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Gale Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR

January 5, 2016

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2016, 2:44 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 5, 2016, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 12 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
Jan 5, 2016, 2:44 AM PST (10:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 5, 2016, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 6, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted.

031 
WHUS76 KMFR 051044
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
244 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

PZZ370-052345-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0005.160105T1044Z-160105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.160105T2100Z-160106T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0002.160106T0900Z-160106T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
244 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A
GALE WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 45 KT EARLY THIS MORNING EASING TO 20
  TO 30 KT LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GALES RETURN
  LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES AT 10 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING...
  TRANSITIONING TO WEST SWELL LATER THIS MORNING...THEN BUILDING
  TO 18 TO 21 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS BRIEFLY
  EASE TO AROUND 15 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG
  PERIOD WEST SWELL ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. 

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-052345-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0005.160105T1200Z-160105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.160105T2100Z-160106T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0002.160106T0900Z-160106T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
244 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A
GALE WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 45 KT EARLY THIS MORNING EASING TO 20
  TO 30 KT LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GALES RETURN
  LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES AT 10 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING...
  TRANSITIONING TO WEST SWELL LATER THIS MORNING...THEN BUILDING
  TO 18 TO 21 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS BRIEFLY
  EASE TO AROUND 15 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG
  PERIOD WEST SWELL ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. 

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-052345-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0005.160105T1044Z-160105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.160105T2100Z-160106T1500Z/
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-
244 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT EARLY THIS MORNING EASING TO 15
  TO 25 KT LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: STEEP SOUTHERLY WAVES AT 10 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING...
  TRANSITIONING TO WEST SWELL LATER THIS MORNING...THEN BUILDING
  TO 16 TO 19 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS BRIEFLY
  EASE TO 13 TO 15 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG
  PERIOD WEST SWELL ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE FROM
  CAPE ARAGO SOUTH AND BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO
  EARLY THIS MORNING...ELSEWHERE EXPECT SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS.
  WARNING LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL DEVELOP IN ALL AREAS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

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.

&&

$$

SPILDE 

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
6 follow-up statements
229 
WHUS76 KMFR 051250 AAA
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
450 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

PZZ370-376-060200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.160105T2100Z-160106T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.160106T0900Z-160106T1800Z/
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-
450 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 KT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: BUILDING WEST SWELL TODAY WILL PEAK AROUND 17 FEET AT 17
  SECONDS AND RESULT IN COMBINED SEAS OF 18 TO 21 FEET TONIGHT
  INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO AROUND 15 FEET
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL
  ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-060200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.160105T2100Z-160106T1500Z/
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-
450 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING INCREASING
  TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: BUILDING WEST SWELL TODAY WILL PEAK AROUND 17 FEET AT 17
  SECONDS AND RESULT IN COMBINED SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT
  INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO 13 TO 15 FEET
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL
  ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS.
  WARNING LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL DEVELOP IN ALL AREAS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$

SPILDE

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
220 
WHUS76 KMFR 051639
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
839 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

PZZ370-376-060545-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.160105T2100Z-160106T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.160106T0900Z-160106T1800Z/
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-
839 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT TODAY INCREASING TO 35 KT TONIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY AND PEAK AROUND 17 FEET AT 17
  SECONDS LATE TONIGHT AND RESULT IN COMBINED SEAS OF 18 TO 21
  FEET. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO AROUND 15 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-060545-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.160105T2100Z-160106T1500Z/
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-
839 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 20
  TO 30 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY AND WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT AT
  AROUND 17 FEET AT 17 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED SEAS
  OF 17 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO AROUND 14 FEET
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL
  ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS. 
  WARNING LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL DEVELOP IN ALL AREAS THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
648 
WHUS76 KMFR 052252
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KMFR
252 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

PZZ356-060700-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0003.160105T2252Z-160106T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0003.160106T0600Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
252 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY AND WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT AT
  AROUND 17 FEET AT 17 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED SEAS
  OF 17 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO AROUND 14 FEET
  LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL
  ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS.
  WARNING LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL FIRST AFFECT AREAS NEAR CAPE
  BLANCO THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPAND TO AFFECT MOST PLACES BEYOND
  5NM FROM SHORE TONIGHT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-060700-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0002.160106T0600Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.160106T1800Z-160107T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
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-
252 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES TONIGHT WITH
  GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT LATE WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY AND WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT AT
  AROUND 17 FEET AT 17 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED SEAS
  OF 17 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO AROUND 15 FEET
  LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL
  ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 15NM FROM
  SHORE...WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS CONDITIONS AFFECTING ALL 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 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-060700-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
252 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
  TONIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY AND WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT AT
  AROUND 13 TO 17 FEET AT 17 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED
  SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO 14 FEET
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL
  ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT AREAS
  BEYOND 8NM FROM SHORE TONIGHT...EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE NEAR CAPE
  BLANCO. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL OTHER
  AREAS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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.

&&

$$

SK
850 
WHUS76 KMFR 060348
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
748 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

PZZ356-061700-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0003.160106T0348Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160106T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
748 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY AND WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT 
  AT AROUND 17 FEET AT 17 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED 
  SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO AROUND 14 
  FEET LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST 
  SWELL ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-061700-
/O.EXA.KMFR.SW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160106T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.160106T0600Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.160106T1800Z-160107T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
748 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES TONIGHT 
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT LATE 
  WEDNESDAY. 

* SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY AND WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT AT
  AROUND 18 FEET AT 17 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED SEAS
  OF 18 TO 21 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO AROUND 15 FEET
  LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL
  ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 15NM FROM
  SHORE...EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-061700-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.160106T0600Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.160106T1800Z-160107T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
748 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES TONIGHT 
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT LATE 
  WEDNESDAY. 

* SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT AT AROUND 18 FEET AT 17
  SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED SEAS OF 18 TO 21 FEET
  TONIGHT. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO AROUND 15 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL ARRIVES
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 15NM FROM SHORE
  EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-061700-
/O.EXA.KMFR.SW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160106T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
748 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
  KT TONIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: WEST SWELL PEAK LATE TONIGHT AT AROUND 13 TO 17 FEET AT
  17 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET
  TONIGHT. SEAS BRIEFLY EASE TO 14 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS
  TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
175 
WHUS76 KMFR 061019
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KMFR
219 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

PZZ356-062330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160106T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.160106T1200Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
219 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH
  THIS MORNING...THEN EASING BELOW 20 KT.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL PEAKS AT AROUND 17 FEET AT 17 SECONDS
  EARLY THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET. SEAS
  EASE TO AROUND 14 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THEN ANOTHER LONG
  PERIOD WEST SWELL ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO
  AND BEYOND 8NM FROM SHORE THIS MORNING. SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
  CRAFT ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
  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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-062330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.160106T1200Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
219 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH
  LATE THIS MORNING...THEN EASING BELOW 20 KT.

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL PEAKS AT AROUND 17 FEET AT 17 SECONDS
  EARLY THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET. SEAS
  EASE TO AROUND 14 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THEN ANOTHER LONG
  PERIOD WEST SWELL ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: WARNING LEVEL HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO
  AND BEYOND 8NM FROM SHORE THIS MORNING. SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
  CRAFT ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
  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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-062330-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.160106T1800Z-160107T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160107T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0002.160107T0600Z-160107T1800Z/
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-
219 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT THIS MORNING
  EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BELOW 20 KT THIS
  EVENING. 

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL PEAKS AT AROUND 18 FEET AT 17 SECONDS
  THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 18 TO 21 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS
  EASE TO AROUND 15 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THEN ANOTHER LONG
  PERIOD WEST SWELL ARRIVES TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 15NM FROM SHORE
  EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL 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 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.

&&

$$

SPILDE
272 
WHUS76 KMFR 061214
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
414 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

PZZ356-070115-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160106T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
414 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT 
  THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN EASING BELOW 20 KT. 

* SEAS: 15 TO 17 FEET EASING TO AROUND 14 FEET LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL OF 15 TO 18 FEET
  ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND
  BEYOND 8NM FROM SHORE THIS MORNING. SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
  CRAFT ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-070115-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160106T1800Z-160107T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
414 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT 
  THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN EASING BELOW 20 KT. 

* SEAS: 15 TO 17 FEET EASING TO AROUND 14 FEET LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL OF 15 TO 18 FEET
  ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND
  BEYOND 8NM FROM SHORE THIS MORNING. SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
  CRAFT ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-070115-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160106T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0006.160106T1800Z-160107T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0004.160107T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0002.160107T0600Z-160107T1800Z/
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-
414 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KT THIS MORNING 
  EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BELOW 20 KT THIS 
  EVENING. 

* SEAS: HEAVY WEST SWELL PEAKS AT AROUND 18 FEET AT 17 SECONDS
  THIS MORNING WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 18 TO 21 FEET. SEAS EASE TO
  AROUND 15 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ANOTHER LONG PERIOD
  WEST SWELL OF 16 TO 19 FEET ARRIVES TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 15NM FROM SHORE 
  EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. WARNING LEVEL SEAS 
  WILL AFFECT ALL 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 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.

&&

$$

SPILDE 

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 7:45 PM PSTGale WarningMFR8 hr
Jan 4, 7:45 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR17 hr
Jan 5, 2:52 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR25 hr
Jan 5, 2:52 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR13 hr
Jan 5, 2:52 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR7 hr
Jan 5, 2:52 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR53 hr
Jan 5, 5:30 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou31 hr
Jan 5, 2:47 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRSiskiyou28 hr
Jan 5, 2:47 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRModoc, Siskiyou28 hr

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