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Gale Warning 22, NWS Medford, OR

March 31, 2017

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2017, 2:49 PM PDT. It took effect at Apr 1, 2017, 2:49 PM PDT. It was in force for 38 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2017, 2:49 PM PDT (21:49 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 1, 2017, 2:49 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2017, 5:00 AM PDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

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286 
WHUS76 KMFR 312149
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
249 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017



PZZ376-011100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-170401T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0012.170402T0000Z-170403T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0022.170402T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.170401T2100Z-170403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
249 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH
  LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
  THEN STRENGTHEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 KT. NORTH WINDS
  WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT
  SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...STEEP AT 7 TO 9 FEET THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST
  SEAS FROM CAPE SEBASTIAN SOUTHWARD. SEAS WILL LOWER BRIEFLY
  SATURDAY MORNING THEN BECOME STEEP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A
  MIX OF STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY
  EVENING AND NIGHT WITH SEAS BUILD TO 12 TO 16 FEET DUE TO SHORT
  PERIOD NORTH WIND SEAS AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL. THESE STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS WILL
  IMPACT AREAS FROM CAPE SEBASTIAN SOUTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT
  BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM FROM SHORE AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
  GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD SATURDAY EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL
  CONDITIONS NORTH OF PORT ORFORD.

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-011100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-170401T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.170401T2100Z-170403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
249 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH
  LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
  THEN STRENGTHEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 20 TO 30 KT
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. THESE GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
  THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...STEEP AT 7 TO 9 FEET THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST
  SEAS FROM CAPE SEBASTIAN SOUTHWARD. SEAS WILL LOWER BRIEFLY
  SATURDAY MORNING THEN BECOME STEEP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
  STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD 11 TO 14 FEET DUE TO SHORT PERIOD NORTH
  WIND SEAS AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL. THESE STEEP SEAS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS WILL
  IMPACT AREAS FROM CAPE SEBASTIAN SOUTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT
  BETWEEN 5 NM AND 30 NM FROM SHORE AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL
  AREAS SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING
  WITH HIGH WINDS AND SEAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING AND BE 
  STRONGEST SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. SEAS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL 
  CRAFT IN ALL AREAS BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF GOLD 
  BEACH. SEAS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO 
  SUNDAY. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-011100-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.170402T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
249 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR
  CAPE BLANCO. 

* SEAS...STEEP SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO A MIX
  OF SHORT PERIOD NORTH WIND SEAS AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL
  BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE WEST SWELL
  CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE WATERS. THESE STEEP SEAS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACT BY SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS AND PERIOD OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL
  WINDS. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM
  FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO.  

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
5 follow-up statements
410 
WHUS76 KMFR 011059
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
359 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

PZZ376-020000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.170401T2100Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0022.170402T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
359 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 KT
  THEN 30 TO 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS EVENING
  THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SOUTH OF
  PORT ORFORD. 

* SEAS...STEEP THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF STEEP TO VERY STEEP
  SEAS DEVELOPS THIS EVENING WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET
  DUE TO SHORT PERIOD NORTH WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL.
  THESE STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING.
 
* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT AREAS
  SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
  WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS NORTH OF PORT ORFORD.

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-020000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.170401T2100Z-170403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
359 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  35 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...BECOMING STEEP THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO
  14 FEET DUE TO SHORT PERIOD NORTH WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD
  WEST SWELL. THESE STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS SOUTH OF
  CAPE SEBASTIAN THIS AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL AREAS THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST
  WINDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-020000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.170402T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
359 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR
  CAPE BLANCO.

* SEAS...STEEP SEAS DUE TO A MIX OF SHORT PERIOD NORTH WIND WAVES
  AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT
  AS THE WEST SWELL CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE WATERS. THESE
  STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACT BY SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS AND A PERIOD OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL
  WINDS. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM
  FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
987 
WHUS76 KMFR 012149
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
249 PM PDT SAT APR 1 2017


PZZ356-021100-
/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0022.170401T2149Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
249 PM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. AREAS BEYOND 8 NM
  FROM SHORE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH MAY EXPECT GALES 35 KT. WINDS
  WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 30 TO
  35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO A MIX OF STEEP TO
  VERY STEEP 11 TO 14 FEET SEAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT DUE TO
  SHORT PERIOD NORTH WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL. VERY
  STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 8 NM FROM SHORE FROM GOLD BEACH
  SOUTH TODAY INTO TONIGHT THEN WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE MOST THE
  WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTH BEYOND
  8 NM FROM SHORE TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN EXPANDING TO MOST ALL
  AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO BEYOND 2 NM AND NEAR CAPES SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ELSEWHERE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-021100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0022.170401T2149Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
249 PM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  TO 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING
  THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM
  GOLD BEACH SOUTH TODAY THEN FOR MOST AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO
  ON SUNDAY.

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 12
  TO 16 FEET SEAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT DUE TO A MIX OF SHORT
  PERIOD NORTH WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL. HIGHEST SEAS
  ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTH TODAY THEN FOR MOST AREAS
  SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO ON SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTH TODAY
  AND TONIGHT...THEN EXPANDING TO MOST ALL AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE
  BLANCO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ELSEWHERE SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS 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 MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-021100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.170401T2149Z-170403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
249 PM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS
  BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

* SEAS...STEEP 6 TO 9 SEAS DUE TO A MIX OF SHORT PERIOD NORTH WIND
  WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET
  TONIGHT AS THE WEST SWELL CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE WATERS.
  THESE STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACT BY SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS AND PERIODS OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL
  WINDS. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM
  FROM SHORE SOUTH OF CHARLESTON AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
986 
WHUS76 KMFR 021058
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
358 AM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

PZZ356-030000-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
358 AM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH INCREASING LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON
  WITH GALES 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
  GALES WILL BE BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES WITH
  ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS NEAR SHORE.

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET THROUGH TODAY
  DUE TO NORTH WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL THEN
  REMAINING ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST SOUTH OF CAPE
  BLANCO BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-030000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170404T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
358 AM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT PERSISTING THROUGH
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ON
  MONDAY. 

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET DUE TO A MIX OF
  WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL TODAY...THEN REMAINING
  ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT EXCEPT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL
  CONDITIONS IN THE WATERS NORTH OF PORT ORFORD BEYOND 15 NM FROM
  SHORE. WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 10 AND 30 NM 
  FROM SHORE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-030000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
358 AM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE
  AND SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO.

* SEAS...STEEP 11 TO 14 FEET TODAY DUE TO WIND WAVES AND A LONG
  PERIOD WEST SWELL. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BEGINNING
  TONIGHT BUT STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING.
 
* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS WITH ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS MAINLY SOUTH OF
  CAPE ARAGO.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
261 
WHUS76 KMFR 022140
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
240 PM PDT SUN APR 2 2017


PZZ356-031045-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170404T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0034.170403T1200Z-170404T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
240 PM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH
  GALES 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER
  LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT. THE GALES WILL BE
  BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD AND NEAR CAPES WITH
  ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS ELSEWHERE. 

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT
  DUE TO SHORT PERIOD NORTH WIND SEAS AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL.
  SEAS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER LATE TONIGHT DOWN TO STEEP 10 FT 
SEAS. SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE
  SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  LEVEL CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. ON MONDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
LEVEL SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL
WINDS FROM PORT ORFORD TO CAPE SEBASTIAN BEYOND 2 NM FROM 
SHORE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-031045-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170404T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0034.170403T1200Z-170404T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 PM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH
  GALES 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER
  LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT
  DUE TO SHORT PERIOD NORTH WIND SEAS AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL.
  SEAS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER LATE TONIGHT DOWN TO STEEP 10 FT SEAS.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD
  THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS
  ELSEWHERE. ON MONDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS WILL IMPACT
  ALL AREAS WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS SOUTH OF PORT
  ORFORD FROM 10 TO 40 NM FROM SHORE.

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

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-031045-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0034.170403T1200Z-170404T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 PM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH
  TONIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF 
CAPE ARAGO. 

* SEAS...STEEP 11 TO 14 FEET TODAY DUE TO SHORT PERIOD NORTH WIND
  SEAS AND A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY
  IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE
  MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SEAS DOMINATED BY
  WEST SWELL.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE
  ARAGO BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE AS WELL AS NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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
021 
WHUS76 KMFR 031023
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
323 AM PDT MON APR 3 2017

PZZ356-376-032330-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170404T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0034.170403T1200Z-170404T0000Z/
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-
323 AM PDT MON APR 3 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 KT LATER TODAY.
  WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONGEST BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF PORT
  ORFORD AND NEAR CAPES. 

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP AT 11 FT EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO
  NORTH WIND WAVES AND LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL. SEAS WILL
  REMAIN STEEP AS THEY GRADUALLY LOWER TO 8 TO 10 FT TODAY THEN
  CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS 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 MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-032330-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-170403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0034.170403T1200Z-170404T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
323 AM PDT MON APR 3 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE
  SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO.

* SEAS...STEEP AT 11 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WITH NORTH WIND WAVES
  AND A LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 9
  FT BY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TONIGHT.
 
* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  LEVEL WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE
  ARAGO BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE AS WELL AS NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 31, 2:43 PM PDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 2:43 PM PDT, 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
243 PM PDT Fri Mar 31 2017

.SHORT TERM...High pressure will keep mostly clear sky over our
forecast area tonight. The ridge will flatten on Saturday as a
short wave rides over. This will help to push a weak front inland.
Precipitation will be light and confined mainly at the coast (down
to around Gold Beach) and the Umpqua Basin, as well as showers
over the Cascades to around Hwy 140 crossing. High temperatures
south of the Umpqua Divide could be tricky as we may see mid and
high level clouds but confidence is moderate that we will at least
see mid 60s for the Medford area. Saturday night low temperatures
are expected to be mild from overcast sky.

The front will move east of the Cascades Saturday night and sky
will be clearing west of the Cascades. We will also see a thermal
trough developing and this will lead to gusty north to northeast
at the coast and the coastal range. Sky remains mostly cloudy to
the east, especially over the Warner Mtns. Clearing is expected
Sunday night for the west side and part of the Klamath Basin.
Overnight low temperatures Sunday night into Monday morning could
drop into the lower to mid 30s for the west side valleys, and
frost could be an issue.

Northwest flow aloft continues through Monday morning with cloudy
sky over the Cascades/Siskiyous and southern Lake over the Warner
Mtns into Modoc County. Upstream ridge is expected to shift inland
Monday afternoon. However, this ridging will be short-lived as
the front will spread clouds inland Monday night.

.LONG TERM (Tuesday through Friday)...The long-term starts with
an upper ridge axis overhead, signaling dry weather and near to
above normal conditions. Above normal temperatures would normally
be a lock with the strong ridge, but models suggest plenty of high
clouds in a dirty ridge scenario, which should limit the
afternoon warmth. The ridge axis shifts eastward on Wednesday, but
a warm air mass remains, and models do suggest some thinner high
clouds, so temperatures should reach above normal values. A
weakening front sputters into the forecast area on Thursday,
resulting in a cooling trend and a chance of rain for most of the
forecast area. A stronger front is expected to push into the
forecast area on Friday, bringing significant rain and wind to
most of the area. The operational GFS shows a strong atmospheric
river (AR) impinging on the coast Saturday morning, while the GEFS
mean shows a weaker AR at that time. The EC and GFS disagree on
timing, but the basic idea is that conditions will become wet by
Friday afternoon or evening, and these damp and cool conditions
will continue into Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION...31/18Z TAF CYCLE...Conditions are VFR most places and
will remain so today, with the last vestige of MVFR ceilings near
Roseburg about to clear. MVFR ceilings are expected to develop along
the coast north of Cape Blanco around 12Z early Saturday morning as
a weak front moves inland. MVFR conditions Saturday will be focused
mainly at the coast and in the Umpqua Basin as the front brushes the
northern portion of the forecast area. SK

&&

.MARINE...Updated 0830 AM PDT Friday 31 March 2017...With the
current strength of north winds at Pt. St. George buoy, the wind
forecast leans toward the stronger model solution. This has led to
sufficient confidence to issue a gale watch for the outer waters
south of Port Orford early Saturday evening through Sunday evening.
If there is support from the next model run or two, it may be
necessary to extend the gale watch a bit closer to shore...into the
outer portion of the inner waters around 5 to 8 NM from shore.
Also, much of the remainder of the waters is likely to see north
winds reach advisory strength.

Winds and seas will very briefly and slightly diminish early this
morning then high pressure offshore and low pressure on the coast
will bring increasing north winds into this evening with the
strongest winds south of Gold Beach. Winds will more noticeably but
briefly diminish again late tonight into Saturday morning as the
southern end of a weak front brushes through the waters north of
Cape Blanco. It may deliver a few light showers. A stronger episode
of north winds will develop Saturday afternoon and persist into
Monday. Besides the aforementioned likelihood of gales, very long
period swell moves in Saturday afternoon and combines with shorter
period west swell to bring hazardous bar crossings and possible
sneaker waves through Sunday morning. Seas will likely reach a peak
Sunday morning but improvement will be slow. Seas are likely to be
at a minimum as high pressure moves inland on Tuesday then the
pattern will change with a series of fronts likely during the second
half of the week. -DW

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Beach Hazards Statement from Saturday afternoon through Sunday
     morning for ORZ021-022.

CA...None.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Small Craft Advisory until 2 AM PDT Saturday for PZZ356-376.
     Gale Watch from Saturday afternoon through late Sunday night for
     PZZ376.

FJB/NSK/NSK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 3:57 AM PDTGale WatchMFR11 hr
Mar 31, 2:49 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR3 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.