Gale Warning 66, NWS Medford, OR

981 
WHUS76 KMFR 070511
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
911 PM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

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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-
911 PM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASING TO 
  GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED 10 TO 12 FEET COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF A 
  NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 FEET 12 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING 
  THEN DIMINISHING. THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND 
  VERY STEEP AT 8 TO 13 FEET AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY 
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS 
  WITH THE THURSDAY SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED MAINLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM 
  SHORE...EXCEPT RIGHT UP TO SHORE 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 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.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T1200Z-161209T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
911 PM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASING TO 
  GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED 10 TO 12 FEET COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF A 
  NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 FEET 12 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING 
  THEN DIMINISHING. THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND 
  VERY STEEP AT 12 TO 15 FEET AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY 
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND 
  VERY STEEP SEAS ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF 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 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.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T0600Z-161209T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
911 PM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INCREASING TO GALES 
  30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...COMBINED 10 TO 12 FEET COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF A 
  NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 FEET 12 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING 
  THEN DIMINISHING. WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND 
  VERY STEEP AT 12 TO 15 FEET AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SEAS 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND 
  VERY STEEP SEAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE 
  WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF 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 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

838 
WHUS76 KMFR 071101
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 AM PST WED DEC 7 2016



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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-
301 AM PST WED DEC 7 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASING TO GALES
  30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  WINDS EASE BELOW GALES THURSDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
  TO SMALL CRAFT.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP AT 8 TO 13
  FEET THURSDAY. SEAS TRANSITION TO WEST SWELL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY WHICH WILL THEN BUILD TO A PEAK OF 15 TO 20 FEET FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON OR EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ON
  THURSDAY SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED MAINLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM
  SHORE...EXCEPT RIGHT UP TO SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. WEST SWELL ON
  FRIDAY WILL BE HIGHEST FROM PORT ORFORD NORTHWARD.

* 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161209T0000Z-161210T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
301 AM PST WED DEC 7 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASING TO GALES
  30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  WINDS EASE BELOW GALES THURSDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
  TO SMALL CRAFT. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP AT 10 TO 14
  FEET THURSDAY. SEAS TRANSITION TO WEST SWELL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY WHICH WILL THEN BUILD TO A PEAK OF 17 TO 22 FEET FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON OR EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS WILL BE
  AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL ON FRIDAY.

* 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161209T0000Z-161210T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
301 AM PST WED DEC 7 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASING TO GALES
  30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  WINDS EASE BELOW GALES THURSDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
  TO SMALL CRAFT.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP AT 10 TO 15
  FEET THURSDAY. SEAS TRANSITION TO WEST SWELL THURSDAY NIGHT
  INTO FRIDAY WHICH WILL THEN BUILD TO A PEAK OF 15 TO 20 FEET
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND VERY
  STEEP SEAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE WORST
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. ALL
  AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL ON FRIDAY, HIGHEST
  ACROSS THE NORTH.

* 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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

994 
WHUS76 KMFR 072328
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
328 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016

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/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T1500Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0082.161209T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
328 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM
PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO GALES 30 TO 35
  KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. WINDS
  EASE BELOW GALES THURSDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DOMINATED AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET
  THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS
  TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT AS WEST SWELL 15 TO
  20 FEET WITH 12 SECOND PERIODS ARRIVES.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS WILL BE
  AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL FRIDAY NIGHT AND 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 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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T1500Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0082.161209T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
328 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM
PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO GALES 30 TO 35
  KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. WINDS
  EASE BELOW GALES THURSDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DOMINATED AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET
  THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS
  TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT AS WEST SWELL 15 TO
  20 FEET WITH 12 SECOND PERIODS ARRIVES.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE BUT RIGHT UP TO THE SHORE
  NEAR CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND 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 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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T1200Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0127.161209T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
328 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO GALES 30 TO 35
  KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. WINDS
  EASE BELOW GALES THURSDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DOMINATED AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET
  THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS REMAIN
  STEEP AND WIND WAVE DOMINATED BUT LOWER TO 6 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY
  EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A LARGE WEST SWELL 12 TO 17
  FEET WITH 12 SECOND PERIODS ARRIVES FRIDAY EVENING AND MAY
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS WILL BE
  AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL FRIDAY NIGHT AND 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T1500Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0124.161209T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
328 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO GALES 30 TO 35
  KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. WINDS
  EASE BELOW GALES THURSDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DOMINATED AND INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 FEET
  THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS REMAIN
  STEEP AND WIND WAVE DOMINATED BUT LOWER TO 5 TO 8 FEET THURSDAY
  EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A LARGE WEST SWELL 12 TO 17
  FEET WITH 12 SECOND PERIODS ARRIVES FRIDAY EVENING AND MAY
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED...MOST AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. MOST AREAS WILL
  ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
  THE EXCEPTION IS NEAR BROOKINGS WHERE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

* 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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

655 
WHUS76 KMFR 081047
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
247 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

PZZ370-090000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0126.161208T1200Z-161208T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T1500Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0082.161209T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
247 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO
  GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST
  AND EASE BELOW GALES TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
  CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND INCREASING TO 8 TO
  12 FEET TODAY...THEN PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS
  TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WEST SWELL 15 TO
  20 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS TODAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS WILL BE
  AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL FRIDAY NIGHT AND 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-090000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0125.161208T1200Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T1500Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0082.161209T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
247 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO
  GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST
  AND EASE BELOW GALES TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
  CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND INCREASING TO 8 TO
  12 FEET TODAY...THEN PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS
  TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WEST SWELL 15 TO
  20 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS ON TODAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE BUT RIGHT UP TO THE SHORE NEAR
  CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL FRIDAY
  NIGHT AND 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-090000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0125.000000T0000Z-161208T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T1200Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0127.161209T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
247 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS
  BECOME SOUTHWEST AND EASE BELOW GALES TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN
  HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED AT 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS THEN REMAIN STEEP BUT LOWER TO 7 TO 9 FEET
  THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS
  TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WEST SWELL 12 TO
  17 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS TODAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS WILL BE
  AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL FRIDAY NIGHT AND 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-090000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0125.161208T1200Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.161208T1500Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0124.161209T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
247 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO
  GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST
  AND EASE BELOW GALES TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
  CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND INCREASING TO 7 TO
  12 FEET TODAY. SEAS THEN REMAIN STEEP BUT LOWER TO 6 TO 8 FEET
  THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS
  TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WEST SWELL 12 TO
  17 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...MOST AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS TODAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. MOST AREAS WILL ALSO BE
  AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE
  EXCEPTION IS NEAR BROOKINGS WHERE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

* 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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

202 
WHUS76 KMFR 081702
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
902 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

PZZ350-090600-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0125.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0082.161209T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
902 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
  WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS
  BECOME SOUTHWEST AND EASE BELOW GALES TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN
  HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED AT 8 TO 12 FEET
  TODAY...BECOMING WIND WAVE AND FRESH SWELL DOMINATED TONIGHT.
  SEAS WILL TRANSITION ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO WEST SWELL DOMINATED
  WITH A HEIGHT OF 15 TO 19 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS TODAY. HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF REEDSPORT BUT RIGHT UP
  TO THE SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE
  WEST SWELL FRIDAY NIGHT AND 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ356-090600-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0125.000000T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0124.161209T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
902 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL BE
  STRONGEST LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST AND EASE
  BELOW GALES TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED AT 7 TO 12 FEET TODAY.
  SEAS THEN REMAIN STEEP BUT LOWER TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS TRANSITION TO SWELL
  DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WEST SWELL 12 TO 17 FEET AT 13
  SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...MOST AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS TODAY. HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED NORTH OF GOLD BEACH...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF
  CAPE BLANCO. MOST AREAS WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE EXCEPTION IS NEAR BROOKINGS WHERE
  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
  PERIOD.

* 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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-090600-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0082.161209T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
902 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
  BECOME SOUTHWEST AND EASE BELOW GALES TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN
  HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 
  12 FEET TODAY...THEN PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS 
  TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WEST SWELL 15 
  TO 20 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS TODAY. HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED SOUTH OF REEDSPORT INSIDE OF 30 NM FROM
  SHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS
  WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL FRIDAY NIGHT AND 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-090600-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0127.161209T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
902 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS
  BECOME SOUTHWEST AND EASE BELOW GALES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED AT 8 TO 12 FEET 
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS THEN REMAIN STEEP BUT LOWER TO 7 
  TO 9 FEET THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
  SEAS TRANSITION TO SWELL DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WEST 
  SWELL 12 TO 17 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS TODAY...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED WITHIN 30 NM FROM SHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY
  OF CAPE BLANCO. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE WEST SWELL
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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

473 
WHUS76 KMFR 082251
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
251 PM PST THU DEC 8 2016

PZZ350-091200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0125.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0082.161208T2251Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
251 PM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS...VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF AROUND 9 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS MAY INCREASE TO 14 TO 17 FEET FRIDAY
  EVENING AND SATURDAY AS A LARGER...LONGER PERIOD SWELL TRAIN
  MOVES THROUGH.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST AT 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
  GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH...BUT THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PEAK IN
  WIND SPEEDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS.

* 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-091200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0124.161208T2251Z-161211T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0125.000000T0000Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
251 PM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS...STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF AROUND 9 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS MAY INCREASE TO 11 TO 14 FEET FRIDAY
  EVENING AND SATURDAY AS A LARGER...LONGER PERIOD SWELL TRAIN
  MOVES THROUGH.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH SATURDAY.
  HOWEVER...WEST WINDS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
  GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT FRIDAY AFTERNOON NORTH OF PORT ORFORD.

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF PORT
  ORFORD FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP
  SEAS...BUT THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF PORT ORFORD
  FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. BOTH WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE
  LIGHTEST NEAR BROOKINGS...BUT SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED MUCH OF THE TIME.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-091200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0082.161208T2251Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
251 PM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS...VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF AROUND 9 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS MAY INCREASE TO 14 TO 17 FEET FRIDAY
  EVENING AND SATURDAY AS A LARGER...LONGER PERIOD SWELL TRAIN
  MOVES THROUGH.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST AT 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
  GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH...BUT THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PEAK IN
  WIND SPEEDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS.

* 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-091200-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0127.161208T2251Z-161210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.161210T0000Z-161211T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
251 PM PST THU DEC 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* SEAS...STEEP COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF AROUND 9 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS MAY INCREASE TO 11 TO 14 FEET FRIDAY
  EVENING AND SATURDAY AS A LARGER...LONGER PERIOD SWELL TRAIN
  MOVES THROUGH.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH SATURDAY.
  HOWEVER...WEST WINDS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
  GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT FRIDAY AFTERNOON NORTH OF PORT ORFORD.

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF PORT
  ORFORD FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP
  SEAS...BUT THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF PORT ORFORD
  FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 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
237 PM PST Tue Dec 6 2016

.DISCUSSION...The shortwave trough that brought lower elevation snow
is moving east of the area and showers will be on the decrease the
rest of the afternoon. It will be dry, but cold tonight with the
coldest temperatures so far this year over most locations. Despite
the dry conditions icing will be a concern on any wet roads later
this evening and tonight. Any we roads on elevated surfaces;
bridges and sun sheltered areas will especially be at risk for
ice. Therefore anyone traveling later this evening and tonight
need to be mindful of this.

Clouds will dissipate shortly after sunset with clear skies for most
of the night. High and mid level clouds ahead of a warm front will
start to move into southwest oregon later tonight, but will probably
have minimal or no impact with respect to cooling temperatures. In
fact low temperatures in the single digits or low teens will be
common east of the Cascades; low to mid 20s west of the Cascades and
upper 20s to lower 30s near and at the coast. Therefore the freeze
warning for the Umpqua Basin and Coos County and frost advisory for
the coast will remain in effect. -Petrucelli

Our next time period of concern will be late Wednesday afternoon or
evening through Thursday afternoon. The models show a warm front
approaching the area Wednesday evening and night. Models continue to
show the threat of freezing rain and/or sleet as the warm front
passes through the area and snow changes over to rain. There have
been some changes in the timing of this progression, pushing back
the onset of precipitation by about three hours or so, but the
models have come to good agreement, finally, with the nature of the
pattern, as well as the timing of the frontal passage. Generally
speaking, some of the coldest air of the season will still be in
place as the warm front approaches, and the warm front will overrun
the area, producing light precipitation and a narrow belt of above
freezing temperatures above the surface. Therefore, there will be
areas where any precipitation that does fall will melt, then drop to
the surface where temperatures remain below freezing.

Precipitation type forecasting is notoriously tricky, and relies on
differences of only a degree or two over periods of only an hour or
two. This places a large degree of uncertainty into the forecast.
However, after checking model soundings and temperature profiles
across the area, there is moderate to high confidence that icy
precipitation will fall in our area. There is much less confidence
in the exact timing or locations. Given the high threat of dangerous
travel due to ice, have opted to issue a Winter Storm Watch for the
areas that appear most likely to receive frozen precipitation. This
area includes many heavily travel routes, including Interstate 5,
highways 97, 140 and 138, and many other area roads. For more
details on the event, see the winter weather message PDXWSWMFR.
-BPN

Snow levels are expected to be between 1500 and 2000 feet as the
bulk of the overrunning precipitation arrives (late Wednesday
afternoon) Therefore a rain/wet snow mix is possible near the valley
floors in the Rogue and Illinois Valley and portions of the Umpqua
Basin Wednesday evening, then will rise to between 3500 and 4000
feet Wednesday night as the warmer air aloft moves overhead. Despite
the lower snow levels early Wednesday evening, confidence remains
low on snow accumulating on roads. This is because there may be
enough of an opportunity for roads in the lower elevations to warm
up enough to prevent or limit accumulating snow.

East of the Cascades snow levels will be down to the valley floors
and it will take longer for the warmer air mass to move in (probably
not until late Thursday morning or afternoon depending on the timing
of the front). Therefor there is a greater opportunity for higher
snow accumulations. Meanwhile were expecting all snow along the
Cascades and this is where were expecting most of the accumulating
snow to be at. For example Crater Lake could get up to a foot;
Diamond Lake: 5-10 inches and Lake of the Woods: 4-8 inches from
Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. -Petrucelli

.Winds...Strong gusty south to southeast winds are possible in
the Southern Shasta Valley late Wednesday night through Thursday
afternoon as a frontal system brings strong winds aloft with an
increasing surface pressure gradients. Winds aloft have a west-
southwest direction which is less favorable than a southerly
direction for strong winds. However, the surface pressure gradient
is forecast to increase to a round 9 mb between Medford and Redding
and with the winds aloft, supports the potential for strong winds in
the southern Shasta Valley. Strong southwest winds are also possible
in the Summer Lake area and over the higher mountains near Summer
Rim as well as in the Warner Mountains on Thursday. Winds will
increase for these eastern areas Thursday morning and may become
strong Thursday afternoon through Thursday night. Models show good
agreement with a 55 to 65 kt southwesterly 700 mb jet moving into
this area Thursday afternoon and evening. Of note, the NAM keeps
stronger winds in place Thursday night into Friday morning. High
wind watches are in effect for the Shasta Valley, Summer Lake areas
and the eastern mountains. Please see the NPWMFR for details. Gusty
winds are also likely to develop over the mountains late Wednesday
night into Thursday. Also may see some gusty southeast winds develop
in the southern Rogue Valley during this period, mainly in the
Talent to Ashland area with winds gusting to around 35 to 40 mph. /CC

An active weather pattern is in the cards from Friday through at
least the early part of next week with a strong 100+ mph jet over
our region. Friday into Friday night, we can expect valley rain and
mountain snow. We may catch a relative break in the action this
weekend, but a moist fast west flow aloft remains, so it's a good
bet precipitation will be highest west of the Cascades.
-Petrucelli

&&

.AVIATION...06/18Z TAF CYCLE...Widespread mvfr ceilings are expected
this morning into early this afternoon with terrain obscured. Snow
could lower ceilings and visibilities down to ifr at times this
morning at kmfr and klmt. local ifr may also occur at krbg. ceilings
will improve to vfr all sites this afternoon and evening, but areas
of ifr low clouds and fog/freezing fog are likely to develop in many
of the valleys overnight into wednesday morning, including at krbg
and kmfr. klmt may also have some freezing fog patches around
sunrise wednesday. -spilde/bs

&&

.MARINE...Updated 200 PM PST Tuesday 6 December 2016...Steep, choppy
seas consisting mostly of a 10 to 12 foot northwest swell will
continue into the evening then diminish. The small craft advisory
for seas has been extended through this evening. Winds will be
relatively light and offshore through Wednesday as weak high
pressure slides by over land. Late Wednesday, a warm front moves
through and winds shift to the south and increase. Low pressure then
moves by and a cold front approaches Wednesday night and Thursday.
Model consistency remains high that gales will affect a large
portion of the waters, and the gale watches have thus been upgraded
to gale warnings for the period.

Winds become west and diminish Thursday night but are likely to
remain moderate through Friday then lighter over the weekend. A long
period west swell of 15 to 18 feet is expected to arrive Friday then
diminish Saturday. Relatively calm conditions from both wind and sea
are expected Sunday. However, the storm track is likely to become
active again next week. -Wright

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...High Wind Watch from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday
     night for ORZ030-031.
     Winter Storm Watch from late Wednesday night through Thursday
     afternoon for ORZ029>031.
     Frost Advisory from midnight tonight to 8 AM PST Wednesday for
     ORZ021-022-024.
     Winter Storm Watch from Wednesday evening through Thursday
     morning for ORZ023>026.
     Freeze Warning from 7 PM this evening to 9 AM PST Wednesday for
     ORZ023.
     Winter Storm Watch from Wednesday evening through Thursday
     afternoon for ORZ027-028.
     Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 7 AM PST Wednesday for ORZ021.

CA...High Wind Watch from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday
     night for CAZ085.
     Winter Storm Watch from late Wednesday night through Thursday
     afternoon for CAZ084.
     Winter Storm Watch from Wednesday evening through Thursday
     morning for CAZ080-081.
     Winter Storm Watch from Wednesday evening through Thursday
     afternoon for CAZ083.
     High Wind Watch from late Wednesday night through Thursday
     afternoon for CAZ081.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Small Craft Advisory from 10 PM Wednesday to 4 PM PST Thursday
     for PZZ350-356-370-376.
     Gale Warning from 4 AM to 4 PM PST Thursday for
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas until 10 PM PST this
     evening for PZZ350-356-370-376.