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Gale Warning 62, NWS Medford, OR

December 26, 2015

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2015, 2:27 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 26, 2015, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 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
Dec 26, 2015, 2:27 AM PST (10:27 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2015, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 27, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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

196 
WHUS76 KMFR 261027
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
227 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2015


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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0072.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0062.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
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-
227 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

* SEAS: A CHAOTIC MIX OF WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND WAVE
  SEAS INCREASE TO 9 TO 12 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE SATURDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH OUT TO 15 NM
  OF SHORE WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS MOSTLY FROM 10 TO 40 NM AND SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0072.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0062.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0039.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
227 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

* SEAS: A CHAOTIC MIX OF WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND WAVE
  SEAS INCREASE TO 11 TO 13 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE SATURDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES ARE EXPECTED OUT TO 40 NM WITH HAZARDOUS
  SEAS OUT TO 50 NM...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN THE
  REMAINDER OF THE WATERS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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 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 MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0040.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0062.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0039.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
227 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

* SEAS: A CHAOTIC MIX OF WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND WAVE
  SEAS INCREASE TO 9 TO 12 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE SATURDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES ARE GENERALLY BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE WITH
  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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
5 follow-up statements
960 
WHUS76 KMFR 261704
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
904 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

PZZ356-370-376-270615-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0040.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
904 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST SUNDAY...

* SEAS: A CHAOTIC MIX OF WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND WAVE 
  SEAS INCREASE TO 9 TO 12 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL BE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH OUT TO 15 NM 
  OF SHORE WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS MOSTLY FROM 10 TO 40 NM AND SMALL 
  CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-270615-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0040.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
904 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST SUNDAY...

* SEAS: A CHAOTIC MIX OF WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND WAVE 
  SEAS INCREASE TO 9 TO 12 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES ARE GENERALLY BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE WITH 
  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE 
  WATERS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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
161 
WHUS76 KMFR 262204
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
204 PM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

PZZ370-376-271115-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0040.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0276.151228T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
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-
204 PM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY
TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY.

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE
  TO PRODUCE 10 TO 14 FOOT SEAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. THEN WEST SWELL OF 10 TO 13 FEET AT AROUND 16 SECONDS
  IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES ARE EXPECTED OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE NORTH
  OF BROOKINGS. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL
  AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS
  ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-271115-
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/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0040.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0276.151228T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
204 PM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE
  TO PRODUCE 10 TO 14 FOOT SEAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. THEN WEST SWELL OF 10 TO 12 FEET AT AROUND 15
  SECONDS IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT LATE SATURDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
  THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 4
  NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO...AND TO WITHIN 1 NM FROM
  SHORE SOUTH TO CAPE BLANCO...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL
  AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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 FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$

PZZ356-271115-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0040.151227T0600Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0276.151228T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
204 PM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY
TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST SUNDAY. 

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE
  TO PRODUCE 9 TO 14 FOOT SEAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. THEN WEST SWELL OF 10 TO 12 FEET AT AROUND 15 SECONDS
  IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT LATE SATURDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
  THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO WITHIN
  1 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH...AND BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE
  SOUTH TO PT. ST. GEORGE...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
  ELSEWHERE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS
  SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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 FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
927 
WHUS76 KMFR 270640
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1040 PM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

PZZ350-356-271830-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0276.151228T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
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-
1040 PM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE
  TO PRODUCE 9 TO 14 FOOT SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
  THEN WEST SWELL OF 10 TO 12 FEET AT AROUND 15 SECONDS IS
  EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  WITHIN 1 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH...AND BEYOND 3 NM 
  FROM SHORE SOUTH TO PT. ST. GEORGE...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
  CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS WILL IMPACT 
  ALL AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-271830-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0276.151228T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
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-
1040 PM PST SAT DEC 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE
  TO PRODUCE 10 TO 14 FOOT SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. THEN WEST SWELL OF 10 TO 13 FEET AT AROUND 16 SECONDS
  IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES ARE EXPECTED OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE 
  NORTH OF BROOKINGS. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT 
  ALL AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
  SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
564 
WHUS76 KMFR 271059
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 AM PST SUN DEC 27 2015

PZZ350-356-280000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0276.151228T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
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-
259 AM PST SUN DEC 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE
  TO PRODUCE 9 TO 14 FOOT SEAS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THEN WEST
  SWELL OF 10 TO 12 FEET AT AROUND 15 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO
  DIMINISH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT INTO
  THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  WITHIN 1 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH...AND BEYOND 3 NM 
  FROM SHORE SOUTH TO PT. ST. GEORGE...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
  CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS WILL IMPACT 
  ALL AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-280000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0276.151228T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
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-
259 AM PST SUN DEC 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
   4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE
  TO PRODUCE 10 TO 14 FOOT SEAS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THEN WEST
  SWELL OF 10 TO 13 FEET AT AROUND 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED IS
  EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT 
  INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES ARE EXPECTED OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE 
  NORTH OF BROOKINGS. VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT 
  ALL AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
  SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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 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.

&&

$$
SVEN

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153 
WHUS76 KMFR 272233
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
233 PM PST SUN DEC 27 2015

DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION
PZZ350-356-281145-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0276.151228T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
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-
233 PM PST SUN DEC 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE
  TO PRODUCE 9 TO 13 FOOT SEAS UNTIL THIS EVENING. THEN WEST SWELL
  OF 10 TO 12 FEET AROUND 15 SECONDS IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT
  DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
  THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 1
  NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH...AND BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE
  SOUTH TO PT. ST. GEORGE...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
  ELSEWHERE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BRIEFLY BEFORE SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY SEAS WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST IMPACTING ALL AREAS SUNDAY
  NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-281145-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0276.151228T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
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-
233 PM PST SUN DEC 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* SEAS: WESTERLY SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL COMBINE
  TO PRODUCE 10 TO 12 FOOT SEAS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THEN WEST
  SWELL OF 10 TO 13 FEET AT AROUND 16 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO
  DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT DIMINISHING THIS
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED OUT TO 40
  NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF BROOKINGS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SUNDAY
  EVENING. THEN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
  WEST TO EAST AND WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH 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 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.

&&

$$


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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 Dec 25, 9:10 PM PST, 5 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 9:10 PM PST, 5 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
910 PM PST FRI DEC 25 2015

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL BRING DRY WEATHER
THROUGH SATURDAY. THE LINGERING COLD AIR MASS OVER THE AREA ALONG
WITH RADIATIONAL COOLING TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA. AREAS WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND AND
WITH CLEAR SKIES THIS EVENING WILL BE PARTICULARLY COLD TONIGHT.
EASTERN VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE -5 TO 5
DEGREE F RANGE. WESTERN VALLEYS, WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S
IN OREGON AND IN THE LOWER TEENS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. VALLEY
FOG AND LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY WEST SIDE VALLEYS. LOW
CLOUDS HAVE FORMED IN THE UMPQUA VALLEY THIS EVENING AND A FEW
AREAS OF FOG ARE DEVELOPING IN THE VALLEYS IN JOSEPHINE AND
JACKSON COUNTY. EXPECT INCREASED FOG TO DEVELOP IN THESE WESTERN
VALLEYS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. MODELS AND GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO SHOW CLEARING BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH MAINLY ONLY
HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE AREA. ALONG THE COAST, A FREEZE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. SEE THE NPWMFR PRODUCT FOR DETAILS.
AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN WILL KEEP SOME COASTAL AREAS CLEAR BUT
EXPECT AREAS WITH FOG ESPECIALLY IN THE COQUILLE VALLEY AND NEAR
NORTH BEND.

THE NEXT FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT
AND MOVE INLAND SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COAST BY SUNDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE A CONCERN WITH THIS FRONT.
AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS, SNOW LEVELS OF AROUND 3000 FEET ARE
FORECAST...LOWERING TO NEAR 2000 TO 2500 FEET LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING. THE 00Z NAM INDICATES LOCALLY LOWER
SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 1500 FEET ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING AND
NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN THE ROGUE AND ILLINOIS VALLEYS. SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA. THIS IS A FAIRLY QUICK MOVING SYSTEM
WITH MAINLY ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION. SO FORECAST
SNOW AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY LIGHT. WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF SNOWFALL IN LOWER ELEVATION AREAS AND PASSES.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 26/00Z TAF CYCLE...OFFSHORE FLOW WITH DECENT
GROUND MOISTURE WILL BRING VALLEY FOG WEST OF THE CASCADES TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING...WITH WIDESPREAD IFR AND ISOLATED LIFR
CONDITIONS. EXPECT A MIX OF MFR AND IFR CIGS IN WESTERN VALLEYS
THIS EVENING...BECOMING IFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO VFR IN THE LATE MORNING . /CC

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 210 PM PST FRIDAY 25 DEC 2015...MODERATE NORTHWEST
SWELL WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE EASING BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS THIS EVENING. MODELS ARE TRENDING A BIT STRONGER WITH A
FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT WILL PASS THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS LATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...AND ARE NOW SUGGESTING GALES AND VERY STEEP
WIND DRIVEN SEAS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS IT MAKES ITS WAY
ONSHORE. ANOTHER LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL AROUND 17 SECONDS WILL
ARRIVE ON MONDAY. -BPN

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 241 PM PST FRI DEC 25 2015/

SHORT TERM...THE PRIMARY CHALLENGES ARE COLD TEMPERATURES
SATURDAY MORNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW CLOUDS AND FREEZING
FOG IN THE VALLEYS...AND THEN THE INCOMING WEATHER SYSTEM ON
SUNDAY.

A LONG NIGHT...CLEARING SKIES...AND FRESH SNOW IN MANY AREAS WILL
ALLOW FOR IMPRESSIVE RADIATIONAL COOLING TONIGHT. THE EASTSIDE
WILL BE QUITE COLD ESPECIALLY FARTHER EAST IN MODOC AND LAKE
COUNTIES. THE SHASTA AND SCOTT VALLEYS WILL ALSO BE AROUND 10
DEGREES BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE WESTSIDE VALLEYS IN OREGON SHOULD
SEE FREEZING FOG AND LOW CLOUDS DEVELOP WHICH WILL KEEP LOW
TEMPERATURES FROM BOTTOMING OUT BUT FREEZING FOG COULD MAKE ROADS
SLICK. THE FREEZE WARNING FOR THE COAST CONTINUES FOR SATURDAY
MORNING WITH LOWS NEAR FREEZING EVEN IN THE BANANA BELT OF
BROOKINGS.

THE GFS AND NAM ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH THE INCOMING
COLD FRONT REACHING THE COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS IS A
LITTLE SLOWER WITH THE TRAILING UPPER TROUGH AND KEEPS DEEPER
MOISTURE FARTHER WEST ON MONDAY IN THE COLDER AIR...BUT HIGH
PRESSURE IS ALREADY BUILDING NEAR THE COAST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THE INCOMING FRONT ON SUNDAY IS WEAK COMPARED WITH THE STORMS WE
HAVE SEEN THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND EVEN CRATER LAKE SHOULD SEE LESS
THAN 5 INCHES OF SNOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS THE PATTERN IS NOT
GOOD FOR UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT.

SNOW LEVELS ARE TRICKY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HIGH CLOUDS SHOULD
MOVE IN SATURDAY NIGHT KEEPING SUNDAY MORNING LOWS HIGHER THAN
SATURDAY MORNING. THE AIRMASS IS DRY AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THERE
WILL BE A LOT OF WET-BULB COOLING (EVAPORATION) ON SUNDAY WHICH
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS. BY THE TIME LIGHT
PRECIPITATION BEGINS BY MID MORNING TO MIDDAY SUNDAY IN THE
WESTSIDE VALLEYS THE SNOW LEVEL COULD FALL TO NEAR 2000 FEET AND
PROBABLY ALL THE WAY TO 1500 FEET ALONG HIGHWAY 96 AROUND HAPPY
CAMP.

HAVE CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY OF BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IN
THE WESTSIDE VALLEYS SUNDAY MORNING BUT CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO
MENTION IT SINCE THE FRONT IS MOVING ALONG AT A GOOD PACE AND ANY
FREEZING RAIN SHOULD BE QUITE BRIEF AT BEST. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THE SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BE CLOSER TO 3000 FEET. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION SHOULD OCCUR AROUND SEXTON AND CANYON PASS ON I-5
LATE SUNDAY MORNING BUT IT COULD BE ENOUGH TO MAKE IT SLICK.

BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY THE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
RELATIVELY LOW AROUND 2500 FEET BUT STILL WELL ABOVE THE WESTSIDE
VALLEY FLOORS. OVERALL...PRECIPITATION TOTALS WILL BE LIGHT WITH
MOST AREAS FROM THE CASCADES WEST RECEIVING BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER
AND ONE-HALF INCH...AND ONLY AROUND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH EAST OF
THE CASCADES.
SANDLER

LONG TERM...THE LONG-TERM FORECAST (TUESDAY TO FRIDAY)...BOTH
THE GFS AND THE ECMWF SHOW A DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE
EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE ON TUESDAY...BRINGING LIGHT RAIN TO NW
OREGON DOWN TO THE UMPQUA BASIN. THE ECMWF IS ABOUT 12 HRS LATER
BUT BOTH MODELS EVENTUALLY SHOW PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN
OREGON BY TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY
WEDNESDAY.

BY THURSDAY...UPPER RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND THE
WEST COAST WITH THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMING DRIER AND MORE STABLE. THIS
IS SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT HAD TO CONTEND WITH THIS FALL AND WINTER,
UNLIKE IN THE PREVIOUS TWO WINTERS. EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE TO START
THINKING ABOUT AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY FOR THE SECOND HALF OF
NEXT WEEK.
FB

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY FOR ORZ021-022.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY
     FOR PZZ356-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY
     FOR PZZ350-370.

CC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 2:27 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR38 hr
Dec 26, 2:27 AM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR38 hr
Dec 26, 2:04 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR3 days
Dec 26, 2:18 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more38 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.