Storm Watch 2, NWS Medford, OR

531 
WHUS76 KMFR 200200
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
600 PM PST THU JAN 19 2017

...SOUTH GALES TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY EXTREME 25 TO 30 FOOT WEST
SWELL LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...

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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-
600 PM PST THU JAN 19 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM
PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST 
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH 
  GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT TONIGHT INTO EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR OR AT ADVISORY STRENGTH 
  WILL FOLLOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG FRONT 
  ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY THAT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 
  STORM FORCE WINDS. 

* SEAS...STEEP SWELL DOMINATED SEAS TODAY WILL BUILD TO A PEAK 
  AROUND 20 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A BUILDING LONG PERIOD 
  SWELL WILL PEAK EARLY SATURDAY WITH SEAS AROUND 25 FEET AT 18 
  SECONDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY HIGH INTO EARLY 
  SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL 
  AFFECT MOST AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE EXCEPT CLOSER TO 
  SHORE NEAR CAPE BLANCO. HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY HIGH SEAS WILL 
  IMPACT ALL AREAS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* 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 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
600 PM PST THU JAN 19 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM
PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST 
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH 
  GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT TONIGHT INTO EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR OR AT ADVISORY STRENGTH 
  WILL FOLLOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG FRONT 
  ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY THAT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 
  STORM FORCE WINDS. 

* SEAS...STEEP SWELL DOMINATED SEAS TODAY WILL BUILD TO A PEAK 
  AROUND 22 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A BUILDING LONG PERIOD 
  SWELL WILL PEAK EARLY SATURDAY WITH SEAS AROUND 27 FEET AT 18 
  SECONDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY HIGH INTO EARLY 
  SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL 
  AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF AREAS BEING 
  AFFECTED BY GALES TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY 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 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALLER VESSELS
AND INEXPERIENCED MARINERS.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
600 PM PST THU JAN 19 2017

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM
PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST 
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH 
  GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT TONIGHT INTO EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR OR AT ADVISORY STRENGTH 
  WILL FOLLOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG FRONT 
  ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY THAT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 
  STORM FORCE WINDS. 

* SEAS...STEEP SWELL DOMINATED SEAS TODAY WILL BUILD TO A PEAK 
  AROUND 22 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A BUILDING LONG PERIOD 
  SWELL WILL PEAK EARLY SATURDAY WITH SEAS AROUND 30 FEET AT 18 
  SECONDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY HIGH INTO EARLY 
  SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL 
  AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH ALL AREAS BEING AFFECTED BY 
  GALES TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY 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 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.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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

397 
WHUS76 KMFR 201056
MWWMFR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
256 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...SOUTH GALES THROUGH LATER THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY EXTREME
   24 TO 26 FOOT WEST SWELL FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...

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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-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
   SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT UNTIL
  LATER THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR OR AT ADVISORY 
  STRENGTH WILL FOLLOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER 
  STRONG FRONT ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY THAT WILL BRING THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE WINDS. 

* SEAS...SEAS THIS MORNING WILL BE AROUND 20 FEET WITH MIXED WIND
  WAVES AND SWELL. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED LATER THIS
  MORNING. A BUILDING LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL PEAK EARLY SATURDAY
  AROUND 26 FEET AT 18 SECONDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY 
  HIGH INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING...GALES AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL
  AFFECT MOST AREAS BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE EXCEPT CLOSER TO SHORE
  NEAR CAPE BLANCO. HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY HIGH SEAS WILL IMPACT ALL
  AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* 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 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.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
   SUNDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
   4 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT UNTIL
  LATER THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR OR AT ADVISORY 
  STRENGTH WILL FOLLOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER 
  STRONG FRONT ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY THAT WILL BRING THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE WINDS. 

* SEAS...SEAS THIS MORNING WILL BE AROUND 20 FEET WITH MIXED WIND
  WAVES AND SWELL. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED LATER THIS
  MORNING. A BUILDING LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL PEAK EARLY SATURDAY
  AROUND 26 FEET AT 18 SECONDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY 
  HIGH INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS
  THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF AREAS BEING
  AFFECTED BY GALES THIS 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 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.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
   SUNDAY EVENING... 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
   4 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH GALE FORCE 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT UNTIL
  LATER THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR OR AT ADVISORY 
  STRENGTH WILL FOLLOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER 
  STRONG FRONT ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY THAT WILL BRING THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE WINDS. 

* SEAS...SEAS THIS MORNING WILL BE AROUND 20 FEET WITH MIXED WIND
  WAVES AND SWELL. SEAS WILL BECOME SWELL DOMINATED LATER THIS
  MORNING. A BUILDING LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL PEAK EARLY SATURDAY
  AROUND 26 FEET AT 18 SECONDS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY
  HIGH INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED...VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS
  THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH ALL AREAS BEING AFFECTED BY GALES THIS
  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 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.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 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

516 
WHUS76 KMFR 202311
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.

&&

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HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
831 AM PST Thu Jan 19 2017

.UPDATE...Given showers are mostly light, decided to cancel the
winter weather advisory. Could not rule out up to an inch of
additional accumulation this morning, but most areas will end up
with less. Also daytime warming will also help to limit any
additional accumulations. -Petrucelli

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 823 AM PST Thu Jan 19 2017/

DISCUSSION...A relative break in the weather is expected today.
We'll still have deal with isolated to scattered rain and mountain
snow showers. Most will be light, but could not rule out a heavier
shower at times. Our next focus will be the next storm that is
expected to impact our area tonight. See previous discussion for
more details. -Petrucelli

AVIATION...19/06Z TAF CYCLE...Showers and unstable conditions will
brings rounds of MVFR conditions to most terminals tonight. Snow is
possible in Klamath Falls and will reduce visibility there. Winds
are diminishing in general, but they remain gusty east of the
Cascades, and turbulence potential is higher there. The worst
conditions continue to be in the Mount Shasta City area where snow
and low ceilings/visibility will continue overnight. Additionally,
mountain obscuration will be widepsread through the night.
Conditions generally increase tomorrow with VFR conditions
expected in most areas by the afternoon.

MARINE...Updated 900 PM PST Wednesday 18 January 2017...Winds and
seas have diminished with winds dropping below small craft advisory
and seas now dropping to small craft advisory. Winds will be
relatively light Thursday, but the next front will bring another
period of gale to occasionally storm force winds and very steep seas
Thursday night into Friday morning. All major models are suggesting
gales now, and confidence has grown with this upcoming gale event.
Behind this front, long period extremely high west swell of 25 to 30
feet is expected late Friday into Saturday. Confidence is high for
this as this is the third day in a row that models have shown this
height range of seas.

Models are suggesting a period of high pressure and lower winds and
seas by the middle of next week.

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 403 AM PST Thu Jan 19 2017/

DISCUSSION...An upper level trough will shift through the area
today. This will keep showers going across the area, but
precipitation will be much less than yesterday. Most of the
streams and creeks are on their way down compared to yesterday, so
the areal flood watch was cancelled earlier. Even so, there are
still some main stem river flood issues to deal with this morning
as the Rogue River at Agness is currently in minor flood and a
flood warning is in effect. Coquille River at Coquille is expected
to reach very near flood stage (21.0 ft) later this afternoon and
a flood warning also remains in effect for that forecast point.
The South Fork of the Coquille is showing signs of leveling off
and may not reach flood stage. We currently have a warning out,
but this will be re-evaluated through the morning.

Meantime, winter weather advisories in the Cascades, Siskiyous
and in Siskiyou County are set to expire this morning with just
minor additional snow accumulations. However, the next storm is
taking shape over the Pacific and the frontal system associated
with it will arrive at the coast this evening, then push onshore
overnight and inland Friday. Once again, we expect another round
of heavy, wet snow in Siskiyou County, including Mount Shasta
City tonight into Friday. This system won't be quite as strong as
the last one in terms of moisture and wind, but it will be
healthy nonetheless. Expect extremely hazardous conditions to
develop again along interstate 5 from Weed southward overnight
into Friday morning with visibility occasionally below 1/4 of a
mile at times due to heavy snow. We have issued a winter storm
warning for this and specific snow amounts can be viewed at
WSWMFR. Snow amounts elsewhere are generally sub-advisory levels,
but there could be a time overnight into Friday morning where it
snows hard enough to cause some travel problems on the Cascade
passes and over Siskiyou Summit.

The pressure gradients associated with this system peak near -5.5
mb MFR-RDD and 700 mb winds peak at 45-55 kt late tonight. This
should bring advisory winds at least to the Shasta Valley and east
side late tonight into Friday morning and it should also get
breezy in the southern end of the Rogue Valley near Ashland. Will
let the day shift take another look at the guidance to see if any
advisories are necessary.

Onshore flow and additional short wave activity will keep a
showery pattern going Friday night into Saturday, but this should
be a break...at least in a relative sense. Steadiest
precipitation...or coverage of showers...should be greatest in
south-Central and western Siskiyou County and along the SW Oregon
coast. A few to several more inches of snow may accumulate in the
Shasta region and in the mountains. -Spilde

Extended forecast from Wednesday afternoon's discussion...Saturday
through Wednesday. Yet another strong frontal system will affect
our area over the weekend. This storm may be the strongest in the
sequence in terms of winds, as models all show deepening low
pressure recurving along the PacNW coast Saturday night into
Sunday. There are differences between the models regarding timing,
strength, and track of this low pressure, all of which would have
a big impact on the weather we ultimately experience.
Nevertheless, all are impressive enough to warrant keeping an eye
on this storm.

Snow levels will be relatively low with this storm, and dynamics may
be quite high, thus the biggest impacts are expected to be from snow
and wind. Snow is expected to be heaviest over the NorCal mountains,
especially around Mt. Shasta City, where more than a foot could
easily fall. Strong winds will affect the usual spots (waters,
coast, east side, Shasta Valley), but we may also get winds down
into the west side valleys Sunday morning.

This is not to say rain won't be an issue, because it will be heavy
along the south coast and adjacent mountains. However, low snow
levels should lock much of this liquid up in the mountains, and QPF
amounts at the coast are not all that unusual for a winter storm.

Showers may linger into early next week, and some models hint at
another wave of low pressure forming in conjunction with the
departing upper wave Monday night, but confidence with that is low.
Beyond this, a ridge is expected to build, which should give us a
much needed break from the inclement weather. -Wright

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...High Surf Advisory from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST Friday
     for ORZ021-022.

CA...Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Friday
     for CAZ080>083.

Pacific Coastal Waters...Hazardous Seas Warning from 4 AM Friday to 4 AM PST Sunday for
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     Gale Warning from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Friday for
     PZZ350-356-370-376.
     Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas until 4 AM PST Friday
     for PZZ350-356-370-376.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
919 AM PST THU JAN 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 WSW SISKIYOU SUMMIT   42.05N 122.60W
01/19/2017  E12.0 INCH       JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RECEIVED 8-10 INCHES YESTERDAY AND ANOTHER
            4-5 INCHES OVERNIGHT.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
942 AM PST THU JAN 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       MOUNT SHASTA            41.32N 122.31W
01/19/2017  E14.0 INCH       SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW IS 14 INCHES. 5 INCHES CAME
            OVERNIGHT BETWEEN 4:40 PM TO 9:00 AM.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1005 AM PST THU JAN 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNE SELMA             42.35N 123.57W
01/19/2017  M2.89 INCH       JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            . THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS
            24 HOURS.

&&

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