Gale Watch
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
554 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ470-100515-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
554 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT...EASING
TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.WED...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.THU...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 8 TO
10 FT. W SWELL 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES
7 TO 9 FT. MIXED SWELL...W 8 FT AND W 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 19 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 17 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 17 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ270-275-100530-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.WED...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... RISING TO
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 5 FT AT 10
SECONDS. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS
12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. COMBINED SEAS
14 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING.
COMBINED SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 15 FT.
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 17 FT.
RAIN LIKELY.
.SAT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 19 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ250-255-100530-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
W SWELL 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W
SWELL 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
12 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING.
COMBINED SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 14 FT.
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL
16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
241 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
PZZ250-255-270-275-100645-
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.A.0005.100211T0000Z-100212T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
241 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT
LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
FURTHER ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. GUSTS TO 35 KT
ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KT ARE
EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
&&
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ356-100545-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO NE 5 KT LATE TONIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 7 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 8 FT
AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND S 15 TO
20 KT BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
15 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES
8 TO 11 FT. W SWELL 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT...
BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 10 TO 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 11 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES
8 TO 10 FT. SWELL W 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL W
18 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT...RISING TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 7 FT. W SWELL 17 TO 18 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 FT. SWELL W 16 TO 18 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ350-100545-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO S LATE TONIGHT. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS. SWELL NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING
TO 7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS...
BUILDING TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT...RISING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 8 TO 11 FT. NW SWELL
9 FT...BECOMING W 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT...
BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 8 TO 11 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 11 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND
WAVES 7 TO 8 FT. SWELL W 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 18 TO 19 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT. W SWELL
17 TO 18 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT. SWELL W 16 TO 18 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ370-100545-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL
7 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.WED...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 30 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS...BECOMING 5 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 8 FT AT 10
SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
LIKELY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND
WAVES 10 TO 11 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 8 FT
AT 15 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT...RISING TO
GALES 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 10 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 13 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W
SWELL 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S GALES 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT...
BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 11 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. WIND WAVES 8 TO 10 FT. SWELL W 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. SWELL W
18 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES
10 TO 11 FT. W SWELL 17 TO 18 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES
7 TO 8 FT. SWELL W 16 TO 18 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ376-100545-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
230 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 TO 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BACKING TO S 15 TO 25 KT WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT
OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 8 FT AT 10
SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
LIKELY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND
WAVES 8 TO 11 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 8 FT
AT 15 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT...RISING TO
GALES 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 10 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W
SWELL 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT...
BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 11 TO 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 11 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL
GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 10 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. SWELL W 18 TO
19 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT...RISING TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 9 TO 10 FT. W
SWELL 17 TO 18 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 FT. SWELL W 16 TO 18 FT.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE COULD BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE
WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LASTING
INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE. AT THIS
TIME...THE LOW IS PROJECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE
WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW THURSDAY IS
UNCERTAIN WHICH COULD DETERMINE THE DURATION AND MAGNITUDE OF THE
WIND.
PZZ350-356-101200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0022.100211T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0013.100211T0600Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
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-
221 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. IN
ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. IN
ADDITION...A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.
WINDS INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 KT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE. COMBINED SEAS
INCREASE TO 9 TO 10 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN 12 TO 14 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF 15
SECONDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 35 TO 45 KT
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE
DECREASING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.
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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF 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.
&&
$$
PETRUCELLI
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE COULD BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE
WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LASTING
INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE. AT THIS
TIME...THE LOW IS PROJECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE
WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW THURSDAY IS
UNCERTAIN WHICH COULD DETERMINE THE DURATION AND MAGNITUDE OF THE
WIND.
PZZ370-376-101200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SI.Y.0022.100211T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SW.Y.0013.100211T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
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-
221 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. IN
ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. IN
ADDITION...A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HAZARDOUS
SEAS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.
WINDS INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED
SEAS INCREASE TO 9 TO 10 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN 12 TO 14 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A
PERIOD OF 15 SECONDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS INCREASE TO GALES 35 TO
45 KT THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE
DECREASING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.
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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF 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.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
147 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
PZZ470-101200-
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0007.100211T1400Z-100212T0600Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
147 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
NEARS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE
FORCE STRENGTH BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
