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Gale Warning 46, NWS Medford, OR

October 13, 2017

NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Oct 13, 2017, 2:56 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 14, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
Oct 13, 2017, 2:56 AM PDT (09:56 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 14, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 14, 2017, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted.

984 
WHUS76 KMFR 130956
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
256 AM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0046.171014T1800Z-171015T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 AM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE SATURDAY
  MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET SEAS WILL BE DOMINATED
  BY NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT. CHOPPY STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO
  11 TO 14 FEET SATURDAY EVENING, THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SWELL
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE ENTIRE AREA WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP
  TO VERY STEEP SEAS SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
  GALES WILL DEVELOP MOSTLY FROM 20 NM TO 50 NM OFF THE COAST
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH.

* 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-370-132300-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 AM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET SEAS WILL BE DOMINATED
  BY NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. CHOPPY STEEP TO
  VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET SATURDAY
  EVENING, THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 KT SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SWELL
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT SEAS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER OVER THE
  INNER WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE
  ENTIRE AREA LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
  EXCEPT HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF 
  BANDON BEYOND 8 NM OF THE COAST. 

* 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-132300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
256 AM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
   UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT
   SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET SEAS WILL BE DOMINATED
  BY NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. CHOPPY STEEP
  WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY EVENING, THEN
  SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SWELL
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT SEAS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER OVER THE
  INNER WATERS. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT
  CONDITIONS LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* 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.

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
4 follow-up statements
962 
WHUS76 KMFR 131524
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
824 AM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

PZZ376-140430-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0046.171014T1800Z-171015T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
824 AM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

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

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE SATURDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET SEAS WILL BE 
  DOMINATED BY NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS 
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. CHOPPY STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN 
  SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET SATURDAY EVENING, THEN SLOWLY 
  SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SWELL 
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE ENTIRE AREA WILL BE AFFECTED BY 
  STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 
  MORNING. GALES WILL DEVELOP MOSTLY FROM 20 NM TO 50 NM OFF THE 
  COAST SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 

* 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-370-140430-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
824 AM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

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

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET SEAS WILL BE 
  DOMINATED BY NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. 
  CHOPPY STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 
  11 FEET SATURDAY EVENING, THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 KT SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...MOST AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SWELL
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT EXCEPT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH WITHIN
  5 NM FROM SHORE WHERE SEAS WILL BE LOWER. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
  CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA LATE SATURDAY MORNING 
  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, EXCEPT HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING 
  CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF BANDON BEYOND 8 NM OF THE 
  COAST. 

* 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-140430-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
824 AM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET SEAS WILL BE 
  DOMINATED BY NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. 
  CHOPPY STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 10 FEET 
  SATURDAY EVENING, THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SWELL 
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT SEAS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER OVER THE 
  INNER WATERS. ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT 
  CONDITIONS LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* 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.

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
796 
WHUS76 KMFR 132117
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
217 PM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

PZZ370-141030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.171016T0000Z-171016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
217 PM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

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

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET WILL BE DOMINATED BY 
  NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. SWELL WILL FADE 
  SOME SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT STEEP WIND WAVES WILL 
  INCREASE...MAINTAINING SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY MORNING.

* AREAS AFFECTED...MOST AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SWELL
  THROUGH TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  MOST AREAS SOUTH OR REEDSPORT SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY...THEN AREAS FROM BANDON SOUTHWARD.

* 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-141030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
217 PM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL BE DOMINATED BY 
  NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. SWELL WILL FADE 
  SOME SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT STEEP WIND WAVES WILL 
  INCREASE...MAINTAIN SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 20 KT SUNDAY.
 
* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  AREAS CLOSE TO CAPE BLANCO THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD TO
  AFFECT MOST AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* 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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-141030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1200Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0046.171014T1800Z-171015T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171015T0600Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.171016T0000Z-171016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
217 PM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT SATURDAY
  MORNING THEN INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 TO 35 KT GALES LATE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL BE DOMINATED BY
  NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS THROUGH EARLY 
  SATURDAY MORNING. THEN SEAS INCREASE TO STEEP TO VERY STEEP 9 TO
  12 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS BEGIN 
  TO SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THEN GALE
  CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MOSTLY AREAS AREAS FROM GOLD BEACH
  SOUTHWARD ON SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY VERY STEEP SEAS SATURDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.  

* 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-141030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
217 PM PDT FRI OCT 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* SEAS...COMBINED STEEP SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET WILL BE DOMINATED BY 
  NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. SEAS BRIEFLY 
  SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING WIND WAVES BRING 
  COMBINED SEAS BACK TO 7 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY STEEP SWELL
  THROUGH TONIGHT. THEN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL
  AFFECT MOST AREAS INCLUDING ALL THE WAY TO SHORE AT CAPE BLANCO
  BUT WITH LOWER CONDITIONS WITHIN 2 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF CAPE
  BLANCO.
 
* 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.

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
237 
WHUS76 KMFR 141011
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
311 AM PDT SAT OCT 14 2017

PZZ376-142315-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1011Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0046.171014T1800Z-171015T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171015T0600Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.171016T0000Z-171016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
311 AM PDT SAT OCT 14 2017

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

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING
  THEN INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 TO 35 KT GALES LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...8 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING VERY STEEP 9 TO
  12 FEET THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE
  TO 8 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. THEN GALE WILL
  IMPACT MOSTLY AREAS AREAS FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTHWARD.

* 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-142315-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1011Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.171016T0000Z-171016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
311 AM PDT SAT OCT 14 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* SEAS...STEEP AT 8 TO 9 FEET FROM NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD
  OF 10 SECONDS. SWELL WILL REMAIN AROUND 9 FEET THIS EVENING BUT
  WILL TRANSITION FROM SWELL DOMINATED SEAS TO WIND DOMINATED 
  SEAS TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...BEYOND 25 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO
  WILL BE AFFECTED THIS MORNING. BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AREAS
  BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF REEDSPORT 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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-356-142315-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-171014T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.171014T1800Z-171016T0000Z/
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-
311 AM PDT SAT OCT 14 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS
  MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN 
  DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 20 KT SUNDAY.

* SEAS...STEEP AT 7 TO 9 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED...10 NM FROM SHORE FROM NORTH BEND SOUTH TO
  BANDON. AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE CLOSE TO SHORE FROM BANDON SOUTH
  THROUGH CAPE BLANCO TO POINT SAINT GEORGE.

* 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.

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
221 
WHUS76 KMFR 142157
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
257 PM PDT SAT OCT 14 2017

PZZ376-151100-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-171016T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T2157Z-171015T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-171015T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0090.171015T0600Z-171015T2200Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.171016T0000Z-171016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
257 PM PDT SAT OCT 14 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH GALES 30 TO 35 KT THROUGH LATE EVENING...EASING
  LATE TONIGHT.
  
* SEAS...VERY STEEP 10 TO 12 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING
  TO 8 FEET SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES MAINLY SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH THROUGH THE
  EVENING. HAZARDOUS SEAS CONDITIONS ALL AREAS UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY.
  THEN...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ALL AREAS DIMINISHING SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

PZZ370-151100-
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T2157Z-171015T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-171015T1800Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0089.171016T0000Z-171016T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
257 PM PDT SAT OCT 14 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 8 TO 10 FEET LOWERING TO 8 FEET
  SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...WARNING CONDITIONS FAR SOUTH...MAINLY SOUTH OF
  BANDON. ADVISORY CONDITIONS ALL AREAS. 

* 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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-151100-
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T2157Z-171015T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-171015T2200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
257 PM PDT SAT OCT 14 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BEYOND 5 NM.
  WINDS DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 20 KT SUNDAY. 

* SEAS...VERY STEEP AT 8 TO 11 FEET BEYOND 5 NM. STEEP SEAS WITHIN
  5 NM OF 5 TO 7 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED...WARNING CONDITIONS BEYOND 5 NM FOR VERY STEEP
  SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
  MAINLY BEYOND 1 NM FROM SHORE THIS EVENING...THEN ALL AREAS 
  LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOWERING CONDITIONS SUNDAY BUT WINDS
  AND SEAS AROUND CAPE BLANCO COULD REMAIN ELEVATED.

* 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.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-151100-
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0059.171014T2157Z-171015T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-171015T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
257 PM PDT SAT OCT 14 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 7 TO 9 FEET AND UP TO 10 FEET
  NEAR CAPE BLANCO. SEAS LOWERING TO 7 TO 8 FEET SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...THEN 15 TO 20 KT
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED...WARNING CONDITIONS FAR SOUTH...MAINLY SOUTH OF
  BANDON. ADVISORY CONDITIONS ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT AND THEN MAINLY
  SOUTH OF BANDON BEYOND 5 NM SUNDAY.

* 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.

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

&&

$$

STAVISH

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 Oct 12, 8:51 PM PDT, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 8:51 PM PDT, 6 hours 5 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
851 PM PDT Thu Oct 12 2017

.SHORT TERM...The forecast remains on track with models continuing
to support numerous showers continuing across the northwest
parts of the area as moisture onshore flow continues and an upper
level disturbance moves into the area tonight and Friday. The
main focus for showers tonight and Friday will be along the coast,
into the Umpqua basin and along the Southern Oregon Cascades as
well as east into northern Klamath and Lake counties. Snow levels
have lowered to around 5000 feet, and locally lower, in the
Southern Oregon Cascades. Snow levels near the Southern Oregon
Cascades are expected to lower to around 4500 to 5000 feet
tonight, and will be locally lower at times, then rise to 5500
feet Friday afternoon. Areas of moderate snow accumulation are
expected above 4500 feet in the Cascades tonight through Friday
morning. This will mainly affect areas near Crater Lake, Diamond
Lake and northward to near Willamette Pass. Other areas further
south of the Umpqua Divide are expected to see lighter
precipitation in showers. Strong gusty winds are also expected to
develop by Friday afternoon over the mountains and east of the
Cascades and a mid level jet of 30 to 40 kt moves over the area
and winds mix down to the surface.

Showers will diminish Friday evening into Friday night as the
upper trough over the region shifts east and an upper ridge builds
offshore. This will bring dry weather with a warming trend on the
weekend. However, expect gusty northeast to east winds to develop
on the ridges Friday night through Sunday morning.

&&

.AVIATION...12/00Z TAF CYCLE...Along the coast, across the
coastal waters, and in the Umpqua Valley...areas of MVFR
cigs/vsbys in showers will become widespread tonight into Friday
morning. Areas of MVFR cigs are also expected to develop at times
in showers across areas south of the Umpqua Divide in Jackson and
Josephine counties tonight into Friday morning. Widespread
mountain obscurations are expected from the Southern Oregon
Cascades westward and along the Siskiyous. East of the Cascades
and over Northern Calfiornia expect mainly VFR with occasional
MVFR cigs in showers. Also expect areas of mountain obscurations
on the east side and into Northern California. Conditions will
gradually improve to VFR across most the area Friday afternoon
but expect local MVFR cigs to continue in showers, especially in
the Umpqua Valley as well as continued mountain obscurations. -CC

&&

.MARINE...Updated 830 PM PDT Thursday 12 October 2017...Seas will
be dominated by steep northwest swell through Friday night while
a series of disturbances bring occasional showers. Showers will be
most numerous north of Cape Blanco. A thermal trough will develop
late Friday and deepen into the weekend. This will bring strong
north winds and choppy wind driven seas to the area Saturday and
Sunday, especially south of Cape Blanco beyond 10 NM from shore.
Winds and seas will peak Saturday afternoon and evening. The
thermal trough will weaken Monday, and winds and seas will
diminish at that time. The first in a series of fronts will move
onshore Wednesday. These fronts will be the strongest of the
season thus far and may bring south gale force winds and very
steep seas to the area.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 254 PM PDT Thu Oct 12 2017/

SHORT TERM...Wintry weather continues above 4500 feet tonight
over the southern Oregon Cascades, mainly north of Highway 140.
Satellite imagery shows the strong short wave trough is expected
to move across the Cascades tonight. This will help to enhance
upslope precipitation. The latest guidance shows this trough will
not be as deep as on previous run but there will still be enough
moisture and instability to generate up to a foot of new snow. The
higher elevation between Diamond Lake and Crescent Lake could see
up to 15 inches but they will be above the willamette Pass. The
winter weather advisory continues through Friday afternoon but
snow is expected to turn to snow showers by late Friday morning.

Elsewhere scattered showers are expected across the west side of
the Cascade and part of the east side from the Klamath Basin
north. It does not look like Modoc County or the Tulelake Basin
will see any showers with this system. The cloudy sky will keep
temperatures higher tonight but Friday night could be a cold night
in the valleys from clear sky.

However confidence is very high that the thermal trough will set
up along the coast again Friday night. This will lead to offshore
flow for southern Curry County, the Kalmiopsis Wilderness and
western Siskiyou County with warm and dry nights in those areas.

The atmosphere will warm up this weekend as a ridge builds
northward. Highs in the Rogue Valley could climb to the lower to
middle 70s.

LONG TERM (Monday through Thursday)...Monday and possibly Tuesday
could be the last warm days of the month. Both ECMWF and GFS agree
on the pattern changing around Tuesday night. The models bring
rain chance to Coos and Douglas Counties as early as Tuesday
afternoon, and by Wednesday evening wetting rain is forecast for
most of the western valleys and western Siskiyou County. Both
models hold off on precipitation for the east side of the Cascades
until Thursday. With the jetstream forecast to become more zonal
during the second half of next week, confidence is moderate to
high about precipitation.

FIRE WEATHER...Updated 200 PM PDT Thursday, 12 October 2017...
Cool and unsettled weather will continue for the next couple of days
with higher relative humidity. Most of the precipitation into this
evening will be mainly west of the Cascades and north of the
California/Oregon border. Gusty winds are expected again into this
evening, mainly east of the Cascades, portions of the Shasta Valley
and mid slopes and ridges in fire zone 280. Similar conditions are
expected Friday, however models are in fairly good agreement showing
stronger 700 and 600 mb winds east of the Cascades. Given we'll be
in a convective environment, there's a chance some of these stronger
winds could mix down. Therefore were expecting stronger winds Friday
afternoon and evening. Precipitation once again will be most
frequent along and west of the Cascades and north of the
California/Oregon border. However there's a chance the eastside
north of the California/Oregon border could get more frequent rain
and higher elevation snow showers Friday afternoon and early Friday
evening.

A return to warmer and drier weather is in the cards Saturday
through at least Monday. Offshore flow will be strong early Saturday
morning as the thermal trough develops and strengthens, but
overnight recoveries are expected to be moderate at the mid slopes
and ridges in southwest Oregon and western Siskiyou county.

Offshore flow will remain a concern overnight Saturday into Sunday,
especially at the mid slopes and ridges in fire zones 618, 619, 620,
621 and western fire zone 280. The models have trended higher with
the strength of the offshore flow and thus east to northeast winds.
Right now the consensus is wind speeds could be similar to Saturday
morning. Overnight recoveries Saturday night into Sunday morning
could be moderate to occasionally poor. If this continues to be the
case, then the combination of the above mention scenario could
warrant at least a fire weather watch. especially where fires are
still active.

Dry and warm weather continues Monday with continued offshore flow,
but it will be weaker compared to Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Overnight recoveries are still expected to be moderate to poor.

Tuesday should remain dry, but with increasing onshore flow. At
least at the coast. The ECMWF shows a weak front moving through the
area which would bring cooler temperatures over most areas. The GFS
is weaker with the onshore flow at the coast and has the thermal
trough moving over the westside valleys in the afternoon. So it's
all going to come down to the timing and details.

There is increasing evidence we'll be heading into a cooler and
wetter pattern from about the middle of next week into next weekend,
but it's not locked in stone yet. Bottom line it remains to be seen
if this will end up being a season ending event. It's still a ways
out there and the details could change. -Petrucelli

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Winter Weather Advisory until 5 PM PDT Friday above 4500 feet in
     the for ORZ027-028.

CA...None.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas until 5 AM PDT Saturday
     for PZZ350-356-370-376.
     Gale Watch from Saturday morning through Sunday morning for
     PZZ376.

CC/CC/CC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 13, 2:56 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR62 hr
Oct 13, 2:56 AM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR56 hr
Oct 13, 2:17 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR25 hr

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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.