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Storm Warning 5, NWS Medford, OR

March 3, 2016

NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Mar 3, 2016, 9:27 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 4, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 28 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
Mar 3, 2016, 9:27 PM PST (05:27 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 5, 2016, 8:18 PM PST
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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948 
WHUS76 KMFR 040527
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
927 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016

...SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS TO BRING HIGH WINDS AND VERY STEEP
SEAS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SET UP ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY AND REMAIN
THERE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS WILL RIDE ALONG THIS FRONT AND BRING PERIODS OF GALE TO
STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY STEEP SEAS TO THE WATERS DURING
THE PERIOD. THE BASIC SETUP IS CERTAIN TO OCCUR... BUT CONFIDENCE
IS LOWER IN THE DETAILS OF EACH PARTICULAR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO PASS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS... AND A THIRD MAY MOVE DIRECTLY
INTO THE COAST FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY. GALES ARE CERTAIN WITH
EACH OF THESE SYSTEMS... BUT STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
WITH EACH SYSTEM. SEAS WILL BE VERY HIGH NO MATTER WHAT PATH
THESE SYSTEMS TAKE. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS VERY
SIGNIFICANT SERIES OF SYSTEMS.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
927 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SOUTH 5 TO 10 KT NEAR BROOKINGS
  THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT: SOUTH
  RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 60 KT.
  SIMILAR GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY WITH BRIEF DECREASES IN BETWEEN.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 16 FEET 15 SECONDS
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BECOME
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND WIND DRIVEN AND RISE TO 21 TO 24 FEET
  EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE BLANCO.
  WHILE WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER WITHIN A FEW MILES
  OF SHORE NEAR BROOKINGS...THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF VERY
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL.

* CONFIDENCE: PERIODS OF GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS ARE CERTAIN
  FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STORM FORCE CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY
  HIGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...AND WILL BE
  POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS 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 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
927 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SOUTH 5 TO 10 KT NEAR BROOKINGS
  THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT: SOUTH
  RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 60 KT.
  SIMILAR GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY WITH BRIEF DECREASES IN BETWEEN.

* SEAS: WEST SWELLS WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 16 FEET 15 SECONDS 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BECOME 
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND WIND DRIVEN AND RISE TO 21 TO 24 FEET 
  EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS... HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

* CONFIDENCE: PERIODS OF GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS ARE CERTAIN
  FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STORM FORCE CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY
  HIGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...AND WILL BE
  POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS 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 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
927 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THEN SOUTH
  RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT FRIDAY MORNING WITH STORM FORCE
  GUSTS TO 60 KT POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
  SIMILAR GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY WITH BRIEF DECREASES IN BETWEEN.

* SEAS: WEST SWELLS WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 16 FEET 15 SECONDS 
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL 
  BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND WIND DRIVEN AND RISE TO 21 TO 
  24 FEET EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS...HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

* CONFIDENCE: PERIODS OF GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS ARE CERTAIN
  FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STORM FORCE CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY
  HIGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...AND WILL BE
  POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
927 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THEN SOUTH
  RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT FRIDAY MORNING WITH STORM FORCE
  GUSTS TO 60 KT POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
  SIMILAR GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY WITH BRIEF DECREASES IN BETWEEN.

* SEAS: WEST SWELLS WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 16 FEET 15 SECONDS 
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL 
  BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND WIND DRIVEN AND RISE TO 21 TO 
  24 FEET EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALL AREAS... HOWEVER THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

* CONFIDENCE: PERIODS OF GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS ARE CERTAIN
  FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STORM FORCE CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY
  HIGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...AND WILL BE
  POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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.

&&

$$

BTL

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7 follow-up statements
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WHUS76 KMFR 041053
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
253 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND...

.A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SET UP ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND REMAIN
THERE INTO THIS WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL RIDE
NORTHWARD ALONG THIS FRONT AND BRING PERIODS OF GALE TO STORM
FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY STEEP SEAS. ONE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO PASS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY EVENING...THEN ANOTHER
IN SIMILAR FASHION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A THIRD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE TO THE SOUTH, BUT
STILL MAY CAUSE A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
WATERS LATE SUNDAY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
OR REMAIN IN PORT DURING THIS PERIOD OF STORMY WEATHER. STAY
TUNED FOR UPDATES.


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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-
253 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS
  MORNING WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 60 KT POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WINDS
  EASE FOR A WHILE LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, BUT SIMILAR
  GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. 

* SEAS: BECOMING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND WIND DRIVEN THIS
  MORNING...PEAKING AT 20 TO 23 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  SEAS EASE A BIT LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BUT RISE
  BACK TO NEAR OR ABOVE 20 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
253 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SOUTH 5 TO 10 KT NEAR BROOKINGS
  THIS MORNING...RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE
  GUSTS TO 60 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. WINDS MAY
  EASE BRIEFLY VERY LATE TONIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING, BUT SIMILAR
  GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* SEAS: WEST SWELL 14 TO 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING. SEAS
  BECOMING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND WIND DRIVEN THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PEAKING AT 18 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS EASE A BIT LATE TONIGHT
  INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BUT RISE BACK TO NEAR OR ABOVE 20 FEET
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE 
  BLANCO. WHILE WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER WITHIN A 
  FEW MILES OF SHORE NEAR BROOKINGS...THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF 
  VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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.

&&

$$

MAS

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890 
WHUS76 KMFR 041657
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
857 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND...

.A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SET UP ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND REMAIN
THERE INTO THIS WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL RIDE NORTHWARD
ALONG THIS FRONT AND BRING PERIODS OF GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS
AND EXTREMELY STEEP SEAS. ONE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
PASS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY EVENING...THEN ANOTHER IN SIMILAR
FASHION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A THIRD LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE TO THE SOUTH...BUT STILL
MAY CAUSE A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS
LATE SUNDAY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR
REMAIN IN PORT DURING THIS PERIOD OF STORMY WEATHER. STAY TUNED
FOR UPDATES.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
857 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SOUTH 5 TO 10 KT NEAR 
  BROOKINGS THIS MORNING...RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH 
  STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 60 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING 
  TONIGHT. WINDS MAY EASE BRIEFLY VERY LATE TONIGHT OR SATURDAY 
  MORNING... BUT SIMILAR GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS: WEST SWELL 14 TO 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING. 
  SEAS BECOMING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND WIND DRIVEN THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND PEAKING AT 18 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS EASE A 
  BIT LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BUT RISE BACK TO NEAR 
  OR ABOVE 20 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE 
  BLANCO. WHILE WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER WITHIN A 
  FEW MILES OF SHORE NEAR BROOKINGS...THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF 
  VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-376-050600-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160305T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0005.160305T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
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-
857 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS 
  MORNING WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 60 KT POSSIBLE TONIGHT. 
  WINDS EASE FOR A WHILE LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... 
  BUT SIMILAR GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS: BECOMING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND WIND DRIVEN THIS 
  MORNING...PEAKING AT 20 TO 23 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
  SEAS EASE A BIT LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BUT RISE 
  BACK TO NEAR OR ABOVE 20 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* 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.

&&

$$

SK

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149 
WHUS76 KMFR 042250
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
250 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REMAIN IN THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL RIDE NORTHWARD
ALONG THIS FRONT...AND BRING PERIODS OF GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS
AND EXTREMELY STEEP SEAS. ONE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
PASS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS EVENING...THEN ANOTHER IN SIMILAR
FASHION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A THIRD LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE TO THE SOUTH...BUT STILL
MAY CAUSE A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS
LATE SUNDAY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR
REMAIN IN PORT DURING THIS PERIOD OF STORMY WEATHER. STAY TUNED
FOR UPDATES.

PZZ350-356-370-376-051200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160305T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0005.160305T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
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-
250 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 60 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. WINDS MAY EASE BRIEFLY
  VERY LATE TONIGHT... BUT SIMILAR GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS: EXTREMELY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN PEAKING AROUND 23 FEET
  TONIGHT. SEAS WILL EASE A BIT LATE LATE TONIGHT...BUT RISE BACK
  TO NEAR OR ABOVE 20 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR
  NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE BLANCO. WHILE
  WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER WITHIN A FEW MILES OF
  SHORE NEAR BROOKINGS...THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF VERY HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL.

* 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.

&&

$$


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451 
WHUS76 KMFR 051019
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
219 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.WINDS AND SEAS WILL EASE SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING AS A FRONTAL
SYSTEM PUSHES JUST INLAND AND STALLS. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ALONG THE STALLED FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING RESULTING IN A RESURGENCE OF GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND
DANGEROUS SEAS. WINDS LIKELY EASE BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY, BUT WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST INTO NEXT
WEEK. MARINERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR REMAIN IN
PORT DURING THIS PERIOD OF STORMY WEATHER. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES.

PZZ350-356-370-376-052330-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160305T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
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-
219 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

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

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS
  MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE
  GUSTS TO 60 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS SHOULD EASE
  BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT.

* SEAS: 16 TO 18 FEET...EASING TO 13 TO 16 FEET THIS
  MORNING...THEN RISING BACK TO NEAR OR ABOVE 20 FEET LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE A BIT TONIGHT, BUT
  WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO NEXT WEEK.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST DANGEROUS SEAS
  WILL OCCUR NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE
  BLANCO. WHILE WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER WITHIN A
  FEW MILES OF SHORE NEAR BROOKINGS...THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF VERY
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL.

* 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.

&&

$$

MAS

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472 
WHUS76 KMFR 052201
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
201 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE
SOUTH ALONG THE STALLED FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
RESULTING IN A RESURGENCE OF GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND
DANGEROUS SEAS. WINDS WILL LIKELY EASE BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT
BUT WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK.
MARINERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR REMAIN IN PORT
DURING THIS PERIOD OF STORMY WEATHER. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES.

PZZ350-356-370-376-060200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
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-
201 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

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

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 60 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS SHOULD EASE BELOW GALE FORCE
  TONIGHT.

* SEAS: 16 TO 18 FEET...RISING TO NEAR OR ABOVE 20 FEET LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE A BIT TONIGHT...BUT
  WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO NEXT WEEK.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST DANGEROUS SEAS 
  WILL OCCUR NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE 
  BLANCO. WHILE WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER WITHIN A 
  FEW MILES OF SHORE NEAR BROOKINGS...THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF 
  VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL. 

* 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.

&&

$$


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582 
WHUS76 KMFR 060158
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
558 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE
SOUTH ALONG THE STALLED FRONT THIS EVENING RESULTING IN A
RESURGENCE OF GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS. WINDS
WILL LIKELY EASE BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT BUT WARNING LEVEL SEAS
ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. MARINERS ARE URGED TO
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR REMAIN IN PORT DURING THIS PERIOD OF
STORMY WEATHER. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES.

PZZ350-356-370-376-060600-
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
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-
558 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

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

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 60 KT
  THIS EVENING. WINDS SHOULD EASE BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT.

* SEAS: 16 TO 18 FEET...RISING TO NEAR OR ABOVE 20 FEET LATE THIS
  EVENING. SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE A BIT TONIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN
  HAZARDOUS INTO NEXT WEEK.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST DANGEROUS SEAS 
  WILL OCCUR NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CAPE 
  BLANCO. WHILE WINDS AND SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWER WITHIN A 
  FEW MILES OF SHORE NEAR BROOKINGS...THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF 
  VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL. 

* 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.

&&

$$


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446 
WHUS76 KMFR 060418
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
818 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

PZZ350-356-370-060600-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0031.160306T0418Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0026.160306T0418Z-160306T0600Z/
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-
818 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: SOUTH GALES 25 TO 30 KT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS
  SHOULD EASE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BY MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP AND WIND DOMINATED WAVES AT 10 TO 12 FEET AND A
  SHORT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT TONIGHT AS
  WINDS DECREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO
  NEXT WEEK..

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST DANGEROUS SEAS WILL
  OCCUR FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH TO PORT ORFORD. THIS INCLUDES THE
  AREA AROUND CAPE BLANCO. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-060600-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SR.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0026.160306T0418Z-160306T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
818 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SEAS: VERY STEEP AND WIND DOMINATED WAVES AT 10 TO 12 FEET AND A
  SHORT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT TONIGHT AS
  WINDS DECREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO
  NEXT WEEK.

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 4:03 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR11 hr
Mar 3, 4:03 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR21 hr
Mar 4, 4:18 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more45 hr
Mar 4, 4:18 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more45 hr
Mar 4, 2:17 PM PSTFlood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine37 hr
Mar 4, 3:30 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchMFRJackson6 hr

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