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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
143 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
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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-
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-
143 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST FRIDAY
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 10 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS QUICKLY RAMP UP WIDESPREAD GALES 30 TO 40
KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT, WITH AN AREA OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40
TO 45 KT AND GUSTS UP TO 60 KT. WIND DRIVEN SEAS BECOME VERY
STEEP AND CHAOTIC 17 TO 22 FT.
* WHERE...ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS.
GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS, WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH NORTHWARD AND WITHIN 40 NM FROM SHORE.
* WHEN...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY. FOR THE STORM WARNING, FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS COULD CAPSIZE
OR DAMAGE VESSELS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.
* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://GO.USA.GOV/X6HKS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS.
VISIT US AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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