Gale Warning 29, NWS Medford, OR

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WHUS76 KMFR 280930
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

.A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL BRING STRONG NORTH
WINDS TO THE COASTAL WATERS WITH AN AREA OF GALES SOUTH OF CAPE
BLANCO INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS WILL BE
DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES.

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
   THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
   THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
   WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  TO 20 TO 30 KT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTH.
  VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL OCCUR OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.

* 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.

&&

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. 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 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET
  BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL OCCUR MOSTLY
  FROM BANDON SOUTH. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS WILL
  AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA. 

* 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
230 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT
   WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
   THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
   11 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 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 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY
  BEYOND 8 NM OFFSHORE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS
  WILL REMAIN MOSTLY BEYOND 2 NM OFFSHORE...BUT CLOSER TO THE
  COAST NEAR 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.

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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
230 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

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

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 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: STEEP SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET
  THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOONS
  AND EVENINGS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY
  BEYOND 2 NM OFFSHORE...BUT WILL APPROACH THE COAST 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

081 
WHUS76 KMFR 282203
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
303 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

.A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL BRING STRONG NORTH
WINDS TO THE COASTAL WATERS WITH AN AREA OF GALES SOUTH OF CAPE
BLANCO INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS WILL BE
DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES.

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
303 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  TO 20 TO 30 KT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET...SUBSIDING
  TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL
  OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM GOLD BEACH 
  SOUTH. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL OCCUR OVER THE ENTIRE 
  AREA. 

* 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
303 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

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

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN
  THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING TO
  5 TO 7 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS WILL
  REMAIN MOSTLY BEYOND 4 NM OFFSHORE...BUT CLOSER TO THE COAST
  NEAR 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
303 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED...


* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN 
  THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING
  TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL
  OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE ZONE WILL SEE SMALL CRAFT SEAS AND
  WINDS.

* 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
303 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2015

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


* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 27 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN 
  THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 6 TO 9 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
  6 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY 
  BEYOND 5 NM OFFSHORE...BUT WILL APPROACH THE COAST 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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2015

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH IMPACT HEAT EVENT IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WEST OF THE CASCADES. A
STRONG UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
WEST...BRINGING WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION.
ESSENTIALLY...THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION OF HEAT OCCURS ONCE
EVERY 5 YEARS.

MODELS HAVE BEEN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE PAST WEEK OR SO ON
THE FORTHCOMING HEAT...SO CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN THE OVERALL
WEATHER PATTERN. MODELS HAVE EVEN TRENDED A LITTLE WARMER FOR
FRIDAY TEMPERATURES...AND WE HAVE ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY AT NPWMFR
FOR THE CURRY COUNTY COAST AND MOST VALLEYS WEST OF THE CASCADES.
FOR SATURDAY CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE LOWER ON WHETHER VERY HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE BECAUSE THERE IS A CHANCE FOR HIGH
CLOUDS MOVING SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. WHAT MAY
DIFFERENTIATE THIS HEAT EVENT COMPARED TO THE ONE IN EARLY JULY IS
THE DRYNESS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS WILL ENSURE CLEAR SKIES AND
MAXIMUM POTENTIAL HEATING DURING THE DAY...BUT SHOULD ALSO ALLOW
FOR SOME COOLING AT NIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP INTO THE
60S MOST NIGHTS. EVEN SO...IMPACTS WILL BE SIGNIFICANT TO THOSE
THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO HEAT...EXERTING THEMSELVES DURING THE
DAY...OR EXPOSED TO HEAT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS...WE ARE FORECASTING 106 DEGREES FOR THREE
DAYS IN A ROW...AND THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED IN MEDFORD 8 TIMES IN THE
PAST 104 YEARS.

MEANWHILE...A THERMAL TROUGH WILL BRING VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TO
THE CURRY COUNTY COAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...PROMPTING A HEAT
ADVISORY FOR THAT LOCATION. THIS THERMAL TROUGH WILL ALSO CAUSE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION
BELOW HIGHLIGHTS THIS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SOME ON THE COAST BY
THURSDAY WITH LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW...AND AFTER THE HOTTEST INLAND DAY
LIKELY ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY...GRADUAL COOLING IS EXPECTED AT INLAND
VALLEY LOCATIONS. I'LL EMPHASIZE THE WORD "GRADUAL" BECAUSE AIR MASS
TEMPERATURES COOL VERY SUBTLY SATURDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS CREEP INTO THE PICTURE BY FRIDAY...AND MORESO ON
SATURDAY AS MOISTURE ALOFT INCREASES AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE BETTER
DYNAMICS PER THE LATEST GFS RUN.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 27/18Z TAF CYCLE...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
THE PRIMARY CONCERN ALONG THE COAST AND THE UMPQUA BASIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH STRENGTHENS.
GUSTS TO 30 KT ARE POSSIBLE INCLUDING AT KOTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. OTHERWISE SKIES WILL REMAIN VFR ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW. -SCHAAF

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 400 AM PDT MONDAY 27 JULY 2015...A THERMAL TROUGH
NEAR THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL
BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND-DRIVEN SEAS TO
THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE SOUTH OF CAPE
BLANCO TUESDAY. GALES ARE EXPECTED 5-30 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE
SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EXPANDING NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
LOWER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH WEAKENS. EXPECT
SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS TO LINGER OVER THE WATERS
WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS LOWER BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS ON
THURSDAY. THEN  CONTINUED PERIODS OF SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. /CC

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...UPDATED 230 PM PDT MONDAY 27 JULY...A STRONG SURFACE
THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST TONIGHT AND PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING GUSTY EASTERLY
WINDS TO THE UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES ALONG WITH POOR TO MODERATE RH
RECOVERIES, ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES FROM THE CASCADES WESTWARD.
FOR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING..CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE TO HIGH
THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL AFFECT MAINLY CURRY COUNTY AND THE SOUTH
COASTAL RANGE (ZONES 618/619/620) AND THE UPPER SLOPES OF WESTERN
SISKIYOU COUNTY (ZONE 280) FROM THE MARBLE MOUNTAIN WESTWARD. AS A
RESULT THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG
WARNING.

OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS THE STRONG NORTH WINDS COULD SURFACE INTO THE
ILLINOIS VALLEY DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. HAVE KEPT THE RED FLAG
WARNING GOING THROUGH THE DAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS ASPECT.

THE  OFFSHORE FLOW RETURNS AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE DRY AIR MASS
EXPANDING FURTHER INLAND. FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE RED
FLAG WARNING AREA WAS EXPANDED TO COVER JACKSON COUNTY AND THE
CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS. TUESDAY NIGHT COULD SEE GUSTY WINDS
AFFECTING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOUS. HIGH
RESOLUTION MODELS SHOW VERY DRY AIR INTRUDING INTO THE UMPQUA
PORTION OF THE CASCADES AS WELL ALTHOUGH EASTERLY WINDS THERE ARE
NOT AS STRONG AS WHAT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GAPS THROUGH THE
CASCADES.

FIRE WEATHER WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CURRY MOUNTAINS AND
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND FOR THE SISKIYOUS, CASCADES AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS IN
JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN
ZONES 618, 619 AND 280 TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING AS HUMIDITIES
LOWER AND GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL AND
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY RIDGES. THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE
FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE RIDGES FROM THE CASCADES WESTWARD
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 25 MPH
AND OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HUMIDITIES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT ON THE
RIDGES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

VERY HOT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP INLAND WEDNESDAY...AND THE HOT
TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. ALSO EXPECT WARMER THAN
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS EARLY AS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE ONSET HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK A DAY AS MOISTURE APPEARS
TOO HIGH BASED ON THURSDAY. LONG RANGE GUIDANCE SHOWS INCREASING
MOISTURE IN THE 700 TO 500 MB LAYER...AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES WILL
INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND. /FB

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     ORZ618-619.
     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR ORZ022.
     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
     ORZ021-023.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     ORZ617.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     ORZ620>623.
     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
     ORZ026.
     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
     ORZ024.

CA...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
     CAZ080-081.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     CAZ280.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356-370.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ356-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ356-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR PZZ376.

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