Storm Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR

202 
WHUS76 KMFR 081650
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
850 AM PST WED FEB 8 2017

...STORM FORCE WINDS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...

.SEAS WILL BE STEEP DUE TO FRESH SOUTH SHORT PERIOD SWELL THIS
MORNING. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE, WHICH WILL GENERATE HIGH
SEAS. SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING AS A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SEAS WILL
BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE
FORECAST FOR UPDATES.

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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-
850 AM PST WED FEB 8 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 45 KT LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STORM 
  FORCE WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...STEEP SOUTH 8 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. SEAS WILL BUILD THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT PEAKING AT 14 TO 22 FEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
  SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.


* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL 
  CRAFT EARLY THIS MORNING. ALL AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE 
  EXCEPT BEYOND 2 NM FROM SHORE NEAR THE CAPES WILL BE AFFECTED 
  BY GALES THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. THE SAME AREAS WILL 
  BE AFFECTED BY STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY HEAVY SEAS TONIGHT 
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING. GALES WILL AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THE 
  AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

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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-
850 AM PST WED FEB 8 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 45 KT LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STORM 
  FORCE WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...STEEP SOUTH 8 FEET AT 9 SECONDS BUILDING TO 17 TO 25 FEET
  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS 
  THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES THIS 
  MORNING INTO THIS EVENING AND BY STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY 
  HEAVY SEAS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

066 
WHUS76 KMFR 082246
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
246 PM PST WED FEB 8 2017

...STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS TONIGHT INTO 
THURSDAY MORNING...

.SOUTH GALES WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SEAS WILL BUILD DURING THIS TIME FRAME. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH 
ONSHORE THURSDAY MORNING, ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY 
AND DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE. EVEN THOUGH SEAS WILL ALSO SUBSIDE,
THEY'LL REMAIN HIGH AND VERY STEEP THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO 
FRIDAY. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT UNTIL THIS
DANGEROUS STORM PASSES.

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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-
246 PM PST WED FEB 8 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT INTO EARLY
  THIS EVENING, INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 KT LATER THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN AND BECOMING VERY STEEP 10 TO 15 FEET INTO
  EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN VERY HIGH AND DANGEROUS PEAKING AT 16
  TO 24 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS GRADUALLY LOWER
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY BUT WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP AND
  HAZARDOUS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALES WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS TONIGHT INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM
  FROM SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO AND NORTH OF BROOKINGS, EXCEPT
  ALSO RIGHT UP TO SHORE NEAR THE SOUTH-FACING CAPES, ESPECIALLY
  CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ALL VESSELS INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING. HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER ALL AREAS THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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 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-
246 PM PST WED FEB 8 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT INTO EARLY
  THIS EVENING, INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS
  TO 60 KT LATER THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN AND BECOMING VERY STEEP 10 TO 15 FEET INTO
  EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN VERY HIGH AND DANGEROUS PEAKING AT 20
  TO 25 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS GRADUALLY LOWER
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY BUT WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP 
  AND HAZARDOUS. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...ALL AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY GALES AND VERY
  STEEP SEAS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THEN ALL AREAS WILL HAVE
  STORM FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS LATER THIS EVENING INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL EASE BELOW GALE FORCE THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON, BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS INTO 
  FRIDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A 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 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

961 
WHUS76 KMFR 091058
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
258 AM PST THU FEB 9 2017

...STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS THIS MORNING...

.SOUTH STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO A PEAK AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES 
ONSHORE. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT UNTIL THIS 
DANGEROUS STORM PASSES. WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 
ADVISORY STRENGTH BY THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH SEAS WILL SUBSIDE,
THEY WILL REMAIN HIGH AND VERY STEEP THROUGH FRIDAY.
 
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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-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PST THU FEB 9 2017

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...STORM FORCE SOUTH AT 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT
  EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST LATE THIS
  MORNING AND DIMINISH TO ADVISORY STRENGTH. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE
  POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY
  NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO.

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN AND VERY STEEP AT 16 TO 24 FEET EARLY THIS
  MORNING. SEAS THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE INTO THIS EVENING...BUT
  WILL REMAIN HIGH AND VERY STEEP THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH
  AND STEEP SEAS ARE LIKELY TO FOLLOW FRIDAY NIGHT THEN STEEP 
  SEAS INTO THE WEEKEND.

* AREAS AFFECTED...STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM
  SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE ARAGO AND NORTH OF BROOKINGS, EXCEPT ALSO
  RIGHT UP TO SHORE NEAR THE SOUTH-FACING CAPES, ESPECIALLY CAPE
  BLANCO. SEAS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ALL VESSELS THIS MORNING. 

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 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.

&&

$$
DW

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711 
WHUS76 KMFR 091806
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1006 AM PST THU FEB 9 2017

...GALE FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS TODAY...

.WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO GALE BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS WILL
CONTINUE AFTER THE COLD FRONT PUSHES ONSHORE. MARINERS SHOULD 
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT UNTIL THIS DANGEROUS STORM PASSES. 
WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO ADVISORY STRENGTH BY THIS 
EVENING. EVEN THOUGH SEAS WILL SUBSIDE, THEY WILL REMAIN HIGH AND
VERY STEEP THROUGH FRIDAY.

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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-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1006 AM PST THU FEB 9 2017

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...
...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...GALE FORCE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.
  WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO ADVISORY STRENGTH
  THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...WIND DRIVEN AND VERY STEEP AT 15 TO 18 FEET. SEAS THEN
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE INTO THIS EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN HIGH AND
  VERY STEEP THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH AND STEEP SEAS ARE
  LIKELY TO FOLLOW FRIDAY NIGHT THEN STEEP SEAS INTO THE WEEKEND. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 5 NM FROM
  SHORE SOUTH TO PORT ORFORD, EXCEPT RIGHT UP TO SHORE NEAR THE
  SOUTH-FACING CAPES, ESPECIALLY CAPE BLANCO. SEAS WILL BE
  DANGEROUS TO ALL VESSELS TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD