Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 13, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Feb 20, 2017, 4:21 AM PST. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 20, 2017, 4:21 AM PST (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2017, 8:40 AM PST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted.
702 WHUS76 KMFR 201221 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 421 AM PST MON FEB 20 2017 PZZ350-370-376-210130- /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0013.170220T1221Z-170220T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0015.170220T1221Z-170222T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR 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- 421 AM PST MON FEB 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT BEFORE SUNRISE FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTHWARD...SPREADING TO THE NORTH BY MID MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 10 TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...CHAOTIC VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 15 TO 18 FEET. HIGH LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BAR CROSSINGS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TUESDAY TO 9 TO 13 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ356-210130- /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0013.170220T1221Z-170220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0015.170220T2100Z-170222T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 421 AM PST MON FEB 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES 30 TO 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT BEFORE SUNRISE FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTHWARD...SPREADING TO THE NORTH BY MID MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL DECREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 10 TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...CHAOTIC VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 15 TO 18 FEET. HIGH LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BAR CROSSINGS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TUESDAY TO 9 TO 13 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
1 follow-up statement
233 WHUS76 KMFR 201640 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 840 AM PST MON FEB 20 2017 PZZ356-210545- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170220T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0015.170220T1640Z-170222T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 840 AM PST MON FEB 20 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...CHAOTIC VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 16 TO 20 FEET. HIGH LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BAR CROSSINGS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BRIEFLY TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TUESDAY TO 9 TO 13 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-210545- /O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170222T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 840 AM PST MON FEB 20 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * SEAS...CHAOTIC VERY STEEP WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS 16 TO 20 FEET. HIGH LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BAR CROSSINGS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BRIEFLY TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TUESDAY TO 9 TO 11 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2:35 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 70 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:27 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 10 hr | |
| Feb 19, 9:02 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 31 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:02 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 34 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:27 AM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 16 hr |
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