Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2016, 3:21 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 10, 2016, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2016, 3:21 AM PST (11:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2016, 7:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
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278 WHUS76 KMFR 101121 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 321 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 PZZ370-110030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0002.160111T0500Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0004.160111T0600Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.160111T0000Z-160112T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 321 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SEAS: DOMINATED BY WEST SWELL AROUND 12 FEET AT 15 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS MAY SUBSIDE TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING BUT WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT. INCREASING WIND CHOP WILL CAUSE SEAS TO BECOME VERY STEEP AND BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 16 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE THEN SPREAD TO 10 NM FROM SHORE BY MONDAY 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ376-110030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0002.160111T0500Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0004.160111T0600Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.160111T0000Z-160112T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 321 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SEAS: DOMINATED BY WEST SWELL AROUND 13 FEET AT 15 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS MAY SUBSIDE TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING BUT WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT. INCREASING WIND CHOP WILL CAUSE SEAS TO BECOME VERY STEEP AND BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 17 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE THEN SPREAD TO 10 NM FROM SHORE BY MONDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-356-110030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0004.160111T1500Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.160111T1500Z-160112T0000Z/ 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- 321 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT THEN INCREASING FURTHER TO SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY EVENING. * SEAS: DOMINATED BY WEST SWELL AROUND 10 FEET AT 15 SECONDS TODAY. SEAS MAY SUBSIDE BRIEFLY THIS EVENING BUT WILL BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET TONIGHT. INCREASING WIND CHOP WILL CAUSE SEAS TO BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 15 FEET MONDAY AND BECOME VERY STEEP. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HAZARDOUS SEAS. GALE FORCE WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE CONCENTRATED FROM AROUND 5 NM OFFSHORE OF BANDON SOUTHWARD TO PORT ORFORD. * 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. 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
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207 WHUS76 KMFR 102313 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 313 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 PZZ370-111215- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.160111T0000Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0004.160111T0300Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0001.160112T1800Z-160113T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 313 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS EASE FOR A WHILE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, BUT LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: WEST SWELL 10 FEET THIS EVENING, THEN INCREASING WIND CHOP WILL BUILD SEAS TO 15 TO 17 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SEAS TRANSITION BACK TO SWELL, BUT REMAIN HIGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH A STORM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE THEN SPREAD TO 10 NM FROM SHORE BY MONDAY 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO 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. && $$ PZZ376-111215- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.160111T0000Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0004.160111T0300Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0001.160112T1800Z-160113T0900Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 313 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS EASE FOR A WHILE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, BUT LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: WEST SWELL 10 FEET THIS EVENING, THEN INCREASING WIND CHOP WILL BUILD SEAS TO 15 TO 17 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SEAS TRANSITION BACK TO SWELL, BUT REMAIN HIGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH A STORM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE THEN SPREAD TO 10 NM FROM SHORE BY MONDAY 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO 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. && $$ PZZ350-356-111215- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0004.160111T1200Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.160111T1200Z-160112T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 313 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT THEN INCREASING FURTHER TO SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WEST SWELL BRIEFLY SUBSIDES BELOW 10 FEET THIS EVENING BUT WILL BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET OVERNIGHT. INCREASING WIND CHOP WILL CAUSE SEAS TO BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 15 FEET MONDAY AND BECOME VERY STEEP. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HAZARDOUS SEAS. GALE FORCE WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE CONCENTRATED FROM AROUND 5 NM OFFSHORE OF BANDON SOUTHWARD TO PORT ORFORD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ SPILDE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
788 WHUS76 KMFR 110423 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 823 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 PZZ370-111300- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0001.160112T1800Z-160113T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 823 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS EASE FOR A WHILE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... BUT LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED 15 TO 17 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SEAS TRANSITION BACK TO SWELL... BUT REMAIN HIGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH A STORM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE THEN SPREAD TO 10 NM FROM SHORE BY MONDAY 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 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. && $$ PZZ376-111300- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0001.160112T1800Z-160113T0900Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 823 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS EASE FOR A WHILE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... BUT LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED 15 TO 17 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SEAS TRANSITION BACK TO SWELL... BUT REMAIN HIGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH A STORM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE THEN SPREAD TO 10 NM FROM SHORE BY MONDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ350-356-111300- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.160111T1200Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.160111T1200Z-160112T0000Z/ 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- 823 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT THEN INCREASING FURTHER TO SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET OVERNIGHT. INCREASING WIND CHOP WILL CAUSE SEAS TO BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 15 FEET MONDAY AND BECOME VERY STEEP. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HAZARDOUS SEAS. GALE FORCE WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE CONCENTRATED FROM AROUND 5 NM OFFSHORE OF BANDON SOUTHWARD TO PORT ORFORD. * 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. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
126 WHUS76 KMFR 111047 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 247 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016 PZZ370-111800- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SR.A.0001.160112T1500Z-160113T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 247 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS EASE FOR A WHILE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... BUT A LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TUESDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED 15 TO 17 FEET THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS TRANSITION BACK TO SWELL DOMINATED...BUT REMAIN HIGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH A STORM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ376-111800- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160112T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SR.A.0001.160112T1500Z-160113T0900Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 247 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHEAST GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS EASE FOR A WHILE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... BUT A LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TUESDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED 15 TO 17 FEET THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS TRANSITION BACK TO SWELL DOMINATED...BUT WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VERY HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH A STORM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. GALES ARE LIKELY BEYOND 10 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 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. && $$ PZZ350-356-111800- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160111T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0004.160111T1200Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.160111T1200Z-160112T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 247 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH THIS LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT. INCREASING WIND CHOP WILL CAUSE SEAS TO BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 15 TO 17 FEET MONDAY AND BECOME VERY STEEP. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HAZARDOUS SEAS. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE CONCENTRATED FROM AROUND 5 NM OFFSHORE OF BANDON SOUTHWARD TO PORT ORFORD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
416 WHUS76 KMFR 111810 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1010 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016 PZZ370-376-120715- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160112T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0001.160112T1500Z-160113T0900Z/ 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- 1010 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: COMBINED 15 TO 18 FEET THIS MORNING. SEAS TRANSITION BACK TO SWELL DOMINATED...BUT REMAIN HIGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER TONIGHT THEN VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH A STORM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A 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. && $$ PZZ350-356-120715- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160111T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160112T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 1010 AM PST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: COMBINED 15 TO 18 FEET THIS MORNING. SEAS TRANSITION BACK TO SWELL DOMINATED...BUT REMAIN HIGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER TONIGHT. SEAS MAY RISE AGAIN AND BECOME VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS AS A STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE WATERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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 Jan 10, 3:12 AM PST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 3:12 AM PST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
312 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016
.DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING HAS
STARTED TO BUILD IN OVER THE FORECAST AREA, CLEARING OUT THE MID TO
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AND ALLOWING EXTENSIVE AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS
TO DEVELOP IN THE VALLEYS OF BOTH THE WEST AND EAST SIDE. THIS WILL
LIMIT COOLING THIS MORNING, AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY NOT
REACH AS LOW AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. HOWEVER, ONCE THE SUN RISES, THE
FOG AND LOW CLOUDS SHOULD BURN OFF, AND DAYTIME HIGHS ARE EXPECTED
TO WARM TO SIMILAR VALUES AS YESTERDAY.
THE CLEAR AND DRY WEATHER TODAY WILL BE FLEETING, AS THE NEXT UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH MAKES IT SWAY ONSHORE LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS, IN THAT IT WILL WEAKEN
CONSIDERABLY AS IT PUSHES INLAND, AND RESULTING PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF THE CASCADES, AND ANOTHER ROUND OF
BREEZY TO GUSTY WINDS IS IN STORE FOR THE SHASTA AND ROGUE VALLEYS,
MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF WEED AND ASHLAND. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
RATHER HIGH MONDAY, RANGING FROM AROUND 5000 TO 6000 FEET WEST OF
THE CASCADES DOWN TO AROUND 4000 FEET TO THE EAST. SHOWERS WILL
TAPER OFF THROUGH MONDAY EVENING, AS THE TROUGH EXITS AND A WEAK
RIDGE TRIES TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST.
DESPITE THE WEAK ANTI-CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT, THE FLOW WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST, AND WILL CARRY SOME MOISTURE IN AGAINST THE COAST. THIS
WILL RESULT IN SOME LIGHT SHOWERS SCATTERED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT, BUT NO WIDESPREAD OR SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED, AT LEAST NOT YET. DIGGING IN QUICKLY BEHIND THE DEPARTING
SYSTEM WILL BE A RATHER PROMINENT AND ROBUST TROUGH, WHICH HAS ALL
THE HALLMARKS OF A FAIRLY STRONG STORM FOR TUESDAY EVENING INTO
WEDENSDAY. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE PRODUCING A DEEPENING SURFACE
LOW RIGHT OFF THE OREGON COAST, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN TIMING,
PLACEMENT,AND STRENGTH. EITHER SOLUTION WOULD BE A WINDY EVENT, BUT
THE GFS, WHICH PLACES THE LOW FURTHER SOUTH AND DEEPER, COULD
PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST, AND THIS SHOULD BE
MONITORED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL FORECAST SHIFTS. FOR NOW, HAVE GONE
WITH A MEDIAN SOLUTION FOR WINDS, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT FUTURE
SHIFTS WILL NEED TO FURTHER INCREASE THOSE VALUES AS CONFIDENCE
IMPROVES. WINDS MAY ALSO BECOME AND ISSUE FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY,
SOUTHERN ROGUE VALLEY, AND THE EAST SIDE, BUT ONLY IF THE SURFACE
LOW PUSHES FARTHER EAST THAN CURRENT MODEL SOLUTIONS WOULD SUGGEST.
NOW, WITH THE LOW TRACKING UP THE COAST AND INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA,
THOSE AREAS MAY NOT SEE THE WINDS ONE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT WITH A
MORE WEST TO EAST MOVING SYSTEM.
IN TERMS OF RAIN AND SNOW, THIS EVENT SHOULD BE THE MOST PROLIFIC
PRECIPITATION PRODUCER SINCE THE MAJOR STORMS BACK IN DECEMBER, BUT
IT WILL STILL NOT QUITE MEASURE UP TO THOSE EVENTS. MOISTURE
TRANSPORT VALUES ARE STRONG, BUT NOT ATYPICALLY SO FOR THIS TYPE OF
SYSTEM, SO TOTAL RAINFALL VALUES WILL BE MODEST, AND MAY NOT
PENETRATE SUBSTANTIALLY EAST OF THE CASCADES. ALSO, WITH THE SYSTEM
ORIGINATING MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST, IT WILL BE RELATIVELY WARM ONE.
THUS, SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 6000 FEET AS PRECIPITATION MOVES
INTO THE REGION. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, SNOW LEVELS SHOULD DROP TO
AROUND 4000 FEET, BUT BY THIS TIME, PRECIPITATION WILL BE WANING AND
LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. -BPN
.LONG TERM FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A PERSISTENT PATTERN WITH WEAK
RIDGING OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHILE AN UPPER LOW REMAINS
LOCATED NEAR THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET
OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND WEAKEN THE RIDGE AT TIMES
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ...MODELS SHOW FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT
THAT A FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THERE REMAINS VARIABILITY
ON HOW QUICKLY AND HOW STRONG THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK INTO
THE PACNW ON THURSDAY...WITH THE GFS AND DGEX SHOWING A DISTURBANCE
TRACKING DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND BRINGING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ON
THURSDAY BEFORE SHOWING THE RIDGE BUILDING INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT.
MEANWHILE, THE 12Z ECMWF INDICATES A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE
INLAND TO THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION
SPREADING INTO NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT. HAVE LEANED TOWARDS THE ENSEMBLE GFS WHICH INDICATES A WEAK
DISTURBANCE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM
THE CASCADES WEST AS WELL AS SOME CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE
IN EASTERN AREAS BEHIND THE EXITING SHORTWAVE.
ON FRIDAY EXPECT A POTENTIAL BREAK IN THE ACTIVE PATTERN WITH A
RIDGE OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER, AN ADVANCING PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING PRECIPITATION BACK INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW SIGNIFICANT VARIABILITY ON THE STRENGTH AND
TIMING OF THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM ON SATURDAY. SO HAVE LEANED TOWARDS A
BLEND OF THE MODEL SOLUTIONS. GIVEN THE INCREASING MODEL VARIABILITY,
CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THE DETAILS FOR THIS SYSTEM LATE NEXT WEEK. /CC
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 10/12Z TAF CYCLE...FOG HAS FORMED OVER THE WEST
SIDE VALLEYS, AND IFR CATEGORIES ARE WIDESPREAD. SATELLITE READOUT
SHOWS LIFR FROM KRBG N TO THE NW INTO LANE COUNTY LIFR IS ALSO
WIDESPREAD IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND ALONG THE ROGUE RIVER FROM THE
JOSEPHINE-JACKSON COUNTY LINE INTO KMFR. TO THE EAST MVFR CIGS ARE
WIDESPREAD IN THE KLAMATH/TULELAKE BASINS INCLUDING KLMT. WOULD NOT
BE SURPRISED TO SEE IFR CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THERE AS
WELL IN THE DESERT AREA OF LAKE AND MODOC COUNTY.
WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE..THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY STABLE AND
WE MAY NOT SEE VFR UNTIL NOON TIME. EXPECT A RETURN TO IFR AGAIN AT
KRBG AND KMFR TONIGHT BUT KOTH MAY SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AHEAD
OF THE NEXT FRONT. THIS WILL CAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE TO BE MORE
UNSTABLE WITH MAINLY MVFR CIGS IN RAIN SHOWERS. /FB
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 300 AM PST SUNDAY 9 JAN 2016...SEAS WILL REMAIN
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT TODAY AS WIND CHOP TRANSITIONS TO WEST
SWELL. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONGER SOUTH WINDS TO THE OUTER
WATERS THIS EVENING WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALES AROUND MIDNIGHT,
ESPECIALLY BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
NORTH ALONG 130 WEST LONGITUDE ON TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD
OF THIS LOW COULD BRING GALE INTO THE INNER WATERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH STORM FORCE GUST OVER THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS REMAIN HIGH INTO
THURSDAY, BUT WINDS WILL EASE. /FB
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR ORZ021.
CA...NONE.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY
FOR PZZ350-356-370.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY
FOR PZZ370-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR PZZ376.
BPN/FJB/TRW/CCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 3:21 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 55 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:53 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson | 16 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:13 PM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 24 hr |
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