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Gale Warning 48, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 2015, 2:35 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 1, 2015, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 56 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
- Nov 30, 2015, 2:35 AM PST (10:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2015, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2015, 3:07 PM PST
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
443 WHUS76 KMFR 301035 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 235 AM PST MON NOV 30 2015 .A FRONT NOW MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS IS BRINGING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS TO THE AREA. MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PEAK MONDAY EVENING. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND THIS WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS TO THE AREA. MORE FRONTS WILL FOLLOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS MAY APPROACH STORM FORCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL WILL BUILD THURSDAY NIGHT AND SUBSIDE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. PZZ370-376-302345- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151201T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0035.151201T1500Z-151202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0048.151201T1500Z-151202T1200Z/ 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- 235 AM PST MON NOV 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY NIGHT...REACHING GALE FORCE 35 TO 45 KT TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATER IN THE WEEK AS STRONGER FRONTS MOVE THROUGH. * SEAS: WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH SOUTHERLY WIND CHOP WILL BRING SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVIER SEAS ARE LIKELY LATER IN THE WEEK AS STRONGER FRONTS AND HEAVIER SWELL MOVE THROUGH. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS. GALES ARE LIKELY ALL AREAS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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 CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-356-302345- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151202T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0035.151201T2100Z-151202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0048.151201T2100Z-151202T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 235 AM PST MON NOV 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY NIGHT...REACHING GALE FORCE 35 TO 45 KT TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATER IN THE WEEK AS STRONGER FRONTS MOVE THROUGH. * SEAS: WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH SOUTHERLY WIND CHOP WILL BRING SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVIER SEAS ARE LIKELY LATER IN THE WEEK AS STRONGER FRONTS AND HEAVIER SWELL MOVE THROUGH. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR THE CAPES...BUT ALL AREAS WILL HAVE ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS. GALES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE CAPES AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
8 follow-up statements
822 WHUS76 KMFR 010000 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 400 PM PST MON NOV 30 2015 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT ...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE REST OF THIS WEEK. THE NEXT FRONT WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. THAT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE WATERS ON WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE MAY THEN RIDE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE STALLED FRONT BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS BY THURSDAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES. PZZ370-376-011300- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151201T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0048.151201T1500Z-151203T1200Z/ 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- 400 PM PST MON NOV 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT TONIGHT...INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE WATERS. * SEAS: WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH SOUTHERLY WIND CHOP WILL BRING SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRONGER FRONT MOVES IN. EVEN HIGHER SEAS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS TONIGHT. GALES ARE LIKELY ALL AREAS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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 CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-356-011300- /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151203T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0048.151201T2100Z-151203T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 400 PM PST MON NOV 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT TONIGHT...INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE WATERS. * SEAS: WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH SOUTHERLY WIND CHOP WILL BRING SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRONGER FRONT MOVES IN. EVEN HIGHER SEAS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR THE CAPES...BUT ALL AREAS WILL HAVE ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS. GALES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE CAPES AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. STORM FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS MAY AFFECT SOUTHERN AREAS ON THURSDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
607 WHUS76 KMFR 011103 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 303 AM PST TUE DEC 1 2015 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION PZZ356-020000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0048.151201T2100Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0003.151203T0600Z-151204T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 303 AM PST TUE DEC 1 2015 ...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * SEAS: 8 TO 12 FEET INTO THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN HIGHER SEAS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR THE CAPES...BUT ALL AREAS WILL HAVE ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS. GALES THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE CAPES AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. STORM FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS MAY AFFECT AREAS 5NM FROM SHORE WEST OF CAPE BLANCO WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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 CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ PZZ370-376-020000- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151201T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0048.151201T1500Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0003.151203T0600Z-151204T0000Z/ 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- 303 AM PST TUE DEC 1 2015 ...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * SEAS: 10 TO 14 FEET INTO THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN EVEN HIGHER SEAS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES ARE LIKELY ALL AREAS THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STORM FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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 CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ PZZ350-020000- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151203T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0048.151201T2100Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0003.151203T0600Z-151204T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 303 AM PST TUE DEC 1 2015 ...STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: 8 TO 12 FEET INTO THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE TO 10 TO 14 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN HIGHER SEAS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR THE CAPES...BUT ALL AREAS WILL HAVE ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS. GALES TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE CAPES AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. STORM FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS MAY AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE ZONE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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 CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
675 WHUS76 KMFR 012300 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 300 PM PST TUE DEC 1 2015 PZZ356-021200- /O.UPG.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0059.151202T0000Z-151203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.151203T0600Z-151204T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 300 PM PST TUE DEC 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 KT INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BUILD TO 18 TO 21 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED NORTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ350-021200- /O.UPG.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0059.151202T0000Z-151203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.151203T0600Z-151204T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 300 PM PST TUE DEC 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 40 KT INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BUILD TO 18 TO 21 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF THE UMPQUA RIVER. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-021200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0003.151203T0600Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 300 PM PST TUE DEC 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE STORM WATCH TO A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 40 KT INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BUILD TO 18 TO 21 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
956 WHUS76 KMFR 021109 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 309 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION PZZ370-030000- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 309 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN...INCREASING TO 8 TO 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BUILD TO 18 TO 21 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ350-356-030000- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0059.000000T0000Z-151203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ 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- 309 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT BY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 18 TO 21 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED NORTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN AND SOUTH OF THE UMPQUA RIVER. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ376-030000- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 309 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BUILD TO 18 TO 21 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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
915 WHUS76 KMFR 021644 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 844 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 PZZ350-356-030545- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0059.000000T0000Z-151203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ 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- 844 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT BY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 18 TO 21 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED NORTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN AND SOUTH OF THE UMPQUA RIVER. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ370-030545- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 844 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN TO 10 TO 14 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 18 TO 21 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ376-030545- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 844 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON... REACHING STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN 10 TO 14 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 18 TO 21 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ SK HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
101 WHUS76 KMFR 022221 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 221 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 PZZ350-356-031130- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0059.000000T0000Z-151203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ 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- 221 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT BY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET THIS EVENING...BUILDING TO 18 TO 22 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED NORTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN AND SOUTH OF THE UMPQUA RIVER. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND 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 STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ PZZ370-031130- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 221 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET...BUILDING TO 20 TO 24 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ376-031130- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.151203T0300Z-151204T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 221 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET...BUILDING TO 20 TO 24 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
476 WHUS76 KMFR 031053 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 253 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION PZZ370-040000- /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0049.151203T1053Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 253 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN BUILDING TO 20 TO 24 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STORM AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT NEARLY ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF ZONE 370. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ350-356-376-040000- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ 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- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 253 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN 18 TO 22 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE LOCATED NORTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN AND SOUTH OF THE UMPQUA RIVER. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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
458 WHUS76 KMFR 032307 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 307 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION PZZ350-356-376-041215- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0060.151203T2307Z-151204T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0268.151204T0300Z-151205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0004.151205T1200Z-151206T0600Z/ 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- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 307 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: 10 TO 20 KTS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 40-45 KTS SATURDAY. * SEAS: FRESH SWELL DRIVEN SEAS 18 FEET DECREASING TO 14 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY... ALL THE WATERS... FOR THE STORM WATCH SATURDAY... THE OUTER WATERS... * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ PZZ370-041215- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0060.151203T2307Z-151204T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0268.151204T0300Z-151205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0004.151205T1200Z-151206T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 307 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: 12 TO 17 KTS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KTS SATURDAY. * SEAS: FRESH SWELL DRIVEN SEAS 18 FEET DECREASING TO 14 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED: FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY... ALL THE WATERS... FOR THE STORM WATCH... THE OUTER WATERS... * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ 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 Nov 29, 8:50 PM PST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 8:50 PM PST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
850 PM PST SUN NOV 29 2015
.SHORT TERM...A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS IS IN PLACE AND TEMPERATURES
HAVE LOWERED BELOW FREEZING FOR MANY INLAND WEST SIDE VALLEYS
THIS EVENING. MODELS REMAIN ON TRACK SHOWING A WEAKENING FRONT
MOVING INTO THE COAST MONDAY MORNING. WITH ONLY LIGHT WINDS AND
LITTLE MIXING EXPECTED IN THE MORNING, EXPECT THE POTENTIAL FOR
COLD AIR TO PERSIST IN SOME WEST SIDE VALLEYS. THIS COMBINED WITH
ANY LIGHT PRECIPITATION THAT MOVES INLAND MAY RESULT IN A PERIOD
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW. THE HIGH RESOLUTION HRRR
INDICATES LIGHT PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO JOSEPHINE COUNTY EARLY
MONDAY MORNING WITH ONLY ISOLATED AREAS INTO WESTERN SISKIYOU AND
DOUGLAS COUNTY. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
WESTERN VALLEYS MONDAY MORNING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW IN THESE AREAS.
THEN ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION LATE TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY BRINGING HIGHER SNOW LEVELS, BREEZY WINDS AND ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY AND WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS TO THE
AREA.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 30/00Z TAF CYCLE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXCEPT AREAS OF LIFR FREEZING FOG/LOW CLOUDS
DEVELOPING OVER THE UMPQUA BASIN...INCLUDING KRBG...AFTER 06Z. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE RIDING OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT COULD GENERATE
LIGHT PRECIPITATION. THERE IS A CONCERN THAT WE COULD SEE LOCAL
LIGHT SNOW, SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND CAMAS
VALLEY OF WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY MONDAY MORNING, THOUGH CONFIDENCE
IS ONLY MODERATE AT THIS TIME. THE LIFR CONDITIONS SHOULD LIFT
AT KRBG AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES IN AROUND 13-15Z. SPILDE
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 345 PM PST SUNDAY 29 NOV 2015...A FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT BRINGING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS
AND SEAS TO THE AREA. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WITH GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS LIKELY.
MORE FRONTS WILL FOLLOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS MAY
APPROACH STORM FORCE THURSDAY. SPILDE
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 358 PM PST SUN NOV 29 2015/
SHORT TERM...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
AFTER ANOTHER COLD START ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING RAPID
WARMING IS OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE VERY DRY AIR MASS
IN PLACE. A RECORD LOW WAS SHATTERED BY 8 DEGREES AT MONTAGUE THIS
MORNING WITH 8 DEGREES RECORDED. OTHER AREAS WERE CLOSE...MOSTLY
WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF DAILY RECORDS MOSTLY SET IN 2006 AND THE
1930S.
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY A WEAK AND WEAKENING FRONT MOVING INTO THE
AREA WILL ENCOUNTER THE COLD AND DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE. WHILE MOST
OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL EVAPORATE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND,
SOME FREEZING OR FROZEN PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED EAST OF THE
COAST RANGE. IN SHORT, WE'RE NOT EXPECTING MUCH, BUT IT COULD BE
ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME BRIEF PROBLEMS ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS,
ESPECIALLY IF FREEZING RAIN DOES INDEED OCCUR. NUMERICAL MODEL
FORECAST SOUNDINGS AND MOS DATA DO SHOW SOME FREEZING RAIN
POTENTIAL, BUT IT'S BRIEF- 1-3 HOURS IN DURATION. HISTORY HAS
SHOWN, HOWEVER, THAT THIS IS A SCENARIO THAT CAN CAUSE BRIEF
PROBLEMS IN THE VALLEYS EAST OF THE COAST RANGE. CONFIDENCE IS
ONLY MODERATE THAT THE PRECIPITATION WILL GET THERE BEFORE
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. THUS,
HAVE CONTINUED WITH A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOCUSED FROM SOME
BAR TO HAPPY CAMP TO THE ILLINOIS VALLEY NORTH TO THE VALLEYS
AROUND ROSEBURG TO THE LANE COUNTY LINE. FOR OTHER AREAS EXPECT
RAIN OR SNOW FLURRIES CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY STRONGER STORM SYSTEMS WILL PUSH INTO
THE AREA WITH WARMER AIR AND INCREASING WINDS. STRONG WINDS WILL
OCCUR IN THE COASTAL WATERS, AND WE MAY NEED SOME WIND ADVISORIES
ACROSS SOME AREAS BY THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE
COAST RANGE AND UMPQUA BASIN. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE A BIT TRICKY AS
LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST WINDS RESULT IN EVAPORATIONAL COOLING FROM
PRECIPITATION FALLING FROM ABOVE. AREAS LIKE THE ROGUE AND SHASTA
VALLEYS AND, TO A LESSER DEGREE, OTHER VALLEYS AWAY FROM CURRY
COUNTY, WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DOWNSLOPE DRYING EFFECTS DURING
THIS TIME PERIOD. THUS, AWAY FROM THE COAST AND UMPQUA BASIN, THE
WIND WILL BE MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE PRECIPITATION. BTL
LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE NEXT SYSTEM IN LINE, DUE INTO OUR REGION THURSDAY, HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO HAVE A VERY HIGH IMPACT ON OUR FORECAST AREA. WHILE
MODELS ACROSS THE BOARD ARE PRODUCING A VERY VIGOROUS AND SHARP
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH A NEGATIVE TILT, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE
LOW COULD DEEPEN RAPIDLY OFF THE COAST AND HOLD THE SURFACE FRONT
OFFSHORE LONGER. THIS SCENARIO WOULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL WIND
STORM IN OUR AREA. WE HAVE INCREASED WINDS ACROSS OUR FORECAST
AREA FOR THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SHASTA VALLEY.
HOWEVER THIS SCENARIO WILL ALSO LEAD TO DOWNSLOPING AND MUCH OF
THE ROGUE VALLEY COULD END UP BEING DRY. CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAT
WE WILL SEE PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
MOVES INLAND. AFTER A BRIEF ONE TO TWO DAY BREAK, BOTH THE GFS AND
THE ECMWF BRING ANOTHER FRONT INLAND AROUND SUNDAY. /FB
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
CA...NONE.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
CCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 3:19 AM PST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 7 hr |
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