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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
857 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

PZZ376-212330-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
857 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NORTHERN PORTION...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...RISING TO GALES
35 KT. SOUTHERN PORTION...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT... RISING TO 30 KT.
WIND WAVES 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL
12 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S GALES 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT...
BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY IN
THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 12 TO 15 FT. SWELL W 10 TO 11 FT AT
11 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL NW 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W
11 TO 12 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SWELL NW 9 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL NW 10 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL NW 10 TO
11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 10 TO
11 FT.

$$

STAVISH

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
857 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

PZZ356-212330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
857 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NORTHERN PORTION...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 30 KT.
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT... RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 10 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...S GALES 40 KT...VEERING TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN...BECOMING W GALES 35 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW GALES
35 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. WIND WAVES 11 TO 14 FT.
SWELL W 9 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT
OR LESS. SWELL W 11 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W
10 TO 11 FT.
.MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL W 9 TO
10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W
8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 10 FT.

$$

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
857 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

PZZ370-212330-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
857 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT... RISING TO
GALES 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL
W 11 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S GALES 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 KT...RISING
TO GALES 45 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 KT LATE IN THE
EVENING...THEN...VEERING TO SW WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING W GALES 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
45 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 14 TO 17 FT. SWELL W 10 TO
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT...EASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 7 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL NW 13 TO 14 FT AT
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 12 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO
7 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 9 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 10 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 10 TO
11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING
3 FT. SWELL W 11 TO 12 FT.

$$

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
857 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

PZZ350-212330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
857 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...RISING TO GALES 35 KT WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO
7 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 12 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS...
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S GALES 40 KT...BECOMING W GALES 35 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. WIND WAVES 14 TO 17 FT. W
SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SWELL NW 12 TO 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W
11 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. SWELL W 9 TO
10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BACKING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR
LESS. SWELL W 9 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W
10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 10 TO
11 FT.

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
325 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

PZZ376-220000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0046.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0120.091121T1800Z-091121T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0039.091121T2100Z-091122T1200Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
325 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 10
TO 20 KTS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 25 KTS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN TO S
GALES 30 TO 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
S WINDS WILL BE 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS EVENING
THEN...DECREASE AND SHIFT TO NORTHWEST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH AT 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY...INCREASING TO WIND
WAVE DOMINATED SEAS AT 17 TO 20 FEET THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY...REMAINING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS 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.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
325 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

PZZ350-370-220000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0046.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0120.091121T1800Z-091121T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0039.091121T2100Z-091122T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SR.W.0005.091122T0000Z-091122T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
325 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 10
TO 20 KTS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 25 KTS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN TO S
GALES 35 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
S WINDS WILL BE 40 TO 45 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS EVENING
THEN...DECREASE AND SHIFT TO WEST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH AT 13 TO 15 FEET TODAY...INCREASING TO WIND WAVE
DOMINATED SEAS AT 18 TO 21 FEET THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE SUNDAY...REMAINING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS 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 THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL
VESSELS. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
325 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

PZZ356-220000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0046.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0120.091121T1800Z-091121T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0039.091121T2100Z-091122T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
325 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING AND BE STRONGEST
NEAR CAPE BLANCO. SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KTS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO
25 KTS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN TO S 25 TO 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. S WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 40 KT WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS EVENING THEN...DECREASE AND SHIFT
TO NORTHWEST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH AT 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY...INCREASING TO WIND
WAVE DOMINATED SEAS AT 17 TO 20 FEET THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY...REMAINING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

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 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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