Gale Warning 43, NWS Medford, OR

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WHUS76 KMFR 311005
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
305 AM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.170901T1500Z-170902T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
305 AM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM
PDT FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...GALES DEVELOPING LATER TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS REACHING A
  PEAK THIS EVENING THEN REMAINING STRONG INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
  NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 20 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN 30 TO 35 
  KT LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND 20 TO 30 KT LATER FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY WITH STEEP WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS AT 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 9 TO 12 FT ON 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD  
  WITH GALES LATE THIS MORNING INTO FRIDAY MORNING THEN HAZARDOUS 
  SEAS INTO FRIDAY EVENING. ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL COVER THE 
  REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY 
  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.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.170901T1500Z-170902T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
305 AM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM
PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...GALES DEVELOPING LATER TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS REACHING A
  PEAK THIS EVENING THEN REMAINING STRONG INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
  NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 20 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN 30 TO 35 
  KT LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND 20 TO 30 KT LATER FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY WITH STEEP WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS AT 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 7 TO 10 FT ON 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD
  AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WITH GALES LATE THIS MORNING INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING THEN ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL COVER THE 
  REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY 
  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 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.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
305 AM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING INTO THIS EVENING BUT REMAINING STRONG
  THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 KT WITH
  THE STRONGEST WINDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE
  ARAGO. 

* SEAS...4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 5 TO 8 FT FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED.

* 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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0075.170831T1800Z-170902T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
305 AM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING INTO THIS EVENING BUT REMAINING STRONG
  THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 20 TO 30 KT WITH
  THE STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO. 

* SEAS...4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 6 TO 9 FT FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED.

* 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.

&&

$$


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763 
WHUS76 KMFR 312105
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
205 PM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.170901T1500Z-170902T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
205 PM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...GALES DEVELOPING LATER TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS REACHING A
  PEAK THIS EVENING THEN REMAINING STRONG INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
  NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 30 TO 35 KT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING
  THEN DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATER FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AT 9 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO A
  PEAK NEAR 12 FT LATE THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD
  WITH GALES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING THEN HAZARDOUS SEAS INTO 
  FRIDAY EVENING. ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL COVER THE REMAINDER OF 
  THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.170901T1500Z-170902T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
205 PM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH GALES REACHING A PEAK NEAR 40 KT THIS EVENING THEN
  REMAINING STRONG INTO FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATER FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...INCREASING TO A PEAK OF 7 TO 10 FT THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD
  AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WITH GALES BEYOND 8 NM. ADVISORY 
  CONDITIONS WILL COVER THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHERN OREGON 
  COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY 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 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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.170901T1500Z-170902T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
205 PM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 

* SEAS...6 TO 8 FT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS BEYOND 5 NM SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO.

* 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.

&&

$$

PZZ370-011015-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-170902T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
205 PM PDT THU AUG 31 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

* SEAS...AROUND 6 FT THIS EVENING BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 8 FT 
  FRIDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED BUT THE
  STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO.

* 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.

&&

$$


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976 
WHUS76 KMFR 011033
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
333 AM PDT FRI SEP 1 2017

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/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0078.170901T1033Z-170902T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-170902T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
333 AM PDT FRI SEP 1 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS DOWNGRADED THE GALE 
WARNING TO A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS
  EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT ON SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AT 7 TO 10 FT 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT ON SATURDAY 
  MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD
  THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BEYOND 30 NM FROM SHORE ON SATURDAY
  MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY STEEP SEAS THAT WILL REACH A
  PEAK THIS EVENING THEN REMAIN STEEP THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-170902T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
333 AM PDT FRI SEP 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS DOWNGRADED THE GALE 
WARNING TO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS
  EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT ON SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AT 6 TO 9 FT THROUGH THIS EVENING
  THEN DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FT ON SATURDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BETWEEN PORT ORFORD AND
  GOLD BEACH. THIS WILL PRODUCE STEEP SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS THAT
  WILL REACH A PEAK THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL THEN REMAIN STEEP 
  AWAY FROM SHORE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-170902T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
333 AM PDT FRI SEP 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS 
EVENING... 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS
  EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT ON SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AT 6 TO 8 FT THROUGH THIS EVENING
  THEN DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FT ON SATURDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM
  SHORE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO. THERE WILL BE STEEP SEAS
  ACROSS THE WATERS THAT WILL REACH A PEAK THIS EVENING BUT
  PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0075.000000T0000Z-170902T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
333 AM PDT FRI SEP 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS
  EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT ON SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS AT 5 TO 8 FT THROUGH THIS EVENING
  THEN DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT ON SATURDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BEYOND 5 NM FROM
  SHORE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO. THERE WILL BE STEEP 
  SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS THAT WILL REACH A PEAK THIS EVENING. SEAS
  WILL THEN REMAIN STEEP AWAY FROM SHORE THROUGH SATURDAY 
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$


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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
824 AM PDT Wed Aug 30 2017

.UPDATE...No updates were necessary this morning. Smoke will be an
ongoing concern, but the passage of a weak cold front later today
could help to clear some of the smoke from some areas.
Unfortunately, any relief will be short lived and smoke is
expected to return, along with the heat, by this weekend.

For more information on this and the rest of the forecast, see the
previous discussion below. -BPN

&&

.AVIATION...30/12Z TAF CYCLE...Along the coast and coastal
waters...IFR cigs will continue overnight through mid morning
Wednesday. Conditions at OTH could improve to MVFR around noon.
Thinking MVFR conditions will come back Wednesday night into
Thursday morning with boundary layer relative humidity drying out a
bit keeping IFR conditions at bay.

Elsewhere, areas of MVFR visibilities from wildfire smoke will
persist through the TAF period, with local IFR visibilities likely
in thicker smoke Wednesday morning. Eventually a northerly wind
shift will help clean up a lot of the smoke over the TAF sites MFR
and RBG Wednesday afternoon and evening. East of the Cascades,  a
more northerly wind shift won't help too much pushing a lot of the
smoke from the Cascade fires down range into LMT, so visibilities
will improve, but smoke will still remain around the region.
/FB/CZS

&&

.MARINE...Updated 230 AM PDT Wednesday 30 August 2017...A weak
front will pass through the waters today, bringing a temporary wind
shift, but the thermal trough will return late this evening, and
this will bring increasing north winds and choppy wind driven seas
through the weekend. Winds may approach or reach gale force south of
Gold Beach and beyond 5 NM from shore late Thursday morning into
Friday morning. Seas are likely to reach a peak on Friday. -BPN/DW

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...Updated 500 AM PDT Wednesday 30 August 2017...

The main updates this morning were to issue a red flag warning for
much of southern Lake County and eastern Modoc County this afternoon
and early evening, and also to issue a fire weather watch for the
Kalmiopsis Wilderness area including the Chetco Bar Fire on Thursday
night into Friday morning. The red flag warning covers much of the
area that received lightning last evening. But, the concern is for
low humidity and gusty southwest winds ahead of a dry cold front.
The front will at least bring slight cooling today. Another benefit
is that air quality should be temporarily improved in much of
southern Oregon after 5 PM this evening into Thursday morning.

The other short term concern is for the development of easterly
winds tonight. Humidity recovery will still be moderate to good
tonight, but a fire weather watch has been issued for Thursday night
as easterly wind near the Curry County coast will be stronger with
gusts to 30 mph, and humidity recovery will be poor to moderate
across the area. Overnight easterly winds will be weaker in the
following nights but humidity recovery may be even worse into early
next week.

As an upper ridge moves onshore Friday, the low level flow will also
turn onshore, cooling and moistening the coastal areas. However, it
will heat up quite a bit inland. Friday through Sunday will be quite
hot, then it will be nearly as hot early next week.

The models are showing increasing monsoonal moisture moving
up on the backside of the ridge into our area Sunday along with a
weak to moderate trigger. This brings the possibility of
thunderstorms back into the picture. Next Monday and Tuesday now
look more favorable than Sunday for thunderstorms, and an unstable
air mass may persist through mid-week. -DW

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 400 AM PDT Wed Aug 30 2017/

DISCUSSION...After a brief shot of cooler air, and hopefully
some reduction of smoke for Much of Oregon west of the Cascades
by the end of the day today. However the respite is brief and an
upper level ridge builds over the region, with temperatures rising
to near record highs and smoke increasing again across the region
and beyond.

Today will see a strong, dry trough move through the area with
gusty winds in eastern Modoc and southern Lake and extreme
Southeast Klamath counties this afternoon into the evening. As
the trough moves through the region increased northwest flow will
bring a weak marine push with higher humidities on the west side
tonight. In addition the stronger northwest flow will push some of
the smoke over the Siskiyous into northern California.

The relief in the smoke and heat is short lived however, and
summer returns from being sent to its room and throws a tantrum
declaring that it is not going back to bed until mid September,
and you can't make it.

An upper level ridge builds back over the Pacific Northwest
Thursday with a thermal trough deepening along the southern coast
by early Thursday morning with Chetco winds starting the day with
a warm morning compared to the past few days. This continues
through the day Thursday into Saturday, with temperatures
continuing to rise to above 100 over much of the west side. Model
guidance is showing near record to record temperatures over much
of the region through the weekend, but with the return of the
smoke that has kept high temperatures 5 degrees or more what
guidance was showing, confidence is not high that many records
will be broken but some may.

Long range models are showing a front moving through with actual
rain not related to thunderstorms on the tenth of September, but
we've seen how stubborn summer can be.  Sven

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Fire Weather Watch from Thursday evening through Friday morning
     for ORZ618-619.
     Red Flag Warning from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM PDT this
     evening for ORZ624-625.

CA...Red Flag Warning from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM PDT this
     evening for CAZ285.
     Dense Smoke Advisory until noon PDT today for CAZ080.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Gale Watch from Thursday morning through Friday morning for
     PZZ356-376.
     Small Craft Advisory from 2 AM to 11 AM PDT Thursday for
     PZZ356-376.

BPN/SBN/DW