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High Surf Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high surf warning at Dec 1, 2007, 1:59 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 2, 2007, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 58 hr. 26 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2007, 1:59 AM PST (09:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2007, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2007, 8:10 PM PST
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2:59 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | N Langlois, OR | BETWEEN 1-2PM |
| Dec 2, 2:59 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.16 | N Langlois, OR | 12 HR 2AM-2PM |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0.9 | 1 N Coos Bay, OR | 0.90 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 4 PM. |
| Dec 2, 5:10 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 1 W Bandon, OR | |
| Dec 2, 5:10 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.1 | 1 Nne Scottsburg, OR | 24HR 3PM-3PM |
| Dec 2, 5:20 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0.47 | 5 Ssw Roseburg, OR | 0.47 INCHES IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. RAINING LIGHTLY AND THE WIND IS BLOWING. |
| Dec 2, 9:00 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.36 | 6 Ese Coos Bay, OR | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 9 PM PST. |
| Dec 3, 12:12 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.84 | N Langlois, OR | S WIND GUST OF 70 MPH IN THE PAST HOUR. MOST HOURS DURING THE DAY HAD GUSTS IN THE 60S. |
| Dec 3, 5:12 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 3.4 | 4 Ne Gold Beach, OR | WINDS HAVE BEEN THE STRONGEST HE HAS SEEN HERE. HAS LIVED IN THIS LOCATION SINCE 1963. |
| Dec 3, 5:56 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 1 W Bandon, OR | AT 530 AM. LOTS OF GUSTS IN THE 60S. |
| Dec 3, 6:26 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | N Gold Beach, OR | AT 530 PM YESTERDAY. STILL BLOWING HARD. |
| Dec 3, 6:31 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.59 | N Myrtle Point, OR | 630 AM TO 630 AM. |
| Dec 3, 8:09 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.87 | 4 Wsw Reedsport, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 8 AM. |
| Dec 3, 8:09 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2 | N Lakeside, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 8 AM |
| Dec 3, 8:09 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.23 | N Elkton, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 8 AM |
| Dec 3, 8:09 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 3.7 | 2 Ne Reedsport, OR | 48 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 8 AM. |
| Dec 3, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.06 | 6 Ese Coos Bay, OR | 12-HOUR TOTAL ENDING 9AM. |
| Dec 3, 1:20 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Charleston, OR | STRONG WINDS HAVE RETURNED AND APPEAR TO BE THE HIGHEST YET. SAIL RIPPED TO SHREDS ON A SAILBOAT IN THE HARBOR...DUMPSTERS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OVER...AND SHINGLES ARE PEELING OFF OF ROOFS. |
| Dec 3, 1:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 15 S North Bend, OR | REPORTED WINDS ESTIMATED NEAR 65 MPH. TREE DEBRIS FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AND THE ROOF OF A NEARBY MOBILE HOME WAS PARTIALLY TORN OFF AND FLAPPING IN THE WIND. LOCATION WAS IN THE HILLS BETWEEN NORTH BEND AND PORT ORFORD WITH A MILD TEMPERATURE OF 54F. |
| Dec 3, 1:47 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Se Brookings, OR | REPORTED SOME BRANCHES DOWN ON ROADS. |
| Dec 3, 1:47 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | N Langlois, OR | REPORTED TREE BRANCHES ALONG AND ON POWER LINES AS WELL AS UPROOTED TREES ALONG ROADS. ALSO REPORTED POWER OUTAGES BETWEEN DENMARK AND BANDON. |
| Dec 3, 4:31 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Reedsport, OR | UMPQUA DISCOVERY CENTER REPORTED A GUST TO 80 MPH AT 425 PM. |
| Dec 3, 4:31 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.36 | N Elkton, OR | 2.36 IN PAST 12 HOURS. 1.5 INCHES BEFORE NOON. |
| Dec 3, 4:31 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 4.35 | 1 Nne Scottsburg, OR | 4.35 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 4, 6:16 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.68 | N Myrtle Point, OR | 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION ENDING AT 630 AM |
| Dec 4, 4:26 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 4.25 | 1 Se Port Orford, OR | 7 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM MONDAY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 108 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1137 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS46 KMFR 010959 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 159 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...VERY LARGE SEAS TO BUILD SUNDAY... .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL GENERATE A BROAD AREA OF STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL IN TURN GENERATE VERY LARGE WAVES STARTING SUNDAY. ORZ021-022-011800- /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.W.0002.071202T1800Z-071205T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 159 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. WINDS INCREASING TO STORM FORCE SUNDAY WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 25 TO 30 FEET. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST. SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ 11
14 follow-up statements
000 WHUS46 KMFR 011745 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 945 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...VERY LARGE SEAS TO BUILD SUNDAY... .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL GENERATE A BROAD AREA OF VERY STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL IN TURN GENERATE EXTREMELY LARGE WAVES STARTING SUNDAY AND BUILDING INTO MONDAY. ORZ021-022-020645- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.071202T1800Z-071205T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 945 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. WINDS INCREASING TO STORM FORCE SUNDAY WILL GENERATE WAVES BUILDING 25 TO 30 FEET SOUTH OF PORT ORFORD AND 35 TO 40 NORTH OF PORT ORFORD. THE ENTIRE AREA CAN EXPECT WAVES 35 TO 45 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST...BEACH EROSION AND LOCAL FLOODING. SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ DDG
000 WHUS46 KMFR 020049 CFWMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 449 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...VERY HEAVY SEAS WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .SEVERAL POWERFUL STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL GENERATE A BROAD AREA OF VERY STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL IN TURN GENERATE EXTREMELY LARGE WAVES AND SWELL STARTING SUNDAY...BUILDING INTO MONDAY...AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021-022-020900- /O.NEW.KMFR.CF.W.0001.071203T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.071202T1800Z-071205T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 449 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. STORM FORCE WINDS SUNDAY AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES OF 30 TO 40 FEET... PEAKING AROUND NOON MONDAY. THE HIGH WAVES WILL PERSIST AFTER THE WINDS DIMINISH...THROUGH TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY BEYOND. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST...BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL ALSO BE THREATENED. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE...SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ STOCKTON
000 WHUS46 KMFR 020629 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1029 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...VERY HEAVY SEAS WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .SEVERAL POWERFUL STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL GENERATE A BROAD AREA OF VERY STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL IN TURN GENERATE EXTREMELY LARGE WAVES AND SWELL STARTING SUNDAY... BUILDING INTO MONDAY...AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021-022-021430- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.071202T1800Z-071205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.CF.W.0001.071203T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1029 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. STORM FORCE WINDS SUNDAY AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES OF 30 TO 40 FEET... PEAKING AROUND NOON MONDAY. THE HIGH WAVES WILL PERSIST AFTER THE WINDS DIMINISH...THROUGH TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY BEYOND. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST...BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL ALSO BE THREATENED. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE... SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ STOCKTON
000 WHUS46 KMFR 021033 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 233 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...VERY HEAVY SEAS WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .SEVERAL POWERFUL STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL GENERATE A BROAD AREA OF VERY STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL IN TURN GENERATE EXTREMELY LARGE WAVES AND SWELL STARTING TODAY... BUILDING INTO MONDAY...AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021-022-021845- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.071202T1800Z-071205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.CF.W.0001.071203T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 233 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. STORM FORCE WINDS TODAY AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES OF 30 TO 40 FEET... PEAKING AROUND NOON MONDAY. THE HIGH WAVES WILL PERSIST AFTER THE WINDS DIMINISH...THROUGH TUESDAY AND DIMINISH WEDNESDAY. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST...BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL ALSO BE THREATENED. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE... SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ 11
000 WHUS46 KMFR 021832 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1032 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...VERY HEAVY SEAS WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .SEVERAL POWERFUL STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL GENERATE A BROAD AREA OF VERY STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL IN TURN GENERATE EXTREMELY LARGE WAVES AND SWELL STARTING TODAY... BUILDING INTO MONDAY...AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021-022-030500- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.CF.W.0001.071203T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1032 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. STORM FORCE WINDS TODAY AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES OF 30 TO 40 FEET... PEAKING AROUND NOON MONDAY. THE HIGH WAVES WILL PERSIST AFTER THE WINDS DIMINISH...THROUGH TUESDAY AND DIMINISH WEDNESDAY. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST...BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL ALSO BE THREATENED. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE... SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE STANDING NEAR THE SHORELINE. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ MWJ
000 WHUS46 KMFR 030452 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 852 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...VERY HEAVY SEAS WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .SEVERAL POWERFUL STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ARE GENERATING A BROAD AREA OF VERY STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL IN TURN GENERATE EXTREMELY LARGE WAVES AND SWELL BUILDING INTO MONDAY...AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021-022-031300- /O.CON.KMFR.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 852 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND WILL GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES OF 30 TO 40 FEET. THE WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND NOON MONDAY...BUT THE HIGH WAVES WILL PERSIST AFTER THE WINDS DIMINISH. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST...BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL ALSO BE THREATENED. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE...SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE STANDING NEAR THE SHORELINE. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ STOCKTON
000 WHUS46 KMFR 031714 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 346 AM PST MON DEC 3 2007 RETRANSMITTED ...VERY HEAVY SEAS WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .SEVERAL POWERFUL STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ARE GENERATING A BROAD AREA OF VERY STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL IN TURN GENERATE EXTREMELY LARGE WAVES AND SWELL BUILDING THIS MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021-022-032000- /O.CON.KMFR.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 346 AM PST MON DEC 3 2007 RETRANSMITTED ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING AND GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES OF 30 TO 40 FEET. THE WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND NOON TODAY...BUT THE HIGH WAVES WILL PERSIST AFTER THE WINDS DIMINISH. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST...BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL ALSO BE THREATENED. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE...SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE NEAR THE SHORE. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ MTS
000 WHUS46 KMFR 032000 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1200 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .A VERY STRONG STORM THAT HAS BEEN STRENGTHENING ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST HAS GENERATED AND WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE VERY LARGE SEAS THAT WILL IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ORZ021-022-040400- /O.EXT.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1200 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE HAVE GENERATES VERY WAVES OF 30 TO 40 FEET. THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY A SHIP REPORT AND NEAR SHORE BUOYS. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL RUN FAR UP BEACHES AND INCREASE THE RUN UP HEIGHT OF NORMAL TIDES. COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT AND NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDES. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST...BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL ALSO BE THREATENED. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE... SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE NEAR THE SHORE. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ BTL
000 WHUS46 KMFR 032152 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 152 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...VERY LARGE OCEAN WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HIGH SURF TO THE COAST TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ORZ021-022-040600- /O.CAN.KMFR.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 152 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY. STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE HAVE GENERATED VERY LARGE WAVES OF 30 TO 40 FEET ON THE OPEN OCEAN. THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY SHIP REPORTS AND NEAR SHORE BUOYS. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. COASTAL FLOODING...HOWEVER...IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST AND AREAS OF BEACH EROSION. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL SEE INCREASED TIDE HEIGHTS...STRONGER THAN NORMAL CURRENTS...AND ABOVE NORMAL WAVE ACTION. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE MOST EFFECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT...SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE SURF ZONE. LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY TRANSPORT DEBRIS AND LIFT AND MOVE LARGE OBJECTS...POSSIBLY SWEEPING THEM AWAY. IT IS ADVISED THAT PEOPLE REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF ZONE AND OFF OF BEACHES AND JETTIES UNTIL THESE LARGE WAVES SUBSIDE. $$ LUTZ
000 WHUS46 KMFR 040450 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 850 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...VERY LARGE OCEAN WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HIGH SURF TO THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ORZ021-022-041300- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 850 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TUESDAY. STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE HAVE DIMINISHED...BUT THEY GENERATED VERY LARGE WAVES OF 30 TO 40 FEET ON THE OPEN OCEAN WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST AND AREAS OF BEACH EROSION. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL SEE INCREASED TIDE HEIGHTS...STRONGER THAN NORMAL CURRENTS...AND ABOVE NORMAL WAVE ACTION. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE MOST EFFECTED TONIGHT...SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE SURF ZONE. LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY TRANSPORT DEBRIS AND LIFT AND MOVE LARGE OBJECTS...POSSIBLY SWEEPING THEM AWAY. IT IS ADVISED THAT PEOPLE REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF ZONE AND OFF OF BEACHES AND JETTIES UNTIL THESE LARGE WAVES SUBSIDE. $$ STOCKTON
000 WHUS46 KMFR 041027 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 227 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...VERY LARGE OCEAN WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HIGH SURF TO THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ORZ021-022-041830- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 227 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. STORM FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE HAVE DIMINISHED...BUT THEY GENERATED VERY LARGE WAVES OF 25 TO 30 FEET ON THE OPEN OCEAN WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THESE VERY LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ON THE COAST AND AREAS OF BEACH EROSION. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL SEE INCREASED TIDE HEIGHTS...STRONGER THAN NORMAL CURRENTS...AND ABOVE NORMAL WAVE ACTION. INITIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES WILL BE MOST EFFECTED TONIGHT... SHIFTING TO WEST FACING SHORES TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE SURF ZONE. LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY TRANSPORT DEBRIS AND LIFT AND MOVE LARGE OBJECTS...POSSIBLY SWEEPING THEM AWAY. IT IS ADVISED THAT PEOPLE REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF ZONE AND OFF OF BEACHES AND JETTIES UNTIL THESE LARGE WAVES SUBSIDE. $$ CC
000 WHUS46 KMFR 041746 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 946 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2007 ORZ021-022-042300- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 946 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. VERY LARGE WAVES OF 23 TO 28 FEET CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM THAT POUNDED THE COAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. EXTREME BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED ON THE COAST WHICH WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME EROSION OF THE BEACHES. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL SEE INCREASED TIDE HEIGHTS...STRONGER THAN NORMAL CURRENTS...AND ABOVE NORMAL WAVE ACTION. WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE SURF ZONE. LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY TRANSPORT DEBRIS AND LIFT AND MOVE LARGE OBJECTS...POSSIBLY SWEEPING THEM AWAY. IT IS ADVISED THAT PEOPLE REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF ZONE AND OFF OF BEACHES AND JETTIES UNTIL THESE LARGE WAVES SUBSIDE. $$ SPILDE
000 WHUS46 KMFR 042228 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 228 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2007 ORZ021-022-050500- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 228 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. VERY LARGE WAVES OF 23 TO 28 FEET CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM THAT POUNDED THE COAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED ON THE COAST WHICH WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME EROSION OF THE BEACHES. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL SEE INCREASED TIDE HEIGHTS...STRONGER THAN NORMAL CURRENTS...AND ABOVE NORMAL WAVE ACTION. WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE SURF ZONE. LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY TRANSPORT DEBRIS AND LIFT AND MOVE LARGE OBJECTS...POSSIBLY SWEEPING THEM AWAY. IT IS ADVISED THAT PEOPLE REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF ZONE AND OFF OF BEACHES AND JETTIES UNTIL THESE LARGE WAVES SUBSIDE. $$ SPILDE
000 WHUS46 KMFR 050410 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 810 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2007 ORZ021-022-051100- /O.CAN.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071205T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.Y.0008.071205T0410Z-071205T1100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 810 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LARGE SWELL OF 19 TO 21 FEET CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM THAT POUNDED THE COAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BECAUSE OF THE LARGE SWELL LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED ON THE COAST WHICH WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME EROSION OF THE BEACHES. HARBORS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL SEE INCREASED TIDE HEIGHTS...STRONGER THAN NORMAL CURRENTS...AND ABOVE NORMAL WAVE ACTION. WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. IT IS ADVISED THAT PEOPLE REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF ZONE AND OFF OF BEACHES AND JETTIES UNTIL THESE LARGE WAVES SUBSIDE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf warning went out at Nov 30, 8:00 PM PST, 5 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 8:00 PM PST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
800 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2007
.DISCUSSION...00Z NGM/NAM IN. 00Z GFS IN THROUGH 48HR.
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM TONIGHT. NOT MUCH GOING ON AT THE MOMENT
WITH LIGHT WINDS AND AREAS OF CLOUDS...BUT NO REPORTED PRECIPITATION.
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT. NOT EXPECTING
MUCH FROM IT OTHER THAN SOME CLOUD COVER. A FROST ADVISORY IS
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST AND WILL LET THAT ONE RUN FOR
NOW...ALTHOUGH CLOUDS MAY FOIL THE FROST FORMATION. SOME LATE
NIGHT VALLEY FOG MAY GET GOING...BUT THAT DEPENDS ON THE CLOUD
COVER AS WELL.
SATURDAY LOOKS SEDATE ENOUGH WITH SOME CLOUDS AROUND BUT LITTLE IN
THE WAY OF WINDS OR PRECIPITATION...MAYBE SOME SPRINKLES ALONG THE
COAST. NO WELL-DEFINED SYSTEMS AROUND THEN.
ALL THIS WILL CHANGE SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE AREA. IT WILL BRING IN SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION BUT IT WILL
ALSO BRING IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG
STORM WINDING UP OFFSHORE.
THE REST OF THE DISCUSSION IS TAKEN FROM THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFD...
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...CONFIDENCE IS GROWING ON A SERIES OF
MAJOR STORMS IMPACTING MOSTLY OREGON COASTAL AREAS DURING THIS
PERIOD. UNUSUALLY STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS
SYSTEM. TIMING AND DECISION ON MAXIMUM WIND MAGNITUDE PREVENTED US
FROM UPGRADING PRESENT HIGH WIND WATCHES TO WARNINGS. ALSO...HIGH
SURF WARNINGS WILL PROBABLY ISSUED FOR COASTLINES EITHER OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT OR ON SATURDAY. NOT AS CERTAIN ON WIND MAGNITUDE FOR
INLAND AREAS.
OVERVIEW OF STORM SYSTEM...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG SURFACE LOW SHOULD
DEVELOP ABOUT 700 MILES WEST OF THE NORTHWEST OREGON COAST BY
MONDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TOWARDS BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY NIGHT.
THE LEADING WARM FRONT WILL BECOME FULLY DEVELOPED LATE IN THE DAY
SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PUSH MONDAY. MWJ
LONG TERM...TUESDAY DECEMBER 4TH THROUGH FRIDAY DECEMBER 7TH...
MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OF
WEDNESDAY...DECEMBER 5TH. THUS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. GENERALLY FOLLOWED A BLEND OF THE GFS AND CANADIAN MODEL
12Z RUNS FOR THIS PERIOD AS THEY HAD BOTH GOOD CONTINUITY COMPARED
TO YESTERDAY...SOLUTIONS THAT ARE VERY PLAUSIBLE...AND CONSISTENT
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BOTH LONGER IN DURATION AND INTENSITY OVER NW SECTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE OREGON CASCADES NORTH AND WESTWARD
THAN FOR AREAS FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY WILL BE
7500 FEET IN THE CRATER LAKE AREA TO 9500 FEET ON AND NEAR MOUNT
SHASTA LOWERING TO 5500 AND 6500 FEET...RESPECTIVELY. PRECIPITATION
WILL BE DRIVEN BY THE REMNANT COLD FRONT FROM THE WIND STORM
FOLLOWED BY A COOLER SHORT WAVE TROUGH RIDING IN ON WSW FLOW.
FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MODEL SOLUTIONS AGREE ON AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OFF OF THE WEST COAST OF CANADA. THE GFS BRINGS THIS
SYSTEM INTO THE AREA ON NW FLOW ON THURSDAY...WHEREAS THE ECMWF
AMPLIFIES THIS FEATURE...WARMING TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF IT AND
BRINGING IT IN STRONGER AND FURTHER SOUTH. PREFER A BLEND OF THE GFS
AND ECMWF UNDER WNW FLOW AS THIS WOULD ALSO AGREE WITH THE GFS
ENSEMBLE MEAN PATTERN.
THIS LEADS TO THE POTENTIAL OF SNOW AT MANY LOCATIONS...MAINLY FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
THEREAFTER...AS ONE WOULD EXPECT...DETAILS ARE UNCLEAR. NCEP
CONTINUES TO HAVE FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND NORMAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS THROUGH MID-MONTH...BUT THE
ENSEMBLE MEANS FROM THE GFS AND INDICATIONS FROM A LEADING
CLIMATOLOGIST INDICATE THAT NW FLOW WOULD BE MORE DOMINANT WHICH
WOULD LEAD TO TEMPS CLOSER TO NORMAL. LUTZ
&&
.AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
EVENING. OVERNIGHT AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
UMPQUA BASIN AND ALONG THE COAST. IN ADDITION...EARLY MORNING IFR
FOG AND LOW STRATUS MAY FORM IN THE ROGUE VALLEY...PERSISTING
THROUGH MID-MORNING.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FROST ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY FOR ORZ021-ORZ022.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
ORZ021-ORZ022-ORZ031.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ081.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...
STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
15/15/15Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 7:45 AM PST, 18 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 745 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2007 ORZ021-022-011500- CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 745 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 100 AM PST TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE FROST ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM PST SATURDAY. SEE PRODUCT FOR MORE DETAILS. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SEE PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ081-ORZ031-011500- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 745 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SEE PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SPILDE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lake | 63 hr |
| Dec 1, 1:41 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 49 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.