Storm Warning 10, NWS Medford, OR

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WHUS76 KMFR 241010
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...GALES WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY GALES
AND VERY STEEP CHAOTIC SEAS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY...

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS....INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55
  KT WILL THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KTS
  LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FT WILL
  DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL
  WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH
  WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS.
  SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM OF
  SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO THIS MORNING WITH
  GALES ELSEWHERE. GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE
  AND NEAR CAPES LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
  VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS TODAY...THEN
  MOST AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR LOWER SEAS
  AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WITHIN 10 NM FROM BROOKINGS
  SOUTH. 

* 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 STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

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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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT EARLY THIS
  MORNING. SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH
  NORTHWARD. 

* SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FT WILL
  DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL
  WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH
  WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS.
  SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO
  22 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

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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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS....SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 35 KT TO 45 KT WITH
  GUSTS TO 55 KT EARLY THIS MORNING FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH...WITH
  LIGHTER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NORTH OF
  CAPE ARAGO. LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH
  WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT WILL
  DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL
  WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH
  WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS.
  SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO
  20 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 5 NM OF
  SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO THIS MORNING WITH
  GALES ELSEWHERE. GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE
  AND NEAR CAPES LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
  VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT.

* 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 STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

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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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
310 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO
  55 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL
  THEN PERSIST LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 16 FT WILL DEVELOP
  EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL
  INCREASE  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND
  WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH... VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS
  OF 17 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...RISING TO 20 TO
  23 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

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

314 
WHUS76 KMFR 241621
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
921 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
921 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WARNING. 

* WINDS....SOUTH GALES AROUND 35 KTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FT. HIGH
  AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES.. BRINGING VERY HIGH...
  VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED
  BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE
  AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS TODAY...THEN MOST AREAS
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR LOWER SEAS AT SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WITHIN 10 NM FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
921 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WARNING. 

* WINDS....SOUTH GALES 35 KT TO 40 KT FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH...
  WITH LIGHTER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NORTH OF
  CAPE ARAGO THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT. HIGH
  AND SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES...BRINGING VERY HIGH...
  VERY STEEP AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED
  BY THIS EVENING... RISING TO 20 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE
  AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STEEP
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT.

* 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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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
921 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WARNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH LATE
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 16 FT. HIGH AND
  SHORT PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  AND COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES...BRINGING VERY HIGH...VERY STEEP
  AND CHAOTIC SEAS. SEAS OF 17 TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
  EVENING...RISING TO 20 TO 23 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
238 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

.DISCUSSION...

Short Term...Tonight through Wednesday Night...A rather quiet
weather pattern will become more active on Monday as low pressure
over the Pacific rapidly deepens late today into Monday. Moderate to
strong winds could impact much of the inland forecast area on Monday.

Today will feature mostly dry conditions with temperatures generally
near normal for this time of year. High clouds will stream over much
of the area in deep southwest flow, while a few showers along an
offshore stalled out boundary skirt the coast. This afternoon into
tomorrow morning, low pressure just outside of 130W over the Pacific
will deepen rapidly, "bombing out", with pressure drop of about 24
millibars in 18 hours. This is supported by most GEFS members and by
both the EC and GFS operational models. Given that we expect the low
to remain generally west of 130W and most wind directions aloft will
be just east of south, the greatest wind impacts are expected over
inland locations instead of at the coast. The coast is still
expected to get windy, but high wind warning criteria are not
expected to be met. Further inland, the easterly component to wind
direction will favor moderate to strong winds over the Shasta and
Rogue Valleys as well as portions of the East Side. We have issued a
host of Wind Advisories and High Wind Warnings to account for this.
Models have trended stronger with the winds for most areas, with the
past 4 runs of the SREF indicating higher wind speeds with each run
for Medford, Alturas, Lakeview, and Klamath Falls.

Precipitation is expected to be heaviest at the coast Monday morning
as the front finally pushes inland and then in the Mount Shasta area
Monday afternoon due to strong upslope flow. Models suggest 70kt
700mb southerly flow which supports orographically enhanced
precipitation. After analyzing snow levels, models suggest perhaps a
brief period of light snow Monday morning at the Snowmans Summit
elevation (~4500 ft) and perhaps a light mix of snow and rain at
Black Butte Summit (~4000 ft). Due to the warm surface temperatures
and brief duration, no accumulations are expected. However, this
could occur during the Monday morning commute, and travelers in this
area should take precautions just in case they encounter lower
visibilities and slick roads. Snow levels will rise and road
temperatures will warm later on Monday as the heavier
precipitation arrives.

One of the side effects of the stronger valley winds will be lesser
precipitation amounts, which have trended lower in recent model
runs. generally speaking, strong downsloping and drying southerly
flow will keep rainfall amounts down in the Shasta and Rogue
valleys, but here still may be a period of moderate rain as the
front moves through Monday afternoon.

On Tuesday the front pushes east and stalls over Modoc and Lake
Counties. Models hint at the idea that an extended period of
moderate rain is possible in these areas as the front slows.
Meanwhile, another low deepens offshore late Tuesday and pushes
northwest of the forecast area Wednesday, once again bringing rain
to the coast and most likely breezy to windy conditions inland.
-NSK/BPN

.LONG TERM...Thursday through Sunday...Energy associated with a mean
long wave trough over the northeast Pacific will split on Thursday
with one part heading into the Pacific Northwest and the other
becoming a closed low off central California. The models all then
bring the low off California up into our area Friday and Friday
night. The main difference between the models is in the timing of
the arrival of this system. The ECMWF is roughly 18-24 hours faster
than either the GFS or Canadian, which is similar to what they
showed yesterday. It is notoriously difficult to deal with closed
lows, so we've kept the forecast similar to what we had yesterday.
That means a good chance or precipitation area-wide, but the best
chances are along the Curry coast and into Northern California. It
should be noted that some period will be much wetter than what we
currently show as that low moves through, but confidence on the
timing is not high.

Next weekend things get a little murkier. The models all maintain a
long wave trough over the Northeast Pacific, and all have a variety
of shortwaves and closed lows rotating through the main trough.
However, trying to nail down any one of these that far out will
probably be futile. Thus, we've simply maintained chance to likely
pops on the west side and lower pops east of the Cascades. -Wright

&&

.AVIATION...23/18Z TAF CYCLE... Conditions will be VFR over much
of the area through this evening. At the coast, areas of MVFR Cigs
and vis will be possible through this evening as a front approaches
the coast and then likely later tonight as the front arrives. Gusty
winds will also accompany the front at the coast. Rain and
deteriorating conditions will spread inland tomorrow morning with
the front. -Wright

Note: The ceilometer at FAA site KOTH is out of service, so there
will be no ceiling observations available generally between the
hours of 04Z and 14Z.

&&

.MARINE...Updated 230 PM PDT Sunday, October 23, 2016...
South winds will increase this evening into early Monday morning
ahead of an approaching cold front to storm force. Heavy rain and
decreased visibilities will accompany this front tonight and early
morning morning. Behind the front, a strong low will approach the
area but stay west to northwest of the waters. This strong low will
bring additional south gales to the waters Monday through early
Tuesday morning. Very high, very steep and chaotic seas will develop
Monday evening and night as a high and very steep west swell
combines with very steep south winds seas. These conditions will
continue through early Tuesday morning. Winds will gradually lower
Tuesday to small craft advisory levels. Very steep hazardous seas
may continue into Tuesday afternoon then gradually lower.

Another strong storm may bring additional gales and very steep
hazardous seas to the waters on Wednesday. Sven

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...High Wind Warning from 5 AM to 11 PM PDT Monday for ORZ030-031.
     Wind Advisory from 5 AM to 11 PM PDT Monday for ORZ029>031.
     Wind Advisory from 11 PM this evening to 5 PM PDT Monday for
     ORZ026.

CA...High Wind Warning from 5 AM to 11 PM PDT Monday for CAZ085.
     Wind Advisory from 5 AM to 11 PM PDT Monday for CAZ085.
     High Wind Warning from 11 PM this evening to 5 PM PDT Monday for
     CAZ081.
     Wind Advisory from 11 PM this evening to 5 PM PDT Monday for
     CAZ081.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM PDT this evening for
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     Gale Warning from 11 PM this evening to 8 AM PDT Tuesday for
     PZZ350-356.
     Hazardous Seas Warning from 11 PM this evening to 8 AM PDT
     Tuesday for PZZ350-356.
     Gale Warning until 8 AM PDT Tuesday for PZZ370-376.
     Hazardous Seas Warning from 2 PM Monday to 8 AM PDT Tuesday for
     PZZ376.
     Hazardous Seas Warning from 11 PM this evening to 2 PM PDT
     Monday for PZZ370.

BPN/NSK/TRW/SBN