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Gale Warning 55, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 24, 2017, 3:14 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 25, 2017, 3:09 PM PST. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2017, 3:14 PM PST (23:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 25, 2017, 3:09 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2017, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
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644 WHUS76 KMFR 242314 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 314 PM PST FRI NOV 24 2017 PZZ350-356-251215- /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0037.171125T2100Z-171126T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0072.171126T0000Z-171126T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171126T0000Z-171126T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.A.0020.171126T1200Z-171126T1800Z/ 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- 314 PM PST FRI NOV 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS..WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE TO SOUTH GALES AT 30 TO 40 KT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER DURING SUNDAY. * SEAS...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO STEEP 6 TO 9 FT SEAS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME VERY STEEP WIND-DRIVEN SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. VERY STEEP SEAS MAY PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL OCCUR GENERALLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL THE WATERS. * 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ370-376-251215- /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0037.171125T2100Z-171126T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171126T0000Z-171126T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0106.171125T1800Z-171126T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.A.0020.171126T1200Z-171126T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 314 PM PST FRI NOV 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WINDS..WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KT SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE TO SOUTH GALES AT 30 TO 40 KT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER DURING SUNDAY. * SEAS...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO STEEP 6 TO 9 FT SEAS LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME VERY STEEP WIND-DRIVEN SEAS OF 12 TO 18 FEET LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. VERY STEEP SEAS MAY PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL THE WATERS. * 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 MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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081 WHUS76 KMFR 250507 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 907 PM PST FRI NOV 24 2017 PZZ370-376-251815- /O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0106.171125T2100Z-171126T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171126T0000Z-171126T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0020.171126T1200Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0107.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0073.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 907 PM PST FRI NOV 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH TO A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS..BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW GALE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...BUILDING TO STEEP 7 TO 9 FT SEAS EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME VERY STEEP WIND-DRIVEN SEAS OF 13 TO 17 FEET LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. VERY STEEP SEAS MAY PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL THE WATERS. * 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. && $$ PZZ350-356-251815- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171126T0000Z-171126T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0072.171126T0000Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0020.171126T1200Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0107.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ 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- 907 PM PST FRI NOV 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS EXTENDED THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS..INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING FURTHER TO SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW GALE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...BUILDING TO STEEP 6 TO 9 FT SEAS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING VERY STEEP WIND-DRIVEN SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS MAY REMAIN VERY STEEP THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL OCCUR GENERALLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL THE WATERS. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
195 WHUS76 KMFR 251028 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 228 AM PST SAT NOV 25 2017 PZZ370-252330- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0106.171125T2100Z-171126T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171126T0000Z-171126T1500Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0107.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0073.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 228 AM PST SAT NOV 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO STEEP 7 TO 9 FT SEAS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND-DRIVEN OF 13 TO 17 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING AT 20 TO 22 FT OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS. * 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. && $$ PZZ376-252330- /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0106.171125T2100Z-171126T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171126T0000Z-171126T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0073.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0107.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 228 AM PST SAT NOV 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO STEEP 7 TO 9 FT BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND-DRIVEN OF 13 TO 15 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING AT 14 TO 19 FT OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-356-252330- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171126T0000Z-171126T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.171126T0000Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0107.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ 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- 228 AM PST SAT NOV 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 35 TO 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS...BUILDING TO STEEP 6 TO 9 FT SEAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING VERY STEEP AND WIND-DRIVEN SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING AT 14 TO 19 FT OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL OCCUR GENERALLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
095 WHUS76 KMFR 252309 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 309 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2017 PZZ376-261215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0106.000000T0000Z-171126T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171125T2309Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0073.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0107.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0108.171126T1800Z-171127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0105.171126T1800Z-171128T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 309 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 4 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 KT WILL FOLLOW ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP AND WIND-DRIVEN 9 TO 14 FT...PEAKING AT 14 TO 19 FT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A COMBINATION OF WEST SWELL AND FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN STEEP SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA INTO SUNDAY MORNING. DURING THE REMAINDER OF SUNDAY...ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS WILL PERSIST BEYOND 30 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO. STEEP SEAS WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. * 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 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. && $$ PZZ370-261215- /O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0106.000000T0000Z-171126T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171125T2309Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0073.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0108.171126T1800Z-171127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0105.171126T1800Z-171128T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 309 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 4 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 KT WILL FOLLOW ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP AND WIND-DRIVEN 10 TO 15 FT...PEAKING AT 18 TO 22 FT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A COMBINATION OF WEST SWELL AND FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN STEEP SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA INTO SUNDAY MORNING. DURING THE REMAINDER OF SUNDAY...ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS WILL PERSIST BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE. STEEP SEAS WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. * 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 MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-356-261215- /O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0055.171125T2309Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.171126T0000Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0107.171126T1500Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0105.171126T1800Z-171128T0000Z/ 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- 309 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 20 KT WILL FOLLOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF SUNDAY. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP AND WIND-DRIVEN 7 TO 11 FT...PEAKING AT 12 TO 17 FT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A COMBINATION OF WEST SWELL AND FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN STEEP SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL OCCUR GENERALLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN STEEP SEAS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
406 WHUS76 KMFR 261004 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 204 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017 PZZ350-356-262315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0105.171126T1800Z-171128T0600Z/ 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- 204 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP PEAKING AT 12 TO 17 FT THIS MORNING. WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH A FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN STEEP AT 10 TO 13 FEET INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL OCCUR GENERALLY BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH STEEP SEAS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY 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. 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-262315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0105.171126T1800Z-171128T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0108.171126T1800Z-171127T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 204 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP PEAKING AT 18 TO 22 FT THIS MORNING. WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH A FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN STEEP AT 11 TO 14 FT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED...GALES AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS MORNING. ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS WILL PERSIST BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STEEP SEAS WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS ALL AREAS INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
719 WHUS76 KMFR 261828 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1028 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017 PZZ350-356-270730- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.SE.W.0072.000000T0000Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-171128T0600Z/ 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- 1028 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT ADVISORY STRENGTH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING THEN VEER TO WESTERLY AND DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP AT A PEAK OF 13 TO 17 FT THIS MORNING. WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH A FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND REMAIN STEEP AT 10 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED...STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$ PZZ370-376-270730- /O.EXP.KMFR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-171126T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0108.000000T0000Z-171127T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0105.000000T0000Z-171128T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1028 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT ADVISORY STRENGTH INTO THIS AFTERNOON THEN VEER TO WESTERLY AND DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP AT A PEAK OF 14 TO 18 FT THIS MORNING. WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH A FRESH SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND REMAIN STEEP AT 10 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED...STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 24, 3:12 PM PST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 3:12 PM PST, 2 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
312 PM PST Fri Nov 24 2017
.SHORT TERM...Today through Monday night...
It's been a seasonably cool day across the area today with some
low clouds trapped in the west side valleys and high clouds
streaming in from the southwest. These high clouds are the
leading edge of a warm front that will move through the forecast
area from south to north during the next 24 hours.
We expect all areas will remain precipitation free through about
sunrise Saturday morning. If high clouds are patchy or thin
tonight, we'll see a return of low clouds and patchy fog for some
of the valleys west of the Cascades tonight, but expect this will
be mitigated by the cloud cover coming in and an increasing east
to west pressure gradient.
Saturday south and southeast winds will become breezy in the
Shasta Valley, southern portion of the Rogue Valley, mountains,
and east side. This will result in better vertical mixing and
some downslope warming Saturday, which will persist through
Sunday morning. Please see the wind advisories and high wind
warning as well as the detailed hazards link for further
information on the wind.
The warm front on Saturday will bring light precipitation amounts
to the area, but, as is typical with warm fronts, it's likely to
be more widespread with less upslope enhancement and downslope
rain shadowing as compared to cold fronts. Snow levels initially
near 7000 feet are expected to rise to 8500-9000 feet.
Saturday night into Sunday the cold front will move into the area
with stronger southerly winds and increasing precipitation. Snow
levels will begin to lower, with most of the precipitation
occuring with snow levels 7kft or higher.
Model guidance has trended drier for the Sunday night through Monday
time frame, when snow levels fall from 6500 to 3500 feet. Thus,
while the upper slopes of Mount Shasta are likely to receive 20-30
inches of snow above 7.5kft from this storm, areas below 6500
feet are expect to get less than 6 inches. Rainfall amounts in the
Mount Shasta area are expected to be 1-2 inches, and Curry County
should be 1.5-2.5 inches from Saturday through Monday morning.
BTL
.LONG TERM...Tue (11/28) through Fri (12/01)...
The 21/12Z EC and GFS start off the extended in good agreement.
They both show a long wave ridge over the Pacific Northwest with
the ridge axis just to the east of the Medford CWA.
Previous runs showed this ridge remaining over the area into
Wednesday, but the new runs are going with a more progressive
pattern, bringing another long wave trough onshore Tuesday. The
associated front, which will be fairly weak in terms of wind and
precipitation, will move onshore Tuesday. The upper level support
for this front will move on out and an upstream long wave ridge will
then build into the area. Therefore, the front will pretty much
dissipate over the area, and precipitation will end Tuesday night
into Wednesday.
In response to the building ridge, the low level flow will turn
offshore Wednesday night, and this will dry out the area. The ridge
axis will break to the east of the area Thursday night, but the
upstream trough will be slow to come in, so there won't be any
fronts moving onshore until Friday afternoon at the earliest, more
likely Saturday. Will go with a dry forecast Wednesday afternoon
into Thursday night, then bring in some slight chance to chance POPs
Friday, mostly along the coast.
&&
.AVIATION...25/00Z TAF CYCLE...VFR will prevail through this
evening. Patchy low clouds and fog will produce LIFR cigs/vsbys in
portions of the coastal valleys, Umpqua Valley, Illinois, Applegate,
Rogue, and lower Klamath Valleys between around 06Z tonight and 18Z
Saturday morning. The lower conditions will clear to VFR by 18Z
Saturday. Low level southerly winds will increase on Saturday ahead
of a strong front, and build to a peak Saturday night.
&&
.MARINE...Updated 250 PM PST Friday 24 Nov 2017...Weak high
pressure will bring diminishing seas through this evening. A strong
front will bring strengthening south winds Saturday, with gales and
very steep seas developing by the end of Saturday afternoon and
continuing into early Sunday morning. Seas will remain high and
steep to very steep on Sunday. High and steep seas will continue
into early next week. On Tuesday night into Wednesday, a high long
period west swell is expected to build into the waters. Seas on
Wednesday may build into the 15-20 foot range. /DW
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...High Wind Warning from 2 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday for
ORZ030-031.
Wind Advisory from 2 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday for
ORZ029>031.
High Wind Watch from late Saturday night through Sunday
afternoon for ORZ030-031.
Wind Advisory from 2 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday for ORZ026.
CA...High Wind Warning from 2 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday for
CAZ085.
Wind Advisory from 2 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday for
CAZ084-085.
High Wind Watch from late Saturday night through Sunday
afternoon for CAZ085.
High Wind Warning from 2 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday for
CAZ081.
Wind Advisory from 2 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday for CAZ081.
High Wind Watch from late Saturday night through Sunday
afternoon for CAZ081.
Pacific Coastal Waters...
- Hazardous Seas Watch from late Saturday night through Sunday morning
for PZZ350-356-370-376.
- Gale Warning from 4 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday for
PZZ350-356-370-376.
- Hazardous Seas Warning from 4 PM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday
for PZZ350-356.
- Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM to 4 PM PST Saturday for
PZZ370-376.
BTL/15/DWIn the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 24, 11:07 AM PST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1107 AM PST FRI NOV 24 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 E GOLD BEACH 42.42N 124.31W
11/24/2017 M1.59 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 24
HOURS.
&&
BPNLocal storm report, Nov 24, 11:09 AM PST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1109 AM PST FRI NOV 24 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN BROOKINGS 42.06N 124.29W
11/24/2017 M1.06 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 24
HOURS.
&&
BPNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2:13 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 19 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:14 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 24 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:14 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 43 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:42 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 51 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:42 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson, Klamath, Lake | 51 hr |
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