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Small Craft Advisory 49, NWS Medford, OR

April 26, 2016

NWS Medford, OR issued this small craft advisory at Apr 26, 2016, 1:56 PM PDT. It took effect at Apr 26, 2016, 8:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 57 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2016, 1:56 PM PDT (20:56 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 26, 2016, 8:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT
In force
57 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted.

155 
WHUS76 KMFR 262056
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
156 PM PDT TUE APR 26 2016

PZZ370-376-271500-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.160427T0300Z-160428T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.160427T0300Z-160428T1200Z/
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-
156 PM PDT TUE APR 26 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
  TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL SEE ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS.
  ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 40 NM OF SHORE NORTH OF
  PORT ORFORD BEGINNING THIS EVENING...THEN BEYOND 11 NM OF SHORE
  BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-271500-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.160427T0300Z-160428T1200Z/
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-
156 PM PDT TUE APR 26 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 20 KTS THIS EVENING WITH A BRIEF BREAK
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE A SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS BEYOND 2 NM OF SHORE EXCEPT NORTH OF
  REEDSPORT AND NEAR THE PISTOL RIVER WHERE ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS
  WILL BE CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
9 follow-up statements
406 
WHUS76 KMFR 270944
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
244 AM PDT WED APR 27 2016

PZZ356-272245-
/O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
244 AM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS BEYOND 2 NM OF SHORE EXCEPT NEAR THE
  PISTOL RIVER WHERE ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS WILL BE CLOSER TO THE
  COAST.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-272245-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
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 AM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH
  GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL SEE ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS. 
  ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 40 NM OF SHORE NORTH 
  OF PORT ORFORD BEGINNING THIS EVENING...THEN BEYOND 11 NM OF 
  SHORE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-272245-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
244 AM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KTS THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS BEYOND 2 NM OF SHORE EXCEPT NORTH 
  OF REEDSPORT AND NEAR THE PISTOL RIVER WHERE ADVISORY LEVEL 
  SEAS WILL BE CLOSER TO THE COAST. 

* 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
133 
WHUS76 KMFR 271547
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
847 AM PDT WED APR 27 2016


PZZ376-272315-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
847 AM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS REPLACED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEAS WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT
  CONDITIONS. 

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-272315-
/O.EXA.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
847 AM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KTS.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY ADVISORY LEVEL
  CONDITIONS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE WEST OF CAPE BLANCO
  AND 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-370-272315-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
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-
847 AM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KTS.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE WILL BE AFFECTED
  BY SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS. ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS WILL BE CLOSER
  TO THE COAST.

* 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
588 
WHUS76 KMFR 272117
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
217 PM PDT WED APR 27 2016

PZZ376-281030-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0019.160428T2100Z-160429T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
217 PM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM
PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. GALE FORCE GUSTS
  TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND STEEP 9 TO 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS...THEN
  POTENTIALLY VERY STEEP UP TO 12 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS AND WARNING LEVEL
  SEAS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN OUT TO ABOUT 35 NM
  FROM SHORE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-281030-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
217 PM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KTS...HIGHEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY STEEP 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11
  SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
  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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-281030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
217 PM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KTS.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY STEEP 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11
  SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
  NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 10 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.

&&

$$

MAS

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
765 
WHUS76 KMFR 272125 CCA
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
225 PM PDT WED APR 27 2016

PZZ376-280930-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0019.160428T2100Z-160429T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
225 PM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM
PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. GALE FORCE GUSTS
  TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND STEEP 9 TO 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS...THEN
  POTENTIALLY VERY STEEP UP TO 12 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS AND WARNING LEVEL
  SEAS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN OUT TO ABOUT 35 NM
  FROM SHORE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-280930-
/O.COR.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
225 PM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KTS...HIGHEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY STEEP 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11
  SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
  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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-280930-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
225 PM PDT WED APR 27 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KTS.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY STEEP 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11
  SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
  NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 10 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.

&&

$$

MAS

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
002 
WHUS76 KMFR 280934
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
234 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016

PZZ376-282245-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.A.0019.160428T2100Z-160429T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
234 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WATCH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-282245-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
234 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KTS...HIGHEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY STEEP 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11 
  SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST 
  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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-282245-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
234 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KTS.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY STEEP 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11 
  SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE 
  STRONGEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 10 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
009 
WHUS76 KMFR 281602
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
902 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016


PZZ356-290000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
902 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KTS.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY STEEP 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11 
  SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EVENING...SMALL CRAFT
  CONDITIONS WILL BE MAINLY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-290000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
902 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KTS.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY STEEP 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11 
  SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EVENING...THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-290000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
902 AM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KTS.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY STEEP 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11 
  SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR
  CAPE BLANCO AND 10 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
851 
WHUS76 KMFR 282118
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
218 PM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...GALES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO SATURDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS WEEK INTO THIS
WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW A THERMAL TROUGH TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
COAST RESULTING IN STRONG, GUSTY NORTH WINDS OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS. GALES AND VERY HIGH, DANGEROUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF
CAPE BLANCO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

PZZ356-291030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0020.160430T1800Z-160501T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
218 PM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KTS EASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
  ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GALES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
  NIGHT.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET EASING BELOW 8 FEET FRIDAY
  MORNING. SEAS BECOME CHOPPY AGAIN FRIDAY EVENING, THEN HIGH AND
  VERY STEEP SEAS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT..SMALL CRAFT
  CONDITIONS WILL BE MAINLY 5 NM FROM SHORE. GALES ARE POSSIBLE
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT, ESPECIALLY 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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-291030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0020.160430T1800Z-160501T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
218 PM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KTS EASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
  ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GALES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
  NIGHT.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET EASING BELOW 8 FEET FRIDAY
  MORNING. SEAS BECOME CHOPPY AGAIN FRIDAY EVENING, THEN HIGH AND
  VERY STEEP SEAS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT...THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-290000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160429T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
218 PM PDT THU APR 28 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KTS EASING THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 FEET EASING THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST 
  NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND 10 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.

&&

$$

MAS

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
829 
WHUS76 KMFR 290958
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
258 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2016

...GALES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO SATURDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY.
THIS WILL ALLOW A THERMAL TROUGH TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST
RESULTING IN STRONG... GUSTY NORTH WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
GALES AND VERY HIGH... DANGEROUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE
BLANCO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

PZZ356-376-292300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.160429T2100Z-160501T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0020.160430T1800Z-160501T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2016


...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5
AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS
  MORNING...BRIEFLY LOWERING BELOW 25 KT...THEN RISING AGAIN THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
  FURTHER ON SATURDAY AND GALES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 FEET EASING BELOW 8 FEET THIS MORNING.
  SEAS. SEAS WILL BECOME STEEP AND CHOPPY 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. HIGH AND VERY
  STEEP SEAS OF 10 FT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
  NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL BE MAINLY BEYOND 5
  NM FROM SHORE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GALES
  ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY BEYOND 5
  NM FROM SHORE...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITHIN 5 NM
  FROM SHORE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-292300-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.160429T2100Z-160501T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH
  STRONGEST WINDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. WINDS INCREASING TO
  NORTH 20 TO 30 KT LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...STEEP AND CHOPPY 5 TO 8 FT SEAS DEVELOPING THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL BE MAINLY BEYOND 5
  NM FROM SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...INCREASING OVER ALL
  AREAS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* 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
025 
WHUS76 KMFR 291159
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
459 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2016

...GALES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO SATURDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY.
THIS WILL ALLOW A THERMAL TROUGH TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST
RESULTING IN STRONG... GUSTY NORTH WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
GALES AND VERY HIGH... DANGEROUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE
BLANCO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

PZZ356-376-300100-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160429T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.160429T2100Z-160501T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0020.160430T1800Z-160501T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
459 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2016

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS RISING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
  TO 20 TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON SATURDAY AND
  GALES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...SEAS WILL BECOME STEEP AND CHOPPY 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. HIGH AND
  VERY STEEP SEAS OF 10 FT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL BE MAINLY BEYOND 5
  NM FROM SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GALES ARE POSSIBLE
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM
  SHORE...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITHIN 5 NM FROM
  SHORE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-300100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.160429T2100Z-160501T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
459 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
  WITH STRONGEST WINDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. WINDS INCREASING 
  TO NORTH 20 TO 30 KT LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* SEAS...STEEP AND CHOPPY 5 TO 8 FT SEAS DEVELOPING THIS 
  AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FEET 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL BE MAINLY BEYOND 
  5 NM FROM SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...INCREASING OVER 
  ALL AREAS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* 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.

&&

$$


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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 26, 8:14 AM PDT, 5 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 8:14 AM PDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
814 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2016

.DISCUSSION...NO MORNING UPDATES NEEDED. MTS

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 26/12Z TAF CYCLE...PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE IN THE
UMPQUA VALLEY AND COAST (INCLUDING KRBG AND KOTH) AROUND DAWN.
OTHERWISE, VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AT
ALL TERMINALS. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
THIS EVENING...MOVING ONTO THE COAST LATE EVENING. SVEN

&&

.MARINE...UPDATED 230 AM PDT TUE 26 APR 2016...OFFSHORE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA INTO THE MORNING.
ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE
AND BECOME STEEP AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A THERMAL
TROUGH NEAR THE COAST WILL HELP GENERATE GUSTY NORTH WINDS SOUTH OF
CAPE BLANCO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS COULD
REACH HIGH END SMALL CRAFT BY THURSDAY BUT ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING
TO STAY BELOW GALES. NOTE THAT DETAILS ON THIS COULD CHANGE, SO WATCH
FOR UPDATES ON THIS. SVEN

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 240 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2016/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
AND LITTLE WIND, TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING HAVE DROPPED A
LITTLE QUICKER THAN MIGHT BE EXPECTED, WITH MID 30SALREADY BEING
REPORTED IN THE ROGUE AND ILLINOIS VALLEYS. HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE
LOCATIONS ARE AT, OR VERY CLOSE TO, SATURATION, AND THE LATEST
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SOME AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS DEVELOPING IN THE
VALLEYS AND UP AGAINST THE SLOPES OF THE UMPQUA DIVIDE, CASCADES,
AND SISKIYOUS. DUE TO THE NEAR TO SATURATED AIR, IT IS UNLIKELY
THAT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TOO MUCH FURTHER, AND WHILE A FREEZE
IS POSSIBLE, IT IS UNLIKELY, AND THE CURRENT FROST ADVISORY
APPEARS TO BE RIGHT ON TRACK. TEMPERATURES SHOULD GRADUALLY WARM
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

AS FOR THIS EVENING, THE BULK OF THE MODEL SUITES HAVE SLOWED A
BIT ON THE APPROACH OF THE EXPECTED FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND
ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION. THIS APPEARS TO MAKE SENSE AS THE FRONT
ITSELF IS WEAKENING AND SLOWING UNDER FALTERING UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT. HAVE ADJUSTED THE FORECAST ACCORDINGLY, BUT DID NOT FULLY
TRANSITION TO THE NEW TIMING, AS THIS WAS THE FIRST MODEL RUNS TO
SHOW IT. WILL LEAVE ANY FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS IN TIMING TO THE DAY
SHIFT. OTHERWISE, THE EVENT APPEARS RELATIVELY SIMILAR TO THE
EARLIER FORECASTS. ALSO OF NOTE: THE NAM AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT,
THE GFS SHOW INSTABILITY ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT AS IT
MOVES ONSHORE, THEN OVER MUCH OF THE EAST SIDE AND THE CASCADES
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SLIDES OVERHEAD.
HAVE ADDED AREAS OF SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO COVER THIS
POSSIBILITY.

SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, THEN RIDGING
AND OFFSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN BY THE END OF THE WEEK, PRODUCING
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEKEND. -BPN

PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION FROM MON APR 25 2016...SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY, MODELS SHOW A STRONG UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE
REGION WITH A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH STRENGTHENING ALONG THE
COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS. THE RIDGE
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE ON MONDAY. A WEAKENING FRONT MAY
APPROACH THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE RIDGE SHIFTING EAST
SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER, EXPECT THE FRONT TO WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY AND
POSSIBLY DISSIPATE AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST RESULTING IN
CONTINUED DRY WEATHER INLAND. TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK SUNDAY AND
MONDAY WITH THE STRONG RIDGE AND THERMAL TROUGH PATTERN IN PLACE.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S FOR INLAND WESTERN VALLEYS AND
NEAR 70 FOR VALLEYS EAST OF THE CASCADES. OFFSHORE FLOW ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS PATTERN MAY ALSO RESULT IN WARM TEMPERATURES AT THE
COAST ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. -BMS/CC

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR ORZ024-026.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...NONE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 1:56 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR51 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.