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Gale Warning 35, NWS Medford, OR

July 2, 2017

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Jul 2, 2017, 2:43 AM PDT. It took effect at Jul 3, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 22 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
Jul 2, 2017, 2:43 AM PDT (09:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 3, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jul 4, 2017, 8:52 AM PDT
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted.

908 
WHUS76 KMFR 020943
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
243 AM PDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...BUILDING NORTH WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN 
REACH GALES OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY STEEP, ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS. 

PZZ376-030000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0047.170703T0000Z-170705T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0035.170703T1800Z-170704T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
243 AM PDT SUN JUL 2 2017

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

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 9 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS
  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE
  FURTHER TO 10 TO 12 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS SUNDAY
  NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH AND BETWEEN 15 NM AND 30 NM FROM SHORE
  MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-030000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
243 AM PDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 9 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS 
  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH 6 TO AS HIGH AS 10 FEET AT A 
  PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...MOST AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED, 
  EXCEPT PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE COAST, THROUGH SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. THEN ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. THE MOST HAZARDOUS 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING AND MONDAY EVENING. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-030000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.170703T0000Z-170705T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
243 AM PDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO AS HIGH AS 10 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS 
  OR LESS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED, THOUGH 
  THE AREA AFFECTED BY ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND THE HEIGHT OF 
  THE SEAS WILL GENERALLY INCREASE WITH TIME THROUGH MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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
6 follow-up statements
273 
WHUS76 KMFR 022148
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
248 PM PDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...BUILDING NORTH WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN
REACH GALES OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. TODAY THROUGH MONDAY SEAS WILL BECOME STEEP NORTH OF 
CAPE BLANCO AND VERY STEEP FOR MUCH OF THE AREA SOUTH OF CAPE
BLANCO.

PZZ356-031100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0048.170703T1800Z-170704T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
248 PM PDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO AS HIGH AS 40 
  KNOTS.

* WAVES...BUILDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING TO
  NORTH 6 TO 9 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD FURTHER LATE MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING TO NORTH 7 TO 12 FEET AT A
  PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...MOST AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED, EXCEPT
  PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE COAST, THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THEN
  ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING
  BEYOND 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST SOUTH OF SISTERS ROCKS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-031100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0047.170703T0000Z-170703T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0035.170703T1800Z-170704T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
248 PM PDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH LATE
  MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NORTH 30
  TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUST TO 45 KNOTS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 9 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS BUILDING TO
  10 TO 12 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS THIS EVENING THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING. NORTH SEAS WILL BUILD FURTHER MONDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING TO 8 TO 14 FEET AT 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED.
  CONDITIONS WILL BE INCREASINGLY MORE HAZARDOUS THE FURTHER SOUTH
  ONE GOES, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BETWEEN 10 AND 50
  NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-031100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.170702T2148Z-170705T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
248 PM PDT SUN JUL 2 2017

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

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 
  KNOTS.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO NORTH 6 TO AS HIGH AS 10 FEET AT A PERIOD 
  OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED, THOUGH 
  THE AREA AFFECTED BY ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND THE HEIGHT OF 
  THE SEAS WILL GENERALLY INCREASE WITH TIME THROUGH MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BTL/WRIGHT

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
368 
WHUS76 KMFR 030944
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
244 AM PDT MON JUL 3 2017

PZZ376-040000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170703T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0035.170703T1800Z-170704T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
244 AM PDT MON JUL 3 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. 

* WAVES...NORTH 10 TO 14 FEET AT 7 SECONDS OR LESS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL
  OCCUR SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BETWEEN 10 AND 50 NAUTICAL MILES FROM
  THE COAST. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-040000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0048.170703T1800Z-170704T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
244 AM PDT MON JUL 3 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. 

* WAVES...NORTH 7 TO 12 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL
  OCCUR MAINLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-040000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1200Z/
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 PDT MON JUL 3 2017

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

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. 

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 9 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL
  OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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
353 
WHUS76 KMFR 032207
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 PM PDT MON JUL 3 2017

...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS PEAKING THIS EVENING...

.STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PEAK ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING. THE OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN DIMINISHING
WINDS AND SEAS, AS WELL AS A SOUTHERLY STRATUS SURGE ALONG AND
NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

PZZ376-041100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170704T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
307 PM PDT MON JUL 3 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  AND THEN WILL DIMINISH FURTHER TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES...NORTH 9 TO 12 FEET AT 7 SECONDS OR LESS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS OR LESS
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY ADVISORY LEVEL
  CONDITIONS. WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ALL EXCEPT
  THE FAR NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA. THE MOST HAZARDOUS 
  CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BETWEEN 10 AND 50 
  NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS AND VERY STEEP 
HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS 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 DUE TO HAZARDOUS WIND AND
SEA CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-041100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0048.000000T0000Z-170704T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
307 PM PDT MON JUL 3 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO AS HIGH AS 40 
  KNOTS.

* WAVES...NORTH 7 TO 12 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM
  FROM SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA. WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 3
  NAUTICAL MILES THE COAST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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 MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

&&

$$

PZZ370-041100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
307 PM PDT MON JUL 3 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO AS HIGH AS 40
  KNOTS THIS EVENING, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY, THEN
  DIMINISHING FURTHER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 9 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR WEST OF CAPE BLANCO THIS 
  EVENING. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-041100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
307 PM PDT MON JUL 3 2017

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

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO AS HIGH AS 40
  KNOTS THIS EVENING, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY, THEN
  DIMINISHING FURTHER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 9 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR WEST OF CAPE BLANCO THIS EVENING.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BTL

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
985 
WHUS76 KMFR 040922
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
222 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS PEAKING THIS MORNING...

.STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PEAK ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE 
SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN 
DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS, AS WELL AS A SOUTHERLY STRATUS SURGE 
ALONG AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

PZZ356-042230-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0048.000000T0000Z-170704T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
222 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO TO
PT. ST. GEORGE OUT TO 10 NM. HOWEVER THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO AS HIGH AS 40  
KNOTS.

* WAVES...NORTH 7 TO 9 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM
  FROM SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF BROOKINGS EXCEPT OCCURRING NEAR
  SHORE AROUND CAPE BLANCO.
 
* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-042230-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0049.170704T0922Z-170704T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170704T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
222 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25
  KNOTS AND THEN WILL DIMINISH FURTHER WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES...NORTH 9 TO 12 FEET AT 7 SECONDS THROUGH THIS MORNING.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS OR LESS THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY ADVISORY LEVEL
  CONDITIONS. WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 15 NM
  SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BETWEEN 15 AND 50 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE 
  COAST. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS AND VERY STEEP
HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS 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 DUE TO HAZARDOUS WIND AND
SEA CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-042230-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
222 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KNOTS THIS
  MORNING, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING
  FURTHER WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 8 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR WEST OF CAPE BLANCO. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-042230-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
222 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

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

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
  15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 8 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR NEAR CAPE BLANCO. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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
690 
WHUS76 KMFR 041359
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
659 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS PEAKING THIS MORNING...

.STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PEAK ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN
DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS, AS WELL AS A SOUTHERLY STRATUS SURGE
ALONG AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

PZZ376-042100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170705T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170704T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0070.170704T1800Z-170705T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
659 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH 
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 
  KNOTS AND THEN WILL DIMINISH FURTHER WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES...NORTH 10 TO 13 FEET AT 7 SECONDS THROUGH THIS MORNING.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY ADVISORY LEVEL 
  CONDITIONS. WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 15 NM 
  SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR 
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BETWEEN 15 AND 50 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE 
  COAST. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS AND VERY STEEP
HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS 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 DUE TO HAZARDOUS WIND AND
SEA 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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-042100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0070.170704T1800Z-170705T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
659 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO AS HIGH AS 40 
  KNOTS.

* WAVES...NORTH 7 TO 9 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM 
  FROM SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS ARE 
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF BROOKINGS EXCEPT 
  OCCURRING NEAR SHORE AROUND CAPE BLANCO. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-042100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170704T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0070.170704T1800Z-170705T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
659 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KNOTS THIS 
  MORNING, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT, THEN 
  DIMINISHING FURTHER WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 8 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL OCCUR WEST OF CAPE BLANCO. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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
877 
WHUS76 KMFR 041552
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
852 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

.THE OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN TODAY INTO TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS, AS WELL
AS A SOUTHERLY STRATUS SURGE ALONG AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE CURRY 
COAST.


PZZ376-050500-
/O.CAN.KMFR.GL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170704T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170704T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0070.170704T1552Z-170705T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
852 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. 

* WAVES...NORTH STEEP TO VERY STEP SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET AT 7
  SECONDS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO STEEP
  7 TO 8 FT SEAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THIS 
  MORNING, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THEN
  DIMINISHING FURTHER TONIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...HAZARDOUS WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 15 NM AND 
  40 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD WITH SMALL CRAFT 
  CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-050500-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170704T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0070.170704T1552Z-170705T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
852 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 8 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-050500-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0070.170704T1552Z-170705T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-170705T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
852 AM PDT TUE JUL 4 2017

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

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NORTH OF GOLD
  BEACH...DECREASING TO NORTH 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING TO 15 KT THIS EVENING.
 
* WAVES...NORTH 6 TO 8 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS OR LESS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM
  FROM SHORE NORTH OF GOLD BEACH AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. ADVISORY
  LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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 Jul 1, 9:06 PM PDT, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 9:06 PM PDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
906 PM PDT Sat Jul 1 2017

.DISCUSSION...An update will be issued to increase early morning
cloud cover on Sunday at the coast and in the Umpqua Valley. But,
these clouds are likely to dissipate faster than they did today.
A few weak convective showers and a thunderstorm developed in
Lake County early this evening. A single lightning strike was
recorded near Fort Rock. This activity ended by 730 PM with the
stabilization of the air mass as high pressure builds east into
the west coast. This high will begin a warming trend then merge
with another building high in the desert southwest. This will keep
the air mass hot but stable through Independence Day. With high
confidence in the short term, a focus for the night shift will be
the post- holiday forecast. Temperatures are likely to remain
above normal through next weekend. The 18Z GFS has a more
amplified pattern than recent runs with the possiblility of a
southerly flow aloft and afternoon/evening instability developing
as early as Wednesday...though with a higher probability next
weekend. -DW

&&

.AVIATION...02/00Z TAF CYCLE...
Stratus remains from about Sutherlin northward in Douglas County and
across much of Coos County south to about Cape Blanco this
afternoon, with clear skies along most of the Curry County
coastline. A northeast component to the wind near the top of the
boundary layer tonight through Sunday morning is likely to reduce
the coverage of low cloud and fog formation such that it will
probably reform later, be of less duration, and density than 24
hours ago. MVFR along and near the Coos and Douglas County coasts is
likely to lower to IFR between about 03Z and 17Z, rising back to
MVFR before dissipating early Sunday afternoon. Roseburg and the
Umpqua Basin is likely to have a period of MVFR from about 12Z
through 17Z. It will be VFR elsewhere, except in portions of Lake
County through 03Z this evening, where MVFR and local IFR is
expected in isolated showers and thunderstorms. BTL

&&

.MARINE...Updated 830 PM Saturday, 1 July 2017...
High pressure offshore will maintain northerly winds through
Thursday. Winds will strengthen into Monday as high pressure
builds into the Pacific Northwest, causing a coastal thermal
trough to deepen. The strongest winds and most hazardous seas are
expected mainly beyond 10 nautical miles of the coast south of
Cape Blanco. The thermal trough will move inland on Tuesday with
winds and seas expected to subside Tuesday into Thursday. DW

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 444 PM PDT Sat Jul 1 2017/

DISCUSSION...The weak upper level trough will exit the region
later today, and has already touched off an isolated thunderstorm
near Winter Rim and another in the Warner mountains. A few more
cells are possible through the evening over the mountains of the
East Side or down into the Medicine Lake area of Northern
California. Activity should die off quickly this evening before or
around sunset.

Once the trough exits, the upper level flow will become generally
zonal, then slowly shift more southwesterly by Wednesday as a
strong ridge builds in over the Four Corners and a trough digs in
just west of British Columbia. Until then, the thermal trough will
produce a gradual warming trend into early next week, then weaken
by midweek. Despite the weaker through, it will remain hot, but
at least the lower heights aloft will take the edge off of the
heat. Generally speaking, near record high temperatures are not
expected, but daily highs should remain roughly 5 to 10 degrees
above normal for this time of year.

The only chances for precipitation, besides the slight chances
this afternoon and evening, will be mid to late next week, but
only if monsoonal moisture begins to feed into the area. The
models tend to suggest that this moisture will stay well to our
east, so have kept mention out of the forecast, but will keep an
eye on things and update if necessary over the next several days.

The models also suggest the offshore upper level trough may make
a push inland by the end of next week, which could bring cooler
temperatures and a chance for rain. Not a guarantee, but
something to watch for. -BPN

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...None.

CA...None.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM PDT Tuesday
     for PZZ356-376.
     Small Craft Advisory from 5 PM Sunday to 11 AM PDT Tuesday for
     PZZ350-370.
     Hazardous Seas Warning from 5 PM Sunday to 5 AM PDT Tuesday for
     PZZ376.

DW/BPN/BTL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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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.