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Gale Warning 32, NWS Medford, OR

May 7, 2016

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at May 7, 2016, 2:57 AM PDT. It was in force for 68 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
May 7, 2016, 2:57 AM PDT (09:57 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2016, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
68 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted.

368 
WHUS76 KMFR 070957
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
257 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...GUSTY WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS THROUGH MONDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER LAND WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS AND WIND DRIVEN
SEAS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BOTH BE MOST SIGNIFICANT DURING THE AFTERNOONS
AND EVENINGS EACH DAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH DECREASES DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

PZZ370-080000-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160508T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
257 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. HOWEVER,
  THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR DURING THE
  AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-080000-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160508T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
257 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. HOWEVER,
  THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR DURING THE
  AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-080000-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-160508T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0022.160508T0600Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0040.160507T0957Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
257 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 10 TO 14 FEET. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. HOWEVER,
  THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR MAINLY INSIDE
  30 NM FROM SHORE AND DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-080000-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SW.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160508T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0032.160507T0957Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
257 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE WARNING
  AREA AND NORTH 15 TO 25 KT IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 10 TO 14 FEET IN THE
  WARNING AREA AND 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS
  ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS INSIDE 5 NM. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE
  AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
6 follow-up statements
235 
WHUS76 KMFR 072238
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
338 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...GUSTY WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS THROUGH MONDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST AND LOW PRESSURE INLAND WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS AND WIND DRIVEN
SEAS OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
BOTH BE MOST SIGNIFICANT DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS EACH
DAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH DECREASES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSEST TO THE COAST AND MOST
HAZARDOUS IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

PZZ370-081200-
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160508T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
338 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...THEN
  DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 9 TO 12 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWEST SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 7 TO 10
  FEET OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...MOST OF THE AREA WILL AFFECTED BY
  WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVERNIGHT
  THROUGH MONDAY ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...MOST HAZARDOUS
  IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-081200-
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160508T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
338 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT...STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND
  EVENINGS.

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP NORTH-NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 FEET THROUGH
  THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 9 FEET
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...SOME AREAS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 NAUTICAL
  MILES WEST AND NORTH OF REEDSPORT AND IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE
  BLANCO WILL BE AFFECTED BY WARNING LEVEL SEAS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. OTHERWISE...ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-081200-
/O.EXA.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
338 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE WARNING
  AREA AND NORTH 15 TO 25 KT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WARNING LEVEL
  WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AND CLOSEST TO THE COAST SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE
  WARNING AREA AND 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE TODAY WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
  MOVE TO VERY NEAR THE COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM
  GOLD BEACH SOUTHWARD.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-081200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0055.160508T0600Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
338 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM
PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 10 TO 15 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED.
  HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR
  MAINLY INSIDE 30 NM FROM SHORE AND DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND
  EVENINGS. ADDITIONALLY...CONDITIONS WILL BE A BIT LESS HAZARDOUS
  MONDAY AS COMPARED TO THIS WEEKEND.

* 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
863 
WHUS76 KMFR 080932
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
232 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

PZZ356-090000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
232 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE WARNING
  AREA AND NORTH 15 TO 25 KT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE 
  WARNING AREA AND 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE THIS MORNING WITH SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED TO MOVE TO VERY NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTHWARD.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-090000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
232 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 10 TO 15 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. 
  HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR 
  MAINLY INSIDE 30 NM FROM SHORE AND DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND 
  EVENINGS. ADDITIONALLY...CONDITIONS WILL BE A BIT LESS 
  HAZARDOUS MONDAY AS COMPARED TO THIS WEEKEND. 

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-090000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
232 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 7 TO 10 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED WITH THE
  MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-090000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
232 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED WITH THE
  MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS
  NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

* 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
672 
WHUS76 KMFR 082156
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
256 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

PZZ356-091100-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
256 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE WARNING 
  AREA AND NORTH 15 TO 25 KT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 10 TO 13 FEET IN THE
  WARNING AREA AND 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING EXCEPT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS NEAR SHORE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOONS
  AND EVENINGS.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-091100-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 9 TO 13 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED.
  HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR
  MAINLY INSIDE 30 NM FROM SHORE AND DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND
  EVENINGS.  

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-091100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH
  MONDAY EVENING WITH THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-091100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
256 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED WITH 
  THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  HOURS. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

* 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.

&&

$$


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572 
WHUS76 KMFR 091007
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 AM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

PZZ356-100000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
307 AM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE WARNING 
  AREA AND NORTH 15 TO 25 KT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 10 TO 13 FEET IN THE 
  WARNING AREA AND 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED GENERALLY BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE WITH SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY CONDITIONS INSIDE 2 NM. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE
  AGAIN THIS MORNING AND BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-100000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
307 AM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 9 TO 13 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED.
  HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR
  MAINLY INSIDE 30 NM FROM SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-100000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
307 AM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
  OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR CAPE BLANCO. ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-100000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
307 AM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
  OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR CAPE BLANCO. ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$


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029 
WHUS76 KMFR 092216
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
316 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

PZZ376-101130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0057.160510T0600Z-160511T0900Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
316 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY
MORNING...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS EVENING THEN
  NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 7 TO 11 FEET INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING THEN 6 TO 9 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED.
  HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR
  MAINLY INSIDE 30 NM FROM SHORE.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-101130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0057.160510T0600Z-160511T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
316 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE WARNING
  AREA AND NORTH 15 TO 25 KT IN THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING
  THEN 15 TO 25 KT ACROSS THE ZONE INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 7 TO 11 FEET IN THE WARNING
  AREA AND 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING THEN 5 TO
  9 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED GENERALLY BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE WITH SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY CONDITIONS INSIDE 2 NM THIS EVENING THEN SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY CONDITIONS BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH TUESDAY 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$

PZZ370-101130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0057.160510T0600Z-160511T0900Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
316 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
  OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...BEYOND 5 NM FROM
  SHORE AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-101130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0057.160510T0600Z-160511T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
316 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR
  CAPE BLANCO.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
  OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR CAPE BLANCO. BUT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
DW

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473 
WHUS76 KMFR 100614
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1114 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016


PZZ356-101215-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
1114 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AT 6 TO 9 FEET OVERNIGHT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9
  FEET TUESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED TONIGHT
  BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-101215-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160510T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160510T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1114 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 9 TO 11 FEET INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. HOWEVER
  THE STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR MAINLY INSIDE 30 NM FROM SHORE.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-101215-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1114 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BUT THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF COOS BAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-101215-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-160511T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
1114 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT 
  NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 6 TO 9 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED.

* 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.

&&

$$


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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 7, 2:55 AM PDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 2:55 AM PDT, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
255 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016

.DISCUSSION...AFTER YESTERDAY'S THUNDERSTORMS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
OVER LAKE...MODOC...AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES...LITTLE IN THE
WAY OF PRECIPITATION IS BEING OBSERVED AT THE MOMENT. THE UPPER LOW
THAT HAS BROUGHT INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE TO THE FORECAST AREA THE
PAST SEVERAL DAYS IS NOW OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WILL MOVE EAST
INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY. DYNAMICS ARE BECOMING LESS FAVORABLE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES FARTHER AWAY. BUT INSTABILITY
REMAINS AND TODAY SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE MOST LIKELY OVER
SOUTHERN LAKE...MODOC...AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES. SOME HEAVY
RAIN IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS TODAY DUE TO HIGH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEAR...AND HAVE WORDED THE FORECAST AS
SUCH FOR PORTIONS OF MODOC AND SISKIYOU COUNTIES. NONE OF THE HIGH
RESOLUTION MODELS SHOW THUNDERSTORMS REACHING INTO MUCH OF THE
WEST SIDE...SO HAVE KEPT STORMS OUT OF THIS AREA. IT SEEMS TO BE
TOO DRY WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF DYNAMICS...AND A NON-FAVORABLE
NORTH-NORTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST STORM MOTION FOR STORMS COMING
OFF THE CASCADES...BUT THE MORNING SHIFT WILL NEED TO EXAMINE THE
MORNING SOUNDING AND OTHER DATA TO SEE IF THIS IS STILL
REASONABLE.

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY BRINGING
TEMPERATURES FROM TODAY'S ABOVE NORMAL READINGS TO CLOSER TO NORMAL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL NUDGE A MARINE LAYER AND SOME DRIZZLE
INTO THE COAST AND UMPQUA BASIN SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS
ALOFT WILL RESULT IN PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AWAY FROM THE
MARINE LAYER PUSH.

QUIET...DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES AGAIN NEAR
TO JUST ABOVE NORMAL...AND A WARMING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY AS A
THERMAL TROUGH NUDGES INTO THE REGION. THOUGH SOME DIFFERENCES
EXIST BETWEEN MODELS LATER NEXT WEEK...THE GENERAL PATTERN
SUGGESTS MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 07/06Z TAF CYCLE...ALONG THE COAST...AREAS OF IFR
CIGS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH WILL IMPROVE TO MVFR CIGS BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. OVER THE UMPQUA BASIN...PATCHES OF
MVFR CIGS WILL CLEAR TO VFR BY MID-MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BUT RETURN TO MVFR WITH A PUSH OF MARINE
STRATUS TONIGHT. OVER THE COAST RANGE AND ROGUE BASIN...VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. FROM THE CASCADES EAST
AND SISKIYOUS SOUTH...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VFR...BUT SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND SOME
HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE OBSCURED. JRS/SK

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 800 PM PDT FRI 6 MAY 2016...HIGH PRESSURE
OFFSHORE AND LOW PRESSURE INLAND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONGEST AND SEAS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGHEST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS WITH
LULLS AT NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE OVER
THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO WITH A GALE WARNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING THEN A GALE WATCH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
MEANWHILE...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY TREND LOWER
LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK FRONT PASSING BY TO THE
NORTH WEAKENS THE HIGH CENTERED OFFSHORE. -DW

&&

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

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR PZZ350-356-370.
     GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR PZZ376.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PZZ376.

NSK/MAP/JRS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 6, 9:09 PM PDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
909 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016

CAZ083>085-070445-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES CA-MODOC COUNTY CA-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY CA-
909 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL SISKIYOU AND WEST
CENTRAL MODOC COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM PDT...

AT 907 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
TIONESTA...OR 39 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALTURAS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 30
MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. EXPECT BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 139...MEDICINE LAKE CAMPGROUND
AND TIONESTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4183 12124 4170 12108 4140 12142 4159 12167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 047DEG 27KT 4172 12124

SK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 2:57 AM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR3 days
May 7, 3:38 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR3 days
May 6, 9:09 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementMFRModoc36 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.