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Small Craft Advisory 49, NWS Medford, OR

May 4, 2017

NWS Medford, OR issued this small craft advisory at May 4, 2017, 2:48 AM PDT. It took effect at May 5, 2017, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2017, 2:48 AM PDT (09:48 UTC)
In effect from
May 5, 2017, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 10, 2017, 2:07 AM PDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted.

861 
WHUS76 KMFR 040948
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
248 AM PDT THU MAY 4 2017

...DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH INCREASING NORTH 
WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS...

PZZ376-042300-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170506T0000Z-170506T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0010.170506T0000Z-170506T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
248 AM PDT THU MAY 4 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTH 20 TO 30 KT FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON...POTENTIALLY INCREASING TO GALE FORCE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...STEEP TO POTENTIALLY VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
  DUE TO INCREASING WIND WAVES AND NORTHWEST SWELL OF 7 FEET AT 
  11 SECONDS.
 
* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS COULD IMPACT
  AREAS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BEYOND 10NM FROM SHORE. SMALL CRAFT 
  ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL OTHER LOCATIONS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-042300-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170506T0000Z-170506T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
248 AM PDT THU MAY 4 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10
  FT DUE TO INCREASING WIND WAVES AND NORTHWEST SWELL OF 7 FT AT
  11 SECONDS.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
  BEYOND 3NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT  
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/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
15 follow-up statements
040 
WHUS76 KMFR 041559
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
859 AM PDT THU MAY 4 2017

...DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH INCREASING NORTH
WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS...

PZZ376-050500-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170506T0000Z-170506T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0010.170506T0000Z-170506T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
859 AM PDT THU MAY 4 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH 11
AM PDT SATURDAY... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTH 20 TO 30 KT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... 
  POTENTIALLY INCREASING TO GALE FORCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS...STEEP TO POTENTIALLY VERY STEEP COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 
  FT DUE TO INCREASING WIND WAVES AND NORTHWEST SWELL OF 7 FEET 
  AT 11 SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS COULD IMPACT 
  AREAS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BEYOND 10NM FROM SHORE. SMALL CRAFT 
  ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL OTHER LOCATIONS. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-050500-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170506T0000Z-170506T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
859 AM PDT THU MAY 4 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
11 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 
  FT DUE TO INCREASING WIND WAVES AND NORTHWEST SWELL OF 7 FT AT 
  11 SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEYOND 3NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/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
507 
WHUS76 KMFR 042216
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
316 PM PDT THU MAY 4 2017

...DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH FRIDAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH 
INCREASING NORTH WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS...

PZZ376-051130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170505T2200Z-170507T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.SE.A.0010.170506T0000Z-170506T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0011.170507T0000Z-170507T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0017.170507T2100Z-170508T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
316 PM PDT THU MAY 4 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
SATURDAY MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
EVENING...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON...THEN 20 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE IN
  THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND 25 TO 35 KT
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BECOMING STEEP AT 8 TO 10 FT ON FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON DUE TO INCREASING WIND WAVES AND NORTHWEST SWELL OF 7
  FEET AT 12 SECONDS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND REACH A PEAK
  SUNDAY EVENING AT 9 TO 14 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH ON FRIDAY THEN SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD
  DURING THE WEEKEND. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ356-051130-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170505T2200Z-170507T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0011.170507T0000Z-170507T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0017.170507T2100Z-170508T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
316 PM PDT THU MAY 4 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
SATURDAY MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
EVENING...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON...THEN 20 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE IN
  THE FAR SOUTHWEST PORTION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND 25 TO 35 KT 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BECOMING STEEP AT 8 TO 9 FT ON FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON DUE TO INCREASING WIND WAVES AND NORTHWEST SWELL OF 7 
  FEET AT 12 SECONDS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND REACH A PEAK
  SUNDAY EVENING AT 8 TO 12 FEET.

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH ON FRIDAY
  THEN SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD DURING THE WEEKEND. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$
DW

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
698 
WHUS76 KMFR 050926
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
226 AM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH FRIDAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH
INCREASING NORTH WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS...

PZZ356-376-052300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170505T2200Z-170507T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.A.0011.170507T0000Z-170507T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0017.170507T2100Z-170508T0600Z/
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-
226 AM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT THIS 
  AFTERNOON...THEN 20 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE IN 
  THE FAR SOUTHWEST PORTION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND 25 TO 35 KT 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SEAS...STEEP AT 8 TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN
  10 TO 11 FEET SATURDAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND REACH A
  PEAK SUNDAY EVENING AT 8 TO 12 FEET. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE
  EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE...SOUTH OF BROOKINGS TODAY...THEN
  SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD DURING THE WEEKEND. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
758 
WHUS76 KMFR 052137
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
237 PM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH INCREASING
NORTH WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS...

PZZ356-376-061045-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170506T0000Z-170508T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0011.170507T0000Z-170507T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0035.170506T1200Z-170507T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0017.170507T2100Z-170508T0600Z/
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-
237 PM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM
PDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE
  FAR SOUTHERN PORTION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASE EVEN
  FURTHER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
  GALES.
 
* SEAS...STEEP AT 8 TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...
  THEN STEEP TO VERY STEEP 10 TO 11 FT SATURDAY. SEAS WILL
  CONTINUE TO BUILD AND REACH A PEAK LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY
  EVENING WITH VERY STEEP 11 TO 13 FT SEAS. IN ADDITION TO WIND
  WAVES...A WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL AT 8 FT WITH 11 SECOND PERIOD
  IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY
  IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE THROUGH
  TONIGHT. THEN WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF BROOKINGS
  BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE SATURDAY...THEN MOST AREAS BEYOND 5 NM
  FROM SHORE LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. GALES ARE POSSIBLE BEYOND
  5 NM FROM SHORE LATE SUNDAY. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-061045-
/O.EXB.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170507T0000Z-170508T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
237 PM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AT 10 TO 11 FT WITH A COMBINATION OF WIND DRIVEN
  SEAS AND NORTHWEST SWELL AT 10 SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/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
529 
WHUS76 KMFR 060301
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
801 PM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH INCREASING
NORTH WINDS AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS...

PZZ356-376-061615-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170508T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.170506T1200Z-170507T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0017.170507T2100Z-170508T0600Z/
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-
801 PM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO
2 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...THEN 
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE 
  FAR SOUTHERN PORTION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASE EVEN 
  FURTHER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 
  GALES. 

* SEAS...STEEP AT 8 TO 10 FT THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN STEEP TO VERY
  STEEP 10 TO 11 FT SATURDAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND 
  REACH A PEAK LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING WITH VERY STEEP 
  11 TO 13 FT SEAS. IN ADDITION TO WIND WAVES...A WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST SWELL AT 8 FT WITH 11 SECOND PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL 
  INITIALLY IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH BEYOND 5 NM FROM 
  SHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. THEN WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED 
  SOUTH OF BROOKINGS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE SATURDAY...THEN MOST 
  AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. GALES 
  ARE POSSIBLE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE LATE SUNDAY. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-061615-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170507T0000Z-170508T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
801 PM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO
11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AT 10 TO 11 FT WITH A COMBINATION OF WIND DRIVEN 
  SEAS AND NORTHWEST SWELL AT 10 SECONDS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/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
698 
WHUS76 KMFR 060925
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
225 AM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017


PZZ356-376-062300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170508T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.170506T1200Z-170508T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0017.170507T2100Z-170508T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0027.170507T0000Z-170508T0600Z/
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-
225 AM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017


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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE GALE
WATCH TO A WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON 
TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.  

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING.  

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP 10 TO 11 FT...INCREASING TO 11 TO 13
  FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...WARNING LEVEL SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF GOLD
  BEACH BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN MOST
  AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY EVENING. GALES ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 7 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH
  OF GOLD BEACH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
 
* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-062300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170507T0000Z-170508T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
225 AM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017

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

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP AT 10 TO 11 FT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/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
828 
WHUS76 KMFR 062034
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
134 PM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017


PZZ350-370-070945-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.170506T2034Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.SE.W.0035.170507T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
134 PM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH STRONGER
  WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS ON SATURDAY 
  AND SUNDAY.

* SEAS...STEEP 8 TO 9 FT...BECOMING SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY
  STEEP 8 TO 11 FT SEAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN VERY STEEP
  WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF CHARLESTON BEYOND
  5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ356-070945-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0027.170506T2034Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
134 PM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING...THEN NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT SUNDAY
  NIGHT.  

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY STEEP 8 TO 11 FT SEAS THIS 
  AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM PORT
  ORFORD SOUTHWARD BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE
  AND NEAR CAPES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. GALES
  WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 7 NM FROM SHORE FROM CAPE SEBASTIAN
  SOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE 
  FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 
  ELSEWHERE, NEAR SHORE EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-070945-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0027.170506T2034Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170507T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
134 PM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING...THEN BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT SUNDAY 
  NIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS OF 9 TO 12
  FT...INCREASING TO VERY STEEP 10 TO 13 FT SEAS LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH 
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM PORT
  ORFORD SOUTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON THEN WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. GALES
  WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM CAPE SEBASTIAN SOUTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON.
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN AREAS FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTHWARD 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A 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
648 
WHUS76 KMFR 070225
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
725 PM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017


PZZ356-071530-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
725 PM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS OF 40 KT THIS EVENING 
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...THEN NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
  35 KT SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY STEEP OF 9 TO 12 FT THIS 
  EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH SUNDAY
  NIGHT. GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF
  GOLD BEACH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM 
  SHORE SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
  NIGHT. ELSEWHERE, NEAR SHORE EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-071530-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
725 PM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...THEN 
  BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, VERY STEEP 10 TO 13 FT SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY
  NIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF
  GOLD BEACH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, THEN AREAS SOUTH OF PORT 
  ORFORD SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
 
* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-071530-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
725 PM PDT SAT MAY 6 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH STRONGER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. 

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY STEEP 8 TO 11 FT SEAS 
  THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT 
  AREAS SOUTH OF CHARLESTON BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPE 
  BLANCO THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM CHARLESTON NORTH THROUGH 
  SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/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
670 
WHUS76 KMFR 070927
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
227 AM PDT SUN MAY 7 2017


PZZ356-072300-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
227 AM PDT SUN MAY 7 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT 
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS OF 40 KT THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...THEN NORTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT TONIGHT.
 
* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY STEEP OF 9 TO 12 FT THROUGH
  TONIGHT.
 
* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH SUNDAY
  NIGHT. GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF
  GOLD BEACH THIS MORNING...THEN AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE
  SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE,
  NEAR SHORE EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-072300-
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
227 AM PDT SUN MAY 7 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING
  20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, VERY STEEP 10 TO 13 FT SEAS THROUGH 
  SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF
  GOLD BEACH THIS MORNING, THEN AREAS SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-072300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170508T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
227 AM PDT SUN MAY 7 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT 
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH STRONGER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT IN 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. 

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY STEEP 8 TO 11 FT SEAS 
  THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT 
  AREAS SOUTH OF CHARLESTON BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPE 
  BLANCO THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM CHARLESTON NORTH THROUGH 
  SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
322 
WHUS76 KMFR 072146
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
246 PM PDT SUN MAY 7 2017


PZZ356-081100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170508T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
246 PM PDT SUN MAY 7 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS OF 40 KT...DECREASING 20 TO
  30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY STEEP OF 9 TO 12 FT THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING. STEEP SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED LATE
  MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STEEP SEAS WILL BE A MIX
  OF WIND SEAS AND BUILDING WEST SWELL MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TUESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS BEYOND 3 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPES THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING. GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF
  PORT ORFORD THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE, NEAR
  SHORE EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS. SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST AREAS LATE MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A 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.

&&

$$

PZZ376-081100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170508T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.170508T0900Z-170510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 PM PDT SUN MAY 7 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS OF 40 KT...DECREASING 20 TO
  30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY STEEP OF 10 TO 12 FT THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING. STEEP SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED LATE 
  MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STEEP SEAS WILL BE A MIX
  OF WIND SEAS AND BUILDING WEST SWELL MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  TUESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN AREAS SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD MONDAY
  MORNING. GALES WILL AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD THROUGH
  TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MOST
  THE AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-081100-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170508T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 PM PDT SUN MAY 7 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY MORNING

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT...LOWERING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD, STEEP TO VERY STEEP 8 TO 10 FT SEAS THROUGH
  TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF CHARLESTON. STEEP
  SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...THEN SEAS WILL BECOME LESS STEEP AND LOWER BELOW SMALL
  CRAFT LEVELS LATE MONDAY MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP WARNING LEVEL SEAS WILL AFFECT AREAS
  SOUTH OF CHARLESTON BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR CAPE BLANCO
  THROUGH TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS WILL
  AFFECT AREAS FROM CHARLESTON NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL
  IMPACT ALL AREAS EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
  MORNING.
 
* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$


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590 
WHUS76 KMFR 080952
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
252 AM PDT MON MAY 8 2017


PZZ356-082300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
252 AM PDT MON MAY 8 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KTS. 

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP 8 TO 10 FT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
  STEEP SEAS WILL BE A MIX OF WIND SEAS AND BUILDING WEST SWELL.

* AREAS AFFECTED...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  ALL AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE AND SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD UNTIL
  LATE THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED. LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...SMALL
  CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST AREAS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ376-082300-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170508T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-170510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
252 AM PDT MON MAY 8 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KTS. 

* SEAS...STEEP TO VERY STEEP 7 TO 10 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
  STEEP SEAS WILL BE A MIX OF WIND SEAS AND BUILDING WEST SWELL. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  ALL AREAS SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE...SMALL
  CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT 
  MOST THE AREA. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL
VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN
PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-081800-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170508T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
252 AM PDT MON MAY 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT ALL
  AREAS UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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722 
WHUS76 KMFR 082110
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
210 PM PDT MON MAY 8 2017


PZZ356-091015-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170510T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
210 PM PDT MON MAY 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 

* SEAS...STEEP 7 TO 10 FT SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO  A 
  MIX OF WIND SEAS AND BUILDING WEST SWELL. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  MOST AREAS FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
  STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AND 30
  NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-091015-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-170510T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
210 PM PDT MON MAY 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 

* SEAS...STEEP 7 TO 10 FT SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO  A 
  MIX OF WIND SEAS AND BUILDING WEST SWELL. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  MOST AREAS FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
  STRONGEST WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AND 30
  NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH.  

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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063 
WHUS76 KMFR 091005
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
305 AM PDT TUE MAY 9 2017


PZZ356-092315-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170510T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
305 AM PDT TUE MAY 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. 

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  MOST AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST 
  WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AND 30 NM FROM 
  SHORE SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-092315-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-170510T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
305 AM PDT TUE MAY 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. 

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  MOST AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS
  AND STEEPEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AND 30 NM FROM SHORE
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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413 
WHUS76 KMFR 092130
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 PM PDT TUE MAY 9 2017

PZZ356-101030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170510T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
230 PM PDT TUE MAY 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
   WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  MOST AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 NM FROM SHORE 
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-101030-
/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-170510T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PDT TUE MAY 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
   WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
  MOST AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS AND STEEPEST SEAS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 30 NM FROM SHORE
  SOUTH OF GOLD BEACH. 

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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841 
WHUS76 KMFR 100907
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
207 AM PDT WED MAY 10 2017

PZZ356-102215-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-170510T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0051.170511T0300Z-170513T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
207 AM PDT WED MAY 10 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY. THE PREVIOUS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 7 TO 8 FT TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 13 FEET AT 11 SECONDS FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY
  AFFECT AREAS OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN
  THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD TO ALL AREAS THURSDAY 
  MORNING.
 
* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

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

&&

$$

PZZ376-102215-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-170510T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0051.170511T0300Z-170513T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
207 AM PDT WED MAY 10 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY. THE PREVIOUS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 7 TO 8 FT TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 13 FEET AT 11 SECONDS FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY
  AFFECT AREAS OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF CAPE SEBASTIAN
  THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD TO ALL AREAS THURSDAY 
  MORNING.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

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

&&

$$

PZZ350-370-102215-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0051.170511T0300Z-170513T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
207 AM PDT WED MAY 10 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...STEEP WIND DRIVEN SEAS OF 7 TO 8 FT TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 13 FEET AT 11 SECONDS FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY 
  AFFECT AREAS OUT TO 40 NM FROM SHORE THIS EVENING AND 
  TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD TO ALL AREAS THURSDAY MORNING.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at May 3, 10:56 PM PDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 10:56 PM PDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
1056 PM PDT Wed May 3 2017

Updated AVIATION Section

.DISCUSSION...A few small areas of congested cumulus lingered into
this evening over the Cascade crest near Willamette Pass, along Winter
Ridge in Klamath County and the Warners east of Lakeview. There
could still be a brief shower out of these this evening, but
the remainder of the night should be dry for inland areas. The
marine layer along the coast is deepening and there have already
been some reports of drizzle at Gold Beach and Brookings. Have
adjusted sky/weather grids to account for this. Other than that,
the forecast for tonight is on track. Model guidance is still
indicating an unstable air mass over the area tomorrow with the
Storm Prediction Center indicating a marginal risk for isolated
severe thunderstorms. The previous discussion from this afternoon
covers this potential well. -Spilde

&&

.AVIATION...04/06Z TAF CYCLE...Satellite imagery indicating that IFR
ceilings and fog are entrenched along the coast and will prevail
there overnight into Thursday with occasional drizzle. Model
guidance suggests IFR ceilings will develop again near KRBG around
12z, so we have that indicated in the TAF. Should see the ceiling
there lift to MVFR, but there's some question about how long it
lasts (some guidance suggests it stays in all day). This will likely
be the case along the coast, so have not indicated any breaks there,
except to raise ceilings to MVFR during the day.

Meanwhile, a totally different environment exists over the remainder
the area inland. VFR will prevail overnight into Thursday.
Significant instability along and just west of the Cascades will
result in thunderstorms developing there Thursday afternoon and
evening. Some storms will have the ability to produce strong wind
gusts, hail and heavy rain. So, turbulence may be an issue for
KMFR/KLMT at times. A cold front will shift through the area with
showers Thursday night. -Spilde

&&

.MARINE...Updated 220 PM PDT Wednesday, 3 May 2017...A thermal
trough has deepened on the southern coast and will bring moderate
north winds and steeper seas south of Cape Blanco through this
evening. The next front will bring showers and moderate west to
northwest winds on Friday. A thermal trough deepens on the coast
late Friday into this weekend with gusty north winds returning,
likely reaching Small Craft Advisory levels Friday night. There is
even potential for gales south of Gold Beach late Saturday. Sven

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 314 PM PDT Wed May 3 2017/

SHORT TERM...Today through Saturday Night...
The forecast remains on track for a marginal risk of isolated
severe thunderstorms for areas east of the Coast Range and from
the Cascades westward for late Thursday afternoon and evening.
The main thunderstorm threats are for training storms causing
localized heavy rainfall Thursday evening along and near the
Cascades, the possibility of small hail, and gusty winds. Please
read, below, for further information on this threat.

Marine stratus and fog has receded to the immediate coast this
afternoon, though it is still edging onto exposed northerly
portions of the coastline at a few locations due to a steady north
breeze over the ocean. Meanwhile, a field of fair weather cumulus
clouds is moving northwestward under a southeast low level flow
mostly north and east of the Upper Klamath Basin. Temperatures
remain on track for highs around a couple of degrees short of
record highs for the calendar date across the forecast area. Here
at the airport we've reached 85 and are running ten degrees ahead
of the temperature 24 hours ago. The high yesterday was 78F.

There still does remain a slight possibility for showers across
the mountains of portions of Klamath, Lake, and Siskiyou Counties,
as well as the Cascades this evening. However, conditions do not
appear conducive for thunderstorms, so the slight chance of
those has been removed from the forecast for this evening.

For Thursday models remain in relatively good agreement on showers
and thunderstorms breaking out during the afternoon and evening
from the eastern portions of the coastal ranges, across the
interior West Side, the Cascades, and just east of the Cascades.
While some showers and thunderstorms will be possible outside of
these areas, this is the primary area of focus. Model guidance is
indicating surface based CAPE values as high as 1500 to 3000
J/KG, which is healthy. The higher number is from the NAM12, which
often overdoes low level moisture in our forecast area.
Nonetheless, 850mb computed LI values of -2 to -6C should
support isolated to scattered thunderstorms as an upper level
trough approaches from the west yielding broad diffluent flow
aloft. The Storm Prediction Center continues to indicate a
marginal possibility of isolated severe thunderstorms across the
forecast area, with damaging winds and hail being the main threat.
Locally, the greatest concern is for areas along and near the
Cascades from about the Trinity Alps area northward to the
Siskiyous and Cascades for training storms producing locally heavy
rain, isolated hail, and gusty winds in the late afternoon and
evening hours. The Rogue Valley is expected to be affected by the
rainfall and thunderstorms, as well, probably in the 2pm to 8pm
time frame.

Model forecast soundings indicate PWATs around 1.10" tomorrow
afternoon, which is on the upper end of the 1948 to 2014 sounding
climatology for the month of May and would be a record for the
calendar date if it were to verify as forecast (it probably will).
Thus, with air that moist, localized flash flooding becomes a
concern, except that storms are expected to move along fairly well
at 20-30 knots tomorrow. However, models and orientation of the
upper level flow yields the potential for slowing and training
showers and thunderstorms along and near the Cascades, mostly in
the early evening hours across the area, so we'll need to be on
the lookout for this. With plenty of snowpack and full reservoirs
this could be of some localized hydrologic concern. We do expect
some areas to receive a quarter to a half inch of rain tomorrow,
with the outside possibility of an inch.

Temperatures Friday will be 20 to 30 degrees cooler than Thursday
for most areas as we snap back to spring from a brief taste of
summer. We do expect snow levels to fall to the passes Friday
night through the weekend. The operational GFS and ECMWF have
begun to show a tendency for the mid-upper level trough to hang
over the area Friday into Saturday more than before, so thunder
has been added back into the forecast for Friday afternoon and
evening for portions of the East Side. Friday and Saturday look to
be otherwise cool and showery across the forecast area, as was
experienced much of April. BTL

Long Term...Sunday through Wednesday...With a closed low to our
south and the bulk of the forecast area lying under the deformation
zone, the long term presents a difficult forecast. Moisture feeding
up and around the low will reach at least southeastern Modoc county,
but depending on the strength of this flow, showers could spread
into Lake and Klamath counties as well as eastern Siskiyou county on
Sunday. Overall, a gradual clearing is expected Sunday and Monday as
the low slowly drifts to the southeast. A change in the speed,
strength, or track of the low will lead to big differences, so there
is low confidence in regards to shower coverage. Cool temperatures
on Sunday will gradually warm through Tuesday, with building surface
high pressure producing clearer skies and therefore ample daytime
warming.

The models then show another period of active weather beginning
Tuesday night. Usually behind large lows, models have a difficult
time with the overall pattern progression of the Westerlies, and the
operational GFS and ECMWF do vary significantly in the timing of the
next few systems. However, there is relatively little variation
between their respective ensemble members. This variation is
producing lower confidence in the details, but it does appear likely
that we will return to a wetter and cooler pattern by midweek, and
this should carry on through the remainder of the week. -BPN

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...None.

CA...None.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM PDT this
     evening for PZZ356-376.

MAS/BTL/BPN/SBN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 2:48 AM PDTHazardous Seas WatchMFR12 hr
May 4, 2:39 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementMFRDouglas51 min
May 4, 2:51 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFRDouglas24 min
May 4, 3:16 PM PDTGale WatchMFR35 hr
May 4, 3:16 PM PDTHazardous Seas WatchMFR23 hr

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