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Storm Warning 8, NWS Medford, OR

October 11, 2016

NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Oct 11, 2016, 5:53 PM PDT. It took effect at Oct 13, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
Oct 11, 2016, 5:53 PM PDT (00:53 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 13, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 13, 2016, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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707 
WHUS76 KMFR 120053
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
553 PM PDT TUE OCT 11 2016

...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND
SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS
THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. GALES ARE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER A WIDE
AREA LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL ALSO BE VERY
HIGH. A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE BY SATURDAY WITH
EVEN STRONGER WINDS AND EXTREMELY HIGH SEAS POSSIBLE.

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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-
553 PM PDT TUE OCT 11 2016

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY. THE STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. THIS
STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. IN
ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
  STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 55 KT LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STORM FORCE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT WITH
  GUSTS 65 KT ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 18 TO 22
  FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THURSDAY MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE THURSDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS NORTH OF BROOKINGS
  WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALL AREAS
  WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALE FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS LATE
  THURSDAY MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
  WITH STORM FORCE WINDS IN A COASTAL JET NEAR CAPE BLANCO EARLY THURSDAY
  EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
553 PM PDT TUE OCT 11 2016

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY. THE STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A STORM WARNING. THIS
STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. IN
ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT POSSIBLE LATE
  THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 
  FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THURSDAY MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE THURSDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE WORST CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE
  BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED LATE
  THURSDAY MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
  IN A COASTAL JET NEAR CAPE BLANCO THURSDAY EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
553 PM PDT TUE OCT 11 2016

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY. ALSO THE STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A STORM
WARNING. THIS STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT POSSIBLE LATE
  THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 
  FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THURSDAY MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE THURSDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...GALES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY
  NORTH OF PORT ORFORD WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS BEYOND 3 NM
  FROM SHORE NORTH OF PISTOL RIVER. ON THURSDAY...ALL AREAS WILL
  BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN A
  COASTAL JET NEAR CAPE BLANCO THURSDAY EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
7 follow-up statements
373 
WHUS76 KMFR 120942
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
242 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TOMORROW AND
SATURDAY...

.STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS TOMORROW AND
SATURDAY. GALES ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD
STORM FORCE WINDS LATE TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING
AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY
HIGH TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A VERY STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE BY SATURDAY AND MAY BRING EVEN STRONGER
WINDS AND VERY HEAVY SEAS.

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
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-
242 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...STORM WATCH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT...THEN
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT TOMORROW
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 18 TO 22 FEET
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL
  OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE
  TOMORROW EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS NORTH OF BROOKINGS
  WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL BE
  AFFECTED BY GALE FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS LATE TOMORROW
  MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WITH
  STORM FORCE WINDS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM FROM
  SHORE EARLY TOMORROW EVENING.

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE
  WINDS AND SEAS AT LEAST AS HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN
  TOMORROW'S STORM.

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48
TO 63 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
242 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...STORM WATCH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT... THEN
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT LATE TOMORROW
  MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 FEET
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL
  OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE
  TOMORROW EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL BE BEYOND 5
  NM FROM SHORE LATE TONIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED LATE
  TOMORROW MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
  IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM FROM SHORE TOMORROW
  EVENING.

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE
  WINDS AND SEAS AT LEAST AS HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN
  TOMORROW'S STORM.

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 48
TO 63 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
242 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
...STORM WATCH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT TONIGHT THEN RISING TO
  STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT LATE TOMORROW MORNING
  THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 FEET
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL
  OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE
  TOMORROW EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM AND
  30 NM FROM SHORE TOMORROW EVENING.

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE
  WINDS AND SEAS AT LEAST AS HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN
  TOMORROW'S STORM.

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
511 
WHUS76 KMFR 121557
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
857 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND
SATURDAY...

.STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY AND AGAIN 
SATURDAY. GALES ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD
STORM FORCE WINDS LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY
HIGH THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER VERY STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
AND EVEN HIGHER SEAS SATURDAY. A THIRD STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN
SHELTERED PORTS UNTIL THIS SERIES OF STORMS PASSES.

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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-
857 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT...THEN 
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT TOMORROW 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 18 TO 22 
  FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH 
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS NORTH OF 
  BROOKINGS WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. ALL 
  AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALE FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS LATE 
  TOMORROW MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS WITH STORM FORCE WINDS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM 
  AND 30 NM FROM SHORE EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY 
  PRODUCE WINDS AND SEAS AT LEAST AS HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN 
  TOMORROW'S STORM. 

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
857 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT... THEN 
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT LATE 
  TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 
  FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH 
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL BE BEYOND 5 
  NM FROM SHORE LATE TONIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED LATE 
  TOMORROW MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM FROM SHORE 
  TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY 
  PRODUCE WINDS AND SEAS AT LEAST AS HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN 
  TOMORROW'S STORM. 

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-130500-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.161013T0600Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
857 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT TONIGHT THEN RISING 
  TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT LATE TOMORROW 
  MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 
  FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH 
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS 
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM 
  AND 30 NM FROM SHORE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY 
  PRODUCE WINDS AND SEAS AT LEAST AS HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN 
  TOMORROW'S STORM. 

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

MAS

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
826 
WHUS76 KMFR 122130
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND
SATURDAY...

.STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY AND AGAIN
SATURDAY. GALES ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD
STORM FORCE WINDS LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY
HIGH THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A VERY STRONG STORM
WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND EVEN HIGHER
SEAS SATURDAY. A THIRD STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN SHELTERED PORTS UNTIL
THIS SERIES OF STORMS PASSES.

PZZ356-376-131200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.161013T0600Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0100.161013T0600Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
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-
230 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT...THEN 
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT TOMORROW 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 18 TO 22 
  FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH 
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS NORTH OF 
  BROOKINGS WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. ALL 
  AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALE FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS LATE 
  TOMORROW MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS WITH STORM FORCE WINDS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM 
  AND 30 NM FROM SHORE EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE
  WINDS THAT COULD REACH HURRICANE FORCE AND SEAS AT LEAST AS
  HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN TOMORROW'S STORM.

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-131200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.161013T0600Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0100.161013T0600Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
230 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT... THEN 
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT LATE 
  TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 
  FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH 
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL BE BEYOND 5 
  NM FROM SHORE LATE TONIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED LATE 
  TOMORROW MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM FROM SHORE 
  TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE
  WINDS THAT COULD REACH HURRICANE FORCE AND SEAS AT LEAST AS
  HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN TOMORROW'S STORM.

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-131200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.161013T0600Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT TONIGHT THEN RISING 
  TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT LATE TOMORROW 
  MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 
  FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH 
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS 
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM 
  AND 30 NM FROM SHORE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE
  WINDS THAT COULD REACH HURRICANE FORCE AND SEAS AT LEAST AS
  HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN TOMORROW'S STORM.

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
608 
WHUS76 KMFR 122229
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
329 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND
SATURDAY...

.STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY AND AGAIN
SATURDAY. GALES ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD
STORM FORCE WINDS LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY
HIGH THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A VERY STRONG STORM
WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND EVEN
HIGHER SEAS SATURDAY. A THIRD STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN SHELTERED
PORTS UNTIL THIS SERIES OF STORMS PASSES.

PZZ356-376-131200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.161013T0600Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0100.161013T0600Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
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-
329 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT...THEN
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE
  70 KT TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 18 TO 22 
  FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH 
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS NORTH OF 
  BROOKINGS WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. ALL 
  AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALE FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS LATE 
  TOMORROW MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS MAY BE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS WITH STORM FORCE WINDS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM 
  AND 30 NM FROM SHORE EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY 
  PRODUCE WINDS THAT COULD REACH HURRICANE FORCE AND SEAS AT 
  LEAST AS HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN TOMORROW'S STORM. 

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-131200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.161013T0600Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0100.161013T0600Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
329 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT... THEN
  RISING TO STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUST TO HURRICANE
  70 KT LATE TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 
  FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH 
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL BE BEYOND 5 
  NM FROM SHORE LATE TONIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED LATE 
  TOMORROW MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM FROM SHORE 
  TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY 
  PRODUCE WINDS THAT COULD REACH HURRICANE FORCE AND SEAS AT 
  LEAST AS HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN TOMORROW'S STORM. 

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-131200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.161013T0600Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
329 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH RISING TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT TONIGHT THEN RISING TO
  STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE 70 KT
  LATE TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25 
  FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH 
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOMORROW MORNING 
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT CONDITIONS 
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN A COASTAL JET BETWEEN 5 NM 
  AND 30 NM FROM SHORE TOMORROW EVENING. 

* SATURDAY STORM...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY 
  PRODUCE WINDS THAT COULD REACH HURRICANE FORCE AND SEAS AT 
  LEAST AS HAZARDOUS IF NOT WORSE THAN TOMORROW'S STORM. 

* 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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
103 
WHUS76 KMFR 130925
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
225 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND SEAS TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY AND
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HEAVY WIND DRIVEN
SEAS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT SEAS
WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO FRESH SWELL. AN EVEN
STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL ALSO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS...HOWEVER
THERE MAY BE AN AREA OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN A CORRIDOR FROM
NEAR THE COAST AROUND CAPE BLANCO OUT TO AROUND 30 NM.

PZZ356-376-140000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0069.161014T0600Z-161015T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HF.A.0001.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
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-
225 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS MORNING...RISING TO STORM
  FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE 70 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 18 TO 22 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL OF
  18 TO 21 FEET WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TODAY WITH THE
  WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS WILL AFFECT
  ALL AREAS...EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF BROOKINGS WHERE WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO PEAK AT GALE FORCE.

* SATURDAY STORM...A VERY STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AGAIN ON SATURDAY WITH AN AREA OF
  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THE COAST OUT TO AROUND 30
  NM. SEAS WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY HIGH SATURDAY.

* 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 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL
UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR
MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0069.161014T0600Z-161015T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HF.A.0001.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
225 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS MORNING...RISING TO STORM
  FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE 70 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 18 TO 22 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL OF
  18 TO 21 FEET WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TODAY WITH THE
  WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS WILL AFFECT
  ALL AREAS.

* SATURDAY STORM...A VERY STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AGAIN ON SATURDAY WITH AN AREA OF
  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THE COAST OUT TO AROUND 30
  NM. SEAS WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY HIGH SATURDAY.

* 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 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL
UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR
MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0069.161014T0600Z-161015T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HF.A.0001.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
225 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS MORNING...RISING TO STORM
  FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE 70 KT THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HEAVY AT 20 TO 25
  FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL
  OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TODAY WITH THE
  WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS WILL AFFECT
  ALL AREAS.

* SATURDAY STORM...A VERY STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AGAIN ON SATURDAY WITH AN AREA OF
  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THE COAST OUT TO AROUND 30
  NM. SEAS WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY HIGH SATURDAY.

* 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 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL
UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR
MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
962 
WHUS76 KMFR 131556 AAA
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
856 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND SEAS TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY AND
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH DANGEROUS SEAS.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT SEAS WILL
REMAIN VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO FRESH SWELL. AN EVEN
STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL ALSO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS...HOWEVER
AN AREA OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR IN A CORRIDOR FROM
NEAR THE COAST AROUND CAPE BLANCO OUT TO AROUND 30 NM. MARINERS
ARE URGED TO SEEK SHELTER OR REMAIN IN SHELTERED PORTS UNTIL THIS
SERIES OF VERY STRONG STORMS PASSES.

PZZ356-376-140500-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0069.161014T0600Z-161015T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HF.A.0001.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
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-
856 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS MORNING...RISING TO STORM 
  FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE 70 KT 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HIGH AND STEEP AT 18
  TO 22 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH
  SWELL OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TODAY WITH THE 
  WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS 
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS...EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF BROOKINGS WHERE
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AT GALE FORCE.

* SATURDAY STORM...A VERY STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AGAIN WITH AN AREA OF HURRICANE
  FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THE COAST OUT TO AROUND 30 NM. SEAS
  WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY HIGH.

* 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 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED... BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL
UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR
MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ350-140500-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0069.161014T0600Z-161015T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HF.A.0001.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
856 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS MORNING...RISING TO STORM 
  FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE 70 KT 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HIGH AT 18 TO 22 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL OF
  18 TO 21 FEET WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TODAY WITH THE 
  WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS 
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS.

* SATURDAY STORM...A VERY STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AGAIN WITH AN AREA OF HURRICANE
  FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THE COAST OUT TO AROUND 30 NM. SEAS
  WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY HIGH.

* 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 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED... BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL
UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR
MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ370-140500-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-161013T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.161013T1800Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0069.161014T0600Z-161015T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HF.A.0001.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
856 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT THIS MORNING...RISING TO STORM 
  FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE 70 KT 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HIGH AT 20 TO 25 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL OF
  18 TO 21 FEET WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TODAY WITH THE 
  WORST CONDITIONS OCCURING JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS 
  EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS.

* SATURDAY STORM...A VERY STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AGAIN WITH AN AREA OF HURRICANE
  FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THE COAST OUT TO AROUND 30 NM. SEAS
  WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY HIGH.

* 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 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED... BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL
UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR
MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
578 
WHUS76 KMFR 132215
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
315 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN
ON SATURDAY...

.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH
DANGEROUS SEAS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO FRESH
SWELL. AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. THIS STORM
WILL ALSO PRODUCE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAINLY IN A CORRIDOR FROM
NEAR AND AT THE COAST FROM PORT ORFORD NORTH AROUND CAPE BLANCO
AND JUST SOUTH OF BANDON AND OUT TO 60 NM FROM SHORE. MARINERS ARE
URGED TO SEEK SHELTER OR REMAIN IN SHELTERED PORTS UNTIL THIS
SERIES OF VERY STRONG STORMS PASSES.

PZZ356-376-141200-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0069.161014T0600Z-161015T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.HF.A.0001.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HF.W.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
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-
315 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HURRICANE
FORCE WATCH TO A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING. THIS HURRICANE
FORCE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY.
ALSO, THE STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED A STORM
WARNING. THIS STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM
PDT SATURDAY.
 
* WINDS...SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
  HURRICANE FORCE 70 KT INTO THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HIGH AND STEEP AT 18
  TO 22 FEET INTO THIS EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL
  OF 18 TO 21 FEET WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL
  PASSAGE THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS INTO THIS EVENING...EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF
  BROOKINGS WHERE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AT GALE FORCE.

* SATURDAY STORM...A VERY STRONG SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD
  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FROM THE COAST FROM PORT ORFORD NORTH TO
  CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH.
  SEAS WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY HIGH.


* 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.

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND
VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL
VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

PZZ350-141200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161014T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0069.161014T0600Z-161015T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.HF.A.0001.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HF.W.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SR.A.0009.161015T1200Z-161016T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
315 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH TO A HURRICANE FORCE WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE
STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A STORM WARNING
WHICH IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
  HURRICANE FORCE 70 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HIGH AT 18 TO 22 FEET
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL OF 18 TO
  21 FEET WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED JUST PRIOR TO
  FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS. 

* SATURDAY STORM...A VERY STRONG SYSTEM WILL BRING HURRICANE FORCE
  WINDS MAINLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. ELSEWHERE STORM FORCE WINDS
  ARE LIKELY. SEAS WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY HIGH.

* 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 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND
VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL
VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
315 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2016

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH TO A HURRICANE FORCE WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE
STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A STORM WARNING
WHICH IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH STORM FORCE 45 TO 55 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
  HURRICANE FORCE 70 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...BECOMING WIND DRIVEN AND EXTREMELY HIGH AT 20 TO 25 FEET
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. VERY HIGH AND STEEP FRESH SWELL OF 18 TO
  21 FEET WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED JUST PRIOR TO
  FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT ALL AREAS. 

* SATURDAY STORM...A VERY STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
  WIDESPREAD HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. SEAS WILL ALSO BE EXTREMELY
  HIGH.

* 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 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 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND
VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL
VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 11, 5:53 PM PDTGale WarningMFR53 hr
Oct 11, 5:53 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR41 hr
Oct 11, 6:12 PM PDTHigh Surf WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas4 days
Oct 12, 2:24 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more51 hr
Oct 12, 2:42 AM PDTStorm WatchMFR37 hr
Oct 12, 10:40 AM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas22 hr
Oct 12, 10:40 AM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas22 hr
Oct 12, 3:03 PM PDTFlood WatchMFRCurry38 hr
Oct 12, 11:03 AM PDTFlash Flood WatchMFRSiskiyou42 hr

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