Gale Warning 29, NWS Medford, OR

595 
WHUS76 KMFR 131008
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
308 AM PDT WED APR 13 2016

...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN RETURNS THIS WEEK WITH GALES THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO HAZARDOUS SEAS WITH
HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS THURSDAY...

PZZ370-376-132315-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-160413T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0045.160413T1008Z-160413T2100Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0044.160413T2100Z-160414T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0029.160413T2100Z-160414T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0034.160414T1200Z-160415T0000Z/
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-
308 AM PDT WED APR 13 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT THURSDAY TO 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING LATE THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 30
  KT...THEN RISING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  WINDS MAY BRIEFLY LOWER DURING LATE EVENING THEN RISE AGAIN TO
  SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...WEST SWELL 10 TO 13 FEET AT 13 SECONDS...BECOMING WIND
  DRIVEN 15 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS BECOME
  WEST 20 TO 23 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  ALL AREAS THIS MORNING...THEN GALES ARE EXPECTED IN THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS THURSDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0044.160413T1008Z-160414T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0029.160413T2100Z-160414T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0034.160414T1200Z-160415T0000Z/
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-
308 AM PDT WED APR 13 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING LATE THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30
  KT...THEN RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY LOWER DURING LATE EVENING THEN RISE
  AGAIN TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS...BECOMING WIND
  DRIVEN 14 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS BECOME
  WEST 20 TO 23 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS THIS MORNING...THEN GALES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITHIN 5 NM
  OF SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN AND WITHIN 5 NM OF SHORE NORTH
  OF COOS BAY. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS
  THURSDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

595 
WHUS76 KMFR 131554
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
854 AM PDT WED APR 13 2016

...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN RETURNS THIS WEEK WITH GALES THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO HAZARDOUS SEAS WITH
HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS THURSDAY...

PZZ370-376-140000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0035.160413T1554Z-160413T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-160413T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0029.160413T2100Z-160414T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0034.160414T1200Z-160415T0000Z/
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-
854 AM PDT WED APR 13 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT THURSDAY TO 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING...RISING TO 35 TO 40 KT
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY LOWER DURING
  LATE EVENING THEN RISE AGAIN TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...WEST SWELL 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING
  ...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN 15 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. SEAS BECOME WEST 20 TO 23 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY BEYOND 20
  NM FROM SHORE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
  CONDITIONS INLAND FROM THERE. THEN GALES WILL OCCUR THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT 
  ALL AREAS THURSDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-140000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-160414T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0029.160413T2100Z-160414T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0034.160414T1200Z-160415T0000Z/
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-
854 AM PDT WED APR 13 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING...THEN RISING TO 30 TO
  40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY LOWER
  DURING LATE EVENING THEN RISE AGAIN TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 KT
  TONIGHT.

* SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 TO 13 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING
  ...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN 14 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. SEAS BECOME WEST 20 TO 23 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS THIS MORNING...THEN GALES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITHIN 5 NM
  OF SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN AND WITHIN 5 NM OF SHORE NORTH
  OF COOS BAY. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS
  THURSDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

578 
WHUS76 KMFR 132317
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
417 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016

...GALES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH HIGH AND VERY
HIGH AND STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A STRONG FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY BRINGING WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS TO
THE ENTIRE COASTAL WATERS AREA.

PZZ350-356-141400-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160414T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-160414T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0034.160414T1200Z-160415T0000Z/
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-
417 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING 5 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 5 PM
PDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 45
  TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER DURING LATE
  EVENING TO 10 TO 20 KT AND THEN WILL RISE AGAIN TO WEST-
  SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OVERNIGHT THROUGH
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...SOUTHWEST COMBINED SEAS 14 TO 17 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS
  AFTERNOON BUILDING TO WEST 20 TO 23 FEET AT 15 SECONDS OVERNIGHT
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
  WITHIN ABOUT 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST AWAY SOUTH OF GOLD
  BEACH AND NORTH OF COOS BAY THROUGH TONIGHT. GALE WARNING
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN ALL
  AREAS BY 5 AM PDT THURSDAY MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-141400-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160414T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0034.160414T1800Z-160415T0000Z/
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-
417 PM PDT WED APR 13 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING 11 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 5 PM
PDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS 45
  TO 55 KT THIS EVENING INSIDE OF 20 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST.
  WINDS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER DURING LATE EVENING TO 20 TO 30 KT AND
  THEN WILL RISE AGAIN TO WEST-SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 35
  TO 45 KT OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...SOUTHWEST COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 18 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS
  AFTERNOON BUILDING TO WEST 21 TO 25 FEET AT 15 SECONDS
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING. A BREAK LATER THIS EVENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER
  PERIOD OF GALES IN SHOWERY CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH
  THURSDAY MORNING. VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP ACROSS ALL AREAS THIS EVENING PERSISTING THROUGH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$

BTL

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

800 
WHUS76 KMFR 140945
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
245 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016

...GALES THIS MORNING WITH HIGH AND VERY HIGH AND STEEP SEAS
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BRINGING
WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS TO THE ENTIRE COASTAL WATERS AREA.

PZZ350-356-142245-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160414T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-160414T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0034.160414T1200Z-160415T0300Z/
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-
245 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
  THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...WEST COMBINED SEAS 14 TO 18 FEET AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING
  TO WEST 20 TO 23 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL
  REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH TODAY...GRADUALLY LOWERING THIS EVENING
  AND TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALE WARNING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN MOST
  ALL AREAS MORNING. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
  IN ALL AREAS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-142245-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160414T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0034.160414T1800Z-160415T0300Z/
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 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
  THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...WEST COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET AT 15 SECONDS BUILDING
  TO WEST 20 TO 25 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL
  REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH TODAY...GRADUALLY LOWERING LATE THIS
  EVENING AND TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALE WARNING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL
  AREAS MORNING. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN
  ALL AREAS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

350 
WHUS76 KMFR 141553
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
853 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016

...GALES THIS MORNING WITH HIGH AND VERY HIGH AND STEEP SEAS
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BRINGING
WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS TO THE ENTIRE COASTAL WATERS AREA.

PZZ370-376-150300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160414T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0034.160414T2000Z-160415T0300Z/
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-
853 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH 8PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
  THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...VERY DANGEROUS 20 TO 26 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH TODAY...GRADUALLY LOWERING
  LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALE WARNING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL 
  AREAS MORNING. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN 
  ALL AREAS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-150300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160414T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160415T0300Z/
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-
853 AM PDT THU APR 14 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT 
  THROUGH THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS...VERY HAZARDOUS 20 TO 23 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH TODAY...GRADUALLY LOWERING
  THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALE WARNING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS
  MORNING. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN ALL
  AREAS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

174 
WHUS76 KMFR 142014
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
114 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016

...VERY STEEP SEAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

WHILE WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW GALE THIS AFTERNOON...SEAS
CONTINUE TO BE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO STEEP WIND WAVES
AND SHORT PERIOD SWELLS.

PZZ350-356-370-376-150300-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160414T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160415T0300Z/
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-
114 PM PDT THU APR 14 2016

...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT...

* SEAS...VERY HAZARDOUS 24 TO 26 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL THEN GRADUALLY LOWER TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING...THEN DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN
  ALL 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
205 PM PDT TUE APR 12 2016

.DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THE TRAILING EDGE OF A
COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT, BUT
THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM OTHER THAN SOME
SHOWERS AND BREEZY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND OTHER AREAS WEST OF THE
CASCADES. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF CONVERGENCE OVER THE EATS SIDE WILL
SLOWLY SLIDE EAST, ALSO PRODUCING LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

WHILE THERE WILL BE LITTLE PRECIPITATION, MAINLY ONLY LINGERING
SHOWERS, DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
INCREASING AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT. THE COLD FRONT AND A TRAILING
SURFACE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE AXIS OF A COLD UPPER LOW WILL
BRING MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AT THE COAST WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT HEADLANDS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING. INLAND WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY, MAINLY EAST OF
THE CASCADES, WHERE GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY
AGAIN ON THURSDAY THOUGH NOT QUITE AS STRONG AT THE COAST AS ON
WEDNESDAY. BUT ON THE EAST SIDE THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS WHERE
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE STRONGER ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THAN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL
APPROACH, BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH, ADVISORY CRITERIA, BUT
RIDGELINES AND EXPOSED HEADLANDS COULD SEE PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTS.

MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION APPEARS LIKELY WITH THE FRONT, WITH
THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE WEST SIDE MOUNTAINS.
WITH A SIGNIFICANT COLD POOL ALOFT, THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING THE
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS AND NEAR THE COAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST SIDE FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY FROM
AROUND 5500 FEET TO 3500 FEET WITH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION OVER THE
KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS IN THE COASTAL RANGE, AND THE CREST OF THE
CASCADES WHERE UPSLOPE LIFT WILL BE STRONGEST. SNOW LEVELS ON
THURSDAY ARE LIKELY TO RISE MODESTLY TO AROUND 4000 FEET WITH THE
HEATING OF THE DAY. THE IMPACT OF THIS SNOWFALL ON PASSES WILL
LIKELY BE LIMITED WITH MELTING FROM VERY WARM SOIL AND ROAD SURFACE
TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER, AN ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED, AS COOLING
TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION, HEAVY AT TIMES, COULD ALLOW FOR SOME
ACCUMULATION THURSDAY MORNING.

POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS IN A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW WITH A STRONG WARMING TREND BEGINNING FRIDAY.
-BPN/DW

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE BUILDING IN OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL KEEP RAIN
CHANCES MINIMAL, BUT IT WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO RISE
SIGNIFICANTLY. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOUT 10 TO 15
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON SATURDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL ALLOW FOR
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES TO INCREASE EVEN MORE, AND MANY
LOCATIONS IN OUR FORECAST AREA COULD CHALLENGE THE CURRENT
RECORDS.

EARLY NEXT WEEK, A SHIFT IN THE PATTERN WILL OCCUR ONCE MORE AND
PRECIPITATION WILL REENTER THE FORECAST. THE REAL QUESTION IS WHEN
THIS CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THE GFS IS EXTREMELY PROGRESSIVE
AND BREAKS DOWN THE RIDGE AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON WHILE THE
ECMWF PUSHES THE TROUGH NORTHWARD OVER THE RIDGE BRINGING IN ONLY
LINGERING SHOWERS. AS A RESULT OF THE LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE
FORECAST, HAVE RETAINED MUCH OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH THE RIDGE
BREAKING DOWN A BIT LATER DUE TO THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENING.
THEREFORE SOME SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE COAST AND UMPQUA
BASIN AS WELL AS PARTS OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY BEGINNING MONDAY
EVENING AND SPREADING EASTWARD BY TUESDAY. -SCHAAF

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 12/18Z TAF CYCLE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE CASCADES AND OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. MAINLY VFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED
AREAWIDE...BUT ISOLATED MVFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND INTO THE UMPQUA BASIN AS A WEAK FRONT
MOVES INLAND. AREAS OF MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
INTO TONIGHT. -SCHAAF/CC

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 200 PM PDT TUE 12 APR 2016...THE PATTERN WILL
BECOME MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK WITH A SERIES OF OF FRONTS MOVING
THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. FIRST A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY FOLLOWED BY ONE WITH A BIT MORE
STRENGTH DURING WEDNESDAY EVENING. LOOK FOR GALES TO DEVELOP
DURING THIS TIME. AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES, HIGH AND STEEP SEAS WILL
FOLLOW THURSDAY.

FOR THE EXTENDED,  HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND SETTLE IN ACROSS
THE PAC NW.  LOW TO MODERATE SEAS WILL DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME.

-SMITH

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
     TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.

BPN/BMS/CZS