Alert archive / Oregon / Hazardous Seas Warnings in 2017
Hazardous Seas Warning 21, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this hazardous seas warning at Mar 16, 2017, 4:03 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2017, 4:03 AM PDT (11:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2017, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
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999 WHUS76 KMFR 161103 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 403 AM PDT THU MAR 16 2017 ...GALES FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PZZ356-170000- /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0008.170317T2100Z-170319T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0021.170317T2100Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0018.170317T2100Z-170318T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 403 AM PDT THU MAR 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ON FRIDAY...REACHING GALE FORCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS WILL VEER TO NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH ON SATURDAY. * SEAS...VERY STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND SEAS AND A SLIGHT WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 13 FT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND LOWEST NEAR BROOKINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE GALE WARNING IS VALID FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT WINDS WILL BE WEAKER WITHIN 5 NM OF SHORE SOUTH OF BROOKINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-170000- /O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0008.170317T2100Z-170319T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0018.170317T2100Z-170318T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 403 AM PDT THU MAR 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY AND REACH GALE FORCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE OUTER WATERS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE FORCE DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * SEAS...VERY STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND SEAS AND A SLIGHT WEST SWELL ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO A COMBINED 10 TO 14 FT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY AND FALL BELOW 10 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE GALE WARNING IS VALID FOR ALL OF THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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286 WHUS76 KMFR 162115 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 215 PM PDT THU MAR 16 2017 ...GALES FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PZZ356-171015- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.170317T2100Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.170317T2100Z-170318T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 215 PM PDT THU MAR 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ON FRIDAY...REACHING GALE FORCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS WILL VEER TO NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH ON SATURDAY. * SEAS...VERY STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND SEAS AND A SLIGHT WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 13 FT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND LOWEST NEAR BROOKINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE GALE WARNING IS VALID FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT WINDS WILL BE WEAKER WITHIN 5 NM OF SHORE SOUTH OF BROOKINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-171015- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.170317T2100Z-170318T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 215 PM PDT THU MAR 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY AND REACH GALE FORCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE OUTER WATERS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE FORCE DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * SEAS...VERY STEEP SOUTHERLY WIND SEAS AND A SLIGHT WEST SWELL ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO A COMBINED SEA 10 TO 14 FT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY AND FALL BELOW 10 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE GALE WARNING IS VALID FOR ALL OF THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
937 WHUS76 KMFR 171001 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 301 AM PDT FRI MAR 17 2017 ...GALES THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PZZ356-172315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.170317T2100Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.170317T2100Z-170318T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 301 AM PDT FRI MAR 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...INCREASING SOUTH WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON AT 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS WILL VEER TO NORTH ON SATURDAY AND MAY APPROACH ADVISORY STRENGTH BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS...SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES WILL BECOME DOMINANT THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEAS BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 9 TO 13 FT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND LOWEST NEAR BROOKINGS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH ON SATURDAY BUT BECOME CHAOTIC WITH NORTH WIND WAVES AND SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST SWELLS. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE GALE WARNING IS VALID FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT WINDS WILL BE WEAKER WITHIN 5 NM OF SHORE SOUTH OF BROOKINGS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-172315- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.170317T2100Z-170318T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 301 AM PDT FRI MAR 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE AND REACH GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE OUTER WATERS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL VEER TO NORTH ON SATURDAY AND MAY REACH ADVISORY STRENGTH SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. * SEAS...SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES WILL BECOME DOMINANT THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEAS BUILDING TO A PEAK OF 10 TO 15 FT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL DIMINISH ON SATURDAY BUT BECOME CHAOTIC WITH NORTH WIND WAVES AND SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST SWELLS. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE GALE WARNING IS VALID FOR ALL OF THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ DW HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
199 WHUS76 KMFR 172135 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 235 PM PDT FRI MAR 17 2017 ...GALES INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PZZ356-181045- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.170318T1500Z-170320T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 235 PM PDT FRI MAR 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WARNING AND A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 13 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE SEAS CHAOTIC FROM SATURDAY ON. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND LOWEST NEAR BROOKINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE GALE WARNING WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS EXCEPT WITHIN 5 NM OF SHORE SOUTH OF BROOKINGS...BUT SEAS WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THAT AREA. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS. 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. && $$ PZZ350-370-376-181045- /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.170318T1500Z-170320T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 235 PM PDT FRI MAR 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE OUTER WATERS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE SEAS CHAOTIC FROM SATURDAY ON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE GALE WARNING AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
139 WHUS76 KMFR 180357 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 857 PM PDT FRI MAR 17 2017 PZZ350-370-376-181700- /O.EXA.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.170318T1500Z-170320T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 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- 857 PM PDT FRI MAR 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE OUTER WATERS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. WINDS DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET OVERNIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE SEAS CHAOTIC FROM SATURDAY ON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALE EXCEPT NEAR CAPE BLANCO ITSELF. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ON SATURDAY WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS. 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. && $$ PZZ356-181700- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.170318T0357Z-170320T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 857 PM PDT FRI MAR 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF PORT ORFORD. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 13 FEET OVERNIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE SEAS CHAOTIC FROM SATURDAY ON. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR CAPE BLANCO AND LOWEST NEAR BROOKINGS. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE GALE WARNING WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTH TO ABOUT 10 NM OFFSHORE OF PORT ORFORD. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM PORT ORFORD SOUTH TO ABOUT 3 NM WEST OF BROOKINGS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH TO POINT ST GEORGE. 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
163 WHUS76 KMFR 181032 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 332 AM PDT SAT MAR 18 2017 PZZ350-182345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170319T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.170318T1500Z-170319T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- 332 AM PDT SAT MAR 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET BY AFTERNOON. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE SEAS CHAOTIC. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES. 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. && $$ PZZ356-182345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170319T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-170319T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 332 AM PDT SAT MAR 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR CAPE BLANCO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS TO 9 TO 13 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE SEAS CHAOTIC. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE GALE WARNING WILL AFFECT THE AREA NEAR CAPE BLANCO. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM PORT ORFORD SOUTH TO NEARLY 10 NM WEST OF BROOKINGS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD TO BROOKINGS WITHIN ABOUT 5 NM FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ370-182345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170320T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.170318T1200Z-170320T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 332 AM PDT SAT MAR 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSER TO SHORE. WINDS DIMINISH THIS MORNING FROM WEST TO EAST. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET BY AFTERNOON. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE SEAS CHAOTIC. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE CLOSER TO SHORE WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ376-182345- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170320T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170318T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.170318T1200Z-170319T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 332 AM PDT SAT MAR 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSER TO CAPE BLANCO. WINDS DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. * SEAS...WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE SEAS CHAOTIC. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HAZARDOUS SEAS. AREAS CLOSEST TO CAPE BLANCO WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
359 WHUS76 KMFR 182130 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 230 PM PDT SAT MAR 18 2017 PZZ370-191030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170319T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-170320T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 230 PM PDT SAT MAR 18 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. * SEAS...7 TO 9 FOOT SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE STEEP CHAOTIC SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HAZARDOUS SEAS...BUT THE HEAVIEST SEAS AFTER THIS AFTERNOON WILL OCCUR BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ376-191030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170319T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-170320T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 230 PM PDT SAT MAR 18 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY. * SEAS...8 TO 10 FOOT SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE STEEP TO VERY STEEP CHAOTIC SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HAZARDOUS SEAS...BUT THE HEAVIEST SEAS AFTER THIS AFTERNOON WILL OCCUR BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-356-191030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-170320T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170319T0000Z/ 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- 230 PM PDT SAT MAR 18 2017 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SEAS...7 TO 9 FOOT SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL MAKE STEEP CHAOTIC SEAS. * AREAS AFFECTED...THE HEAVIEST SEAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOSTLY BE BEYOND 5 NM OF THE COAST...CLOSER NEAR THE CAPES. AFTER THIS AFTERNOON THE HEAVIEST SEAS WILL BE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
539 WHUS76 KMFR 191000 MWWMFR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 300 AM PDT SUN MAR 19 2017 PZZ376-192300- /O.CAN.KMFR.SE.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170319T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0026.170319T1000Z-170320T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-170320T0600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 300 AM PDT SUN MAR 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. * SEAS...STEEP AND CHOPPY AT 7 TO 9 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF THE ZONE WILL BE AFFECTED THIS MORNING...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FURTHER OFF SHORE AND NORTH THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ370-192300- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-170320T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0026.170319T1000Z-170320T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 300 AM PDT SUN MAR 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. * SEAS...STEEP AND CHOPPY AT 7 TO 9 FEET. * AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS. && $$ PZZ350-356-191100- /O.CAN.KMFR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-170320T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM- 300 AM PDT SUN MAR 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS HAVE MOVED BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hazardous seas 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 hazardous seas warning went out at Mar 16, 3:20 AM PDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 3:20 AM PDT, 43 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
320 AM PDT Thu Mar 16 2017
.DISCUSSION...16/00Z NAM/GFS/EC in.
The northern hemispheric map still shows a wave number of five
around the globe, but a pattern change is now in the offing as a
persistent block over the western Pacific is breaking down.
A long wave trough in the Gulf of Alaska will move slowly east
during the next several days. It will weaken as it approaches the
coast Friday into Saturday and what remains of it will move
onshore Saturday night.
Until then...the Pacific Northwest will remain vulnerable to short
waves ejecting from the trough.
One such short wave pushed a front onshore Wednesday and that
front is now weakening in place over the Medford CWA as the upper
level support has departed to the east. A flat ridge will build in
today and this will push the front back north as a warm front. It
will be a mostly dry front...but some showers will persist.
There will then be a break in the action Thursday night into
Friday.
The next short wave will push onshore Friday night...and the
associated surface cold front will move onshore late Friday night
into Saturday morning. This will bring another round of
precipitation and winds to the area. Gale force winds are possible
over the coastal waters and Advisory level winds are again
possible east of the Cascades. Precipitation will be significant
but flooding is not expected.
The front will push into northern California Saturday night and
light precipitation will accompany the boundary while most of
Oregon dries out for a bit under a building weak ridge. A wave
will develop on the boundary offshore and this wave will move into
southwest Oregon Monday. A weak ridge will build over the area
Sunday.
Long term discussion from the Wednesday afternoon AFD...Sunday
through Wednesday Night. Sunday will see the area under southwest
flow aloft, with a deep trough lying over the Eastern Pacific,
just offshore of the Pacific Northwest. While the flow will be
cyclonic, with weak ridging passing overhead, a weak area of
overrunning may produce some light precipitation over northern
California and the East Side. Amounts should be light, especially
in comparison to the front that will arrive on Monday as the
offshore system pushes over the area Monday into Tuesday morning.
This system appears to be a typical system for our area, with
gusty winds and moderate to heavy precipitation. However, some
model solutions suggest that moisture inflow could be on the high
side, and snow levels are likely to remain well above 6000 feet.
While confidence is high in the general pattern and the arrival of
a potent frontal system, there remains enough variation in the
model solutions to keep confidence in the details on the lower
side.
Models then keep cyclonic flow and showery conditions in place
through the remainder of the forecast term. During this time, snow
levels do fall a bit as cooler air settle in over our area, but most
passes should still remain below the main belts of snow. Another
system is then set to male its way onshore late in the week, but
details remain uncertain. -BPN
&&
.AVIATION...16/06Z TAF CYCLE... IFR along the coast this evening is
expected to improve to MVFR and VFR overnight, with total
obscurations becoming partial in the Coastal Mountains. For inland
areas, a mix of VFR and MVFR with mountain obscurations late this
evening is expected to worsen to a widespread MVFR cigs/vis with
local IFR cigs tonight with near total terrain obscurations. These
conditions will linger through about 18Z, with VFR generally
expected thereafter. -CC
&&
.MARINE...Updated 300 AM PST Thursday 16 March 2017...High pressure
will build into the waters today with light winds and diminishing
seas into early Friday. But, a strong frontal system will approach
on Friday. The gale watch has been upgraded to a gale warning
with very good model agreement on a rapid change in conditions on
Friday afternoon. Gales and very steep seas are expected to
persist into early Saturday morning. Conditions will gradually
improve on Saturday with winds veering to moderately strong
northwest behind the front. Northerly winds may reach advisory
strength in the outer waters Saturday night through Sunday. A
break is likely on Monday before another series of fronts into
mid- week. -DW
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...None.
CA...None.
Pacific Coastal Waters...Gale Warning from 2 PM PDT Friday through
8 AM PDT Saturday for PZZ350-356-370-376.
15/15/16The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 5:05 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 5 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:03 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MFR | 52 hr |
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Sources
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