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Storm Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR

January 20, 2017

NWS Medford, OR issued this storm warning at Jan 20, 2017, 3:11 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2017, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2017, 3:11 PM PST (23:11 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2017, 7:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 22, 2017, 4:00 AM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

The text

As transmitted.

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MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
311 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...EXTREMELY HIGH WEST SWELL TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...

...STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.EXTREMELY HIGH WESTERLY OCEAN SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE COASTAL 
WATERS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 24 TO 28 FEET 18 
SECONDS ON SATURDAY. THEN...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL 
DEEPEN AND MOVE NORTH ALONG 130 WEST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
BRINGING STORM FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS. GALES AND DANGEROUS SEAS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 
EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

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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-
311 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE STORM
WATCH TO A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY 
TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O KT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
  INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT
  SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* SEAS...WEST SWELL DOMINATED 15 TO 20 FEET INCREASING TO A PEAK
  OF 22 TO 26 FEET AT 18 SECONDS ON SATURDAY. VERY HIGH AND VERY
  STEEP WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE WITH THE SWELL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY BRINGING VERY DANGEROUS SEAS OF 18 TO 22 FEET. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY HIGH SEAS WILL
  IMPACT ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STORM FORCE WINDS
  ARE MOST LIKELY BEYOND 2 NM FROM THE COAST AND NEAR THE CAPES
  SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, BUT ALL AREAS COULD EXPERIENCE STORM
  FORCE GUSTS. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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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-
311 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE STORM
WATCH TO A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY 
TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O KT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
  INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT
  SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* SEAS...WEST SWELL DOMINATED 15 TO 20 FEET INCREASING TO A PEAK
  OF 24 TO 28 FEET AT 18 SECONDS ON SATURDAY. VERY HIGH AND VERY
  STEEP WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE WITH THE SWELL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY BRINGING VERY DANGEROUS SEAS OF 20 TO 24 FEET. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STORM 
  FORCE WINDS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

MAS

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
4 follow-up statements
021 
WHUS76 KMFR 211045
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
245 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...EXTREMELY HIGH WEST SWELL TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...

...STORM FORCE WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY OVER THE OUTER 
   WATERS...

...GALE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY OVER THE INNER
   WATERS...

.VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WATERS 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL PEAK LATER TODAY 
WITH COMBINED SEAS 25 TO 28 FEET. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL MOVE 
NORTH ALONG 130 WEST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY BRINGING STORM AND
GALE FORCE WINDS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO MONDAY. THE 
HIGH SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN REMAIN 
RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...EXCEPT FOR SOME 
MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

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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-
245 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
   PST SUNDAY...
...STORM WARNING CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WARNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O KT TODAY BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 
  40 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...WEST SWELL DOMINATED 25 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TODAY...
  SUBSIDING TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES WILL
  COMBINE WITH THE REMAINING SWELL TO BUILD VERY DANGEROUS SEAS 
  TO 20 TO 22 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY HIGH SEAS WILL
  IMPACT ALL AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
  AFFECT ALL AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY 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 ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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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-
245 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
   PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 PM
   PST SUNDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS 
EVENING. A STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM 
THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O KT TODAY BECOMING SOUTH STORM FORCE
  35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH TO GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...WEST SWELL DOMINATED 25 TO 28 FEET AT 18 SECONDS TODAY...
  SUBSIDING TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES WILL COMBINE
  WITH THE REMAINING SWELL TO BUILD VERY DANGEROUS SEAS TO 20 TO 
  22 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALL AREAS WILL
  EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING...EXCEPT FOR STORM FORCE WINDS MOSTLY BEYOND 20 NM 
  OFFSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
581 
WHUS76 KMFR 212259
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WATERS 
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL LOWER 
SOMEWHAT TONIGHT, BUT ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL MOVE NORTH AND 
DEEPEN RAPIDLY ALONG 130 WEST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY BRINGING GALE TO
STORM FORCE WINDS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO MONDAY. THE
HIGH SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN REMAIN 
RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...EXCEPT FOR SOME 
MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

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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-
259 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT
  THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. HOWEVER, STORM FORCE WINDS
  35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO
  EARLY SUNDAY BEYOND ABOUT 2 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO
  AND NEAR THE CAPES. 

* SEAS...WEST SWELL 20 TO 24 FEET AT 18 SECONDS THIS EVENING
  EASING SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES
  WILL COMBINE WITH THE REMAINING SWELL TO BUILD VERY DANGEROUS
  SEAS TO 20 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS HIGH SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL
  AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...EXCEPT STORM FORCE WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED BEYOND ABOUT 2 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR THE CAPES SOUTH 
  OF CAPE ARAGO FROM LATE THIS EVENING TO AROUND 4 AM SUNDAY. 

* 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 STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH 
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL
WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR 
VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER 
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES 
SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
259 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING SOUTH
  STORM FORCE 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT LATER THIS EVENING
  AND OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO GALE FORCE 30 TO 40
  KT SUNDAY. 

* SEAS...WEST SWELL 20 TO 24 FEET AT 18 SECONDS THIS EVENING
  EASING SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES
  WILL COMBINE WITH THE REMAINING SWELL TO BUILD VERY DANGEROUS
  SEAS TO 20 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STORM FORCE WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 20 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF CAPE ARAGO AND ALL
  AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING. ALL AREAS WILL HAVE GALES LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 
  SUNDAY EVENING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
259 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTH STORM FORCE 35 TO
  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SOUTH
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT SUNDAY MORNING
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...WEST SWELL 20 TO 24 FEET AT 18 SECONDS THIS EVENING
  EASING SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES
  WILL COMBINE WITH THE REMAINING SWELL TO BUILD VERY DANGEROUS
  SEAS TO 20 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALL AREAS WILL
  EXPERIENCE STORM FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY
  SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY GALES SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

MAS

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
959 
WHUS76 KMFR 220446
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
846 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL LOWER SOMEWHAT TONIGHT, BUT ANOTHER 
STRONG STORM WILL MOVE NORTH AND DEEPEN RAPIDLY ALONG 130 WEST 
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY BRINGING GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO MONDAY. THE HIGH SEAS WILL SUBSIDE 
TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH 
THE REST OF THE WEEK...EXCEPT FOR SOME MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
846 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
  HOWEVER, STORM FORCE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT CAN 
  BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY BEYOND ABOUT 2 NM FROM 
  SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO AND NEAR THE CAPES. 

* SEAS...WEST SWELL 20 TO 23 FEET AT 18 SECONDS THIS EVENING 
  EASING SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES 
  WILL COMBINE WITH THE REMAINING SWELL TO BUILD VERY DANGEROUS 
  SEAS TO 20 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS HIGH SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL 
  AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT ALL 
  AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...EXCEPT STORM FORCE 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND ABOUT 2 NM FROM SHORE AND NEAR THE 
  CAPES SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO FROM LATE THIS EVENING TO AROUND 4 
  AM SUNDAY. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
846 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH STORM FORCE 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT THIS 
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO GALE FORCE 
  30 TO 40 KT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS...WEST SWELL 20 TO 23 FEET AT 18 SECONDS THIS EVENING 
  EASING SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES 
  WILL COMBINE WITH THE REMAINING SWELL TO BUILD VERY DANGEROUS 
  SEAS TO 20 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALL AREAS WILL 
  EXPERIENCE STORM FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY 
  SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY GALES SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$


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833 
WHUS76 KMFR 221030
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS THIS MORNING....

.A STRONG STORM IS NOW MOVING NORTH ALONG 130W AND THIS IS 
BRINGING GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE AREA. THE STORM WILL 
MOVE TO THE NORTH LATER THIS MORNING AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH...BUT
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS THE WEAKENING STORM LOOPS BACK 
SOUTH OFFSHORE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 
SLIGHTLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY 
STEEP DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WIND WAVES AND HEAVY WESTERLY 
SWELL THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
   MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 10
   PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
   10 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 40 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM
  FORCE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT AROUND THE CAPES AND
  OFFSHORE EARLY THIS MORNING FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTH.

* SEAS...MODERATE WEST SWELL WILL COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES TO
  CREATE VERY DANGEROUS SEAS 18 TO 21 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 16 TO 19 FEET LATER THIS MORNING...BUT WILL
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS. WESTERLY SWELL WILL BUILD AGAIN TONIGHT INTO
  MONDAY...AND SEAS WILL BUILD BACK TO 20 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT AND 
  TO 22 TO 25 FEET MONDAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. STORM FORCE
  WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND THE CAPES AND OFFSHORE FROM CAPE
  BLANCO SOUTH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH GALES ELSEWHERE. SOUTH GALE
  FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA LATER THIS MORNING 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
   MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 10
   PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10
   PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH STORM FORCE 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT EARLY
  THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT LATER THIS
  MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...MODERATE WEST SWELL WILL COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES TO
  CREATE VERY DANGEROUS SEAS 18 TO 21 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING.
  SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 16 TO 19 FEET LATER THIS MORNING...BUT WILL
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS. WESTERLY SWELL WILL BUILD AGAIN TONIGHT INTO
  MONDAY...AND SEAS WILL BUILD BACK TO 20 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT AND 
  TO 22 TO 25 FEET MONDAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT.

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ALL AREAS WILL
  EXPERIENCE STORM FORCE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY
  SOUTH GALES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS AND CONSIDER
REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES
SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ALONG WITH VERY
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 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.

&&

$$

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 5:46 PM PSTHigh Surf WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas58 hr
Jan 19, 10:52 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas19 hr
Jan 20, 2:45 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRJackson, Josephine, Klamath48 hr
Jan 20, 2:45 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake48 hr
Jan 20, 2:46 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson48 hr
Jan 20, 3:11 PM PSTGale WarningMFR52 hr

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