Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Watches in 2017
Gale Watch 21, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this gale watch at Jun 17, 2017, 3:30 AM PDT. It took effect at Jun 18, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2017, 3:30 AM PDT (10:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2017, 1:50 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
The text
As transmitted.
248 WHUS76 KMFR 171030 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 330 AM PDT SAT JUN 17 2017 ...NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL BUILD AND A THERMAL TROUGH NEAR THE COAST WILL DEEPEN TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL PRODUCE A TREND OF STRONGER NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH STEEP SEAS DEVELOPING OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO ON THIS AFTERNOON THEN STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS LIKELY TO FOLLOW ACROSS THE WATERS NEXT WEEK. PZZ356-376-172330- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0065.170617T2100Z-170618T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0061.170618T1200Z-170619T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0021.170618T2100Z-170619T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 330 AM PDT SAT JUN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY...INCREASING FURTHER TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND STEEP AT 5 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL THEN RISE FURTHER TO 10 TO 12 FEET AND BECOME VERY STEEP SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. * AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF PISTOL RIVER FROM 5 TO 25 NM FROM SHORE. * 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-172330- /O.EXB.KMFR.SW.Y.0065.170618T1200Z-170618T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0061.170618T2100Z-170619T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 330 AM PDT SAT JUN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED AND STEEP AT 5 TO 7 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED...DENMARK SOUTH FROM 5 TO 20 NM FROM SHORE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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819 WHUS76 KMFR 172050 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 150 PM PDT SAT JUN 17 2017 ...NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL BUILD AND A THERMAL TROUGH NEAR THE COAST WILL DEEPEN TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL PRODUCE A TREND OF STRONGER NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH STEEP SEAS DEVELOPING OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO ON THIS AFTERNOON THEN STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS LIKELY TO FOLLOW ACROSS THE WATERS NEXT WEEK. PZZ356-376-181200- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0065.170617T2100Z-170618T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0061.170618T1200Z-170619T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0021.170618T2100Z-170619T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0032.170618T2100Z-170619T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 150 PM PDT SAT JUN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT...INCREASING FURTHER TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN 5 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 12 FEET SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. * AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF PISTOL RIVER FROM 5 TO 25 NM FROM SHORE. * 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-181200- /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0065.170618T1200Z-170618T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0061.170618T2100Z-170619T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 150 PM PDT SAT JUN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN 5 TO 7 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED...MOST AREAS SOUTH OF DUNES CITY BEYOND 7 NM AND EXPANDING SHOREWARD SOUTH OF CHARLESTON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 9:17 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 41 hr | |
| Jun 17, 3:30 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 4 days | |
| Jun 17, 1:50 PM PDT | Gale Warning | MFR | 36 hr |
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