Gale Warning 12, NWS Medford, OR

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MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
256 PM PDT SUN APR 5 2015

...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO WATERS LATE MONDAY MORNING
AND MONDAY AFTERNOON...PERSISTING OVER THE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALES BY
LATE MORNING FOR THE WATERS BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE
BLANCO. THE INNER WATERS THE WATERS NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO MAY BE
IMPACTED BY A COMBINATION OF GALES AND SMALL CRAFT WINDS MONDAY.
SEAS WILL BECOME STEEP TO VERY STEEP MONDAY AND WILL BE VERY
CHAOTIC DUE TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND CHOPS AND NORTHWEST SWELL. THE
LOW WILL WEAKEN MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND TUESDAY.

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PDT SUN APR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO
11 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM
PDT MONDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM
PDT MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM
PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY MONDAY MORNING INCREASING TO 
  GALE OF 35 TO 40 KT LATE MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS 
  WILL BECOMING SOUTH DURING THE EVENING AND GRADUALLY LOWER 
  BELOW GALES BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: STEEP 8 TO 9 FEET SEAS EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL BECOME 
  CHAOTIC AND RISE TO 10 TO 15 FEET LATE MONDAY MORNING AND 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON... MAINLY DUE TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND CHOPS AND 
  NORTHWEST SWELL. VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED 
  LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY GALES AND VERY 
  STEEP SEAS. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
256 PM PDT SUN APR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY 
  MORNING AND MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH GALES OF 35 KT POSSIBLE 
  BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY MONDAY 
  EVENING...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW SMALL CRAFT MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* SEAS: STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP LATE MONDAY MORNING AND MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING 
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BE CHAOTIC DUE TO STEEP TO 
  VERY STEEP SOUTHEASTERLY WIND CHOPS COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST 
  SWELL. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE 
  MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS MAY IMPACT 
  THE WATERS BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE WITH SMALL CRAFT LEVEL 
  WINDS AND SEAS AFFECTING AREAS WITHIN 5 NM FROM SHORE. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.150406T1800Z-150407T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PDT SUN APR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP 
  LATE MONDAY MORNING INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY LATE MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. WINDS MAY REACH GALE FORCE 35 
  KT FOR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE WATERS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS: STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP DURING THE DAY MONDAY AND CONTINUE MONDAY EVENING. 
  SEAS WILL BE CHAOTIC DUE TO STEEP TO VERY STEEP SOUTHEASTERLY 
  WIND CHOPS COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST SWELL. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS MAY IMPACT THE WATERS 
  FROM SOUTH TO CAPE ARAGO BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE WITH MAINLY 
  SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
256 PM PDT SUN APR 5 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 
  KT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  INTO MONDAY EVENING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF BANDON. 

* SEAS: STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF BANDON 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED 
  FOR AREAS SOUTH OF BANDON. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

985 
WHUS76 KMFR 061001
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO WATERS LATE THIS MORNING
...PERSISTING OVER THE WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES BY LATE MORNING FOR THE WATERS
BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. THE INNER WATERS THE
WATERS NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO WILL BE IMPACTED BY A COMBINATION OF
GALES AND SMALL CRAFT WINDS TODAY. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE VERY CHAOTIC DUE TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND
CHOPS AND NORTHWEST SWELL. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND THEN
MOVE INLAND TUESDAY.

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/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0015.150407T0000Z-150407T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
301 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING
AND A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
  MORNING WITH GALES OF 35 KT EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY THIS EVENING... THEN ARE
  EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  LATE THIS MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL
  BE CHAOTIC DUE TO VERY STEEP SOUTHEASTERLY WIND CHOPS COMBINING
  WITH NORTHWEST SWELL.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0182.150406T1800Z-150407T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0012.150407T0000Z-150407T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0015.150407T0000Z-150407T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
301 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING
AND A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE
  THIS MORNING INCREASING TO GALE FORCE 35 KT FOR PARTS OF THE
  WATERS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN PART OF
  THE ZONE COULD RISE FURTHER TO 12 FEET AND WILL BE CHAOTIC DUE
  TO VERY STEEP SOUTHEASTERLY WIND CHOPS COMBINING WITH NORTHWEST
  SWELL.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS MAY IMPACT THE 
  WATERS FROM SOUTH TO CAPE ARAGO BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE WITH 
  MAINLY SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0015.150406T1800Z-150407T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
301 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO
11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM TO 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM PDT
THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 EARLY THIS MORNING INCREASING TO GALE
  OF 35 TO 40 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  BECOMING SOUTH DURING THE EVENING AND GRADUALLY LOWER BELOW
  GALES BY LATE THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: STEEP 8 TO 9 FEET SEAS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
  CHAOTIC AND RISE TO 10 TO 15 FEET LATE THIS MORNING AND
  THIS AFTERNOON... MAINLY DUE TO SOUTHEASTERLY WIND CHOPS AND
  NORTHWEST SWELL. VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE
  THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY GALES AND VERY 
  STEEP SEAS. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0173.150406T1800Z-150407T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0182.150406T1800Z-150407T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
301 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30
  KT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO THIS EVENING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF BANDON.

* SEAS: STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF BANDON
  THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED 
  FOR AREAS SOUTH OF BANDON. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

712 
WHUS76 KMFR 061722
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1022 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHWARD ABOUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF
THE CURRY COUNTY COAST WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
TODAY, ESPECIALLY FROM THE CURRY COUNTY COAST WESTWARD. JUST AS
QUICKLY AS CONDITIONS WORSEN TODAY, CONDITIONS WILL SETTLE DOWN
OVERNIGHT.

PZZ350-062330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0182.150406T1722Z-150407T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0012.150406T1800Z-150407T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.SE.W.0015.150406T1800Z-150407T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0173.150406T1800Z-150407T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
1022 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS GUSTING 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE AREA WEST OF
  CAPE BLANCO. OTHERWISE...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE
  TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 KNOTS IN THE ADVISORY
  AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: BUILDING SOUTH WIND SEAS AND SUBSIDING 10 SECOND NORTHWEST
  SWELL WILL COMBINE TO CREATE COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET IN
  A SMALL PORTION OF THE AREA WEST OF CAPE BLANCO.
  OTHERWISE...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE 8 TO 10 FOOT RANGE.
  SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF
  BANDON IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. ADVISORY LEVEL
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MOSTLY AWAY FROM THE COAST SOUTH OF COOS
  BAY, NO WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE MOUTH
  OF THE UMPQUA RIVER FROM THE COAST OUT TO 10 NAUTICAL MILES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD


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 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-370-062330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0182.150406T1722Z-150407T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0012.150406T1800Z-150407T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0015.150406T1800Z-150407T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0173.150406T1800Z-150407T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1022 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND THEN PEAK AT
  30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 KT IN THE WARNING AREA. SOUTH
  AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 25
  TO 35 KT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: BUILDING SOUTH WIND SEAS AND SUBSIDING 10 SECOND NORTHWEST
  SWELL WILL COMBINE TO CREATE COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET IN
  THE WARNING AREA AND 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SEAS
  WILL PEAK THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-062330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0173.000000T0000Z-150407T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0182.000000T0000Z-150407T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0012.150406T1800Z-150407T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0015.150406T1800Z-150407T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1022 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND THEN PEAK AT
  30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 KT IN THE WARNING AREA. SOUTH
  AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 25
  TO 35 KT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: BUILDING SOUTH WIND SEAS AND SUBSIDING 10 SECOND NORTHWEST
  SWELL WILL COMBINE TO CREATE COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET IN
  THE WARNING AREA AND 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SEAS
  WILL PEAK THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$

BTL

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

759 
WHUS76 KMFR 062220
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
320 PM PDT MON APR 6 2015

PZZ350-356-370-376-070900-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0173.000000T0000Z-150407T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0182.000000T0000Z-150407T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150407T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150407T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
320 PM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
2 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND THEN PEAK
  EARLY THIS EVENING AT 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 KT IN THE
  WARNING AREA. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO
  30 KT WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 KT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS WILL
  THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS: BUILDING SOUTH WIND AND 10 SECOND NORTHWEST SWELL WILL
  COMBINE TO CREATE COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET IN THE WARNING
  AREA AND 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SEAS WILL PEAK EARLY
  THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TO 6 TO 8 FEET.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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.

&&

$$
DW

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
853 AM PDT SUN APR 5 2015

.DISCUSSION...MADE A FEW REFINEMENTS TO THE FORECAST TODAY, BUT
THE OVERALL IDEA REMAINS THE SAME. CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGE
SHOWS THE UPPER LOW DIGGING SOUTH ALONG THE OREGON COAST. THE IR
IMAGE SHOWS PLENTY OF COLD CLOUD TOPS WHICH IS AN INDICATOR OF A
COLD AIR MASS ALOFT AND THIS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE
DAY. THEREFORE WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAINS
SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. AS THE COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES OVERHEAD, THIS WILL
INCREASE THE INSTABILITY ENOUGH FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS JUST
ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE FORECAST AREA. ALSO MODERATE TO HEAVY
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SMALL HAIL/GRAUPEL THIS AFTERNOON. SO
FAR ROADS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES ARE WET, BUT THERE'S STILL A
CHANCE THEY COULD BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW COVERED IF HEAVIER SNOW
SHOWERS ARE PRESENT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
INTO THIS EVENING. SEE WSWMFR FOR MORE DETAILS.

THE 12Z NAM AND GFS ARE STARTING TO COME IN AND BOTH INDICATE THE
MAIN SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST LATER TONIGHT WITH VERY WEAK
RIDING BUILDING IN EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS COULD BRING A
RELATIVE BREAK IN PRECIPITATION WITH A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUD
COVER.

THE NEXT AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW FOR
THE MOUNTS SHASTA AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE 12Z
NAM AND GFS ARE IN SIMILAR AGREEMENT WITH THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT
OF THE HEAVIEST PRECIPIATION. WE'LL LOOK AT THIS IN MORE DETAIL
THIS MORNING AND IT'S POSSIBLE THE WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE
UPGRADED TO A WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. -PETRUCELLI

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 05/12Z TAF CYCLE...A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING
RAIN TO THE SOUTH COAST AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO NORCAL AND
EAST SIDE OREGON. TERMINALS IN THESE AREAS (INCLUDING KLMT) WILL
GENERALLY HAVE MVFR CONDITIONS, BUT MOUNTAINS WILL BE OBSCURED. THE
ATMOSPHERE IS UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE
COAST AND SW OREGON. /FB

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 230 AM PDT SUNDAY APR 2015...A LOW PRESSURE WILL
APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST...BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COASTAL
WATERS MONDAY. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
ADVISORY LEVELS MONDAY WITH GALE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. THE
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON
COAST THEN COME INLAND NEAR CAPE ARAGO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CHAOTIC
SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. /FB

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 417 AM PDT SUN APR 5 2015/

DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR 48N AND 134W EARLY THIS
EASTER SUNDAY MORNING WILL DIG SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST
TODAY. STRONG PVA IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM IS GENERATING SOME
MAINLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION FROM THE CASCADES TO THE EAST SIDE
THIS MORNING WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT AREA OF RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS. THIS COINCIDES WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF A COLD
POOL ALOFT (-30 TO -33C AT 500 MB). IR SATELLITE IMAGERY IS
SHOWING THE COLDER CLOUD TOPS OFFSHORE AND THERE HAVE BEEN
SEVERAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES THERE OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE TODAY AS THE COLD AIR ALOFT
ARRIVES OVERHEAD. THUNDER CHANCES ARE BEST ALONG THE COAST THIS
MORNING, THEN JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. ANY OF THE
HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE SMALL
HAIL/GRAUPEL. SNOW LEVELS 3500-4500 FEET THIS MORNING WILL HOVER
AT THESE LEVELS FOR A WHILE, BUT EXPECT THEM TO DROP SOME BY THIS
EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING...DETAILS OF WHICH CAN BE VIEWED AT WSWMFR.

THE LEAD SHORT WAVE WILL ADVANCE TO THE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE
CWA THIS EVENING AND MOST AREAS WILL SEE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION
OVERNIGHT. WITH THE COLDER AIR MASS OVER THE AREA...WE'LL HAVE
LOWER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER 20S, SO A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED. LINGERING CLOUD COVER MAY PREVENT THE FREEZE IN SOME
AREAS, BUT FELT THERE WAS A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE SKIES WOULD BREAK
FOR A WHILE.

HERE'S WHERE THINGS GET INTERESTING. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHWARD OFF THE OREGON COAST TO A POSITION ABOUT
200 MILES OFF BROOKINGS. THIS WILL BACK THE 850 FLOW TO THE SOUTH
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY 700 MB WINDS
NEARING 50KT WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY MID-LATE
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AT NIGHT. THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD SET UP FOR
HEAVY WET SNOW IN AND AROUND MOUNT SHASTA CITY, CALIFORNIA. MODELS
CURRENTLY HAVE A GOOD 6-12 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION CENTERED ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE GFS IS FASTEST IN
MOVING THE BEST UPSLOPE FLOW TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT...BUT THE ECMWF
IS SLOWER HOLDING ONTO IT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THERE ARE
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTIES...LIKE THE EXACT TRACK AND DEPTH OF A
SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OFFSHORE, BUT WITH GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT,
850 TEMPS OF -2 TO -3C AND FAVORABLE 1000-700 MB THICKNESS VALUES
BELOW 2840M...CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN A SIZABLE SNOWSTORM. IT
COULD BE VERY IMPACTFUL...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR AND
AFTER A WINTER WHERE VERY LITTLE SNOW HAS FALLEN. A WINTER STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING AND WILL ALLOW THE DAY SHIFT TO GET ANOTHER LOOK AT THE
LATEST GUIDANCE TO SEE ABOUT POTENTIAL WARNING HEADLINES. EITHER
WAY, THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BRING WELCOME SNOW PACK TO THE MOUNTAINS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW, WINDS THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY SHOULD
SOLIDLY REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. HAVE
KEPT THEM BELOW WARNING LEVELS FOR NOW SINCE PRESSURE GRADIENTS
FROM RDD-MFR ARE ONLY SHOWN TO BE ABOUT 3-5MB. SOME GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO SURFACE IN THE ROGUE VALLEY...ESPECIALLY
DOWN NEAR ASHLAND. THERE WILL BE A CONSIDERABLE DOWNSLOPE
COMPONENT, SO PRECIPITATION NORTH OF THE OR/CA BORDER WILL BE
SPOTTIER.

BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE INTO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH A SHOWERY PATTERN CONTINUING. SPILDE

EXTENDED FORECAST FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON'S AFD...NO CHANGES...ON
WEDNESDAY, THE UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO SHIFT EAST INTO NEVADA.
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW, EXPECT SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS OVER THE AREA, MAINLY FOR AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES. THEN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA
FORM THE WEST BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THIS WILL ALSO
BRING PARTIAL CLEARING OF SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING VERY COOL MORNING
TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS FORECAST IN THE MID 20S EAST OF THE
CASCADES AND IN THE 30S FOR INLAND VALLEYS WEST OF THE CASCADES.
DAYTIME HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO NEAR OR JUST ABOVE NORMAL
WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S EAST OF THE
CASCADES AND IN THE MID 60S FOR INLAND WEST SIDE VALLEYS. THE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THEN ANOTHER
FRONTAL SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY SHIFT INTO THE AREA FROM
THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION, MAINLY FROM THE CASCADES WEST. /CC

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
     ORZ029>031-624-625.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
     ORZ027-028-617-623.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500
     FEET FOR FOR ORZ621.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR FOR ORZ621.

CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500
     FEET FOR FOR CAZ080-280.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR FOR CAZ080-280.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
     CAZ082-282.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     FOR CAZ082-083-282-284.
     FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY FOR CAZ081-281.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
     CAZ083-085-284-285.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     PZZ356-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR PZZ356-376.