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Gale Warning 9, NWS Medford, OR

January 19, 2016

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2016, 4:44 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 20, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 32 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2016, 4:44 PM PST (00:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 22, 2016, 12:00 AM PST
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted.

155 
WHUS76 KMFR 200044
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
444 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

...UNSETTLED CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...

.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO GALES BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE
COAST LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO THEN CONTINUE IN THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY.

PZZ350-356-201500-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.A.0006.160121T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
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-
444 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY THROUGH
4 AM PST FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS REPLACED THE GALE
WATCH FOR LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS.


* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME
  SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
  THEN BECOME SOUTH WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL BRING STEEP TO VERY STEEP
  12 TO 14 FT SEAS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER WEDNESDAY
  BEFORE BUILDING AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH AND
  LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BUILD COMBINED SEAS TO 18 TO 21
  FEET LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST
  SEAS WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0009.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
444 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY.


* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME
  SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
  THEN BECOME SOUTH WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE WEDNESDAY REACHING 30
  TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL BRING STEEP TO VERY STEEP
  12 TO 14 FT SEAS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER WEDNESDAY
  BEFORE BUILDING AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH AND
  LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BUILD COMBINED SEAS TO 19 TO 22
  FEET LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0009.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
444 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME
  SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
  THEN BECOME SOUTH WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE WEDNESDAY REACHING 30
  TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL BRING STEEP TO VERY STEEP
  12 TO 14 FT SEAS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY LOWER WEDNESDAY
  BEFORE BUILDING AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH AND
  LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BUILD COMBINED SEAS TO 19 TO 22
  FEET LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

BTL

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
8 follow-up statements
588 
WHUS76 KMFR 201238
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
438 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...UNSETTLED CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...

.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS WILL OCCUR INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO GALES BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL
MILES OF THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY.

PZZ376-210100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
438 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
  30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  THEN GALES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL BRING STEEP TO VERY STEEP
  SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN THIS EVENING
  WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING A PEAK AT 18 TO 21 FEET THURSDAY
  NIGHT THEN REMAINING HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-210100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
438 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

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

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE
  TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  THEN GALES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL BRING STEEP TO VERY STEEP
  SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN THIS EVENING
  WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING A PEAK AT 18 TO 21 FEET THURSDAY
  NIGHT THEN REMAINING HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-210100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
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-
438 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
4 AM PST FRIDAY MORNING...

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
  20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  THEN PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL BRING STEEP TO VERY STEEP
  SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN THIS EVENING
  WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING A PEAK AT 16 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY
  NIGHT THEN REMAINING HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST 
  SEAS WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
594 
WHUS76 KMFR 201653
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
853 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

PZZ350-356-210600-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0012.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.GL.W.0009.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
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-
853 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
  TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
  GALES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: WEST 9 TO 11 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AT 18 TO 20 FEET BY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN
  ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GALES WILL THEN IMPACT ALL
  AREAS BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE BETWEEN GOLD BEACH AND CAPE ARAGO.
  ALL OTHER AREAS CAN EXPECT VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0012.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4
AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
  TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. GALES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: WEST 10 TO 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AT 18 TO 20 FEET BY THURSDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN
  ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY
  STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-210600-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0012.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.160121T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4
AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
  TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. GALES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: WEST 10 TO 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AT 18 TO 20 FEET BY THURSDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN
  ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY GALES AND VERY
  STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
887 
WHUS76 KMFR 210059
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
459 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016


PZZ350-356-370-376-211500-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0011.160122T1200Z-160124T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM 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-
459 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY
TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. 


* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40
  KNOTS...EXCEPT LOCALLY 10 TO 25 KNOTS WITHIN 5 NAUTICAL MILES
  OF THE COAST IN THE BROOKINGS AREA AND FROM THE COOS BAY AREA
  NORTHWARD.

* SEAS: WEST 8 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS...BECOMING INCREASINGLY
  SOUTH WIND WAVE DOMINATED OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. BY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 9 TO
  19 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. RAPIDLY BUILDING
  WEST SWELL THURSDAY EVENING WILL PEAK SEAS AT 18 TO 24 FEET AT
  17 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL PRIMARILY IMPACT AREAS WEST OF CAPE
  BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF COOS BAY SOUTH TO
  GOLD BEACH. ALL OTHER AREAS CAN EXPECT VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS
  SEAS.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

BTL

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
624 
WHUS76 KMFR 210416
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
816 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016


PZZ350-356-370-376-211730-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0011.160122T1200Z-160124T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM 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-
816 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 KNOTS...
  EXCEPT LOCALLY 10 TO 25 KNOTS WITHIN 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE
  COAST FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH AND FROM THE COOS BAY AREA
  NORTHWARD.

* SEAS: WEST 9 TO 15 FEET AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
  MORNING. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BUILD TO 9 TO 19 FEET AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS.
  RAPIDLY BUILDING WEST SWELL THURSDAY EVENING WILL PEAK SEAS AT
  18 TO 24 FEET AT 17 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WITH VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL
  PRIMARILY IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE AND FROM 3 TO 10
  NM FROM COOS BAY SOUTH TO GOLD BEACH. ALL OTHER AREAS CAN EXPECT
  VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$


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597 
WHUS76 KMFR 211335
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
535 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016


PZZ350-356-370-376-220230-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0011.160122T1200Z-160124T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM 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-
535 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES THROUGH THIS EVENING AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS... EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITHIN 5
  NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH AND FROM THE
  COOS BAY AREA NORTHWARD.

* SEAS: WIND WAVES AND A HIGH FRESH SWELL WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF 13
  TO 16 FEET AT 10 SECONDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO A PEAK AT 18 TO 21 FEET THIS EVENING WITH THE ADDITION
  OF AN INCREASING LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL. WIND WAVES WILL
  DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY BUT WEST SWELL WILL BE
  REACHING A PEAK AT 16 FEET AT 17 SECONDS. HIGH SEAS WILL BUILD
  TO ANOTHER PEAK FRIDAY NIGHT THEN DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WITH VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL 
  PRIMARILY IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE AND FROM 3 TO 
  10 NM FROM COOS BAY SOUTH TO GOLD BEACH. ALL OTHER AREAS CAN 
  EXPECT VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
DW

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175 
WHUS76 KMFR 211642
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
842 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

PZZ350-356-370-376-220545-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0011.160122T1200Z-160124T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM 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-
842 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.

* SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS 13 TO 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 21 FT THIS
  EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME WEST 15 TO 18 FT AT 17 SECONDS
  TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WITH VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL 
  PRIMARILY IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE AND FROM 3 TO 
  10 NM FROM COOS BAY SOUTH TO GOLD BEACH. ALL OTHER AREAS CAN 
  EXPECT VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$


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360 
WHUS76 KMFR 212327
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
327 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALES AND VERY HIGH SEAS TONIGHT...

.SOUTH GALES WILL LESSEN AND WIND DRIVEN SOUTHWEST SEAS WILL
BECOME INCREASINGLY WESTERLY AS VERY LONG PERIOD SWELL ARRIVES
TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING
BEFORE SUBSIDING TO BELOW 10 FEET.

PZZ350-356-370-376-221500-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0011.160122T1200Z-160124T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM 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-
327 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH 4 AM PST FRIDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH 10 PM PST SATURDAY EVENING...

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS
  THROUGH 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST
  AND RAPIDLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO SOUTHWEST WIND DRIVEN SEAS 16 TO 22 FOOT SEAS
  THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL THEN BECOME INCREASINGLY WEST SWELL
  DOMINATED AT 17 TO 19 FT AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 17 SECONDS
  OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY WEST SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 13 FEET AT 14
  SECONDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS WITH VERY STEEP
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PRIMARILY IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 10 NM FROM
  SHORE AND FROM 3 TO 10 NM FROM COOS BAY SOUTH TO GOLD BEACH. ALL
  OTHER AREAS CAN EXPECT VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO ADVISORY LEVELS FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$

BTL

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677 
WHUS76 KMFR 220540
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
940 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016



PZZ350-356-370-376-221745-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0011.160122T1200Z-160124T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM 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-
940 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY MORNING...

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 KNOTS THROUGH
  MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST AND RAPIDLY DIMINISH
  TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO SOUTHWEST WIND DRIVEN SEAS 16 TO 21 FOOT SEAS
  THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL THEN BECOME INCREASINGLY WEST SWELL
  DOMINATED AT 17 TO 19 FT AT A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 17 SECONDS
  OVERNIGHT. WEST SEAS WILL SUBSIDE ON FRIDAY...BECOMING STEEP
  SEAS OF 13 FEET AT 14 SECONDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS WITH VERY STEEP 
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PRIMARILY IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 10 NM FROM 
  SHORE AND FROM 3 TO 10 NM FROM COOS BAY SOUTH TO GOLD BEACH. 
  ALL OTHER AREAS CAN EXPECT VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO ADVISORY LEVELS 
  FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$


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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 19, 3:11 PM PST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 3:11 PM PST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
311 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

.SHORT TERM...THE FRONT HAS FINALLY MOVED INLAND. THIS FRONT WAS
VERY ACTIVE AS IT MOVED INLAND WITH A QUALL LINE THAT MANAGED TO
HOLD ITSELF TOGETHER VERY WELL AS IT MOVED EAST. THUNDERSTORMS HAD
ACCOMPANIED THIS FRONT AND REACHED SEVERE STATUS IN KLAMATH FALLS
BASED ON WIND GUSTS CRITERIA. WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ONLY THE
SUMMER LAKE AND THE WARNERS STILL SEE WIND WARNING LEVEL. WE HAVE
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR JACKSON COUNTY AND WIND WARNING
FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY. SATELLITE SHOWS MORE ACTIVE SHOWERS ARE
MOVING INLAND AND EXPECT ADDITION 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
CASCADES THIS EVENING. CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS HIGH ABOUT SNOWFALL IN
THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTY.

WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE A MORE QUIET DAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS
INTO THE AREA. THERE WILL SEE BE ISOLATED SHOWERS BUT OTHERWISE WE
CAN EXPECT LOW CLOUDS IN THE VALLEY THROUGH LATE MORNING. THE MAIN
LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SEND ANOTHER FRONT INLAND
ON THURSDAY. THIS IS ABOUT 12 HOURS FASTER THAN THE PREVIOUS RUN
FROM YESTERDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WITH THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO SPLIT WITH MOST OF THE ENERGY GOING INTO NORTHERN HALF
OF CALIFORNIA. THE COASTAL ZONES, SOUTHERN JOSEPHINE, WESTERN
SISKIYOU AND MOUNT SHASTA ARE THE AREAS LIKELY TO SEE MODERATE
RAIN WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5000-6000 FEET. THE REST OF OUR
FORECAST AREA WILL SEE PRECIPITATION. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT WE
WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN IN THE VALLEYS.

SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE ECMWF HAS A DEEPER AND STRONGER LOW
PRESSURE WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT THE GFE ALSO SHOWS A TROUGH WITH
COLD UNSTABLE AIR ALOFT. THIS MEANS SHOWERS COULD BE LOCALLY
HEAVY ON FRIDAY. /FB

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY OPENS WITH A
LARGE SCALE TROUGH PASSING OVER THE WEST COAST IN BOTH THE GFS AND
ECMWF, BUT WITH TIMING DIFFERENCES OF ABOUT 6 HOURS. THERE ARE ALSO
SOME INDICATIONS THAT A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP JUST OFFSHORE, THEN
MOVE ONSHORE AS IT DEEPENS. THIS TYPE OF FEATURE IS NOTORIOUSLY HARD
TO PREDICT IN BOTH STRENGTH AND TIMING, ESPECIALLY BEYOND 3 DAYS
OUT, BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS IT COULD SUBSTANTIALLY
RAISE THE MAXIMUM WIND FORECASTS, AND WOULD SLOW THE ENTIRE SYSTEM
DOWN, PUSHING THE MAIN EVENT INTO THE LONG TERM RATHER THAN THE
SHORT. EITHER WAY, SUBSTANTIAL SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED AS THE
TROUGH SLIDES OVERHEAD.

AFTER THIS TROUGH, RIDGING IS EXPECTED TO BUILD IN OVER THE FORECAST
AREA, AND PERSIST THROUGH SEVERAL DAYS. WHILE CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER
THAN AVERAGE REGARDING THIS DRY PATTERN, THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOIST
ONSHORE FLOW TO KEEP AN ONGOING CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST
THROUGHOUT THE DURATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN ANY SHORTWAVES DO ATTEMPT
TO RIDE UP AND OVER THE RIDGE LATE IN THE WEEKEND. MODELS ARE
PRODUCING ANOTHER WET AND WINDY SYSTEM LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY, BUT
CONFIDENCE IN ANY DETAILS IS LOW. THEREFORE, HAVE KEPT A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE END OF THE TERM. ALSO OF
NOTE, SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER THAN 5000 FEET FOR MOST
OF THE TERM, AT TIMES SUBSTANTIALLY SO. WILL NEED TO MONITOR EACH
EVENT FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING IMPACTS. -BPN

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 19/18Z TAF CYCLE...A LOW WILL CONTINUE LIGHT
TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. CIGS AND VSBYS WILL BE MAINLY MVFR WITH AREAS OF MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATION. BUT THERE WILL BE LOCAL IFR...ESPECIALLY IN THE
UMPQUA VALLEY INCLUDING ROSEBURG THIS MORNING. THERE IS ALSO A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT ACCCOMPANIES THE FRONT AS IT
MOVES INLAND AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. FREEZING LEVELS WILL FALL
TO 3500 FEET MSL. WEST SIDE VALLEY STRATUS AND FOG IS LIKELY TO
FORM OVERNIGHT WITH A MIX OF IFR AND MVFR INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
/FB

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 900 AM PST TUESDAY 19 JAN 2016...A SQUALL LINE IS
MOVING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS THIS MORNING, BRINGING A
PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN AS IT PASSES. IN RELATION
TO THIS FEATURE, WHETHER THE CAUSE OR JUST ANOTHER SYMPTOM, STRONG
WINDS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE WATERS TODAY HAVE DISSIPATED TO
SMALL CRAFT LEVEL. DESPITE THIS, SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH DUE TO HEAVY
WEST SWELL. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT APPROACHES LATE WEDNESDAY, POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
VERY HIGH LONG PERIOD SWELL IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
-BPN

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
     ORZ030-031.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ORZ030.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ORZ031.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
     ORZ027-028.

CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ085.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ085.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CAZ082.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000
     FEET FOR FOR CAZ080.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
     EVENING FOR PZZ350-356-376.

FJB/BPN/BTL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 19, 12:41 PM PST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1241 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

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

1240 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 WSW OLENE             42.16N 121.68W
01/19/2016  E50 MPH          KLAMATH            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATES 50 MPH GUSTS WITH
            A THUNDERSTORM MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO
            NORTHEAST. IT IS ONGOING.

&&

BS
Local storm report, Jan 19, 1:10 PM PST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
110 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

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

0100 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S MOUNT SHASTA        41.30N 122.32W
01/19/2016  M1 MPH           SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR REPORT ENDING AT 1:00 PM. OBSERVER
            LOCATION MT. SHASTA.

&&

BS
Local storm report, Jan 19, 1:12 PM PST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
112 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

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

0100 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S MOUNT SHASTA        41.30N 122.32W
01/19/2016  M1.98 INCH       SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR REPORT ENDING AT 1:00 PM. OBSERVER
            LOCATION MT. SHASTA.

&&

BS
Local storm report, Jan 19, 1:13 PM PST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
113 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

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

1200 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSE MOUNT SHASTA      41.28N 122.30W
01/19/2016  M2.05 INCH       SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HOUR REPORT ENDING AT NOON. OBSERVER
            LOCATION 2 MI. S OF MT. SHASTA CITY.

&&

BS
Local storm report, Jan 19, 2:29 PM PST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
229 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

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

1200 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PORT ORFORD             42.75N 124.49W
01/19/2016  M2.49 INCH       CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AT NOON. IT IS
            NOT CURRENTLY RAINING. OBSERVER LOCATION
            RIGHT IN PORT ORFORD.

&&

BS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

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Sources

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