Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 60, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2016, 2:30 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 18, 2016, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 45 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2016, 2:30 PM PST (22:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2016, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
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098 WHUS76 KMFR 172230 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 230 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 PZZ356-181130- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0115.000000T0000Z-161118T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0044.161118T1500Z-161119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.161118T1500Z-161120T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161118T1500Z-161120T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 230 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE LIKELY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN WITHIN 5 TO 10 NM OF THE COAST. * SEAS...SEAS AROUND 10 FEET INTO THIS EVENING...DOMINATED BY WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET FRIDAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS MAY BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TODAY. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL AREA SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN WITHIN 5 TO 10 NM OF THE COAST. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-181130- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0115.000000T0000Z-161118T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0044.161118T1500Z-161119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161118T1500Z-161120T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 230 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE LIKELY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING. * SEAS...SEAS AROUND 10 FEET INTO THIS EVENING...DOMINATED BY WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FEET FRIDAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS MAY BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TODAY. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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238 WHUS76 KMFR 180508 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 908 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 PZZ356-181815- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161118T1500Z-161120T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.161118T1500Z-161120T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 908 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE LIKELY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN WITHIN 5 TO 10 NM OF THE COAST. * SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET FRIDAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS MAY BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TODAY. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL AREA SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN WITHIN 5 TO 10 NM OF THE COAST. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-181815- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161118T1500Z-161120T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 908 PM PST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE LIKELY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING. * SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FEET FRIDAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS MAY BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TODAY. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
857 WHUS76 KMFR 181058 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 258 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 PZZ356-190000- /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.161118T1500Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161119T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 258 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. EXCEPT FOR SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN WITHIN 5 TO 10 NM OF THE COAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS MAY BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL AREA SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN WITHIN 5 TO 10 NM OF THE COAST. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ370-376-190000- /O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.161118T1500Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161118T1500Z-161120T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 258 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET FT TODAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS WILL BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 10 TO 60 NM FROM SHORE WEST OF CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 30 NM FROM SHORE WEST OF COOS BAY INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-190000- /O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.161118T1500Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161119T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 258 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS MAY BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF BANDON INTO THIS AFTERNOON...ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
545 WHUS76 KMFR 181622 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 822 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 PZZ356-190530- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161119T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 822 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. EXCEPT FOR SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN WITHIN 5 TO 10 NM OF THE COAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS MAY BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL AREA SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN WITHIN 5 TO 10 NM OF THE COAST. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ370-376-190530- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ 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- 822 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET FT TODAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS WILL BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 10 TO 60 NM FROM SHORE WEST OF CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 30 NM FROM SHORE WEST OF COOS BAY INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-190530- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161119T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 822 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY AND WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. SEAS MAY BUILD EVEN HIGHER SATURDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HEAVY WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES. * AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF BANDON INTO THIS AFTERNOON... ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
418 WHUS76 KMFR 182212 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 212 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 PZZ370-376-191200- /O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ 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- 212 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TOMORROW MORNING...THEN RISE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND MAINLY WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 20 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...HOWEVER...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS BELOW GALES LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY AGAIN TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY 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. && $$ PZZ350-191200- /O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.000000T0000Z-161119T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161118T2212Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 212 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TOMORROW MORNING...THEN RISE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND MAINLY WIND DRIVEN AT 14 TO 19 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...HOWEVER...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS BELOW GALES LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY AGAIN TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ356-191200- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0060.161118T2212Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 212 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TOMORROW MORNING...THEN RISE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND MAINLY WIND DRIVEN AT 12 TO 17 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS AWAY FROM BROOKINGS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...AND THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS BELOW GALES LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY AGAIN TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NEAR BROOKINGS CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT...BUT WINDS AND SEAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS EXTREME. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
025 WHUS76 KMFR 190417 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 817 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 PZZ356-191730- /O.UPG.KMFR.SC.Y.0116.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0078.161119T0417Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 817 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TOMORROW MORNING...THEN RISE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND MAINLY WIND DRIVEN AT 12 TO 17 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS AWAY FROM BROOKINGS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...AND THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS BELOW GALES LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY AGAIN TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NEAR BROOKINGS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED...BUT WINDS AND SEAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS EXTREME AS OTHER 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 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-191730- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 817 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY TOMORROW MORNING...THEN RISE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND MAINLY WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 20 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...HOWEVER...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS BELOW GALES LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEY WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY AGAIN TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
243 WHUS76 KMFR 191014 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 214 AM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 PZZ356-200000- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0078.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 214 AM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY THIS MORNING...THEN RISE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND MAINLY WIND DRIVEN AT 12 TO 17 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS AWAY FROM BROOKINGS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...AND THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS BELOW GALES THIS MORNING...BUT THEY WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NEAR BROOKINGS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED...BUT WINDS AND SEAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS EXTREME AS OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-200000- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 214 AM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRIEFLY THIS MORNING...THEN RISE TO GALES 30 TO 40 KT AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND MAINLY WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 20 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...HOWEVER...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS BELOW GALES THIS MORNING...BUT THEY WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
453 WHUS76 KMFR 191716 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 916 AM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 PZZ356-200630- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0078.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 916 AM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DOMINATED AT 13 TO 16 FEET TODAY THEN 15 TO 18 FEET WITH AN INCREASING WEST SWELL TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS AWAY FROM BROOKINGS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...AND THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO. NEAR BROOKINGS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED...BUT WINDS AND SEAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS EXTREME AS OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-200630- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 916 AM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DOMINATED AT 14 TO 17 FEET TODAY THEN 15 TO 20 FEET WITH AN INCREASING WEST SWELL TONIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND ALSO NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * 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. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
764 WHUS76 KMFR 192244 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 244 PM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 PZZ356-201200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0078.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 244 PM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT. WINDS MAY GUST TO STORM FORCE 50 KT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DOMINATED AT 13 TO 16 FEET TODAY THEN 15 TO 18 FEET WITH AN INCREASING WEST SWELL TONIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS AWAY FROM BROOKINGS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...AND THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO. NEAR BROOKINGS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED...BUT WINDS AND SEAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS EXTREME AS OTHER AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-201200- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 244 PM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS MAY GUST TO STORM FORCE 55 KT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DOMINATED AT 14 TO 17 FEET TODAY THEN 15 TO 20 FEET WITH AN INCREASING WEST SWELL TONIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND ALSO NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * 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
317 WHUS76 KMFR 200620 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1020 PM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 PZZ356-201930- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0078.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0117.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 1020 PM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT. SOUTH WINDS DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY GUST TO STORM FORCE 50 KT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS...13 TO 16 FOOT STEEP SEAS WITH DOMINANT PERIOD AROUND 14 SECONDS. SEAS LOWER TO LESS THAN 10 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS AWAY FROM BROOKINGS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...AND THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO. NEAR BROOKINGS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED...BUT WINDS AND SEAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS EXTREME AS OTHER 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 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-201930- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0117.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0116.161121T0000Z-161121T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1020 PM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT. SOUTH WINDS DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY GUST TO 50 KT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP 14 TO 18 FEET WITH AN INCREASING WEST SWELL TONIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL... INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND ALSO NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. 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. && $$ PZZ376-201930- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0117.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1020 PM PST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT. SOUTH WINDS DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY GUST TO 50 KT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP 14 TO 18 FEET WITH AN INCREASING WEST SWELL TONIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL... INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND ALSO NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
618 WHUS76 KMFR 201041 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 241 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2016 PZZ350-370-202345- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0117.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0116.161121T0000Z-161121T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 241 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT...THEN SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS MAY GUST TO GALE FORCE 40 KT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP 14 TO 16 FEET THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND ALSO NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ356-202345- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0078.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0117.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 241 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT...THEN SOUTH TO 20 TO 25 KT SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY GUST TO GALE FORCE 40 KT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS...13 TO 16 FOOT STEEP SEAS SECONDS THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS AWAY FROM BROOKINGS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS...AND THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO. NEAR BROOKINGS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS STARTING EARLY THIS 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. && $$ PZZ376-202345- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0117.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 241 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS MAY GUST TO 40 KT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP 13 TO 15 FEET...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR CAPE BLANCO. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
572 WHUS76 KMFR 201226 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 426 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2016 PZZ356-210000- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0078.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 426 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP 11 TO 13 FEET THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...AL;L AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-210000- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 426 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP 12 TO 14 FEET THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...INCREASED WINDS...AND LOCALLY ELEVATED SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL OF THE WATERS WILL EXPERIENCE SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND ALSO NEAR CAPE BLANCO. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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 Nov 17, 9:41 AM PST, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 9:41 AM PST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
941 AM PST Thu Nov 17 2016
.UPDATE...
A few updates were made to the forecast for this morning through
Friday morning. These adjustments were mostly for cloud cover
tonight and to raise forecast lows tonight to the same to several
degrees warmer than were observed last night into this morning.
BTL
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Freezing temperatures were observed across the Scott Valley and
portions of the Illinois and Applegate Valleys this morning.
Additionally, patchy frost likely occured in portions of Douglas
County. Altogether, temperatures this morning across the interior
valleys of the West Side were 2-6 degrees warmer than forecast
due to unexpectedly thick mid-high level clouds that developed and
moved overhead between 4 AM and 8 AM PST from a shortwave riding
the tail end of yesterday's exiting upper level trough. This
prevented frost and/or freeze conditions in some areas. For the
Medford Airport, we are currently experiencing our longest stretch
of days without a low temperature of 36F (frost threshold) or
lower and 32F (freeze threshold) or lower on record going back to
1911. More on this in the afternoon discussion.
Today we'll catch a break in the wet weather over inland areas
ahead of the next frontal system that will arrive late tomorrow
through Saturday. Model guidance is indicating tonight through
Friday morning to be the same to several degrees warmer than was
observed this morning, so no freeze warnings are anticipated for
tonight. Temperatures have been adjusted to reflect this
expectation. BTL
&&
.AVIATION...17/12Z TAF cycle...A stable air mass with plenty of
moisture in the low levels is bringing IFR conditions to some of the
West Side valleys this morning. There are some VFR ceilings east of
the Cascades. All areas should clear to VFR by this afternoon.
Tonight will likely feature more in the way of fog instead of low
clouds, at least for West Side valleys. SK
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 230 AM PST Thursday 17 November 2016...Moderate
west swell will keep seas steep through today, but there won't be
much in the way of wind. Seas will subside below 10 feet tonight,
but they won't stay down very long because a strong front will move
onshore Friday night. At this point, gale force southerlies and very
steep high seas look likely on Friday, mostly beyond 10NM from shore
except closer to shore near Cape Blanco. More fronts will follow
through the weekend and into next week, and gale force winds may
accompany some of these fronts as well. SK
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 313 AM PST Thu Nov 17 2016/
SHORT TERM...through Saturday...Some showers continue to affect
the waters and immediate coast this morning, and there have even
been a couple of lightning strikes offshore as the tail end of an
upper trough swings through. A weak upper ridge will temporarily
build in behind this departing trough today with showers
diminishing. Freeze warnings and frost advisories remain in effect
for west side valley locations this morning. It looks like these
will verify pretty well as outlying locations such as Cave
Junction have already reached freezing, but cloud cover has
limited the cooling in places such as Medford proper.
As the upper ridge axis slides through tonight, low clouds and fog
are expected again in the valleys. This may be limited somewhat by
high cloud from an approaching system, but satellite shows these
clouds currently thinning as they move into the ridge, so we'll
stick with the going forecast for tonight.
A large trough currently approaching 140W will be our weather
maker for the weekend. It will bring gales to the waters Friday
with rain spreading inland Friday night and Saturday. Breezy to
windy conditions are also expected over the higher terrain and the
east side both Friday and Saturday. Winds in these areas are
generally below high wind criteria right now, but we may need wind
advisories eventually.
The bigger impact may come in the form of snow, especially over
portions of Siskiyou County. Moist, southerly flow develops over
the Sacramento valley Friday night and drives strong upslope into
south central Siskiyou County around Mt. Shasta into Saturday
morning. This often lowers snow levels in the area much lower than
they would be elsewhere, and this is the case this time as well.
Local studies have shown that 1000-700 mb thicknesses at or below
2884 meters, 850 mb temperatures at or below 2C, and strong
southerly flow (700 mb south winds in excess of 50 KT) to be good
indicators of heavy snow down to I-5 around Mt. Shasta City. All
of these parameters are exceeded by a fair amount Friday night
into Saturday morning, and models show upwards of an inch of
liquid falling at the same time. The main question is: will road
surfaces be cold enough to produce a major travel impact? Metro
forecasts don't go out that far yet, but antecedent conditions are
cold, and precipitation rates may be quite high (1-2 inch per hour
snowfall rates) at the peak of the event Saturday morning. All of
this adds up to a decent chance for heavy snow, so we issued a
winter storm watch for the area Friday night and Saturday morning.
We will also see some snow in the Cascades, but not nearly as
heavy as further south. Precipitation chances are also lower in
our Oregon zones Friday and Saturday as strong south flow tends to
dry out a bit by the time it reaches us. We will all probably see
some precipitation from the system eventually, but it doesn't
look like a big deal for northern areas. The exception may be
along the Curry Coast where they could see fairly steady rainfall
adding up to a couple of inches of rain Friday night through
Saturday night. But even this is hardly out of the ordinary for
November.
With the focus on short term concerns, nothing was changed in the
extended forecast, and the previous long term discussion follows
for reference. -Wright
Long Term....Sunday through Wednesday Night...The upper level
trough that was centered off the coast at the end of the short
term will become elongated as it begins to move forward during the
beginning of the extended. The models have trended weaker with the
trough as it moves onshore and therefore have trimmed the winds
back a bit for Sunday. However, it will still be breezy to gusty
in the typical areas such as Summer Lake and higher elevations.
Expect ongoing precipitation to continue into Monday morning as
the trough axis moves overhead.
There will be a lull in precipitation Monday afternoon as a brief
period of ridging moves over the area. This break will be short
lived as the models are showing the next front and upper trough
moving in right on the heels of the weak ridge. There is fairly
good agreement among the models in having rain arrive at the
coast by Tuesday morning. However, confidence in the progression
of this upper trough and associated front after this is low at
this time given the differing solutions beyond this point.
The GFS is slower to move the trough overhead and actually
elongates it offshore, remaining there through Wednesday. The EC
on the other hand, keeps the upper trough trucking along and moves
it over the area by Wednesday. The difference in solutions would
result in differing snow levels and temperatures for Wednesday,
with the EC being the cooler solution of the two. If the EC pans
out, snow levels could be as low as 3500 feet during the day
Wednesday. Compare this to the GFS which is advertising snow
levels around 5000 feet. The cooler solution could result in
travel impacts for the day before Thanksgiving. /BR-y
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...None.
CA...Winter Storm Watch from Friday evening through Saturday morning
ABOVE 3500 FEET for for CAZ080>083.
Pacific Coastal Waters...
- Gale Watch from Friday morning through late Friday night for
PZZ350-356-370-376.
- Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas until 7 PM PST this
evening for PZZ350-356-370-376.
BTL/NSK/TRWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2:30 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 30 hr | |
| Nov 17, 3:20 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson, Klamath, Lake | 58 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:23 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 26 hr |
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