Gale Warning 24, NWS Medford, OR

769 
WHUS76 KMFR 111031 CCA 
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
231 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016


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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-
231 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST SATURDAY TO 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE GALE
WATCH TO A WARNING. THE GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
PST SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* SEAS: WEST SWELL 12 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW
  10 FEET LATE THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: MOSTLY BELOW 20 KT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING THIS
  EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH GALES 35 KT AND
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT POSSIBLE.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
  CRAFT...HOWEVER...SWELL WILL BE ON THE LOWER END OF THE RANGE
  AROUND BROOKINGS. ALL AREAS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR GALES
  THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

437 
WHUS76 KMFR 111656
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
856 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016


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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0029.160312T1200Z-160313T1200Z/
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-
856 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* SEAS: 9 TO 10 FEET AT 10 SECONDS THROUGH TODAY...BECOMING WIND
  DRIVEN FROM THE SOUTH AT 13 TO 15 FEET LATE THIS EVENING AND
  TONIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 20 KT TODAY...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT WITH
  GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL
  AREAS TODAY...FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS
  SEAS TONIGHT. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

689 
WHUS76 KMFR 112245
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
245 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0017.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
245 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION... A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: STEEP 10 FEET AT 11 SECONDS...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND
  DRIVEN 14 TO 18 FEET SEAS LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING. VERY STEEP...WEST 17 FT SEAS CONTINUE SATURDAY AND
  SATURDAY EVENING. A STRONG STORM WILL BRING VERY HIGH...WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH SEAS EXPECTED TO
  BUILD UP TO 24 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WILL BRIEFLY LOWER THIS EVENING AND
  BECOME WESTERLY. SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO
  55 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT LATE SATURDAY MORNING
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 35 KT ARE
  POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT...INCREASING SUNDAY MORNING TO STORM
  FORCE 40 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT ALL
  AREAS...FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
  TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS
  WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. STORM
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOST THE AREA SUNDAY
  MORNING...EXCEPT FOR GALE CONDITIONS WITHIN 5 NM SOUTH 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0017.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
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-
245 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016


...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM
PST SUNDAY... 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...
A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 


* SEAS: STEEP 10 FEET AT 11 SECONDS...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND
  DRIVEN 14 TO 16 FEET SEAS LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. VERY
  STEEP...WEST 15 TO 18 FT SEAS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
  EVENING. A STRONG STORM WILL BRING VERY HIGH...WIND DRIVEN SEAS
  SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH SEAS  EXPECTED TO BUILD UP TO
  24 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WILL BECOME WEST 15 KT LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 KT
  WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
  20 TO 30 KT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG
  SOUTH WINDS OF 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY
  NIGHT...INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 KT SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT ALL
  AREAS...FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
  TONIGHT. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
  OVER THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING OVER MOST THE AREA...EXCEPT FOR
  GALE CONDITIONS BEYOND 50 NM FROM CAPE ARAGO TO GOLD BEACH AND
  BEYOND 25 NM FORM SHORE SOUTH 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 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0024.160312T0600Z-160312T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0029.160312T1200Z-160313T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
245 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM
PST SUNDAY... 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SEAS: STEEP 10 FEET AT 11 SECONDS...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND
  DRIVEN 14 TO 16 FEET SEAS LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. VERY
  STEEP...WEST 15 TO 18 FT SEAS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
  EVENING. A STRONG STORM WILL BRING VERY HIGH...WIND DRIVEN SEAS
  SATURDAY NIGHT INTO  SUNDAY WITH SEAS EXPECTED TO BUILD UP TO
  25 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT WILL BECOME WEST 15 KT LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 KT
  WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
  20 TO 30 KT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG
  SOUTH WINDS OF 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY
  NIGHT...INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65
  KT SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT ALL
  AREAS...FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
  TONIGHT. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
  OVER THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

113 
WHUS76 KMFR 112311
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
311 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016


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/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0017.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
311 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS: STEEP 10 FEET AT 11 SECONDS...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND 
  WIND DRIVEN 14 TO 18 FEET SEAS LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY 
  SATURDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP...WEST 17 FT SEAS CONTINUE 
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. A STRONG STORM WILL BRING VERY 
  HIGH...WIND DRIVEN SEAS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH SEAS 
  EXPECTED TO BUILD UP TO 24 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WILL BRIEFLY LOWER THIS EVENING AND 
  BECOME WESTERLY. SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 
  TO 55 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT LATE SATURDAY MORNING 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 35 KT ARE 
  POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT...INCREASING SUNDAY MORNING TO STORM 
  FORCE 40 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS...
  FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS TONIGHT 
  AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL 
  IMPACT ALL AREAS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. STORM 
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOST THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING... 
  EXCEPT FOR GALE CONDITIONS WITHIN 5 NM SOUTH 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0029.160312T1200Z-160313T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0017.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
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-
311 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM
PST SUNDAY... 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS: STEEP 10 FEET AT 11 SECONDS...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND 
  WIND DRIVEN 14 TO 16 FEET SEAS LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. 
  VERY STEEP...WEST 15 TO 18 FT SEAS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND 
  SATURDAY EVENING. A STRONG STORM WILL BRING VERY HIGH...WIND 
  DRIVEN SEAS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH SEAS EXPECTED TO 
  BUILD UP TO 24 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WILL BECOME WEST 15 KT LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 
  KT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BECOMING 
  SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 
  EVENING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE LATE 
  SATURDAY NIGHT... INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 55 KT WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 65 KT SUNDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS...
  FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS TONIGHT. 
  VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS SATURDAY AND 
  SATURDAY EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA 
  SUNDAY MORNING OVER MOST THE AREA...EXCEPT FOR GALE CONDITIONS 
  BEYOND 50 NM FROM CAPE ARAGO TO GOLD BEACH AND BEYOND 25 NM 
  FORM SHORE SOUTH 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 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-121215-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-160312T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0024.160312T0600Z-160312T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0029.160312T1200Z-160313T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
311 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM
PST SUNDAY... 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS: STEEP 10 FEET AT 11 SECONDS...BECOMING VERY STEEP AND 
  WIND DRIVEN 14 TO 16 FEET SEAS LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. 
  VERY STEEP...WEST 15 TO 18 FT SEAS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND 
  SATURDAY EVENING. A STRONG STORM WILL BRING VERY HIGH...WIND 
  DRIVEN SEAS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH SEAS EXPECTED TO 
  BUILD UP TO 25 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT WILL BECOME WEST 15 KT LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 
  KT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BECOMING 
  SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 
  EVENING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE LATE 
  SATURDAY NIGHT... INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 65 KT SUNDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS...
  FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS TONIGHT. 
  VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS SATURDAY AND 
  SATURDAY EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

810 
WHUS76 KMFR 121059
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

PZZ356-130000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160312T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0029.160312T1500Z-160313T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0017.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
259 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS: VERY STEEP...WEST 17 FT INTO EVENING. VERY HIGH...WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD UP TO 24 TO 26 FEET LATE
  TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 KT EARLY THIS
  MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT BY MID MORNING THROUGH
  THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO STORM
  FORCE 40 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES EARLY THIS
  MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS LATER
  THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
  OVER MOST THE AREA LATE TONIGHT... EXCEPT FOR GALE CONDITIONS
  WITHIN 5 NM SOUTH 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-130000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160312T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0029.160312T1200Z-160313T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0017.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
259 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS: VERY STEEP...WEST 15 TO 18 FT INTO THIS EVENING...THEN
  VERY HIGH...WIND DRIVEN SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD UP TO 25 TO
  27 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING
  SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 55 KT
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES EARLY THIS
  MORNING...THEN VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS
  INTO THIS EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MOST OF THE
  AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...EXCEPT FOR GALE
  CONDITIONS BEYOND 50 NM FROM CAPE ARAGO TO 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 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-130000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160312T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0029.160312T1200Z-160313T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
259 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS: VERY STEEP...WEST 15 TO 18 FT INTO THIS EVENING. VERY
  HIGH...WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 25 TO 27 FEET ARE EXPECTED LATE
  TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING
  SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING.
  SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND VERY
  STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY STEEP
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THIS MORNING INTO THIS
  EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA LATE
  TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

A 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

161 
WHUS76 KMFR 121522
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
722 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016


PZZ356-130000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160312T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160313T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0017.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0025.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
722 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE STORM
WATCH TO A WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT
SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. THIS
GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP...WEST 17 FT INTO EVENING. VERY HIGH...WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 24 TO 26 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS
  WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT
  LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NORTH OF GOLD
  BEACH...ELSEWHERE GALES ARE EXPECTED. 

* 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-130000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160313T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0017.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0025.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
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-
722 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE STORM
WATCH TO A WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT
SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. THIS
GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP...WEST 15 TO 18 FT INTO THIS EVENING...THEN
  VERY HIGH...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 25 TO 27 FEET
  LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS
  WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT
  LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS
  INTO THIS EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE
  AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...EXCEPT FOR GALE
  CONDITIONS BEYOND 50 NM WEST OF CAPE BLANCO.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-130000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160313T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0007.160313T0900Z-160313T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
722 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE STORM
WATCH TO A WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TO 1 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* SEAS: VERY STEEP...WEST 15 TO 18 FT INTO THIS EVENING. VERY
  HIGH...WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 25 TO 27 FEET ARE LATE
  TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT INTO THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE
  TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 KT LATE TONIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS
  INTO THIS EVENING. STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA
  LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* 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 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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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
210 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

UPDATED MARINE DISCUSSION

.DISCUSSION...11/00Z NAM/GFS/EC IN.

THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERIC 500 MB HEIGHT PATTERN INITIALLY SHOWS A
WAVE NUMBER OF THREE AROUND THE GLOBE...WHICH IS USUALLY A
STAGNANT OR RETROGRESSIVE PATTERN. SURE ENOUGH...THERE IS REX
BLOCK OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. HOWEVER...IT WILL MORPH TO A FOUR
WAVE PATTERN LATER ON TODAY...AND THIS WILL SUPPORT A RESUMPTION
OF A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN. IF THE 10/12Z AND 11/00Z EC
VERIFIES...THE THREE WAVE PATTERN WILL RETURN DURING THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK WITH A SIGNIFICANT BLOCK SETTING UP ALONG THE WEST COAST
INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

CLOSER IN...IN BOTH SPACE AND TIME...THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REMAINS
UNDER STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BETWEEN AN OFFSHORE LONG WAVE
TROUGH AND THE AFOREMENTIONED REX BLOCK OVER THE CENTRAL U.S.
SHORT WAVES EJECTED BY THE OFFSHORE TROUGH WILL BRING CONTINUED
ROUNDS OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA.

THE NEXT WAVE WILL MOVE ONSHORE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH MOST OF THE
ENERGY DIRECTED INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THAT'S WHERE THE BULK OF
THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION OVER THE
MEDFORD CWA WILL EXTEND FROM THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA NORTHWEST
THROUGH WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY TO THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST AND
COAST RANGE. PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND
DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL BE NEAR
CLIMATIC NORMALS FOR THIS DATE. WINDS WILL NOT BE A MAJOR
FACTOR...EXCEPT OVER THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY. WITH 700 MB FLOW
PEAKING AT ABOUT 45 KT...IT WILL BE BREEZY THERE WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH POSSIBLE AT WEED.

THE NEXT WAVE WILL MOVE ONSHORE SATURDAY MORNING...AND THE ENERGY
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ONE WILL BE DIRECTED FARTHER NORTH. THE
INITIAL TARGET WILL BE THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COAST...BUT WILL
SHIFT FARTHER NORTH WITH TIME. THE PRECIPITATION FROM THIS WAVE
WILL STILL BE AROUND WHEN THE SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH YET
ANOTHER WAVE MOVES ONSHORE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND COAST
RANGE FROM CENTRAL OREGON DOWN THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. POST-
FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ALL THIS WILL
OCCUR IN A COLDER THAN NORMAL ENVIRONMENT WITH SATURDAY HIGH
TEMPERATURES 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND SUNDAY HIGHS AROUND 5
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

BY THIS TIME FLOODING MAY BE A CONCERN DUE TO THE PERSISTENT AND
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE ALONG
THE COQUILLE RIVER FROM MYRTLE POINT TO THE OCEAN.

THERE IS GOOD POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR SNOW EVENT AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO
WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS PERIOD...SO HIGHER
WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING TERRAIN...SUCH AS THE CASCADES...MAY
GET QUITE A BIT OF UPSLOPE ENHANCED SNOW. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET THROUGHOUT THIS INTERVAL...SO AREAS
SUCH AS DIAMOND LAKE...CRATER LAKE...MOUNT ASHLAND...MOUNT
SHASTA...AND OTHER AREAS OVER 5000 FEET MAY WIND UP WITH 4 TO 6
FEET OF SNOW BY THE TIME IT ALL ENDS.

WEAKER WAVES WILL FOLLOW SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE LONG WAVE TROUGH
FINALLY MOVES ONSHORE IN A MUCH WEAKENED STATE. POST-FRONTAL
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS INTERVAL. MONDAY HIGHS WILL BE
SIMILAR TO THE SATURDAY HIGHS...5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

AN AMPLIFYING RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WEST COAST MONDAY...
EVENTUALLY BECOMING THE CENTERPIECE OF AN OMEGA BLOCK. THE RIDGE
WILL REMAIN ALONG THE WEST COAST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE
AMPLIFIES AND PUSHES THE STORM TRACK BACK NORTH.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH INLAND HIGHS REACHING 10 TO 15 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL BY NEXT FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 11/06Z TAF CYCLE...MVFR WITH AREAS OF IFR CAN
BE EXPECTED IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS NEAR MOUNT SHASTA AS MOISTURE
RETURNS FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. LIGHT RAIN MAY ALSO BRING CIGS
DOWN TO MVFR AT TIMES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORCAL AND SOUTHERN
KLAMATH/LAKE COUNTIES. HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE LIKELY
OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVES SOUTH OF THE REGION FRIDAY WITH
OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN AND A MIX OF MVFR/VFR CIGS WITH
TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS THROUGH THE DAY. SPILDE

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 200 AM PST FRI 11 MAR 2016...STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SWELL DOMINATED SEAS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY THIS MORNING.
LOW PRESSURE NEAR 38N/130W IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST
INTO NORTHERN CAL. HOWEVER THE 6Z NAM SHOWS ANOTHER SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPING AROUND 4 AM PST THIS MORNING AND MOVING NORTH OVER THE
OUTER WATERS. THE LATEST RUN OF THE RAP ALSO HINTS AT THIS. IF
THIS SCENARIO PLAYS OUT, THEN SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE, POSSIBLY
REACHING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAINLY SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO THIS
MORNING. CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THIS SCENARIO, BUT WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED CLOSELY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT LATE THIS EVENING AND REACH GALE FORCE TONIGHT, BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL ONLY BE FOR A 6 HOUR PERIOD. THE MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH FRONT REACHING THE COAST AROUND 4 AM PST
SATURDAY, THEN MOVING ONSHORE. THE NEXT STORM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
MORNING. THIS ONE WILL WARRANT CLOSE WATCHING. THE EC AND GFS SHOW
A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 135W SATURDAY EVENING, RAPIDLY
DEEPENING AND MOVING INSIDE OF 130 W EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, THEN
MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE WASHINGTON COAST LATER SUNDAY
MORNING. THE TRACK OF THE LOW AS IT RAPIDLY DEEPENS MAY BE TOO FAR
NORTH TO WARRANT STORM FORCE WINDS, BUT GALES ARE LIKELY. FOR NOW
IN ORDER TO AVOID CONFUSION, WE'LL HOLD OFF ON ANY HEADLINES UNTIL
THE FIRST GALE WARNING EXPIRES. IF THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH, VERY HIGH
AND VERY LONG PERIOD SWELL IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MOVE IN SUNDAY
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND WAVES AND HIGH SWELL COULD RESULT
IN DANGEROUS SEAS AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL
THIS PERIOD OF STORMY WEATHER ENDS. -PETRUCELLI

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
        AFTERNOON FOR ORZ027-028.

CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
        NIGHT FOR CAZ082.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
        FOR CAZ080.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
        FOR CAZ083.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
        SATURDAY MORNING FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY
        FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.

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