Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2015, 3:59 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 8, 2015, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 33 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
- Feb 7, 2015, 3:59 PM PST (23:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2015, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2015, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
949 WHUS76 KMFR 072359 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 359 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING... .STEEP SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY BUT WINDS SHOULD EASE SOMEWHAT. THEN...A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD STRONG GALES...WITH GUSTS TO STORM FORCE LATER SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BECOME CHAOTIC WITH A DANGEROUS MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND SOUTHWEST SWELL. PZZ350-356-081300- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0008.150207T2359Z-150208T0900Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150208T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0012.150207T2359Z-150208T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0005.150208T2100Z-150210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0005.150209T0000Z-150210T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0004.150209T0000Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0002.150209T0000Z-150209T2100Z/ 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- 359 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THE GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 KT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: STEEP AT 12 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SEAS WILL EASE SOMEWHAT, BUT LIKELY REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GALE AND STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-081300- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0008.150207T2359Z-150208T0900Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150208T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0012.150207T2359Z-150208T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0005.150208T2100Z-150210T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0002.150209T0000Z-150209T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0005.150208T1800Z-150210T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0004.150208T1800Z-150209T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 359 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 KT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: STEEP AT 12 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SEAS WILL EASE SOMEWHAT MONDAY EVENING, BUT LIKELY REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GALE AND STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ376-081300- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0008.150207T2359Z-150208T0900Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150208T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0012.150207T2359Z-150208T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0005.150208T2100Z-150210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0005.150208T1800Z-150210T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0004.150208T1800Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0002.150208T2100Z-150209T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 359 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 KT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: STEEP AT 12 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SEAS WILL EASE MONDAY NIGHT, BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL OF THE AREA WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GALE AND STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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904 WHUS76 KMFR 080032 AAA MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 432 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING... .STEEP SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY BUT WINDS SHOULD EASE SOMEWHAT. THEN...A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD STRONG GALES...WITH GUSTS TO STORM FORCE LATER SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BECOME CHAOTIC WITH A DANGEROUS MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND SOUTHWEST SWELL. PZZ350-356-081345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150208T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.150209T0000Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.150209T0000Z-150210T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ 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- 432 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING...EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THEN...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT...WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: STEEP AT 12 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SEAS WILL EASE SOMEWHAT...BUT LIKELY REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. GALE AND STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-081345- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150208T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150208T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.150208T1800Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.150208T1800Z-150210T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 432 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: STEEP AT 12 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SEAS WILL EASE SOMEWHAT MONDAY EVENING... BUT LIKELY REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS. * AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS FOR ALL AREAS THIS EVENING WILL EASE LATER TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GALE AND STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
768 WHUS76 KMFR 081038 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 238 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING... .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD STRONG GALES...WITH GUSTS TO STORM FORCE LATER SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BECOME CHAOTIC WITH A DANGEROUS MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND SOUTHWEST SWELL. PZZ350-356-082345- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150209T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0005.150209T0000Z-150210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.150209T0000Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ 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- 238 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: 12 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THIS MORNING...WITH WIND DRIVEN SEAS BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN BROOKINGS AND CAPE ARAGO...WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-082345- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150208T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0005.150208T1800Z-150210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.150208T1800Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 238 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: 12 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THIS MORNING...WITH WIND DRIVEN SEAS BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN POINT SAINT GEORGE AND THE UMPQUA RIVER...WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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
294 WHUS76 KMFR 082321 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 321 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LAST INTO MONDAY MORNING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD STRONG GALES...WITH GUSTS TO STORM FORCE LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BECOME CHAOTIC WITH A DANGEROUS MIX OF VERY STEEP WIND WAVES AND SOUTHWEST SWELL. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. PZZ350-091230- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0009.150208T2321Z-150209T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0004.150208T2321Z-150209T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0005.150208T2321Z-150210T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 321 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. LESSER WINDS NORTH OF BANDON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET BUILDING TO 16 TO 20 FEET LATE TONIGHT. SEAS LOWER TO AROUND 16 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. THROUGH LATE EVENING...A TREND OF GALES INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS IS EXPECTED OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN CAPE BLANCO AND BANDON...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS NORTH OF BANDON INCREASING TO GALES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ356-091230- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150209T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0004.150208T2321Z-150209T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0005.150208T2321Z-150210T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 321 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET BUILDING TO 16 TO 20 FEET LATE TONIGHT. SEAS LOWER TO 14 TO 16 FEET LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT REMAINING STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN BROOKINGS AND CAPE ARAGO...WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ370-091230- /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0009.150208T2321Z-150209T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150209T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150210T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 321 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS 12 TO 17 FEET INCREASING TO AROUND 20 FEET LATE TONIGHT. SEAS LOWER TO AROUND 16 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL REMAIN STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN CAPE BLANCO AND THE UMPQUA RIVER...WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && $$ PZZ376-091230- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150209T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150210T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.150209T0600Z-150209T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 321 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO AROUND 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS NEAR 17 FEET BUILDING TO NEAR 20 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SEAS LOWER TO 14 TO 16 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN STEEP AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE BLANCO...WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && $$ STAVISH HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
541 WHUS76 KMFR 091034 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 234 AM PST MON FEB 9 2015 PZZ356-376-092345- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150210T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150209T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0010.150209T1800Z-150210T0300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 234 AM PST MON FEB 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS 16 TO 20 FEET THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 13 FEET AT 11 SECONDS BY TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF GOLD BEACH...WITH GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-092345- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150210T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150210T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0010.150210T0000Z-150210T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 234 AM PST MON FEB 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST TUESDAY. THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS 17 TO 20 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO 11 TO 14 FEET AT 11 SECONDS BY TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE...WITH GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
048 WHUS76 KMFR 092247 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 247 PM PST MON FEB 9 2015 PZZ350-370-101200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150210T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0010.150210T0000Z-150210T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 247 PM PST MON FEB 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS 17 TO 20 FEET...LOWERING TO 12 TO 15 FEET AT 11 SECONDS BY THE END OF THE EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH AND VERY STEEP INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. STORM FORCE WINDS AND THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON IN THE AREA 40 NM FROM SHORE AND NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO...WITH GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-376-101200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150210T0300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 247 PM PST MON FEB 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE THROUGH THE EVENING INTO TUESDAY. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS 14 TO 17 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 13 FEET AT 11 SECONDS BY THE END OF THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH AND VERY STEEP THROUGH TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WATERS. GALES WILL LINGER NORTH OF GOLD BEACH DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/Z67H 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. && $$ DW 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 Feb 7, 2:59 PM PST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 2:59 PM PST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015
.SHORT TERM...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA
THIS EVENING AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCE ROTATES INTO THE AREA.
SNOW LEVEL IS AROUND 5500-6000 FEET SO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE
GETTING MODERATE AMOUNT OF SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUIDANCE
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN TO THE COAST AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING
BEFORE EXITING TO THE NORTHEAST QUICKLY. A DEEPER LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO APPROACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY. EXPECT
SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN FROM MID DAY SUNDAY. THE SHASTA
VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO SEE GUSTY WINDS FIRST WITH SE WINDS
INCREASING AROUND NOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATION EAST OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HAVE INCLUDED
THE KLAMATH BASIN IN THIS HIGH WIND WATCH AS WINDS SEEM TO HAVE
CHANNELED INTO KLAMATH FALLS STRONGER THAN MODEL INDICATED DURING
THE LAST STORM. EXPECT BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE
ROGUE VALLEY ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF MEDFORD. AS THE LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT..COASTAL WATERS COULD SEE STORM
FORCE WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO COASTAL JET ALONG
SOUTHERN COOS AND CURRY COUNTY COAST. AREAS FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH
COULD SEE VERY STRONG WINDS FROM LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY. COOS BAY AND NORTH BEND MAY BE SHIELDED FROM THE COASTAL
JET AND GUIDANCE INDICATES WIND AT KOTH WILL ONLY BE IN THE 20 KT
RANGE. HOWEVER AN AREA OF CONCERN IS PORT ORFORD WHERE STRONG
SOUTH WINDS COULD DRIVE A SIGNIFICANT WAVE INTO THE HARBOR. FB
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ECMWF AND GFS HAVE
NEARLY IDENTICAL SOLUTIONS WITH A RIDGE OVER THE PAC NW
WEDNESDAY....WITH THE GFS NOW BEING SLIGHTLY FASTER BRINGING THE
NEXT FRONT INTO THE COAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. BOTH THE ECMWF AND THE
GFS HAVE A WARM FRONT BRUSHING ON OUR NORTHERN COAST INTO THURSDAY
BEFORE MOVING NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FROM FRIDAY ONWARD THE ECMWF
AND GFS DRIFT FROM EACH OTHER WITH THE ECMWF FLATTENING THE RIDGE
AND BRUSHING A WEAK FRONT ON OUR NORTHERN COAST. CONFIDENCE IS VERY
LOW WITH THIS. SVEN
&&
.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 07/18Z TAF CYCLE...THERE WILL CONTINUE TO
BE A MIX OF VFR/MVFR CIGS AND ISOLATED (MAINLY COASTAL) IFR CIGS
WITH WIDESPREAD TERRAIN OBSCURATION IN -RA/RA. AS THE SERIES OF
STORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL DISTURBANCES
WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...THEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.
SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO
BE STRONG INTO MONDAY...GENERALLY 35-60 KT AT 5,000 FT MSL TO 10,000
FT MSL...SO THAT WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SOME TURBULENCE ON
APPROACHES AND DEPARTURES. SVEN
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 100 PM PST SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2015...A STRONG
FRONT WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST TODAY WITH GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS
AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS. AFTER A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN
CONDITIONS EARLY SUNDAY...A STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS. SEAS
WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO MONDAY NIGHT THEN CONDITIONS
IMPROVE INTO WEDNESDAY. SVEN
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
ORZ021-022-615-618-619.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ORZ029>031-624-625.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR CAZ081-281.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ350-356.
FJB/SBN/SBNIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 7, 9:59 AM PST, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
959 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0958 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WSW ROSEBURG 43.21N 123.39W
02/07/2015 M1.98 INCH DOUGLAS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HOUR PREICP TOTAL HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24
HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION ROSEBURG.
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ENE COQUILLE 43.18N 124.17W
02/07/2015 M4.80 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
5-DAY PRECIP TOTAL HEAVY RAIN DURATION 120
HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION 2 MILES EAST OF
COQUILLE.
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ENE COQUILLE 43.18N 124.17W
02/07/2015 M3.40 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
3-DAY TOTAL HEAVY RAIN DURATION 72 HOURS.
OBSERVER LOCATION 2 MILES EAST OF COQUILLE.
&&
NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Feb 7, 2:27 PM PST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
227 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE LANGLOIS 42.94N 124.45W
02/07/2015 M2.38 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER
LOCATION 0.5 N OF LANGLOIS.
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN GLENDALE 42.74N 123.43W
02/07/2015 M4.04 INCH DOUGLAS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS.
&&
NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Feb 7, 3:26 PM PST, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
326 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 SSE SUMMER LAKE 42.86N 120.69W
02/07/2015 M58 MPH LAKE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
WINDS INCREASING NOW 40-50 MPH.
&&
CSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 8:14 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | MFR | Jackson, Josephine | 15 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:20 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:20 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 13 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:27 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 13 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:42 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Josephine | 60 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:59 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 58 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:59 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 9 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:59 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:59 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 23 hr | |
| Feb 6, 9:01 PM PST | River Flood Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 32 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:30 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 21 hr |
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