000
WHUS76 KMFR 101046
MWWMFR
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
246 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
.A WEAK FRONT WILL BRING SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SEAS TO THE
COASTAL WATERS TODAY...THEN A STRONGER FRONT WILL GENERATE
GALE FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS THURSDAY. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER THE
FRONT MOVES ONSHORE.
PZZ370-376-110000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0022.100210T2100Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0013.100210T2100Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0009.100211T1800Z-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-
246 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT TODAY...THEN TO AROUND
40 KT LATE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT
THURSDAY NIGHT. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. SHORT PERIOD
WIND WAVES WILL BECOME DOMINANT TONIGHT AS COMBINED SEAS BUILD TO
11 TO 12 FEET. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY WITH COMBINED
SEAS 15 TO 17 FEET. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 11 TO 12 FEET LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT.
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.
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.
&&
$$
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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0013.100211T0600Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KMFR.SE.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.SE.W.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0009.100211T1800Z-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-
246 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO
25 KT THURSDAY NIGHT. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 10 FEET BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. SHORT
PERIOD WIND WAVES WILL BECOME DOMINANT TONIGHT AS COMBINED SEAS
BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY WITH
COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FEET. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 11 TO 12 FEET
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
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.
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.
&&
$$
STOCKTON
000
WHUS76 KMFR 100405
MWWMFR
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
805 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.
PZZ370-376-101715-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0022.100211T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0013.100211T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.CON.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-
805 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS 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.
&&
$$
PZZ350-356-101715-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0022.100211T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0013.100211T0600Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.GL.A.0006.100211T1800Z-100212T0600Z/
/O.CON.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-
805 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
PST THURSDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH REMAINS
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.
&&
$$
000
WHUS76 KMFR 092221
MWWMFR
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.
&&
$$
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
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