Gale Warning 23, NWS Medford, OR

262 
WHUS76 KMFR 061016
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
316 AM PDT THU APR 6 2017

...A POWERFUL STORM WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

. A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE INSIDE OF 130 WEST LONGITUDE OFF THE
OREGON COAST TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS AND 
GALES TO THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
316 AM PDT THU APR 6 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 50 KT WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS AROUND CAPE BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM OF THE COAST
  NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. WINDS WILL PEAK FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH
  LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 25 FEET LATE TONIGHT 
  WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM AROUND CAPE BLANCO NORTHWARD. SEAS 
  WILL SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF 
  THE OUTER WATERS AND FROM AROUND CAPE BLANCO NORTHWARD IN THE 
  INNER WATERS. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL BE AFFECTED BY 
  GALES. 

* 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 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
316 AM PDT THU APR 6 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 50 KT WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH LATE
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET FRIDAY MORNING THEN SEAS
  WILL SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STORM FORCE
  WINDS.  

* 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 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

449 
WHUS76 KMFR 062135
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
235 PM PDT THU APR 6 2017

...VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

. A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE INSIDE OF 130 WEST LONGITUDE OFF THE
OREGON COAST TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS AND
GALES TO THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

PZZ350-356-376-071045-
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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-170407T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0023.170407T0000Z-170408T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.170407T0000Z-170408T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
235 PM PDT THU APR 6 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
   AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
   5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
   5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 55 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...WITH
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST FROM AROUND CAPE
  BLANCO NORTH. WINDS WILL PEAK FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOME
  SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 28 FEET FRIDAY MORNING
  THEN SUBSIDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE
  HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST FROM AROUND
  CAPE BLANCO NORTH.  

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF THE
  OUTER WATERS FROM GOLD BEACH NORTH AND BEYOND 30 NM OF THE COAST
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER ALL OF
  THE INNER WATERS FROM AROUND PORT ORFORD NORTH AND BEYOND 5 NM
  OF THE COAST FROM JUST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD TO GOLD BEACH. THE 
  REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES. 

* 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-071045-
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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
235 PM PDT THU APR 6 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
   AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
   5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 55 KT WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. 
  WINDS WILL PEAK FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST AND 
  DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 22 TO 28 FEET FRIDAY MORNING
  THEN SUBSIDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STORM FORCE WINDS
  AND VERY HEAVY SEAS.

* 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 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

063 
WHUS76 KMFR 071002
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
302 AM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS CONTINUE TODAY...

.MARINERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN EVALUATING
CONDITIONS TODAY. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE
WATERS WITH GALE TO STORM FORCE SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 
AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS.

PZZ356-376-072315-
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/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170408T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0027.170408T0000Z-170408T1200Z/
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-
302 AM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5
AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...STORM FORCE SOUTH 40 TO 50 KT...STRONGEST NEAR CAPE
  BLANCO...WILL LOWER TO SOUTHWEST GALES LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS
  THEN LOWER FURTHER TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KT LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET THIS MORNING
  THEN SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
  SEAS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST FROM AROUND CAPE
  BLANCO NORTH.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF 
  THE OUTER WATERS FROM GOLD BEACH NORTH AND BEYOND 30 NM OF THE 
  COAST SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER 
  ALL OF THE INNER WATERS FROM AROUND PORT ORFORD NORTH AND 
  BEYOND 5 NM OF THE COAST FROM JUST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD TO 
  GOLD BEACH. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL BE AFFECTED BY 
  GALES. 

* 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 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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0023.170407T1800Z-170408T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0027.170408T0000Z-170408T1200Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
302 AM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...STORM FORCE SOUTH 40 TO 55 KT...STRONGEST NEAR CAPE
  BLANCO...WILL LOWER TO SOUTHWEST GALES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
  WINDS THEN LOWER FURTHER TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25
  FEET THIS MORNING THEN SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST
  FROM AROUND CAPE BLANCO NORTH.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF THE
  WATERS THEN WITHIN 30 NM THIS AFTERNOON WITH GALES ELSEWHERE.
  VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL THEN IMPACT ALL WATERS OVERNIGHT.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-072315-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170408T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170408T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0027.170408T0000Z-170408T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
302 AM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS 
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...STORM FORCE SOUTH 40 TO 55 KT...STRONGEST NEAR CAPE
  BLANCO...WILL LOWER TO SOUTHWEST GALES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
  WINDS THEN LOWER FURTHER TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25
  FEET THIS MORNING THEN SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST
  FROM AROUND CAPE BLANCO NORTH.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF THE
  WATERS...FOLLOWED BY VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS THAT WILL AFFECT
  ALL WATERS.

* 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 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

134 
WHUS76 KMFR 072135
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
235 PM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING...BUT HEAVY 
   SEAS WILL PERSIST...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGING GALE TO STORM FORCE SOUTH 
WINDS TO THE AREA WILL MOVE OUT LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS 
WILL DIMINISH. HOWEVER...VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PERSIST INTO 
SATURDAY MORNING...THEN STEEP SEAS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO 
SATURDAY EVENING.

PZZ350-370-081045-
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/O.CON.KMFR.SR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170408T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0027.170408T0000Z-170408T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0036.170408T1800Z-170409T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
235 PM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
   AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
   TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM 
   TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
11 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...STORM FORCE SOUTH 40 TO 50 KT...STRONGEST WITHIN 30 NM
  OF THE COAST NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO...WILL LOWER TO SOUTHWEST GALES
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS THEN LOWER FURTHER TO SOUTHWEST 
  AROUND 20 KT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS 25 TO 30 FEET WILL
  SUBSIDE TO 16 TO 17 FEET TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE FURTHER TO 10 TO
  12 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET
  SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 30 NM OF
  THE COAST NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO WITH GALES ELSEWHERE. VERY STEEP
  HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
  STEEP SEAS WILL THEN IMPACT ALL AREAS INTO SATURDAY EVENING. 

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-376-081045-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170408T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0027.170408T0000Z-170408T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0036.170408T1800Z-170409T0600Z/
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-
235 PM PDT FRI APR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
   TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM 
   TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
11 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT...STRONGEST NEAR CAPE
  BLANCO...WILL LOWER TO 15 TO 25 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
  THEN LOWER FURTHER TO SOUTHWEST 15 KT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS 20 TO 24 FEET WILL
  SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE FURTHER TO 10 TO
  11 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET 
  SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND CAPE BLANCO.
  VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING. STEEP SEAS WILL THEN IMPACT ALL AREAS INTO SATURDAY 
  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 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
1056 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2017

Updated AVIATION Section

.DISCUSSION...Made a few adjustments to the forecast today. Mainly
to reflect the latest HRRR high res model which keeps the rain
offshore this morning, then mainly confined to the coast, north of
Cape Blanco this afternoon. A preliminary look at this mornings
models are consistent with last nights run regarding the track and
timing of the developing low Thursday night into Friday.
Therefore winds could ramp up about 6 hours earlier than what we
have in the watch for the coast and east of the Cascades. Also
confidence is high we could reach high wind criteria at the coast,
Shasta Valley and portions of the east side and we'll likely
upgrade the watches to warnings for these areas. We'll also look
at the wind advisory preceding the high wind watch and advisory on
Thursday. The models suggest this may not last as long and may
only affect the Summer Lake area. -Petrucelli

&&

.AVIATION....05/18Z TAF CYCLE...Ceilings area wide will be VFR,
except over the coastal waters, where a frontal system will bring
some rain and MVFR. Low-level wind shear may redevelop along the
coast this evening prior to the front moving onshore. That front
will move inland tonight with MVFR and light rain spreading onto the
coast and inland to the Umpqua Valley by morning. Terrain will
become partially obscured. Ceilings will likely remain VFR at KMFR
and KLMT, though a little light rain may occur late tonight or early
Thursday morning. Winds will be gusty at times over the east side.
-Spilde

&&

.MARINE...Updated 320 AM PDT Wednesday 5 April 2017...A cold front
will become nearly stationary over the outer waters today and
Thursday as a series of weak low pressure areas move along the
front. A much stronger low, more typical of a strong winter storm,
will move inside of 130 west longitude off the southern Oregon coast
very early Friday morning. This low may bring storm force winds to
the outer waters and gale force winds to the inner waters. An active
weather pattern will continue through the weekend.
Sandler

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 250 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2017/

.SHORT TERM...A frontal system is slowing edging toward the coast
this morning, and it is still expected to stall just offshore
today and remain there through tonight. As a result, we will
continue to see a lot of cloud over our area, but rainfall will
generally remain along the coast and offshore. Today's
temperatures will be similar to yesterday for most of us.

A strong jet streak and upper disturbance can be see racing
through 170W this morning, and as this begins to curve north along
the PacNW coast and become negatively tilted later Thursday, it
will spin up strong low pressure at the surface. This low will
turn north inside 130W and move along the coast early Friday.
While this storm system will produce a lot of rain in the usual
upslope areas, the biggest impact is likely to be from wind. The
models seem to have reached a consensus that the low will bottom
out around 975 millibars as it passes about 200 miles off Cape
Blanco Friday morning. Upper level winds will also be strong as
the jet passes over us Friday, and all these ingredients will lead
to strong winds over much of the area. Models have sped this
system up about 6 hours, and the main adjustment to the forecast
this morning was to expand and adjust the timing of the high wind
watches and advisories. I've also added a wind advisory for the
portion of the Rogue Valley around Medford and Ashland. This isn't
a classic wind event in Medford where winds are aligned through a
very deep layer, but statistical guidance and plume diagrams all
show sufficient wind for an advisory. It should start first around
Ashland Thursday night and then spread into Medford by Friday
morning. Please see PDXNPWMFR for details on watches and
advisories.

Regarding rainfall: We're still looking at somewhere between 3 and
5 inches along the Curry coast for the entire event and 2 to 4
inches in western Siskiyou. While this seems like a lot, it will
come over a 48 hour period, and these areas are used to handling a
lot of rain. Rainfall will be much less elsewhere, especially
areas like Medford that will be in a rain shadow due to downslope
winds much of the time.

Heavy precipitation will shift into central Siskiyou county
Friday morning, and there will be a period of time when
thermodynamic conditions become favorable for heavy snow in the
Mt. Shasta area. This is a very marginal setup, but it will be
something we'll have to keep an eye on. As the focus this morning
was on the short term, no changes were made to the long term. The
previous discussion follows for reference. -Wright

.LONG TERM...Saturday through Tuesday...The pattern will continue
to remain fairly active through the period. Another storm will
impact the area on Saturday. This one will not be as strong in
terms of winds, but there will be ample moisture with moderate to
heavy rain and mountains snow for the coast and coast Range. Also
moderate to heavy snow is possible for the Cascades and Siskiyous
with snow levels around 3500 feet. We'll catch a relative break on
Sunday with shortwave ridging, then another front will reach the
coast late Sunday afternoon, then move inland Sunday night. Moist
onshore flow with showers mainly along and west of the Cascades
are expected Monday, then we could catch another break in the
weather Monday night into Tuesday. Note, the ECMWF and GFS are in
pretty good agreement with the overall pattern through this
forecast period. -Petrucelli

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Wind Advisory from 5 AM Thursday to 11 PM PDT Friday for
     ORZ029>031.
     High Wind Watch from late Thursday night through Friday evening
     for ORZ029>031.
     High Wind Watch from late Thursday night through Friday
     afternoon for ORZ021-022.
     Wind Advisory from 2 AM to 11 AM PDT Friday for ORZ026.

CA...Wind Advisory from 5 AM Thursday to 11 PM PDT Friday for
     CAZ084-085.
     High Wind Watch from late Thursday night through Friday evening
     for CAZ084-085.
     High Wind Watch from Thursday evening through Friday morning for
     CAZ081.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Storm Watch from Thursday evening through Friday afternoon for
     PZZ370-376.
     Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM PDT Thursday for
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas until 11 PM PDT Thursday
     for PZZ350-356-370-376.
     Gale Watch from Thursday evening through Friday afternoon for
     PZZ350-356.