Storm Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR

409 
WHUS76 KMFR 291006
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
306 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AND SEAS WILL BUILD SHARPLY
BEGINNING THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY DEEPENS INSIDE OF
130 WEST LONGITUDE AND MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE THIS MORNING...LIKELY
REACHING STORM FORCE NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. SOUTH SEAS WILL REACH
WARNING CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE AREA...WITH SEAS PEAKING IN THE
14 TO 16 FOOT RANGE FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
306 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS
  MORNING TO GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH A MIX OF GALE AND STORM
  FORCE GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM PDT BETWEEN 5 AND 40 NM FROM SHORE. WINDS
  WILL LOWER TO SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 KT LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD RAPIDLY
  DURING THE MORNING TO A VERY STEEP 14 TO 17 FEET. SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM PDT. VERY STEEP SEAS OF 9
  TO 13 FT WILL CONTINUE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL
  AREAS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. STORM WARNING CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO FROM ABOUT 5 NAUTICAL MILES
  FROM THE COAST WESTWARD TO ABOUT 40 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF THE
  COAST. HAZARDOUS WARNING SEAS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  THE EVENING FOR MOST AREAS.  

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


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.

&&

$$

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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-
306 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 KT WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING TO
  30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 KT. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM PDT NORTH OF
  GOLD BEACH. WINDS WILL LOWER TO SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 35 KT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD RAPIDLY
  THIS MORNING TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 16 FEET. SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 5 AM AND 12 PM PDT. STEEP TO VERY STEEP
  SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FT WILL CONTINUE IN THE AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO
  7 TO 9 FEET IN THE EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS
  THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SEAS WILL LOWER TO
  SMALL CRAFT LEVELS THIS EVENING. GALE WARNING CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS NORTH OF BROOKINGS THIS MORNING WITH
  SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO THE SOUTH. SMALL CRAFT  WINDS WILL THEN
  IMPACT MOST AREAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

021 
WHUS76 KMFR 291029
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
329 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AND SEAS WILL BUILD SHARPLY
BEGINNING THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY DEEPENS INSIDE OF
130 WEST LONGITUDE AND MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE THIS MORNING...
LIKELY REACHING STORM FORCE NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. SOUTH SEAS WILL
REACH WARNING CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE AREA...WITH SEAS PEAKING
IN THE 14 TO 17 FOOT RANGE FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
329 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS 
  MORNING TO GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH A MIX OF GALE AND 
  STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM PDT BETWEEN 5 AND 40 NM FROM 
  SHORE. WINDS WILL LOWER TO SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
  GUSTS OF 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD RAPIDLY 
  DURING THE MORNING TO A VERY STEEP 14 TO 17 FEET. SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM PDT. VERY STEEP SEAS OF 
  9 TO 13 FT WILL CONTINUE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE 
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  ALL AREAS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. STORM WARNING 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO FROM ABOUT 5 
  NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST WESTWARD TO ABOUT 40 NAUTICAL 
  MILES WEST OF THE COAST. HAZARDOUS WARNING SEAS CONDITIONS 
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING FOR MOST AREAS. 

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

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.

&&

$$

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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-
329 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 KT WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING 
  TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 KT. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM PDT NORTH 
  OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS WILL LOWER TO SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 KT 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD RAPIDLY 
  THIS MORNING TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 16 FEET. SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 5 AM AND 12 PM PDT. STEEP TO VERY 
  STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FT WILL CONTINUE IN THE AFTERNOON...
  LOWERING TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL 
  AREAS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SEAS WILL 
  LOWER TO SMALL CRAFT LEVELS THIS EVENING. GALE WARNING 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS NORTH OF BROOKINGS THIS 
  MORNING WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO THE SOUTH. SMALL CRAFT WINDS 
  WILL THEN IMPACT MOST AREAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

265 
WHUS76 KMFR 291353
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
653 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AND SEAS WILL BUILD SHARPLY
BEGINNING THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY DEEPENS INSIDE OF
130 WEST LONGITUDE AND MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE THIS MORNING. SOUTH
SEAS WILL REACH WARNING CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE AREA...WITH
SEAS PEAKING IN THE 13 TO 15 FOOT RANGE FROM GOLD BEACH
NORTHWARD.

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/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0214.150829T2100Z-150830T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
653 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WARNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 


* WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KT
  WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM PDT BETWEEN 5 AND 40 NM FROM SHORE. WINDS
  WILL LOWER TO SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 KT LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET WILL BUILD RAPIDLY
  DURING THE MORNING TO A VERY STEEP 12 TO 15 FEET. SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM PDT. VERY STEEP SEAS OF 9
  TO 13 FT WILL CONTINUE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  ALL AREAS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. STORM WARNING 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO FROM ABOUT 5 
  NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST WESTWARD TO ABOUT 40 NAUTICAL 
  MILES WEST OF THE COAST. HAZARDOUS WARNING SEAS CONDITIONS 
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING FOR MOST AREAS. 

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-150830T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
653 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KT
  WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM PDT BETWEEN 5 AND 40 NM FROM SHORE. WINDS
  WILL LOWER TO SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 KT LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET WILL BUILD RAPIDLY
  DURING THE MORNING TO A VERY STEEP 12 TO 15 FEET. SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM PDT. VERY STEEP SEAS OF 9
  TO 13 FT WILL CONTINUE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  ALL AREAS THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. STORM WARNING 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO FROM ABOUT 5 
  NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST WESTWARD TO ABOUT 40 NAUTICAL 
  MILES WEST OF THE COAST. HAZARDOUS WARNING SEAS CONDITIONS 
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING FOR MOST AREAS. 

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0214.000000T0000Z-150830T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0228.150830T0000Z-150830T0600Z/
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-
653 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM PDT NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS
  WILL LOWER TO SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
  BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL BUILD RAPIDLY
  THIS MORNING TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET. SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 5 AM AND 12 PM PDT. STEEP TO VERY STEEP
  SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FT WILL CONTINUE IN THE AFTERNOON... LOWERING TO
  7 TO 9 FEET IN THE EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS
  THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SEAS WILL LOWER TO
  SMALL CRAFT LEVELS THIS EVENING. GALE WARNING CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH THIS MORNING WITH
  SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO THE SOUTH. SMALL CRAFT WINDS WILL THEN
  IMPACT MOST AREAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015

.DISCUSSION...LOOKING AT THE FORECAST, IT WOULD APPEAR WE HAVE
JUMPED AHEAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IN REALITY, WHAT WE ARE GOING TO
EXPERIENCE IS A LATE FALL TO WINTER TYPE WIND AND RAIN STORM,
DURING WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE THE THICK OF FIRE SEASON. ACROSS THE
BOARD, MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE DEPICTING A SYSTEM THAT DEFIES ANYTHING
SEEN IN LATE AUGUST SINCE AT LEAST 1979, IF NOT LONGER. IN SHORT,
EXPECT WETTING RAINS OVER THE CASCADES AND ALL POINTS WEST, AND
GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST, THE HIGHER TERRAIN, AND ACROSS THE
EAST SIDE.

THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS EVENT IS CURRENTLY OFFSHORE, SHOWING A
RATHER IMPRESSIVE BAROCLINIC LEAF, OR RATHER, A VERY UNSEASONABLY
IMPRESSIVE CLOUD FEATURE. THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS
DIGGING SOUTH AND WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE TO A NEGATIVE TILT. THIS
FEATURE IS KNOWN TO PRODUCE RAPIDLY DEEPENING SURFACE LOWS, AND THIS
ONE IS NO EXCEPTION. WITH PRESSURES AT THE CENTER CURRENTLY SITTING
AT AROUND 1007 MILLIBARS, MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THE PRESSURE COULD
DROP TO AS LOW AS 992 MILLIBARS BY 5 AM TOMORROW MORNING. THIS WILL
BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO PRODUCE STORM FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE AND ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST, PARTICULARLY AT THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES. FLOWS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST SIDE WILL ALSO BRING STRONG WINDS DOWN
TO THE SURFACE THERE. HAVE ISSUED WIND WARNINGS/ADVISORIES FOR THE
COAST AND EAST SIDE, AS WELL AS THE SHASTA VALLEY, AND ALSO A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY FOR THE COAST NORTH OF HUMBUG MOUNTAIN. SOME AREAS
WITHIN THE WARNINGS/ADVISORIES MAY NOT QUITE REACH CRITERIA, BUT
GIVEN THE HIGH LEVEL OF RECREATION THIS TIME OF YEAR, INCLUDING
FISHING, TOURISM, AND CAMPING, AS WELL AS THE BEGINNING OF SOME
HUNTING SEASONS THIS WEEKEND, HAVE ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS ANYWAY DUE
TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS AND EXTENSIVE IMPACTS. ALSO OF NOTE,
WITH DROUGHT STRESSED TREES AND LEAVES REMAINING ON VEGETATION,
WINDS WILL HAVE EXTRA POTENTIAL TO DOWN OR DAMAGE TREES. TRAVEL,
UTILITIES, AND CAMPERS SHOULD BE ON EXTRA ALERT.

IN TERMS OF RAINFALL, THIS STORM SYSTEM WOULD NOT NORMALLY CAUSE US
TO BAT AN EYE, ASSUMING IT WAS LATE IN THE FALL OR IN THE WINTER.
INSTEAD, WE ARE EXPECTING WETTING RAINS FOR ALL AREAS ALONG AND WEST
OF THE CASCADES, AND HERE IT IS LATE AUGUST. THE FIRST ROUND OF RAIN
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW,
FOLLOWED BY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LATE
TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY. ALL TOLD, UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN WOULD NOT
BE OUT OF THE QUESTION ALONG THE COAST, WHILE IN THE COASTAL RANGES
IN FAR SOUTHWEST OREGON, AN INCH AND A HALF OR MORE IS POSSIBLE.
INLAND, THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS CAN EXPECT BETWEEN A TENTH AND A
QUARTER INCH, WHILE THE MOUNTAINS COULD REACH UP TO THREE QUARTERS.
OVERALL, A SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT FOR FIRE SEASON, AND ONE THAT
COULD ALSO QUENCH AREA WILDFIRES AND CLEAN THE AREA OF OUR
PERSISTENT SMOKE. WHILE IT IS MUCH TO EARLY TO SAY THIS IS A FIRE
SEASON ENDING EVENT, PENDING A POSSIBLE RETURN TO HEAT AND DRYNESS
IN SEPTEMBER, IT MAY VERY WELL BE THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

BEYOND THIS WEEKEND, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL REMAIN IN A COOLER
AND WETTER REGIME. MODELS HAVE PLACED A SERIES OF TROUGHS OVERHEAD
FOR THE NEXT WEEK AT LEAST, AND EACH ONE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
BRING RAIN AND WIND, ALTHOUGH AT THIS TIME, NONE LOOK ANYWHERE NEAR
AS SIGNIFICANT AS THE FIRST. GENERALLY SPEAKING, EXPECT HIGH
TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH NEXT
WEEK, WITH AN INTERMITTENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SHOWERS. WITH THE
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST, DO NOT BE
SURPRISED IF THE PEAK OF MT SHASTA DISPLAYS A HINT OF NEW WHITE
COVERAGE SOMETIME THIS NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 28/18Z TAF CYCLE...SMOKE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE
MVFR VIS IN SPOTS THIS AFTERNOON, OTHERWISE, CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
VFR INTO THE EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH
ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN AVIATION
IMPACT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST,
MOUNTAINS, AND EAST SIDE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WITH
BREEZY WINDS ELSEWHERE. PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF WINDS, LOW LEVEL WIND
SHEAR IS EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND INTO THE UMPQUA
BASIN. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING RAIN AND MVFR VIS/CIGS TO WEST SIDE
LOCATIONS AS IT PASSES SATURDAY MORNING. -WRIGHT

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 200 PM PDT FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2015...LIGHT WINDS
AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THEN A SURFACE LOW WILL NEAR THE
WATERS TONIGHT AND TRACK NORTH ALONG THE OREGON COAST SATURDAY,
BRINGING INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THIS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AS IT NEARS THE COAST TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. A PERIOD
OF MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
AROUND NOON SATURDAY. THIS WILL CREATE SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS
ACROSS ALL OF OUR WATERS WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALES TO STORM
FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS BY EARLY SATURDAY,
MAINLY FOR THE WATERS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
LOWER SOME SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT AREAS OF GALES AND VERY STEEP
HAZARDOUS MAY CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF
GOLD BEACH. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING MODERATE RAIN
WITH OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN AND LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE. AS THE
SURFACE LOW APPROACHES THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING, THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS,
ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. MULTIPLE LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH INCREASED SNEAKER WAVE ACTIVITY
POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SOME ON MONDAY, BUT MODERATE
LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WATERS AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...UPDATED 215 PM PDT FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2015...GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SHASTA
VALLEY AND EAST SIDE INTO THIS EVENING, BUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO STAY BELOW WARNING CRITERIA DUE TO SLIGHTLY INCREASED HUMIDITIES.
HUMIDITIES ARE ALREADY MUCH HIGHER WEST OF THE CASCADES AND WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES.

LATER TONIGHT, STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH ALONG
THE FRONT AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST AND BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE
COAST, MOUNTAINS, AND EAST SIDE, WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE.
RAIN WILL MOVE ONSHORE SATURDAY MORNING AND BRING A WETTING RAIN TO
MUCH OF THE WEST SIDE. AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER ON THE EAST
SIDE SATURDAY.

WHILE WE WILL GET RAIN OVER MANY OF OUR ONGOING FIRES, THERE ARE
SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT THIS STORM WITH RESPECT TO THOSE FIRES AND
THE PERSONNEL MANNING THEM. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN OVER ALL FIRE AREAS FROM THE CASCADES WEST. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO BE A GENTLE SOAKING RAIN RATHER THAN CONVECTIVE, HIGH
INTENSITY RAIN, SO BURN SCAR FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE NOT A
HUGE CONCERN. BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. ALSO, SNAGS,
BURNED TREES, AND OTHER MATERIAL THAT HAVE BEEN WEAKENED OVER THE
SUMMER HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO COME DOWN FROM WIND, THE ADDED WEIGHT
OF RAINFALL, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH. FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD REMAIN
VERY AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS THIS WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY ON OR
AROUND EXISTING FIRES AND BURN SCARS.

A SECONDARY FRONT MAY BRING A LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN TO WEST SIDE
LOCATIONS ON SUNDAY, OTHERWISE, CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. GENERAL
TROUGHINESS WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACNW THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK, SO
COOLER AND MORE HUMID THAN NORMAL WEATHER IS EXPECTED. RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE AGAIN MID WEEK AS ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH. -WRIGHT

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ORZ021-022.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
     ORZ021-022.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ORZ030-031.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ORZ029.

CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR CAZ085.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ081.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 2 AM TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY
     FOR PZZ350-370.
     HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 2 AM TO 5 AM PDT
     SATURDAY FOR PZZ350-370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY
     FOR PZZ356-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
     SATURDAY FOR PZZ356-376.

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