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High Surf Warning 1, NWS Medford, OR

February 10, 2009Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high surf warning at Feb 10, 2009, 3:03 PM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Feb 11, 2009, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2009, 3:03 PM PST (23:03 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2009, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 11, 2009, 2:54 PM PST
In force
11 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 23:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Feb 10, 2:30 PM PST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 2:30 PM PST, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 6:55 AM PST, 8 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
655 AM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

CAZ082-083-111400-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
655 AM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4PM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4PM WEDNESDAY...SEE
PRODUCT FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

ORZ023-025-111400-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
655 AM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN
EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

CAZ080-ORZ024-111400-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
655 AM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SEE WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000
FEET THROUGH 4PM WEDNESDAY...SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

ORZ026-111400-
JACKSON COUNTY-
655 AM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000
FEET THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 10, 1:37 PM PST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 5:03 PM PSTGale WarningMFR22 hr
Feb 9, 5:03 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR14 hr
Feb 9, 5:03 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR17 hr
Feb 9, 7:55 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas32 hr
Feb 10, 9:45 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRCurry, Josephine34 hr
Feb 10, 2:56 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR19 hr
Feb 10, 3:03 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas29 hr
Feb 10, 2:46 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou29 hr

Nearby

High Surf Warnings in Oregon, 2009Every high surf warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.