Gale Warning 21, NWS Medford, OR

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WHUS76 KMFR 090237
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
637 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

...STORM FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS POSSIBLE AGAIN
WEDNESDAY...

A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS EXPECTED FOR THE WATERS AROUND CAPE BLANCO.
WINDS AND SEAS BRIEFLY LOWER TONIGHT...BUT ANOTHER STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH STORM FORCE WINDS FOR
THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE
LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC
DETAILS ON THIS POTENTIAL PERIOD OF STORMY WEATHER.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
637 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 10 AM PST 
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
PST THURSDAY... 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS 
  AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS EASE SOME TONIGHT...BUT 
  SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS 40-55 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KTS ARE 
  EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 14 TO 16 FT TODAY WILL BECOME
  INCREASINGLY CHOPPY AS WIND WAVES BUILD THIS EVENING 0 TO 10 NM
  NEAR SHORE. SEAS SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...THEN VERY DANGEROUS
  WIND DRIVEN SEAS NEARING OR EXCEEDING 20 FEET ARE LIKELY TO
  DEVELOP WEDNESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL FEATURE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS 0 TO 10 NM FROM
  SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. GALES ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING FROM
  PORT ORFORD TO CAPE ARAGO BETWEEN 2NM AND 20NM FROM SHORE. FOR
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALL AREAS WILL SEE GALES WITH
  STORM FORCE WINDS IN ALL THE WATERS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH.

* 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 STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

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

&&

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
637 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 10 AM PST 
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
PST THURSDAY... 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST
THURSDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING WITH 
  GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KT. SOUTH WINDS EASE TONIGHT THEN 
  INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FT TODAY WILL BECOME
  INCREASINGLY CHOPPY AS WIND WAVES BUILD THIS EVENING. SEAS
  SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...THEN VERY DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN SEAS
  NEARING OR EXCEEDING 20 FEET ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL FEATURE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH A SMALL AREA OF HAZARDOUS SEAS
  NEAR CAPE BLANCO. FOR WEDNESDAY ALL THE WATERS WILL SEE GALES
  WITH STORM FORCE WINDS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

A 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

876 
WHUS76 KMFR 091110
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
310 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY DANGEROUS SEAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

AN OFFSHORE STORM SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING AS IT MOVES NORTH TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA. THIS
STORM WILL SEND A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE WATERS WEDNESDAY
EVENING BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY DANGEROUS SEAS. WINDS
AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...BUT A NEW SERIES OF STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
WEEKEND. MARINERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR REMAIN
IN PORT UNTIL THIS PERIOD OF STORMY WEATHER ENDS.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM 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-
310 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS 45-55 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KTS
  ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS: DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN SEAS NEARING OR EXCEEDING 20 FEET
  ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK WEDNESDAY
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL FEATURE STORM FORCE WINDS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD