Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 14, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Apr 17, 2015, 3:50 AM PDT. It took effect at Apr 17, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2015, 3:50 AM PDT (10:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2015, 2:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
733 WHUS76 KMFR 171050 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 350 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH SEAS INTO THIS WEEKEND... .A THERMAL TROUGH AT THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG, GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLOWLY SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. PZZ376-180000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150419T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150417T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0014.150417T2100Z-150419T0400Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 350 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THEN NORTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THOUGH WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN FRINGES OF THE ZONE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT EXCEPT FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE ZONE THIS MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ PZZ370-180000- /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.150417T1050Z-150419T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150417T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0016.150417T2100Z-150419T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 350 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER ALL OF THE ZONE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ350-180000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.150417T2100Z-150419T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0016.150417T2100Z-150419T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 350 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS IN THE INNER PORTION OF THE WATERS. * 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. && $$ PZZ356-180000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150419T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 350 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE VERY NEAR SHORE WATERS...WHERE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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845 WHUS76 KMFR 171531 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 831 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH SEAS INTO THIS WEEKEND... .A THERMAL TROUGH AT THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLOWLY SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. PZZ376-180445- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150419T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150417T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0014.150417T2100Z-150419T0400Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 831 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THEN NORTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DOMINATE WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN FRINGES OF THE ZONE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT EXCEPT FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE ZONE THIS MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ PZZ370-180445- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.000000T0000Z-150419T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150417T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.150417T2100Z-150419T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 831 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER ALL OF THE ZONE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ PZZ356-180445- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150419T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 831 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE VERY NEAR SHORE WATERS...WHERE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ PZZ350-180445- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.150417T2100Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.150417T2100Z-150419T0400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 831 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS IN THE INNER PORTION OF THE WATERS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
714 WHUS76 KMFR 172100 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 200 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH SEAS INTO THIS WEEKEND... .A THERMAL TROUGH AT THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLOWLY SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. PZZ376-181000- /O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150417T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 200 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF 11 TO 13 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BE HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DOMINATE WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN FRINGES OF THE ZONE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * 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. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-181000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 200 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BE HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE VERY NEAR SHORE WATERS...WHERE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS WILL OCCUR. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-181000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 200 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BE HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL OF THE ZONE. * 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. 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. && $$ PZZ350-181000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 200 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BE HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
998 WHUS76 KMFR 181101 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 401 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH SEAS THIS WEEKEND... .A THERMAL TROUGH AT THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLOWLY SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. PZZ376-190015- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 401 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH TONIGHT THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DOMINATE WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN FRINGES OF THE ZONE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. * 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. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-190015- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 401 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 9 FEET SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN 10 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE OUTER PORTION OF THE WATERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS BUT WITH THE LOWEST SEAS NEAR SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-190015- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 401 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN 5 TO 9 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE HEAVIEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WHILE HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL OF THE ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY FOR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * 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. 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. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
811 WHUS76 KMFR 181530 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH SEAS THIS WEEKEND... .A THERMAL TROUGH AT THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLOWLY SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. PZZ376-190430- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH TONIGHT THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DOMINATE WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN FRINGES OF THE ZONE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. * 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. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-190430- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 9 FEET SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN 10 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE OUTER PORTION OF THE WATERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS WITH THE LOWEST SEAS NEAR SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-190430- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN 5 TO 9 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE HEAVIEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WHILE HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL OF THE ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY FOR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * 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. 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. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
180 WHUS76 KMFR 182132 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 232 PM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS THIS WEEKEND... .A THERMAL TROUGH AT THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE NORTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLOWLY SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. PZZ376-191045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150420T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150420T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150419T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.150419T1800Z-150420T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 232 PM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE OUTER PORTION OF THE WATERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER ALL BUT THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN FRINGES OF THE ZONE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE ZONE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ PZZ356-191045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0177.000000T0000Z-150420T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 232 PM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 9 FEET SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN 10 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE OUTER PORTION OF THE WATERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS WITH THE LOWEST SEAS NEAR SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-191045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150420T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.000000T0000Z-150420T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 232 PM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN 7 TO 9 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL OF THE ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY FOR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * 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. 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. && $$ PZZ350-191045- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150419T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0178.000000T0000Z-150420T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0185.000000T0000Z-150420T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 232 PM PDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: WEST SWELL AND NORTH WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN 6 TO 8 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WHILE HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL OF THE ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY FOR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 17, 1:58 AM PDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 1:58 AM PDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
158 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2015
.DISCUSSION...WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE REGION AND A THERMAL
TROUGH IN PLACE AND DEEPENING ALONG THE COAST OFFSHORE FLOW IS
SPREAD ACROSS THE EAST SIDE WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE
COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. A VERY WEAK MARINE PUSH MOVES IN WITH
THE UPVALLEY FLOW THIS AFTERNOON AS THE THERMAL TROUGH BRIEFLY
MOVES INLAND. THIS WILL SPILL SOME MOISTURE INTO THE INLAND WEST
SIDE VALLEYS WITH STATUS BRIEFLY POSSIBLE IN THE UMPQUA BASING AND
PORTIONS OF THE ROGUE VALLEY BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE EASTERLY
CHETCO FLOW TURNS NORTHWESTERLY BY MID AFTERNOON AND HAVE NOT GONE
WITH A FULLY DRY ADIABATICALLY SUPPORTED HIGH ON THE EXTREME
SOUTHERN COAST FOR FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY MORNING THE OFFSHORE FLOW
IS ALREADY TURNED ON TO HIGH AND HAVE UPPED THE MORNING LOW FOR
SATURDAY IN THIS AREA. THE CHETCO FLOW REMAINS FULLY THROUGH THE
DAY SATURDAY AND HAVE GONE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO A FULLY
DRY ADIABATICALLY SUPPORTED DOWNSLOPE FLOW TEMPERATURE IN THE
BROOKINGS AREA FOR SATURDAY. THIS PATTERN REMAINS THROUGH SUNDAY
AND HAVE CONTINUED THIS REASONING AND ADJUSTED UP BOTH LOW AND
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THIS AREA ACCORDINGLY. THE MODELS ARE
INDICATING SHOWERS IN THE MT SHASTA AREA ON SATURDAY...BUT THE
NORTHEAST FLOW INTO THE REGION IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. THERE IS
INSTABILITY INDICATED ON MONDAY...BUT THE PRECEDING SOUTHERN
MOISTURE INFLUX FROM THE SOUTH IS NOT SUSTAINED ENOUGH AHEAD OF
THIS TO PRIME THE PUMP. TUESDAY CONTINUES TO SHOW INCREASED
INSTABILITY...AND WITH THE SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING TO FEED
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION STILL LOOKS FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION. SVEN
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 17/06Z TAF CYCLE...COAST...AREAS OF IFR CIGS
AND MVFR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. IFR CIGS WILL
GRADUALLY LIFT AND CLEAR IN THE LATE MORNING TO AROUND NOON,
BECOMING VFR ALONG THE COAST. THEN AREAS OF IFR CIGS WILL RETURN TO
THE COAST FRIDAY EVENING AFTER 03Z. INLAND...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLE BRIEF AND LOCALIZED
IFR CIGS/VIS POSSIBLE IN THE UMPQUA RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS
MORNING. /CC
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 1040 PM PDT THURSDAY APR 16 2015...A THERMAL
TROUGH WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND
STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY.
AS A RESULT OF THE STRENGTHENING THERMAL TROUGH, THERE WILL BE THE
POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO, FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS OVER
OTHER AREAS.
MEANWHILE...WEST SWELL WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN
GRADUALLY LOWER LATER TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SWELL...COMBINED
WITH STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND WAVES WILL CREATE CHAOTIC SEAS INTO
SATURDAY. THEN AREAS OF STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS CONTINUE ON
SUNDAY.
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON MONDAY BELOW SMALL CRAFT
BUT THEN STRONGER NORTH WINDS AND STEEP SEAS MAY RETURN BY TUESDAY.
/CC
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
CA...NONE.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
PZZ356-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY
FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR PZZ356-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR PZZ350-370.
SBN/SBN/SBNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 3:50 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 65 hr |
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