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Gale Warning 54, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Oct 23, 2016, 3:35 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 23, 2016, 3:24 PM PDT. It was in force for 42 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2016, 3:35 AM PDT (10:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 23, 2016, 3:24 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2016, 9:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
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237 WHUS76 KMFR 231035 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 335 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... PZZ350-356-232345- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0108.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0038.161024T0300Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T0600Z-161025T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161024T0600Z-161025T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161024T0000Z-161024T0600Z/ 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- 335 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS....SOUTH 20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING THEN LOWERING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KT THIS EVENING FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTHWARD. THEN SOUTH GALES 35 KT WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS OF 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO A MIX OF WEST SWELL AND SOUTH WIND CHOP...LOWERING TO 9 FT DURING THE MORNING. VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH...VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 14 TO 18 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING. SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPACT AREAS FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTH THIS EVENING. GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ370-232345- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0108.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0038.161024T0300Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T0600Z-161024T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161024T0000Z-161024T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161024T0000Z-161025T1500Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 335 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING THEN LOWER TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS OF 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO A MIX OF WEST SWELL AND SOUTH WIND CHOP...LOWERING TO 9 FT DURING THE MORNING. VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS UP TO 16 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES... BRINGING VERY HIGH...VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 16 TO 21 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING. GALES AND HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ376-232345- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0108.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0038.161024T0300Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T2100Z-161025T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161024T0000Z-161024T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161024T0000Z-161025T1500Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 335 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING THEN LOWERING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH GALES 35 KT WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS OF 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO A MIX OF WEST SWELL AND SOUTH WIND CHOP...LOWERING TO 9 FT DURING THE MORNING. VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES... BRINGING VERY HIGH...VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING. GALES AND HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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928 WHUS76 KMFR 231205 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 505 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... PZZ350-356-240115- /O.EXP.KMFR.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0108.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161024T0000Z-161024T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161024T0600Z-161025T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T0600Z-161025T1500Z/ 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- 505 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS....SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KT THIS EVENING FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTHWARD. THEN SOUTH GALES 35 KT WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH...VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 14 TO 18 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPACT AREAS FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTH THIS EVENING. GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ370-240115- /O.EXP.KMFR.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0108.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161024T0000Z-161025T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161024T0000Z-161024T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T0600Z-161024T2100Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 505 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS UP TO 16 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES... BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 16 TO 21 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ376-240115- /O.EXP.KMFR.SC.Y.0103.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0108.000000T0000Z-161023T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161024T0000Z-161025T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161024T0000Z-161024T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T2100Z-161025T1500Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 505 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH GALES 35 KT WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES... BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
704 WHUS76 KMFR 232224 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 324 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... PZZ356-241130- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161023T2224Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161023T2224Z-161024T0900Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T0600Z-161025T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.161024T1800Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0010.161024T0900Z-161024T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 324 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS....SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KT THIS EVENING FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTHWARD. THEN SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KTS WILL CONTINUE THEN THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 14 TO 18 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPACT AREAS FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTH THIS EVENING. GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE BEYOND 8NM OF SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY 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 WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ376-241130- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161023T2224Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161023T2224Z-161024T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0010.161024T0900Z-161024T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T2100Z-161025T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.161024T1800Z-161025T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 324 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 40 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KT WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES... BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ370-241130- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161023T2224Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161023T2224Z-161024T0900Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T0600Z-161024T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0010.161024T0900Z-161024T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 324 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KT WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS UP TO 16 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES... BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 16 TO 21 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-241130- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0054.161023T2224Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0104.161023T2224Z-161024T0900Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0071.161024T0600Z-161025T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0010.161024T0900Z-161024T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 324 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS....SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KT THIS EVENING FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTHWARD. THEN SOUTH GALES 35 KT TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...PERSISTING INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS 14 TO 18 FEET MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS WILL IMPACT AREAS FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTH THIS EVENING. GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL EFFECT AREAS BEYOND 7 NM OF SHORE AND FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTHWARD. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY 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 WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
703 WHUS76 KMFR 241010 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALES WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP CHAOTIC SEAS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... PZZ356-242315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161024T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0072.161024T1800Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.161024T2100Z-161025T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS....INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT WILL THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KTS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FT WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO THIS MORNING WITH GALES ELSEWHERE. GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS TODAY...THEN MOST AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR LOWER SEAS AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WITHIN 10 NM FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ376-242315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161024T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.161024T1800Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0072.161024T1800Z-161025T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FT WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO 22 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-242315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161024T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0072.161024T1800Z-161025T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS....SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT EARLY THIS MORNING FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH...WITH LIGHTER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO. LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO 20 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO THIS MORNING WITH GALES ELSEWHERE. GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-242315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161024T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL THEN PERSIST LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 16 FT WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO 20 TO 23 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
314 WHUS76 KMFR 241621 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 921 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 PZZ356-250530- /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161024T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.161024T1800Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.161024T2100Z-161025T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 921 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM WARNING. * WINDS....SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS TODAY...THEN MOST AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR LOWER SEAS AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WITHIN 10 NM FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH. * 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. && $$ PZZ350-376-250530- /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161024T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.161024T1800Z-161025T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 921 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM WARNING. * WINDS....SOUTH GALES 35 KT TO 40 KT FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH... WITH LIGHTER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES...BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING... RISING TO 20 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-250530- /O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161024T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 921 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM WARNING. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 16 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES...BRINGING VERY HIGH...VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO 20 TO 23 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * 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
241 WHUS76 KMFR 242143 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 243 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 PZZ356-250200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 243 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS....SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES..BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR LOWER SEAS AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WITHIN 10 NM FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH. * 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. && $$ PZZ350-376-250200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 243 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS....SOUTH GALES 35 KT TO 40 KT FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH... WITH LIGHTER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES...BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO 20 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-250200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 243 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 16 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES...BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO 20 TO 23 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
979 WHUS76 KMFR 250150 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 650 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 PZZ356-251500- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 650 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS....SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 15 TO 18 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES..BRINGING VERY HIGH...VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 15 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS EXCEPT FOR LOWER SEAS AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WITHIN 10 NM FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH. * 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. && $$ PZZ350-376-251500- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 650 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS....SOUTH GALES 35 KT TO 40 KT FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH... WITH LIGHTER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES...BRINGING VERY HIGH...VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO A PEAK OF 18 TO 20 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO 18 FT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ370-251500- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 650 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 18 FT. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES...BRINGING VERY HIGH...VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 16 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO 20 TO 23 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * 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
445 WHUS76 KMFR 250935 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 235 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2016 PZZ356-252245- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-161025T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-161026T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0039.161026T0900Z-161026T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 235 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 KT EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. GALES COULD RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...HIGH AND VERY STEEP 15 TO 19 FEET THIS MORNING EASING TO AROUND 10 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS THIS MORNING WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS MAY RETURN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ350-252245- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-161025T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.161025T1600Z-161026T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0039.161026T0900Z-161026T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 235 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 KT EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. GALES COULD RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...HIGH AND VERY STEEP 15 TO 19 FEET THIS MORNING EASING TO AROUND 10 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS THIS MORNING WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR THE CAPES. CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ELSEWHERE. GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS MAY RETURN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ376-252245- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-161025T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.161025T1600Z-161026T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0039.161026T0600Z-161026T2100Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 235 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 KT EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. GALES ARE LIKELY AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP 17 TO 21 FEET THIS MORNING EASING TO 10 TO 14 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH, BUT HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL EASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING, BUT GALES AND VERY STEEP, HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE LIKELY FOR ALL AREAS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ370-252245- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-161025T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0105.161025T1600Z-161026T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0039.161026T0900Z-161026T2100Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 235 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PDT TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 KT EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. GALES ARE LIKELY AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP 17 TO 21 FEET THIS MORNING EASING TO 10 TO 14 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WITH VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL EASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING, BUT GALES AND VERY STEEP, HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE LIKELY FOR ALL AREAS AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ MAS 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 Oct 22, 10:57 PM PDT, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 10:57 PM PDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 1057 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 The Marine and Aviation sections have been updated... .UPDATE... Minor adjustments were made to the Coastal Waters Forecast to increase west swell tonight through tomorrow morning, consistent with the ongoing Small Craft Advisories across the coastal waters. && .DISCUSSION... A weakening frontal boundary approaching the coast this evening has yet to result in measurable rain at reporting stations in the coastal counties, except at the climatological wet spot of Charlotte Ridge, where 0.01" has been observed in the past hour. Infrared satellite imagery and radar do indicate more rainfall about to move inland, so the forecast remains on track. This first front will weaken and stall early Sunday before lifting westward as a warm front in the coastal waters Sunday afternoon. For much of the area it will take until late Sunday into Monday for winds to pick up and precipitation to move in. Today's model guidance has trended very notably lower with snow levels in the Mount Shasta area, especially for Monday morning. This development will be analyzed further overnight, but suffice it to say that there could be some travel impacts from wet snow on Highway 89 at Snowmans Summit on Monday. BTL && .AVIATION...23/06Z TAF CYCLE... Broken to overcast high clouds tonight are expected to keep inland areas VFR. A weakening cold front moving onto the coast will lead to some MVFR along and near the coast and in the coastal waters this evening through Sunday morning and partial terrain obscurations in the Coastal Mountains. The front will then drift back northwestward as a warm front on Sunday, so conditions are expected to improve to VFR. South and southeast winds will increase over land areas Sunday afternoon and evening leading to low level turbulence in much of the area. BTL Note: The ceilometer at FAA site KOTH is out of service, so there will be no ceiling observations available generally between the hours of 04Z and 14Z. && .MARINE...Updated 900 PM PDT Saturday, October 22, 2016... High and steep seas will continue tonight as elevated west swell continues. South winds increasing ahead of an approaching cold front will weaken slightly overnight as this first front stalls and weakens. A period of gale force winds and very steep seas is then expected Sunday evening through early Tuesday as a stronger cold front approaches and then moves through. Heavy rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms is also expected with this strong front Monday. BTL && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 246 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016/ DISCUSSION... Short Term...Tonight through Tuesday Night...A denser overcast of mid to high level clouds has kept much of the area out of the sun today, and this has resulted in a cooler day than forecast, but not by a significant amount. However, these same clouds could also keep the region slightly warmer tonight, should they stick around long enough. Models do show the high clouds thinning and moving to the northeast through this evening, but satellite imagery shows only a hint of this upstream, so suspect that most clouds will remain, and temperatures should not be as cool tonight as last night. Tonight, the very edge of a weak and dissipating front will skirt the coastline, with some light showers possible along the immediate coast and into the coastal ranges, but not very far inland. The boundary is then expected to slowly move back offshore Sunday morning into the afternoon. This is a significant change from the past few runs, which stalled the front over the West Side for a day or so. Now, with the model solutions trending west, the bulk of the area should remain dry through Sunday, aside from the aforementioned coast. The upper level trough, up until this time happy to meander just offshore of British Columbia, will finally dig south Sunday evening and overnight, reinforcing the front and pushing it onshore Monday morning. Precipitation will spread from the coast Monday morning, through to the Cascades by the afternoon, then across the East Side during the evening and overnight. Rainfall amounts with this front will be typical of our usual wet season fronts, while gusty winds will be likely at the usual trouble spots, including along Interstate 5 near Weed in the Shasta Valley, along Highway 31 near Paisley on the East Side, and perhaps even into the valley near Ashland. Wind Advisories may be needed for some or all of these areas. While generally, snow levels will remain well above our higher pass levels, there is some concern for the Mount Shasta area, where upslope dynamics will likely force snow levels down much further than the rest of the forecast area. The usual signals for a heavy wet snow event in this area are marginal at best, and do not suggest snow levels down into Mount Shasta City, they do show a healthy mix at Black Butte Summit on Interstate 5 and a full transition to snow at Snowman's Summit along Highway 89. If snow does make it to these levels, it should only be for a few hours at most on Monday morning, but this could occur during the morning commute. While confidence is not high, and snow should melt quickly due to warm road surfaces, travelers in the Mount Shasta area should be ready to deal with some wintry weather along the passes, just in case. Showers will then linger Monday night into Tuesday, before the next front arrives midweek. Temperatures through the week should hover near to slightly below normal for this time of year. -BPN LONG TERM...Wednesday through Saturday...A long-wave upper trough remains between roughly 130W and 150W throughout the extended period. A significant spoke of energy rotates around the base of the trough and up along our coast on Wednesday. The associated surface cyclone is expected to track south to north along or just west of 130W. While much depends on the track of this low, models are in really good agreement that we'll have at least gales over our outer waters, so winds in our forecast were raised. It is a little too far out to have enough confidence to issue any wind headlines for it, so we'll just keep an eye on it. From Thursday on, there has been a shift in the ECMWF which complicates the forecast. Energy feeding into the long wave trough is expected to form a closed low off California, but the 12Z ECMWF is now much more progressive with it. The GFS holds the low off California with rain likely confined to our coast Thursday. The ECMWF now moves it northeast much more quickly and would have widespread rain for us Thursday. The Canadian has a weaker wave as opposed to a closed low, but its rainfall pattern is much more like the GFS. Given these complications, we've chosen not make an major changes from Thursday on. Any solution is likely wet for the coast, but solutions vary from wet to dry inland. We've kept pops at or above climo with the highest at the coast. -Wright && .MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...None. CA...None. Pacific Coastal Waters... - Gale Watch from Sunday evening through Tuesday morning for PZZ350-356-370-376. - Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM PDT Sunday for PZZ350-356-370-376. - Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas until 5 AM PDT Sunday for PZZ350-356-370-376. BTL/BPN/Sven
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 3:15 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 5 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:15 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson, Klamath, Lake | 40 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:35 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 22 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:35 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 8:30 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 35 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:24 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 62 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:24 PM PDT | Storm Warning | MFR | 18 hr |
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