Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 36, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Sep 12, 2015, 3:08 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 13, 2015, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 30 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
- Sep 12, 2015, 3:08 AM PDT (10:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 13, 2015, 2:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2015, 8:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
275 WHUS76 KMFR 121008 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 308 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...STEEP SEAS CONTINUE UNTIL EXPECTED GALE CONDITIONS SUNDAY... .RECENT AND CONTINUING NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO A COMBINATION OF SHORT PERIOD WIND SEAS AND FRESH SWELL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE LEADING TO GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PZZ350-356-130000- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0231.000000T0000Z-150913T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0233.150912T1800Z-150913T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0043.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0216.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ 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- 308 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT TODAY THROUGH 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN NORTHWEST SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS...INCREASING TO 6 TO 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL THEN AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST. * 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. 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. && $$ PZZ376-130000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0231.000000T0000Z-150912T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0007.150912T2100Z-150913T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.150913T1200Z-150915T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0025.150913T1200Z-150915T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0036.150913T1500Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0216.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0043.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 308 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH 11 PM PDT MONDAY... * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN NORTHWEST SEAS 6 TO 10 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR LESS TODAY...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS...BUT THE STEEPEST SEAS AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT BETWEEN 20 AND 50 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE...SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ370-130000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0232.000000T0000Z-150912T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.150912T2100Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0043.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0216.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 308 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN NORTHWEST SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA. THE STEEPEST SEAS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE ZONE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. 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. && $$ BTL HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
5 follow-up statements
391 WHUS76 KMFR 122214 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 314 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...STEEP SEAS CONTINUE UNTIL EXPECTED GALE CONDITIONS SUNDAY... .RECENT AND CONTINUING NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO A COMBINATION OF SHORT PERIOD WIND SEAS AND FRESH SWELL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE LEADING TO GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PZZ376-131115- /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0043.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0216.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0036.150913T0900Z-150915T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 314 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN NORTH AND NORTHWEST SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR LESS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS...BUT THE STEEPEST SEAS AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT BETWEEN 20 AND 50 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE... SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. THE GALE WARNING IS VALID FOR THE ENTIRE ZONE...SAVE FOR WATERS EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF BROOKINGS TO 15 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF CRESCENT CITY...AND AREAS NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF CAPE BLANCO TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF GOLD BEACH. * 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ350-356-131115- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-150913T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0043.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0216.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.150913T0900Z-150915T0600Z/ 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- 314 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN NORTHWEST SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS...INCREASING TO 8 TO 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO...AREAS BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE FROM COOS BAY TO FLORENCE...AND AREAS BEYOND 4 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS && $$ PZZ370-131115- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0043.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0216.150913T0600Z-150915T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 314 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN NORTHWEST SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE ZONE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ MSC HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
429 WHUS76 KMFR 131111 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 411 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...INCREASING NORTH WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING RESULTING IN GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. PZZ356-132300- /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0044.150913T1111Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.150913T1111Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150914T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 411 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN NORTHWEST SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 12 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS OR LESS THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST. ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF THE AREA WITHIN 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST EXCEPT FOR AREAS MOST COMMONLY SHELTERED UNDER A NORTH WIND REGIME. * 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. && $$ PZZ376-132300- /O.UPG.KMFR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0044.150913T1111Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.150913T1111Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 411 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN NORTH AND NORTHWEST SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR LESS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS OR LESS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALE WARNING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA EXCEPT THE NORTHERNMOST PORTION...WHERE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-370-132300- /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0044.150913T1111Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.150913T1111Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150914T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 411 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN NORTHWEST SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 11 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS. WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTH OF BANDON AND BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. 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. && $$ BTL HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
599 WHUS76 KMFR 132202 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 302 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...INCREASING NORTH WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING RESULTING IN GALE AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. PZZ370-141115- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0044.000000T0000Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.000000T0000Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 302 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT TOMORROW. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ350-141115- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0044.000000T0000Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.000000T0000Z-150914T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150914T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 302 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ....HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 KT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS OCCURRING SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO BEYOND 5 NM. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ356-141115- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-150914T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0044.000000T0000Z-150914T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.000000T0000Z-150914T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 302 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN 7 TO 11 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM OF GOLD BEACH. ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF THE AREA EXCEPT FOR AREAS MOST COMMONLY SHELTERED UNDER A NORTH WIND REGIME. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ376-141115- /O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-150914T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0044.000000T0000Z-150914T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.000000T0000Z-150914T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 302 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS 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. * SEAS: STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS TO 9 TO 14 FT THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD. ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF THE 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
457 WHUS76 KMFR 140628 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1128 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 PZZ356-141930- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-150914T0600Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0044.000000T0000Z-150914T0600Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.000000T0000Z-150914T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 1128 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN 6 TO 10 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST FROM 5 TO 10 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ376-141930- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-150914T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0044.000000T0000Z-150914T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.000000T0000Z-150914T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1128 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN 7 TO 11 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST FROM 10 TO 40 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. * 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. && $$ PZZ370-141930- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1128 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONDAY THEN 10 TO 20 KT MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ350-141800- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150914T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 1128 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE ZONE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS OCCURRING SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
197 WHUS76 KMFR 141107 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 407 AM PDT MON SEP 14 2015 ...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STEEP AND VERY STEEP NORTHWEST SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS WINDS ALSO PROGRESSIVELY DIMINISH. SEAS WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. PZZ376-142300- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-150914T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0044.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0217.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 407 AM PDT MON SEP 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: FRESH NORTH SWELL AND WIND SEAS AT A COMBINED 8 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD AROUND 8 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 10 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 KT WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THE WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE MOSTLY FROM BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD. * 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. && $$ PZZ350-142300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 407 AM PDT MON SEP 14 2015 THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: FRESH NORTH SWELL 6 TO 8 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 KNOTS...PRIMARILY IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ356-370-142300- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150915T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 407 AM PDT MON SEP 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: FRESH NORTH SWELL 6 TO 10 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS. && $$ BTL 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 Sep 12, 3:02 AM PDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 3:02 AM PDT, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
302 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015
.DISCUSSION...THE END TO THE UNSEASONABLE HOT STRETCH CONTINUES TO
APPROACH AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE REGION WEAKENS...WITH A
WEAK CUTOFF LOW OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST ALSO SLOWLY
DEEPENING. WITH THE CUTOFF LOW MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE FEED INTO
THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH...BRINGING INCREASED INSTABILITY TO
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. NEGATIVE LI'S EXTEND FROM THE STATE LINE
ON THE SISKIYOUS AND NORTH ALONG THE CASCADES AND ACROSS THE EAST
SIDE MOSTLY IN OREGON. BASES OF THE STORMS WILL START HIGH AND
STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE DRY...WITH MOISTURE REACHING THE HIGHER
RIDGES INTO THE AFTERNOON AS PW VALUES INCREASE. THE SOUTHERLY
MOISTURE FEED CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY WITH INCREASED UPVALLEY FLOW
SPILLING OVER THE SISKIYOUS PUTTING THE AREA OF INSTABILITY AND
STRONG THETA E CONVERGENCE OVER SOUTHERN SISKIYOU COUNTY EASTWARD
ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTH INTO SOUTHERN LAKE AND
KLAMATH COUNTIES. ON MONDAY THE UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE EAST SIDE STARTS THE DAY IN THE RIGHT
ENTRANCE REGION OF A 75 KT JET WITH MODELS INDICATING DECENT QPF
BY LATE MORNING. WITH THIS IN MIND THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER
SHOULD INHIBIT HEATING ENOUGH TO KEEP ANY THUNDERSTORMS ISOLATED
AT BEST. A SHOWERY PATTERN REMAINS OVER MOST OF THE REGION AHEAD
OF THE NEXT...MUCH WETTER SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY. BOTH THE GFS AND
ECMWF ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A VERY DECENT WETTING SYSTEM. THE
REMNANTS OF TS LINDA APPEAR TO HAVE STARTED TO BE PULLED INTO THE
FLOW OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM NORTH OF HAWAII...AND THIS MAY
BRING EVEN MORE PRECIP THAN INDICATED BY THE CURRENT MODELS. SVEN
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 12/06Z TAF CYCLE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
OVER INLAND AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. AREAS OF VFR CEILINGS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ALONG THE COAST...IFR TO LIFR
VIS AND CIGS EXTEND ALONG THE BEACHES AND INTO THE COQUILLE VALLEY.
THERE MAY BE SOME BREAKS BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE BLANCO, WHICH
WILL INCREASE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. /DW
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 900 PM PDT FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2015...SEAS WILL
REMAIN STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AND MAY REACH GALE
FORCE IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE SUNDAY INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT ON MONDAY WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN AND ALSO A MODEST DECREASE OF WIND SPEEDS AND SEAS. SEAS
DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY ON TUESDAY BUT THE IMPROVEMENT WILL NOT LAST
LONG. A STRONG SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WILL BRING RAIN
WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS. /DW
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
CA...NONE.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM
PDT MONDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY
FOR PZZ350-356.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR
PZZ370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PZZ370-376.
SBN/SBN/SBNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 3:08 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 25 hr | |
| Sep 12, 3:08 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Sep 12, 3:08 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Sep 12, 3:08 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 12 hr |
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