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WHUS76 KMFR 201003  
MWWMFR  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
203 AM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
PZZ350-356-210000-  
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-241220T1200Z/  
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0062.241220T1200Z-241221T0900Z/  
/O.UPG.KMFR.GL.A.0024.241221T0600Z-241221T1800Z/  
/O.EXB.KMFR.GL.W.0043.241221T0900Z-241221T1800Z/  
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-  
203 AM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, STEEP SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FOR  
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND VERY  
STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 9 TO 12 FT EXPECTED. FOR THE GALE  
WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND VERY  
STEEP SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.  
 
* WHERE...ALL AREAS.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS  
MORNING. FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 1 AM PST  
SATURDAY. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST  
SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR  
DAMAGE VESSELS. LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://GO.USA.GOV/X6HKS  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID STRONG WINDS AND VERY STEEP  
SEAS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR  
SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ370-376-210000-  
/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0109.000000T0000Z-241220T1200Z/  
/O.EXT.KMFR.GL.W.0043.241220T1200Z-241221T1800Z/  
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-  
203 AM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND STEEP SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FOR THE GALE  
WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT AND SEAS  
17 TO 22 FT DUE TO A MIX OF SHORT PERIOD WIND SEAS AND WEST  
SWELL AT 17 SECONDS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...ALL AREAS.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS  
MORNING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR  
DAMAGE VESSELS. LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.  
 
* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://GO.USA.GOV/X6HKS  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID STRONG WINDS AND VERY STEEP  
SEAS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR  
SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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