Gale Warning 16, NWS Medford, OR

172 
WHUS76 KMFR 071044
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
244 AM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

...STORM FORCE AND GALES WITH HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS EXPECTED
LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD JUST OFFSHORE TODAY BRINGING 
STORM FORCE WINDS MAINLY FROM CAPE BLANCO NORTH AND BETWEEN 8 AND
40 NM FROM SHORE. ELSEWHERE...GALES WITH HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT INTO 
WEDNESDAY.

PZZ350-370-080000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-170307T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0016.170307T1500Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0006.170307T1800Z-170308T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
244 AM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM 
PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH STORM 50 KTS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING.
  ELSEWHERE GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP PEAKING AT 12 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY STEEP HAZARDOUS
  SEAS EARLY THIS MORNING. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS
  MAINLY BETWEEN 8 NM AND 40 NM FROM SHORE AND NORTH OF CAPE
  BLANCO LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...ELSEWHERE
  GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED.


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

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-080000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-170307T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0016.170307T1500Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0019.170307T1500Z-170308T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
244 AM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP 8 TO 10 FEET AT 10 SECONDS EARLY THIS
  MORNING...THEN VERY STEEP PEAKING AT 10 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN
  ALL AREAS INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS
  WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS THIS MORNING, EXCEPT WITHIN 3 NM FROM 
  SHORE AND SOUTH OF BROOKINGS, WHERE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN 
  HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. 

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-080000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-170307T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0016.170307T1500Z-170308T0300Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
244 AM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55
  KT THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS...STEEP 8 TO 10 FEET AT 10 SECONDS EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY
  STEEP SEAS PEAKING AT 12 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY STEEP HAZARDOUS
  SEAS EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS 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 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.


&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

488 
WHUS76 KMFR 072213
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
213 PM PST TUE MAR 7 2017


PZZ350-370-081115-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0018.170308T0300Z-170308T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0021.170308T1000Z-170308T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
213 PM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH STORM 50 KTS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS 
  EVENING. ELSEWHERE GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. 

* SEAS...VERY STEEP PEAKING AT 12 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS MORNING 
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY
  BETWEEN 8 NM AND 40 NM FROM SHORE AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO THIS
  EVENING...ELSEWHERE GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED.

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

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-081115-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0018.170307T2213Z-170308T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0021.170308T1000Z-170308T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
213 PM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM
2 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.

* SEAS...VERY STEEP 10 TO 15 FEET AT 10 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING 7 TO 10 FEET AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, EXCEPT WITHIN 3 NM FROM SHORE AND
  SOUTH OF BROOKINGS, WHERE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO
  SMALL CRAFT.

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-081115-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0018.170308T0300Z-170308T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0021.170308T1000Z-170308T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
213 PM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. 

* SEAS...VERY STEEP 12 TO 16 FEET AT 10 SECONDS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY STEEP HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS THIS 
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS 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 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.



&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

241 
WHUS76 KMFR 080307
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
707 PM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

PZZ350-370-081615-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KMFR.SR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170308T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0021.170308T1000Z-170308T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
707 PM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
2 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* SEAS...VERY STEEP PEAKING AT 16 TO 18 FEET THIS EVENING THEN
  SUBSIDING TO AROUND 13 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS FROM
  FLORENCE TO 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 FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$

PZZ356-376-081615-
/O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170308T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170308T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0021.170308T1000Z-170308T1800Z/
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-
707 PM PST TUE MAR 7 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
2 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* SEAS...VERY STEEP 12 TO 15 FEET AT 10 SECONDS THIS EVENING THEN
  SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET AT 9 SECONDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS, EXCEPT
  WITHIN 3 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF BROOKINGS, WHERE ONLY SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITION FOR SEAS IS EXPECTED.


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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
909 AM PST Mon Mar 6 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Snow continues to fall across much of the forecast area this
morning, with road impacts just above 500 feet in Josephine and
Douglas Counties. Warmer road surface temperatures and lighter
snowfall rates in other low elevation areas such as the Rogue and
Shasta Valleys is mostly resulting in simply wet roadways below
about 1500 feet this morning.

Snow reports this morning have been appreciable in many areas,
with 8 inches in 12 hours in Selma, 2.5 inches in just 3 hours
this morning along the Jackson and Josephine County line in the
Applegate, and 4 inches in Wimer. Lower elevations in Ashland
received about a half an inch, with an estimated 1-3 inches above
2000 feet to 3000 feet on the hilly edges of the Rogue Valley.

We will continue current low elevation headlines through noon
today, as is currently depicted, and expect to keep warnings that
are in effect through this afternoon in place.

Our radar on Mount Ashland is currently down due to equipment
failure and will require technicians to go up there with equipment
to fix it, so we expect it will be down at least through the
morning hours. Satellite and the fringes of the Eureka area's
radar clearly indicate the 3rd shortwave low pressure/vorticity
impulse in the series of 4 that is expected through this
afternoon moving across the area now. This feature is a jet
stream maximum riding through on northwest flow. Through this
afternoon the southwestern portion of the larger scale cold upper
level trough that has been over the area will move northeastward.
This will result in warming temperatures at all levels today,
pushing snow levels to 2000 to 3000 feet by about 4pm PST. It
should be strongly noted that moderate snow will continue at mid
and higher elevations this afternoon through Tuesday, so impacts
will continue over many of the higher mountain pass roadways. BTL

&&

.AVIATION...06/12Z TAF CYCLE...Widespread MVFR and areas IFR will
continue this morning with widespread showers and snow levels
lowering down to 500 to 1000 feet. There is a chance for
accumulating snow at KRBG, KMFR, and KLMT. Gusty southwest to west
breezes will redevelop this afternoon with showers and a mix of
MVFR/VFR continuing through the evening hours. FB

&&

.MARINE...Updated 830 AM PST Monday 6 March 2017...Steep seas will
continue to subside, but remain steep into tonight. A strong front
will  bring southerly gales on Tuesday with high and very steep seas
reaching a new peak of 15-17 feet late in the afternoon. Winds and
seas should lower below small craft advisory levels Wednesday, but
additional disturbances will bring periods of moderate or higher
winds with steep to very steep seas Thursday. -FB/CC

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 314 AM PST Mon Mar 6 2017/

DISCUSSION...Snow showers continue this morning, with snow levels
down to 500 feet, or lower in some places, and accumulating snow
over much of the area. The trough responsible for the instability
and showers will gradually shift to the east today, with warm
advection producing rising temperatures and snow levels through
the afternoon. While precipitation will never really come to and
end today, shower activity will taper off, and snow accumulations
will be negligible by this evening. Winter weather headlines
remain in place, and details can be seen in the winter weather
message at PDXWSWMFR.

High pressure will attempt to build in tonight into Tuesday
morning, but our forecast area will remain under swift northwest
flow aloft. A shortwave within this flow will support the
development of a surface low offshore of the Pacific Northwest,
which will push onshore by midday Tuesday. While this pattern
is known to produce strong storm conditions in this region, the
low will be filling and the front is expected to wash out as it
passes onshore, and this should Keep things on the weaker side.
Snow levels are expected to be above 4000 to 5000 feet, so all but
the mountains and higher passes should receive rain rather than
snow, but amounts should be moderate. Forecast pressure gradients
suggest that winds could be a concern at the coast, where gusts
could reach high wind criteria in some locations, and in the
Shasta Valley and the East Side, where advisories may be needed
Tuesday afternoon and evening. Otherwise, Tuesday will merely wrap
up to be a breezy wet day, with little impacts for the more
populated and traveled areas.

Beyond Tuesday, the models continue to be very inconsistent form
run to run, most likely as a result of a large blocking ridge
upstream over the Bering Sea. Whereas the next several days were
cool and showery in the model runs this time yesterday, today
those same solutions are suggesting warmer temperatures and very
wet systems. Have trended the forecast towards these newer
solutions, but confidence is low and it seems likely that more
changes will be necessary over the next several forecast cycles.
-BPN

AVIATION...06/06Z TAF CYCLE...A mix of VFR/MVFR will give way to
widespread MVFR and areas IFR cigs/vis tonight through Monday
morning with widespread showers and snow levels lowering down to 500
to 1000 feet. There is a chance for accumulating snow at KRBG, KMFR,
and KLMT. Gusty southwest to west breezes will redevelop Monday
afternoon with showers and a mix of MVFR/VFR continuing through the
evening hours. -Wright

MARINE...Updated 230 AM PST Monday 6 March 2017...Steep seas will
continue to subside, but remain steep through tonight. A strong
front will likely bring southerly gales on Tuesday with high and
very steep seas reaching a new peak of 15-17 feet late in the
afternoon. Winds and seas should lower below small craft advisory
levels Wednesday, but additional disturbances will bring periods of
moderate or higher winds with steep to very steep seas Thursday.
FB

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Winter Weather Advisory until 4 PM PST this afternoon for
     ORZ029>031.
     Winter Weather Advisory until 4 PM PST this afternoon for
     ORZ028.
     Winter Storm Warning until 4 PM PST this afternoon for ORZ027.
     Winter Storm Warning until 4 PM PST this afternoon ABOVE 2500
     FEET for for ORZ024>026.
     Winter Weather Advisory until noon PST today ABOVE 500 FEET for
     for ORZ021-022.
     Winter Weather Advisory until noon PST today for ORZ023.
     Winter Weather Advisory until noon PST today BELOW 2500 FEET for
     for ORZ025-026.
     Winter Weather Advisory until 4 PM PST this afternoon BELOW 2500
     FEET for for ORZ024.

CA...Winter Storm Warning until 4 PM PST this afternoon for
     CAZ080-082-083.
     Winter Weather Advisory until noon PST today for CAZ081-084-085.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Gale Watch from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening for
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas until 4 PM PST this
     afternoon for PZZ350-356-370-376.

BTL/BPN/FJB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
936 AM PST MON MAR 6 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     SNOW             NORTH BEND              43.40N 124.24W
03/06/2017  M2.0 INCH        COOS               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
937 AM PST MON MAR 6 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0937 AM     HEAVY SNOW       6 SE SELMA              42.23N 123.52W
03/06/2017  M7.1 INCH        JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.08 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. THE DURATION
            OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS.

&&

NSK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
941 AM PST MON MAR 6 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0936 AM     SNOW             3 NE APPLEGATE          42.29N 123.13W
03/06/2017  M6.0 INCH        JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 6 INCHES .

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1005 AM PST MON MAR 6 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1004 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 W MERLIN              42.52N 123.46W
03/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1049 AM PST MON MAR 6 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1049 AM     HEAVY SNOW       7 NNW ROGUE RIVER       42.53N 123.20W
03/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1120 AM PST MON MAR 6 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 WSW OBRIEN            42.06N 123.73W
03/06/2017  M5.0 INCH        JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT, SNOW DEPTH ON
            THE GROUND IS MORE THAN A FOOT .

&&

NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEM