACROSS THE PACIFIC IS CURRENTLY LIFTING NORTHWARD
FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO OUR AREA. RAINFALL FROM THIS NEXT
ROUND OF MOISTURE IS ALREADY INCREASING PRECIPITATION COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST, WITH SOMES
BAR REPORTING 0.14" OF RAIN IN JUST THE LAST HOUR.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS EXPECTED THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE HEAVY TO EXTREME, AS WE
OFTEN SEE IN THESE PROLONGED ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENTS. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD ARE LIKELY TO SURPASS THOSE
ALREADY OBSERVED FROM THE STORM SERIES, AND MAY VERY WELL BE
DOUBLE OF THAT FOR SOME AREA FROM THE OREGON CASCADES AND THE
SHASTA VALLEY WESTWARD. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN MEDFORD, FOR
INSTANCE, ARE FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES DURING THIS
TIME PERIOD, WHILE SOME REASONABLE MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES IT
COULD REACH 3 TO 4 INCHES. THUS, STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AS THIS
EVENT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. ON THE CURRY COAST AND COASTAL
MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 13 INCHES OF RAIN IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED.

SNOW LEVELS DRIFTED UPWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BEGIN TO RISE
FURTHER THIS EVENING AS THE NEXT SURGE OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE
ARRIVES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SNOW LEVELS WILL AGAIN SURGE TO 7000
TO 9000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, HIGHEST IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND LOWEST IN THE CRATER LAKE AREA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING SNOW LEVELS WILL COME BACK DOWN TO 5000 TO 7000 FEET
BEFORE SURGING UP AGAIN.

RAINFALL AND WIND WAS THE MAIN FOCUS FOR UPDATES TODAY, AND THE NEXT
ONE TWO PUNCH OF MODERATE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO PUSH
MANY COASTAL RIVERS TO ACTION AND/OR FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAIN WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST THIS EVENING
AND CONTINUE AT SIGNIFICANT RATES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE
ADVERTISED LULL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL STILL BE QUITE
WET FOR MANY AREAS AND MODELS HAVE ACTUALLY TRENDED WETTER FOR
THIS TIME PERIODS. PRECIPITATION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY IS
LIKELY TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THE STORM SERIES IN TERMS OF
RATES. FINALLY, A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING SNOW LEVELS DOWN AND
DIMINISHING RUNOFF POTENTIAL. THERE WILL, AS ALWAYS, BE LAG TIME
FOR THE RAIN FROM THIS LAST BOUT TO MAKE IT'S WAY THROUGH THE
RIVER SYSTEMS, SO RIVER LEVELS WILL BE A CONCERN OVER THE WEEKEND
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

PLEASE SEE THE FLOOD WATCHES CURRENTLY OUT FOR THE AREA, AS THE
COQUILLE IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE ALONG THE SOUTH FORK AT
MYRTLE POINT AND AT COQUILLE. OTHER WEST SIDE WATERWAYS TO INCLUDE
THE CHETCO AND PORTIONS OF THE UMPQUA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ACTION
STAGE. PEAK FLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEN
LINGER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. BTL

WIND HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN, THE NEXT TWO FRONTS WILL
PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS. A WARM FRONT WILL BLOW
THROUGH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS DON'T LOOK
SUFFICIENT FOR ANY WARNINGS ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT, BUT IT WILL BE
BREEZY TO WINDY AND WE'LL PROBABLY SEE GUSTS UPWARDS OF 60 MPH IN
THE HEADLANDS AND CERTAINLY IN THE COAST RANGE. AS USUAL, THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE EAST SIDE, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SUMMER RIM, WILL GET
WINDY, AND A HIGH WIND WARNING WAS ISSUED THERE. ALSO ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SHASTA VALLEY INCLUDING
WEED. GRADIENTS THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY AREN'T PARTICULARLY
IMPRESSIVE, BUT SINCE IT'S ALREADY GUSTING INTO THE 20S, IT PROBABLY
WON'T TAKE MUCH TO MIX DOWN ADVISORY WINDS FROM ALOFT.

THE MORE IMPRESSIVE STORM, WIND-WISE, IT EXPECTED SATURDAY. WE WILL
HAVE A SUB-980 MB SURFACE LOW SLIPPING INSIDE 130W OFF THE
WASHINGTON COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE THIS IS A LITTLE FURTHER
NORTH THAN WE'D USUALLY LIKE TO SEE FOR HIGH WINDS, THE REST OF THE
SYSTEM WILL COME IN NEGATIVELY TILTED AND BE PACKING PLENTY OF WIND
ALOFT FOR US TO TAP INTO. WITH A WARM FRONT SATURDAY MORNING
FOLLOWED FAIRLY QUICKLY BY A COLD FRONT/OCCLUSION, THIS IS A GOOD
SETUP FOR A COASTAL JET AS WINDS ARE SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE TWO FRONTS
AND THE TERRAIN. 700 MB WINDS (A GOOD PROXY FOR POTENTIAL GUSTS ON
THE EAST SIDE AND IN THE CASCADES) WILL BE APPROACHING 80 KT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FINALLY, THE 13/18Z NAM SHOWS MEDFORD TO REDDING
PRESSURE GRADIENTS AROUND 10 MB, WHICH WOULD BE PLENTY FOR A HIGH
WIND WARNING IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND MIGHT EVEN PRODUCE WIND
ADVISORY TYPE WINDS THROUGH THE ROGUE VALLEY. THE EXISTING HIGH WIND
WATCHES FOR SATURDAY ALONG THE COAST AND EAST SIDE WERE EXPANDED,
AND NEW HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CASCADES AND THE
SHASTA VALLEY. -WRIGHT

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE PARADE OF PACIFIC STORMS
CONTINUES RIGHT ON INTO THE EXTENDED AS WELL. THERE ARE MINOR
DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS, BUT THE CONSENSUS IS THAT NEXT WEEK WILL
STAY RATHER WET WITH LOWER SNOW LEVELS, SO WE WILL GO FROM
RELATIVELY WARM RAINS WITH FLOODING CONCERNS TO WINTER WEATHER
CONCERNS NEXT WEEK. WITH LOWER SNOW LEVELS, WE CAN EXPECT LOWER
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN GENERAL, BUT WITH POST FRONTAL
PRECIPITATION CONTINUING MONDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER STORM TUESDAY
AND YET ANOTHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, WE STAND TO LAY DOWN
SOME MUCH NEEDED SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL DIP TO
AROUND 5000 FEET BY TUESDAY AND THEN FALL TO AROUND 2500 FEET
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. EVEN THOUGH WE WILL LOSE OUR SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE CONNECTION, THE STORMS REMAIN JUICY ENOUGH THAT WE WILL
PROBABLY BE LOOKING AT MODERATE IMPACTS FROM SNOW IN THE PASSES
(POSSIBLY EVEN THE LOWER ONES) BY MID WEEK. -WRIGHT

&&

.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 13/18 TAF CYCLE.

VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE ROGUE AND ILLINOIS VALLEY WHERE FOG AND STRATUS REMAIN TRAPPED
PRODUCING LOCAL IFR CIGS AND VIS. A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH
THIS EVENING AND MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS AND VIS IN MODERATE RAIN WITH LOCAL IFR
CONDITIONS IN HEAVIER RAIN. AS RAIN COMMENCES EARLY THIS EVENING IN
THE ROGUE AND ILLINOIS VALLEYS, CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS RAIN
SCOURS OUT ANY REMAINING FOG. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN
CONSIDERABLE MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
WHICH WILL MAKE CREATE A BUMPY RIDE IN TO ALL TERMINALS, BUT
ESPECIALLY EAST SIDE INCLUDING KLMT. WINDS ALOFT PEAK FRIDAY MORNING
AT WHICH POINT A PERIOD OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS POSSIBLE AT KMFR
AND KRBG. THIS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR THE 14/00Z TAFS. MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND BE TOTAL TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. -WRIGHT

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING. BUT, THIS BREAK
WILL BE VERY SHORT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GALES DEVELOPING NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO WHILE
WEST SWELL DOMINATED SEAS WILL TRANSITION BACK TO BEING HAZARDOUS
AND SOUTHERLY WIND WAVE DOMINATED. THIS RAINY PATTERN WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS...AND ALSO PERIODS
OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY, LATE SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR ORZ030-031.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR ORZ030-031.
     STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     ORZ021.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021>028.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR ORZ021-022-024.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR ORZ027-028.

CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR CAZ085.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR CAZ085.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR CAZ080.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR CAZ081.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR CAZ081.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
  PST FRIDAY FOR PZZ356.
- STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
  PZZ350-356-370-376.
- HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY
  FOR PZZ350-356-376.
- GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
  PZZ350-356-376.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY
  FOR PZZ356.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST
  FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-370-376.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY FOR
  PZZ350.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
  FRIDAY FOR PZZ310.
- HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY
  FOR PZZ370.
- GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PZZ370.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
  FOR PZZ370-376.
- SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
  FRIDAY FOR PZZ370-376.

BTL/TRW/TRW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 13, 10:52 AM PST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1052 AM PST THU FEB 13 2014

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

1044 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNW BROOKINGS         42.12N 124.34W
02/13/2014  M1.70 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            9:30 AM TO 9:30 AM HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24
            HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION NEAR CAPE FERRELO

1031 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW BROOKINGS          42.08N 124.32W
02/13/2014  M3.55 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24
            HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION 1 MILE SOUTH OF
            RAINBOW ROCK VIEW

1026 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNW BROOKINGS         42.12N 124.32W
02/13/2014  M4.43 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8AM-8AM HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
            OBSERVER LOCATION 5 MI N OF BROOKINGS NEAR
            CAPE FERRELO

1034 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BROOKINGS               42.06N 124.29W
02/13/2014  M3.00 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            7AM TO 7AM HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
            OBSERVER LOCATION .5 MILES DUE NORTH OF
            DOWNTOWN

0816 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WSW KLAMATH FALLS     42.19N 121.84W
02/13/2014  M1.07 INCH       KLAMATH            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ENDING AT 0800 PST. HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24
            HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION 6 MILES WEST OF
            KLAMATH FALLS

0831 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ENE BROOKINGS         42.06N 124.28W
02/13/2014  M4.79 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ENDING AT 1200 AM PST HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24
            HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION IN TOWN NEAR SCHOOL
            COMPLEX

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Feb 13, 3:32 PM PST, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
332 PM PST THU FEB 13 2014

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

0900 PM     FLOOD            2 NNW SITKUM            43.18N 123.87W
02/12/2014                   COOS               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED 2 FEET OF WATER COVERED
            THEIR PASTURELAND EARLIER IN THE DAY DURING
            THE AFTERNOON. THEY HAD TO MOVE SOME OF
            THEIR ANIMALS TO HIGHER GROUND. WATER LEVELS
            HAD SINCE RECEDED.

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 4:01 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR39 hr
Feb 14, 3:22 AM PSTGale WatchMFR13 hr
Feb 14, 3:22 AM PSTHazardous Seas WatchMFR13 hr
Feb 14, 9:07 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFRCoos, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath12 hr
Feb 14, 9:07 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningMFRCoos4 days
Feb 14, 9:07 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningMFRCoos64 hr
Feb 14, 9:18 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine24 hr
Feb 14, 9:54 AM PSTFlood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath35 hr
Feb 14, 1:33 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more38 hr
Feb 14, 1:33 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more38 hr
Feb 14, 3:20 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningMFRJackson16 hr
Feb 14, 3:30 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath13 hr

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