Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2015

Gale Warning 25, NWS Medford, OR

June 29, 2015

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jun 29, 2015, 3:01 PM PDT. It took effect at Jun 30, 2015, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 31 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
Jun 29, 2015, 3:01 PM PDT (22:01 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 30, 2015, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jul 1, 2015, 2:59 PM PDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

260 
WHUS76 KMFR 292201
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 PM PDT MON JUN 29 2015

PZZ376-301115-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.150630T1500Z-150703T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0029.150630T1500Z-150701T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0025.150630T1500Z-150701T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0021.150630T2100Z-150701T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.150630T1500Z-150703T2100Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
301 PM PDT MON JUN 29 2015

...GALE WARNING AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO
11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND WAVES HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND WAVES IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 2
PM PDT FRIDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH AND GALE WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PEAK STRENGTH DURING 
  TUESDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED AT 9 TO 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHEST 
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH FROM 15 TO 50 NM FROM SHORE.

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



* 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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-301115-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.150630T1500Z-150701T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.150630T1500Z-150701T1800Z/
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-
301 PM PDT MON JUN 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO
11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: 27-34 KT GUSTS UP TO 44 KT 

* SEAS: 9-10 FT 

* AREAS AFFECTED: OUTER AND INNER WATERS. STRONGEST WINDS AND
  WAVES SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-301115-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.150630T1500Z-150703T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.150630T1500Z-150703T2100Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
301 PM PDT MON JUN 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO
2 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
TUESDAY TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 2 PM
PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY. 


* WINDS: 25-30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KTS

* SEAS: 7-9 FT

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL OF THE OUTER 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
4 follow-up statements
398 
WHUS76 KMFR 300935
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
235 AM PDT TUE JUN 30 2015

PZZ376-302245-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0025.150630T1500Z-150702T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0029.150630T1500Z-150702T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.150630T1500Z-150703T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.150630T1500Z-150703T2100Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
235 AM PDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PEAK STRENGTH DURING 
  TUESDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED AT 9 TO 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHEST 
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH FROM 15 TO 50 NM FROM SHORE. 

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

* 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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-302245-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.150630T1500Z-150702T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.150630T1500Z-150702T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
235 AM PDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: 20 TO 25 KT GUSTS UP TO 35 KT

* SEAS: 6 TO 9 FT

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF CAPE
  BLANCO BEYOND 5 NM. 

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-302245-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.150630T1500Z-150703T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.150630T1500Z-150703T2100Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
235 AM PDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS: 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT

* SEAS: 6 TO 8 FT

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL OF THE OUTER 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
442 
WHUS76 KMFR 302156
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
256 PM PDT TUE JUN 30 2015

PZZ356-011100-
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0029.000000T0000Z-150702T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
256 PM PDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  BEYOND 8 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD. SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL OTHER AREAS BEYOND 1 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-011100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150702T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0029.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10
  AND 50 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD. ALL OTHER AREAS WILL
  BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS. 

* 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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-011100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 7 TO 8 FT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
480 
WHUS76 KMFR 010940
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
240 AM PDT WED JUL 1 2015

PZZ356-012245-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0029.000000T0000Z-150702T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
240 AM PDT WED JUL 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
   PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
   UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 6 TO 9 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SEAS
  WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPACT
  ALL AREAS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-012245-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0029.000000T0000Z-150702T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.000000T0000Z-150704T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.000000T0000Z-150704T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150702T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 AM PDT WED JUL 1 2015

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

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

* WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO
  20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN
  DIMINISHING TO BELOW 20 KT SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO
  STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL
  BECOMING SWELL DOMINATED SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR
  IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10
  AND 50 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. ALL OTHER AREAS WILL
  BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS.

* 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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-012245-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.000000T0000Z-150704T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 AM PDT WED JUL 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
   PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
   UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT. THE HEAVIEST SEAS
  WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  IN ALL AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...AND CLOSER TO SHORE NEAR
  THE CAPES.

* 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
260 
WHUS76 KMFR 012159
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 PM PDT WED JUL 1 2015

PZZ376-021100-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150702T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0029.000000T0000Z-150704T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.000000T0000Z-150705T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.000000T0000Z-150705T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
259 PM PDT WED JUL 1 2015

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. 


* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FT...BECOMING 7 TO
  9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS SATURDAY.  

* AREAS AFFECTED: VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 10 AND 50 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD...WITH
  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS ELSEWHERE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS
  WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS.

* 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-370-021100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.000000T0000Z-150704T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.000000T0000Z-150705T1200Z/
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-
259 PM PDT WED JUL 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET...BECOMING 6 TO 8
  FEET AT 8 SECONDS SATURDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 4
  NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN CAPE FERRELO AND BANDON. SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS BEYOND 1 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-021100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0197.000000T0000Z-150702T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0208.000000T0000Z-150705T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
259 PM PDT WED JUL 1 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL
  AREAS BEYOND 1 NM FROM SHORE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL
  IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE
  BLANCO.

* 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

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 Jun 29, 2:27 PM PDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 2:27 PM PDT, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
227 PM PDT MON JUN 29 2015

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER TROUGH HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA BRINGING
DRY AND RATHER STABLE CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. CURRENT VISIBLE IMAGE
SHOWS CLEAR SKIES OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS IN EASTERN LAKE AND MODOC COUNTY AND MARINE
STRATUS ALONG THE COAST JUST SOUTH OF NORTH BEND. TODAY IS GOING TO
BE THE "COOLEST" DAY OF THE WEEK...THEN IT WILL HEAT UP ONCE AGAIN
TUESDAY AND LASTING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH TRIPLE DIGIT
VALUES LIKELY FOR MANY WESTSIDE VALLEY LOCATIONS IN OREGON AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN FACT SOME LOCATIONS WILL HAVE RECORD
BREAKING TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
UNFORTUNATELY...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER WHICH
COULD RESULT IN HEAT ADVISORIES STARTING AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE MODELS SHOW A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW, SO THE COAST MAY BE
THE ONLY AREA THAT WILL BE SPARED FROM THE HEAT. IT'S HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT IF YOU WORK OUTDOORS AND/OR ARE SENSITIVE TO
HEAT...YOU WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS. AS ALWAYS...WEAR LIGHT CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...SEEK SHADED AREAS AND WEAR SUNSCREEN. ALSO NEVER LEAVE
CHILDREN...DISABLED PERSONS...OR PETS IN UNATTENDED IN PARKED
VEHICLES.

NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE
GREATEST INSTABILITY REMAINING EAST AND NORTHEAST OF OUR AREA.

MOST HOURS AND LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN DRY TUESDAY. HOWEVER THE MODELS
HINT AT WEAK INSTABILITY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN NORTHERN CAL AND
EAST OF THE CASCADES, BUT LITTLE OR NO TRIGGER. FOR NOW WE'LL KEEP A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR THOSE AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL HEAT UP ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY WITH
TRIPLE DIGIT VALUES IN PARTS OF THE ROGUE...ILLINOIS...SHASTA AND
KLAMATH RIVER VALLEYS AND THAT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING.

THE MODELS SHOW THE RIDGE RE BUILDING WESTWARD THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK. MOST OF THE INSTABILITY WEDNESDAY SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE CWA...THEN THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURN THURSDAY
AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CURRENT THINKING IS MOST
STORMS THURSDAY WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN NORTHERN CAL AND
POSSIBLE SOUTHERN CASCADES...THEN THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL
EXPAND NORTHWARD FRIDAY...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO
MOVE NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHWEST OREGON AND THE STEERING WINDS BECOME
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST. IF THE WINDS END UP MORE SOUTHEAST, THEN IT'S
POSSIBLE WE COULD SEE ISOLATED STORMS DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO PARTS OF
THE WESTSIDE. HOWEVER, GIVEN WERE STILL A WAYS OUT, THE DETAILS ON
THE TIMING AND LOCATION OF STORMS WILL VARY...SO STAY TUNED.
-PETRUCELLI

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 29/18Z TAF CYCLE...ALONG THE COAST...IFR STRATUS
HAS BEEN PERSISTENT IN A NARROW BAND ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF CAPE
ARAGO. THE STRATUS WILL EXPAND AGAIN AFTER 00Z AND IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE COQUILLE VALLEY DURING THIS EVENING AND INTO THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE UMPQUA VALLEY OVERNIGHT. SIMILAR TO TODAY,
THE STRATUS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE DURING TUESDAY MORNING. OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK INSTABILITY DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL
PRODUCE CUMULUS CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER
EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY, MODOC COUNTY, AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY.
/DW

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 200 PM PDT MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015...A THERMAL TROUGH
WILL STRENGTHEN NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY...WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN AGAIN THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY AND PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. SEAS WILL REMAIN WIND WAVE
DOMINATED THROUGH THE WEEK. ADVISORY LEVEL NORTH WINDS AND STEEP
SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER MOST OF THE WATERS EARLY TUESDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE WEAKER WINDS NEAR
SHORE AND STRONGER WINDS IN THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO
THAT WILL PRODUCE GALES DURING THE PEAK STRENGTH OF THE THERMAL
TROUGH...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHEN THE THERMAL
TROUGH REBUILDS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, THE GFS INDICATES WINDS WILL
APPROACH BUT REMAIN JUST SHY OF GALE FORCE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF THE OUTER WATERS. DW

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...UPDATED 200 PM PDT MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015...THERE ARE A
FEW BUILDUPS OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS INTO OREGON ZONE 625 AND
THESE COULD PRODUCE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING AND BREEZY
WESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN NORMAL AT
AROUND 15 MPH. ON TUESDAY, A MODEST INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES A FEW TO SEVERAL DEGREES HIGHER THAN TODAY WILL RESULT
IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THIS
SISKIYOU COUNTY CASCADES AND FROM THE WARNER MOUNTAINS INTO SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF LAKE AND HARNEY COUNTIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN
OVER SOUTHERN UTAH TUESDAY EVENING AND OFFSHORE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL
DEVELOP ON THE SOUTHERN COASTAL RANGES. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE RIDGE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN. THIS WILL
BRING VERY HOT NEAR RECORD TO RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES TO THE
AREA BEFORE A MODEST COOLING TREND BEGINS WHEN THE RIDGE SHIFTS EAST
ON SATURDAY. IT WILL ALSO BRING SOME BUILDUPS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEFORE AN
INCREASED PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
/DW

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT
     WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11
     AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 2 PM PDT
     FRIDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 2
     PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
     GALE WARNING FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     PZZ376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
     FOR PZZ376.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 9:30 AM PDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
930 AM PDT MON JUN 29 2015

CAZ080>085-ORZ023>031-292230-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA...
WEED...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...
DORRIS...ALTURAS...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...
CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND...
CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...
HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...
BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...
LAKEVIEW
930 AM PDT MON JUN 29 2015

...HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED MIDWEEK THROUGH THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS INDEPENDENCE DAY...

AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD NORTHWEST
INTO OREGON TUESDAY AND LASTING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS
WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HOT TEMPERATURES TO VIRTUALLY
ALL INTERIOR LOCATIONS. IT'S POSSIBLE RECORDS WILL GET
BROKEN...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ALSO, LESS
THAN TYPICAL RELIEF WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
REMAINING WELL ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND.

THIS PATTERN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AN INCREASE IN
MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK,
MAKING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND.

KEEP THE FOLLOWING TIPS IN MIND DURING THE UPCOMING HOT WEATHER.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND EAT LIGHTLY. WEAR LIGHT, LOOSE-FITTING
CLOTHING AND LIMIT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. IF OUTDOORS, WEAR SUNSCREEN
AND SEEK SHADED AREAS. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN...DISABLED
PERSONS...OR PETS UNATTENDED IN PARKED VEHICLES.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:35 PM PDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
235 PM PDT MON JUN 29 2015

CAZ080>085-ORZ023>031-010000-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA...
WEED...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...
DORRIS...ALTURAS...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...
GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...
CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND...
CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...
HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...
BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...
LAKEVIEW
235 PM PDT MON JUN 29 2015

...HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED MIDWEEK THROUGH THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS INDEPENDENCE DAY...

AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD NORTHWEST
INTO OREGON TUESDAY AND LASTING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS
WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HOT TEMPERATURES TO VIRTUALLY
ALL INTERIOR LOCATIONS. IT'S POSSIBLE RECORDS WILL GET
BROKEN...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ALSO, LESS
THAN TYPICAL RELIEF WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
REMAINING WELL ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND.

THIS PATTERN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AN INCREASE IN
MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK,
MAKING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND.

KEEP THE FOLLOWING TIPS IN MIND DURING THE UPCOMING HOT WEATHER.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND EAT LIGHTLY. WEAR LIGHT, LOOSE-FITTING
CLOTHING AND LIMIT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. IF OUTDOORS, WEAR SUNSCREEN
AND SEEK SHADED AREAS. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN...DISABLED
PERSONS...OR PETS UNATTENDED IN PARKED VEHICLES.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 5:51 AM PDTSpecial Marine WarningMFR39 min
Jun 29, 6:57 AM PDTSpecial Marine WarningMFR33 min
Jun 29, 3:01 PM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR3 days
Jun 29, 3:01 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR3 days
Jun 29, 3:01 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR4 days

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Sources

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