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Gale Warning 17, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2016, 3:17 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2016, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2016, 3:17 PM PST (23:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2016, 10:01 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
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108 WHUS76 KMFR 012317 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 317 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY... .VERY STEEP, SWELL DOMINATED SEAS CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS TO THE WATERS WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL FRONTS WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PZZ356-021200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0014.160302T1800Z-160303T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0004.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 317 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING AND STORM WATCH...WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING, THEN RISING TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 12 TO 14 FEET 12 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 16 TO 20 FEET LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY NEAR CAPE BLANCO. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE LIGHTER WITH 1 TO 2 MILES OF BROOKINGS. * 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ370-021200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0014.160302T1800Z-160303T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160302T1800Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0004.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 317 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING, THEN RISING TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 12 TO 15 FEET 12 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 18 TO 22 FEET LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS THROUGH TOMORROW. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ350-021200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0014.160302T1800Z-160303T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0004.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 317 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING AND STORM WATCH...WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING, THEN LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS RISE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 12 TO 14 FEET 12 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 18 TO 22 FEET LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS THROUGH TOMORROW. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 1 TO 2 NM FROM SHORE. 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ376-021200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160302T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0014.160302T1800Z-160303T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160302T1800Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0004.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 317 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING, THEN RISING TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 12 TO 14 FEET 12 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 18 TO 22 FEET LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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042 WHUS76 KMFR 021211 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 411 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS AGAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING... .ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS TO THE WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY BUT REMAIN HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL FRONTS WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS ARE LIKELY EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. PZZ370-030115- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160302T1800Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.A.0004.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0023.160303T0600Z-160304T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 411 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON AND A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING... THEN RISING TO 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN MAY BECOME STRONG AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 13 TO 15 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 16 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN HIGH AND STEEP THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. 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. && $$ PZZ350-030115- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.A.0004.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0023.160303T0600Z-160304T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 411 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON AND A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING... THEN RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN MAY BECOME STRONG AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 12 TO 14 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 16 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN HIGH AND STEEP THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. 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. && $$ PZZ376-030115- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160302T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160302T1800Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.A.0004.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0023.160303T0600Z-160304T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 411 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING AND A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING... THEN RISING TO 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN MAY BECOME STRONG AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 13 TO 15 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 16 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN HIGH AND STEEP THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 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. && $$ PZZ356-030115- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160304T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.A.0004.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 411 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY EVENING AND A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING...THEN RISING TO 25 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN MAY BECOME STRONG AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 12 TO 15 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 15 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN HIGH AND STEEP THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR CAPE BLANCO WITH THE WEAKEST WINDS NEAR SHORE SOUTH OF BROOKINGS. 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. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
524 WHUS76 KMFR 021650 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 850 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS AGAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING... .ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS TO THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY BUT REMAIN HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL STRONG FRONTS WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS ARE LIKELY EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. PZZ370-030600- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160302T1800Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0023.160303T0600Z-160304T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 850 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 KT THIS MORNING...THEN RISING TO 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN MAY BECOME STRONG AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 13 TO 17 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 15 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN HIGH AND STEEP THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY VERY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ350-030600- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0023.160303T0600Z-160304T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 850 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 20 KT THIS MORNING... THEN RISING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN MAY BECOME STRONG AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 13 TO 17 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 15 TO 18 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN HIGH AND STEEP THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY VERY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ376-030600- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160302T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160302T1800Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0023.160303T0600Z-160304T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 850 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS OF 35 KT THIS MORNING... THEN RISING TO 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN MAY BECOME STRONG AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 13 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 15 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN HIGH AND STEEP THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY VERY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ356-030600- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160304T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 850 AM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 20 KT THIS MORNING...THEN RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN MAY BECOME STRONG AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: MAINLY SWELL DOMINATED 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND RISING TO 15 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN HIGH AND STEEP THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR CAPE BLANCO WITH THE WEAKEST WINDS NEAR SHORE SOUTH OF BROOKINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
571 WHUS76 KMFR 022254 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 254 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY WEST SWELL ARRIVES THURSDAY NIGHT.... ...STRONG FRONT FRIDAY WITH GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS... .SOUTH GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WINDS DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT, BUT SEAS BECOME SWELL DOMINATED AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TOMORROW. A HEAVY WEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HEAVY SEAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY. PZZ370-031200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0023.160303T0600Z-160304T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0018.160304T1200Z-160304T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0005.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 254 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AGAIN FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED 15 TO 18 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. BECOMING SWELL DOMINATED AT 10 TO 13 FEET 11 SECONDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. SWELLS RISE TO 16 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT THEN WIND WAVES DRIVE SEAS TO 23 TO 25 FEET FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. * ADDITIONAL FRONTS...ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY. * 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ356-031200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160304T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0018.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0005.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 254 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING, THEN TO 15 TO 25 KT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED 15 TO 18 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. BECOMING SWELL DOMINATED AT 10 TO 13 FEET 11 SECONDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. SWELLS RISE TO 16 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT THEN WIND WAVES DRIVE SEAS TO 23 TO 25 FEET FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE BLANCO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER WITHIN A FEW MILES OF SHORE NEAR BROOKINGS. * ADDITIONAL FRONTS...ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY. * 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ376-031200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0023.160303T0600Z-160304T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0018.160304T1200Z-160305T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0005.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 254 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING, THEN TO 15 TO 25 KT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AGAIN FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED 15 TO 18 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. BECOMING SWELL DOMINATED AT 10 TO 13 FEET 11 SECONDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. SWELLS RISE TO 16 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT THEN WIND WAVES DRIVE SEAS TO 23 TO 25 FEET FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. * ADDITIONAL FRONTS...ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY. * 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ350-031200- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0017.160303T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0023.160303T0600Z-160304T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0005.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 254 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING, THEN TO 15 TO 25 KT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: WIND WAVE DOMINATED 15 TO 18 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. BECOMING SWELL DOMINATED AT 10 TO 13 FEET 11 SECONDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. SWELLS RISE TO 16 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT THEN WIND WAVES DRIVE SEAS TO 23 TO 25 FEET FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. * ADDITIONAL FRONTS...ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY. * 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
787 WHUS76 KMFR 030601 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1001 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HEAVY WEST SWELL BUILDING THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY .... ...STRONG FRONT FRIDAY WITH GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS... .VERY STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THEN SUBSIDE SOME THURSDAY MORNING. A HEAVY WEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HEAVY SEAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WHICH COULD BE THE STRONGEST OF THIS LATEST SERIES. PZZ356-031500- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160304T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0005.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 1001 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SOUTHWEST 13 FEET AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL DRIVE COMBINED SEAS TO 20 TO 23 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE BLANCO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER WITHIN A FEW MILES OF SHORE NEAR BROOKINGS. * ADDITIONAL FRONTS...ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND COULD BE THE STRONGEST OF THE LATEST SERIES. * 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ370-031500- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.160304T1200Z-160304T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0005.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1001 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AGAIN FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SOUTHWEST 13 FEET AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL DRIVE COMBINED SEAS TO 20 TO 24 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. * ADDITIONAL FRONTS...ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND COULD BE THE STRONGEST OF THE LATEST SERIES. * 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ376-031500- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.160304T1200Z-160305T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0005.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1001 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AGAIN FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SOUTHWEST 13 FEET AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL DRIVE COMBINED SEAS TO 20 TO 24 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. * ADDITIONAL FRONTS...ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND COULD BE THE STRONGEST OF THE LATEST SERIES. * 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ350-031500- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160304T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0005.160304T2100Z-160305T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 1001 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AGAIN FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT FRIDAY EVENING. * SEAS: SOUTHWEST 13 FEET AT 11 SECONDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SWELL AND INCREASING WIND WAVES WILL DRIVE COMBINED SEAS TO 20 TO 23 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. * ADDITIONAL FRONTS...ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND COULD BE THE STRONGEST OF THE LATEST SERIES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ BTL HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 1, 9:00 AM PST, 6 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 9:00 AM PST, 6 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
900 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016
.UPDATE...THE PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS
ALREADY REACHED THE COAST AND IS MOVING INLAND. THIS HAS BEEN
CAUGHT WELL BY THE PREVIOUS FORECAST, SO HAVE LEFT IT MOSTLY IN
TACT. DID INCREASE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS
WELL AS FOR THE EAST SIDE TO MATCH SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. THE MAIN
FORECASTING CHALLENGE FOR TODAY WILL BE THE DETAILS AND TIMING OF
WINDS AND PRECIPITATION FOR EACH OF THE FAST MOVING SYSTEMS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT WEEK. SNOW LEVELS ARE LOOKING TO REMAIN
HIGH, SO WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY MINIMAL
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. -SCHAAF
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 345 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016/
DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL
WATERS THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ASHORE LATE
THIS MORNING AND WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO THE COAST THIS
MORNING...WITH GUSTY WINDS SPREADING INLAND THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THE CURRENT SUITE OF HIGH WIND WARNING AT THE COAST AND AT THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EAST SIDE...AND WIND ADVISORY ARE ON TRACK.
RAIN IS EXPECTED AT THE COAST AROUND 10 AM THEN SPREAD INTO THE
DOUGLAS BASIN AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY AROUND NOON. BEST CHANCE FOR
RAIN IN THE ROGUE VALLEY WILL BE IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.
THIS FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR FORECAST AREA FAIRLY QUICKLY. BY
THIS EVENING THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN THIRD
OF OREGON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER TO THE AREA
ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COAST AND WESTERN DOUGLAS
COUNTY WHERE LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT. BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN IS EXPECTED AND THIS NEXT
ROUND APPEARS HEAVIER IN TERM OF AMOUNT AT THE COAST AND IN THE
CASCADES. HOWEVER SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH AND SNOW MELT
COULD BECOME AN ISSUE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
THE JETSTREAM REMAINS VERY ZONAL BUT SHOWS SIGNS OF SAGGING SOUTH
A BIT ON THURSDAY. THIS COULD BRING THE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND
5500-6500 FEET. THE HIGHER PEAK COULD SEE SOME SNOW IN THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK BUT SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT.
BOTH THE GFS AND THE ECMWF CONTINUE TO SHOW MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
MOVING INLAND FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. SNOW LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE WILDLY BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000
FEET. HYDROLOGY COULD BE AN ISSUE. /FB
AVIATION...FOR THE 01/06Z TAF CYCLE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
INTO THIS MORNING. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL DEVELOP OVER KOTH
AND KRBG AS WINDS INCREASE ALOFT. TERRAIN WILL BECOME OBSCURED
EARLY TODAY AS LOWER CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION DEVELOP AT THE
COAST AND SPREAD INLAND TO THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF MVFR CIGS WILL DEVELOP AT
THE SAME TIME...MOSTLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE UMPQUA BASIN.
/SPILDE
MARINE...UPDATED 210 PM PST TUE 01 MAR 2016...A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WIDESPREAD GALES
TODAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN AREA OF STORM FORCE WINDS NORTH OF
CAPE BLANCO THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE
THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEK WITH WET AND
WINDY FRONTS MOVING ONSHORE EVERY 24 TO 36 HOURS...AND POSSIBLE
GALE FORCE WINDS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. SEAS COULD EXCEED 20 FEET
ON FRIDAY...AND THE STRONGEST STORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO BE ON OR
ABOUT NEXT WEEKEND. /SPILDE
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ORZ030-031.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ORZ021-022.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ORZ026.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ORZ029.
CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ084.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ081-082.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ085.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-370.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-370.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ356-376.
BMS/FJB/MASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 9:14 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 10 hr | |
| Feb 29, 9:14 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 60 hr | |
| Feb 29, 9:14 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 46 min | |
| Mar 1, 4:53 AM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 10 hr | |
| Mar 1, 2:49 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:49 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 37 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:17 PM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 13 hr |
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