Gale Warning 6, NWS Medford, OR

149 
WHUS76 KMFR 141126
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
326 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016


PZZ350-356-376-150000-
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/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0002.160114T1200Z-160115T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0006.160114T1200Z-160115T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0009.160115T0300Z-160116T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.160115T0300Z-160116T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
326 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016

...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST 
THURSDAY UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELED THE STORM
WARNING. THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 7
PM PST THURSDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 
7 PM PST THURSDAY UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 7 PM PST THURSDAY UNTIL 4
PM PST FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: WIND DRIVEN AT 13 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THEN
  INCREASE BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT
  THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
  20 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS INTO THIS EVENING.
  VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY BEYOND 5 NM
  FROM SHORE NORTH OF PORT ORFORD AND ALL BUT THE SOUTHEASTERN
  PORTION OF ZONE 376 THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALL
  OTHER AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT FOR SEAS.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

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/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0002.160114T1200Z-160115T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0006.160114T1200Z-160115T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.160115T0300Z-160116T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
326 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016

...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST 
THURSDAY UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELED THE STORM
WARNING. THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 7
PM PST THURSDAY. ALSO...A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THURSDAY UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY.

* SEAS: WIND DRIVEN AT 13 TO 15 FEET LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THEN
  INCREASE BETWEEN 15 AND 17 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...BECOMING
  SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES THIS MORNING
  INTO THIS EVENING...THEN HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

258 
WHUS76 KMFR 141204
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
404 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016

PZZ350-356-376-150000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160114T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160115T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.160115T0300Z-160116T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0009.160115T0300Z-160116T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
404 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST 
THURSDAY UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM PST THIS EVENING UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY.


* SEAS: WIND DRIVEN AT 13 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THEN 
  INCREASE BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT 
  THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 
  20 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS INTO THIS EVENING. 
  VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY BEYOND 5 NM 
  FROM SHORE NORTH OF PORT ORFORD AND ALL BUT THE SOUTHEASTERN 
  PORTION OF ZONE 376 THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
  ALL OTHER AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT FOR SEAS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-150000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160114T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160115T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0008.160115T0300Z-160116T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
404 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST 
THURSDAY UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 7
PM PST THIS EVENING. ALSO...A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY.

* SEAS: WIND DRIVEN AT 13 TO 15 FEET LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THEN 
  INCREASE BETWEEN 15 AND 17 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT... 
  BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 
  MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES THIS 
  MORNING INTO THIS EVENING...THEN HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

244 
WHUS76 KMFR 142242
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
242 PM PST THU JAN 14 2016

PZZ350-356-376-151145-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160115T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0009.160115T0300Z-160116T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0008.160115T0300Z-160116T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0004.160116T0300Z-160116T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PST THU JAN 14 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH 7 PM PST FRIDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING.

* SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FEET EARLY THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 17 FEET AT 12 SECONDS TONIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SEAS MAY RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT
  INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT EARLY THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
  SOUTH GALES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS EARLY THIS
  EVENING...THEN VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL
  AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GALES ARE POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS
  FRIDAY NIGHT. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ370-151145-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160115T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0008.160115T0300Z-160116T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0004.160116T0300Z-160116T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
242 PM PST THU JAN 14 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH 7 PM PST FRIDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THE GALE WARNING AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT. 

* SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FEET EARLY THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 17 FEET AT 12 SECONDS TONIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SEAS MAY RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT
  INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT EARLY THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
  SOUTH GALES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS EARLY THIS
  EVENING...THEN VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL
  AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GALES ARE POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS
  FRIDAY NIGHT. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
903 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016

.UPDATE... CURRENT RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER OUR
AREA WITH A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES OVER THE MARINE WATERS AND OVER
DEL NORTE COUNTY. DESPITE THESE STRIKES, THE FORECAST REMAINS ON
TRACK AND WE ARE NOT EXPECTING ANY THUNDER OVER LAND IN OUR
FORECAST AREA. THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL OVER THE WATERS WILL BE
DIMINISHING IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE LIFTED INDICIES CONTINUE
TO RISE.

A SHORT WAVE WHICH IS BEYOND 60 NM OFFSHORE AS OF 9 AM WILL BE
MOVING EASTWARD OVER OUR AREA AND THIS WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL
BLANKET OF SHOWERS ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY AND THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE
INCREASED POPS AND QPF, PARTICULARLY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BEFORE THINGS QUICKLY TAPER OFF BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM
ARRIVES ON THURSDAY. THEREFORE, WILL NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE
CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES.

THE MAIN CHALLENGES FOR TODAY WILL BE TO FINE TUNE THE TIMING OF
THE NEXT SYSTEMS AS WELL AS THE SNOW LEVELS WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM
AS THEY COULD DROP NEAR HIGHER PASS LEVELS. -SCHAAF

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 900 AM PST WEDNESDAY 13 JAN 2016...A STRONG
COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INLAND AND WINDS ARE SHIFTING FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DECREASING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE WATERS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A
STRONG WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWEST OF THE WATERS FRIDAY, THEN
ANOTHER STRONG FRONT ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE
EXTENDED PERIOD IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR A VERY LARGE WESTERLY SWELL
WITH PERIOD NEAR 20 SECONDS TO ARRIVE SATURDAY. -PETRUCELLI

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 406 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016/

DISCUSSION...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS ARE OVER THE REGION AS THE
FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST THIS MORNING. A FEW STROKE OF LIGHTNING
ARE OCCURRING OFFSHORE AS THE COLD POOL MOVES IN ON THE TRAILING
EDGE OF THE FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT EVEN COLDER AIR MOVES IN BUT
THERE IS A DRY LAYER AND AN INVERSION RESULTING IN LI'S OF 6 OR
GREATER AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE DONE IN THIS AIR MASS BEHIND
THE FRONT. LOW TOPPED SHOWERS SLOWLY TAPER OFF IN THE COLD ONSHORE
FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION. THE NEXT FRONT MOVES ONSHORE ON THE NOSE OF A 120KT JET
THURSDAY MORNING. THE 700 MB WINDS ARE MUCH MORE WESTERLY AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL DROP DOWN TO THE CASCADE PASSES AND SISKIYOU
SUMMIT...AND POSSIBLY DROP DOWN TO THE LOWER I-5 PASSES WITH SNOW
ADVISORY AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE CASCADES AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST
SIDE. SHOWERS TAPER OFF AGAIN IN A REPEAT OF TODAYS PATTERN AS A
WEAK UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY. THE NEXT
FRONT MOVES IN SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING ABOVE THE
PASSES IN A STRONG SOUTHERLY WARM CONVEYOR FLOW PATTER SIMILAR TO
THE ONE THAT WAS OVER THE REGION YESTERDAY. SVEN

AVIATION...FOR THE 13/06Z TAF CYCLE. WIND SHEAR WILL BE A
CONCERN AT TERMINALS UNTIL 14Z AT THE COAST AND BETWEEN 17-19Z
INLAND AS GUIDANCE SHOWS 40-50 KTS ABOUT 2000 FEET AGL. IFR CIGS AT
THE COAST SHOULD IMPROVE TO MVFR IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS, THEN VFR
AROUND 18Z, BUT OCCASIONAL MVFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS DURING
THE AFTERNOON. INLAND VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH MVFR CIGS
EXPECTED IN SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
STABLE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN IFR CIGS AT ROSEBURG LATE TONIGHT.
-PETRUCELLI

MARINE...UPDATED 400 AM PST WEDNESDAY 13 JAN 2016...THE FRONT HAS
MOVED INLAND AND WINDS HAVE DECREASE OVER THE WATERS. HOWEVER A
FRESH SOUTH SWELL REMAINS AND THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE EXISTING
WESTERLY SWELL COULD RESULT IN BRIEF HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR A COUPLE OF
HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT THE TREND IS FOR SEAS TO SUBSIDE THIS
MORNING INTO TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS
TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING A
STRONG WARM FRONT APPROACHING THE WATERS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH
INCREASING SOUTH WINDS THAT COULD REACH GALES FROM LATE THURSDAY
MORNING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OF
THE WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHWEST
AND DECREASE. THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS THE
POSSIBILITY FOR A VERY LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WITH PERIOD NEAR 20
SECONDS TO ARRIVE SATURDAY. -PETRUCELLI

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     ORZ027>031.

CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     CAZ080-082-083-085.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY
     FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.

BMS/SBN/MAP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
925 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSW SUNNY VALLEY      42.59N 123.41W
01/13/2016  M1.49 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL. OBSERVER LOCATION 10 MI N OF
            GP AT BOTTOM OF SEXTON MT.

&&

CS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
930 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ENE NORTH BEND        43.42N 124.20W
01/13/2016  M1.68 INCH       COOS               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL. OBSERVER LOCATION 3 MI E OF
            NORTH BEND.

&&

CS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
952 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     HEAVY RAIN       KERBY                   42.19N 123.65W
01/13/2016  M1.67 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAIN FELL FROM 5:30 LAST NIGHT UNTIL READING
            TAKEN AT 9:30. OBSERVER LOCATION MIDDLE OF
            KERBY BEHIND STONE FRONT TAVERN.

&&

BS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1049 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0810 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSW OBRIEN            42.05N 123.71W
01/13/2016  M2.06 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.06 INCHES 24-HR RAINFALL TOTAL. OBSERVER
            LOCATION 1 MI S OF OBRIEN.

&&

NSK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1109 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1108 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 W MERLIN              42.51N 123.49W
01/13/2016  E0.70 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   PUBLIC

            2 HOUR TOTAL

&&

CS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1110 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 W MERLIN              42.51N 123.49W
01/13/2016  E2.00 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   PUBLIC

            24 HOUR TOTAL

&&

CS