Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 52, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 13, 2017, 2:00 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 14, 2017, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 27 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
- Nov 13, 2017, 2:00 PM PST (22:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 14, 2017, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
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710 WHUS76 KMFR 132200 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 200 PM PST MON NOV 13 2017 PZZ356-141100- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171115T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0034.171114T1800Z-171115T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171115T0300Z-171116T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 200 PM PST MON NOV 13 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP WEST 12 TO 15 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 18 FEET TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * 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 ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-370-141100- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171115T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0034.171114T1800Z-171115T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171114T2100Z-171116T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 200 PM PST MON NOV 13 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...VERY STEEP WEST 16 TO 20 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, DIMINISHING THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY, BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 18 TO 21 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ376-141100- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0034.171114T1800Z-171115T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171115T0300Z-171116T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 200 PM PST MON NOV 13 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP WEST 12 TO 15 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 18 FEET TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 25 NM FROM SHORE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * 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 ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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320 WHUS76 KMFR 141113 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 313 AM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 PZZ356-150000- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171115T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171115T0300Z-171116T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 313 AM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 18 FEET THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS UP TO 50 KT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-370-150000- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171115T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171114T2100Z-171116T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 313 AM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 18 FEET THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS UP TO 50 KT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * 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 ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ376-150000- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171115T0300Z-171116T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 313 AM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 18 FEET THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS UP TO 50 KT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
346 WHUS76 KMFR 141725 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 925 AM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 PZZ356-150630- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171115T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171115T0300Z-171116T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 925 AM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SEAS...STEEP WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, INCREASING TO VERY STEEP 15 TO 18 FEET THIS EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * 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 ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-370-150630- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171115T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171114T2100Z-171116T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 925 AM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SEAS...STEEP WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING VERY STEEP 15 TO 18 FEET THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS UP TO 50 KT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ376-150630- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171115T0300Z-171116T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 925 AM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SEAS...STEEP WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING VERY STEEP 15 TO 18 FEET THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * 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 ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ STAVISH HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
527 WHUS76 KMFR 142207 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 207 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 PZZ356-151115- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171115T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0102.171114T2207Z-171115T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171115T0300Z-171116T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 207 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...STEEP WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, INCREASING TO VERY STEEP 15 TO 18 FEET THIS EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS EASING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ376-151115- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0102.171114T2207Z-171115T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.171115T0300Z-171116T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 207 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...STEEP WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING VERY STEEP 15 TO 18 FEET THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * 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 ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-370-151115- /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171115T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 207 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SEAS...STEEP WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING VERY STEEP 16 TO 20 FEET THIS EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS UP TO 50 KT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
869 WHUS76 KMFR 151046 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 246 AM PST WED NOV 15 2017 PZZ376-160000- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 246 AM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 18 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED INSIDE 20 NM WITH VERY STEEP SEAS BEING THE MAIN HAZARD BEYOND 20 NM. * 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 ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ350-356-370-160000- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 246 AM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 15 TO 18 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
692 WHUS76 KMFR 151657 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 857 AM PST WED NOV 15 2017 PZZ376-160600- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0102.171116T0000Z-171117T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 857 AM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 13 TO 15 FEET TODAY, BECOMING STEEP WEST 10 TO 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS, WITH GALES EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM FORM SHORE. ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * 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 ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-356-370-160600- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0102.171116T0000Z-171117T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 857 AM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 14 TO 18 FEET TODAY, BECOMING STEEP WEST 10 TO 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS THROUGH TODAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS WILL THEN IMPACT ALL AREAS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
203 WHUS76 KMFR 152202 AAC MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 202 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 PZZ376-161115- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0068.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0102.171116T0000Z-171117T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 202 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, QUICKLY DIMINISHING BEHIND THE FRONT. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 13 TO 15 FEET TODAY, BECOMING STEEP WEST 10 TO 12 FEET AT 11 SECONDS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS, WITH GALES EXPECTED WITHIN 20 NM FROM SHORE. ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * 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 ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-356-370-161115- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-171116T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0102.171116T0000Z-171117T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 202 PM PST WED NOV 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT. * SEAS...VERY STEEP AND WIND DRIVEN AT 14 TO 18 FEET TODAY, BECOMING STEEP WEST 10 TO 12 FEET AT 11 SECONDS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS THROUGH TODAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SEAS WILL THEN IMPACT ALL AREAS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ 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 Nov 13, 8:57 AM PST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 8:57 AM PST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
857 AM PST Mon Nov 13 2017
.UPDATE...Satellite shows the cold front associated with an upper
low west of Vancouver Island has moved onshore, and is near
Roseburg. Showers will continue for the rest of today over most of
the forecast area. Expect total precipitation around a tenth of
an inch of liquid equivalent in most places...though locally
higher in areas impacted by a heavier shower. The coast, and
ridges over our entire CWA will also see close to a half inch of
liquid equivalent. Road cams show snow accumulation at Crater
Lake...and wet snow at Diamond Lake, putting snow levels in the
Cascades and Cascade foothills right around 5100 feet. Snow levels
will drop from west to east to over the next 12 hours...in
general, by the time snow levels drop to below pass level, the
heaviest precipitation will be over. Some lightning strikes have
occurred this morning over the coastal waters... and cannot rule
out isolated strikes for the rest of the day, so updated the
forecast to reflect this possibility. Winds have gusted above 40
mph at Summer Lake... expect winds on the East Side to peak over
the next few hours, as a surface trough passes over and
facilitates mixing. 700 mb winds start to diminish after 21z, so
winds should gradually come down this afternoon. Otherwise,
current forecast is on track and the main focus today will be on
the upcoming atmospheric river Wednesday. -MSC
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 352 AM PST Mon Nov 13 2017/
DISCUSSION...
Rain has moved onshore this morning as the cyclone travels up
toward British Columbia. Winds will still remain an issue for
those traveling in the Shasta valley on highway 31 this morning.
Local guidance has been pretty spot on with the wind gusts this
winter, so we have high confidence that the Summer Lake site will
verify gusts in excess of 65 mph later on this morning. see
NPWMFR for more details on timing and location concerns of the
wind event. After this system moves eastward Monday, a new one
almost immediately replaces it off the coast of British Columbia
Tuesday into Wednesday initiating the pull of tropical moisture
and an atmospheric river event.
As for Wednesday into Thursday, the big story will probably be
between the rain along the coast near Brookings and roughly a foot
of snow Wednesday evening through Thursday near Crater Lake and
Diamond Lake. The official forecast is calling for 3 inches of
rain along the coast. The GFS and the NAM are the wetter
solutions, but the consensus of all our guidance is still
suggesting over 2 inches along the coast during for the next storm
system. Given that we've already seen comparable rain rates
earlier this winter, not expecting any flash flooding for the
Chetco Burn scar.
The snow forecast is also fairly interesting as snow levels start
out roughly around 4500 to 5000 feet across the CWA Wednesday
while we're still in the relatively warm air. Those snow levels
will then drop to 3500 feet to the north while areas in CA will be
around 4300 or so Thursday morning. The flow is more
southwesterly before turning westerly as the trough axis moves
through. So not a huge Cascade snow event, but the forecast
currently calls for roughly a foot over Diamond Lake and Crater
Lake over 24 hours. -Smith
&&
.AVIATION...13/12Z TAF CYCLE...A strong front is now moving onshore.
LLWS will continue to be a concern through the morning for KOTH,
KRBG, and KMFR due to strong southwest winds aloft. Winds will
remain gusty along the coast, over the ridges and east of the
Cascades through much of the TAF period. Mostly VFR conditions will
prevail, but there will be areas of MVFR/IFR cigs this morning with
higher terrain obscured. The lowest conditions will favor the coast
and the south and southwest exposures of Siskiyou County.
&&
.MARINE...Updated 800 AM PST Monday 13 November 2017...Winds will
diminish slowly through the day as an upper level low slides inland
to the north. The low is tracking a bit farther north than earlier
anticipated, so winds have been slightly weaker this morning. Have
lowered the Gale warning due to this, but will maintain a Hazardous
Seas Warning as heavy west swell will continue to produce very steep
seas through tonight. The next front arrives Tuesday, producing
another round of Gales and steep seas into Wednesday. Unsettled
weather should keep seas elevated and steep well into the weekend.
-BPN
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...High Wind Warning until 4 PM PST this afternoon for ORZ030-031.
Wind Advisory until 4 PM PST this afternoon for ORZ030-031.
CA...None.
Pacific Coastal Waters...Gale Watch from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning for
PZZ350-356-370-376.
Hazardous Seas Warning until 10 AM PST Tuesday for
PZZ350-356-370-376.
MSC/CZS/BPNIn the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 13, 11:25 AM PST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1125 AM PST MON NOV 13 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 SE SELMA 42.23N 123.52W
11/13/2017 M1.68 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL FROM 0900 TO 0900.
&&
NSKNearby
Sources
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