Alert archive / Oregon / High Surf Warnings in 2012
High Surf Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high surf warning at Jan 20, 2012, 4:07 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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
- Jan 20, 2012, 4:07 AM PST (12:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 9:07 AM PST
- In force
- 9 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 12:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 5:00 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.32 | Ssw Gold Beach, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 21, 7:07 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0.58 | Ne Brookings, OR | 12 HOUR TOTAL. TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE RAIN BEGAN ON JANUARY 14 IS 12.26 INCHES. |
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 12:00Z, 0.1 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
- 636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 344 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
094 WHUS46 KMFR 201207 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 407 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ORZ021-022-210000- /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.W.0002.120121T0800Z-120122T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 407 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO RISE TODAY WITH ANOTHER STORM. A LARGE SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM AND BUILD THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 25 TO 30 FEET ARE FORECAST FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE UPON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ DW
4 follow-up statements
621 WHUS46 KMFR 202352 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 352 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ORZ021-022-211200- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.120121T0800Z-120122T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 352 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVE HEIGHTS ARE RISING THIS AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER STORM. A LARGE SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM AND BUILD THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 25 TO 30 FEET ARE FORECAST FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE UPON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. HIGH TIDE IS NEAR 930AM PST SATURDAY...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER WAVE RUNUP ON BEACHES SATURDAY MORNING. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF THE JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ SK
726 WHUS46 KMFR 210554 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 954 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ORZ021-022-211145- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.120121T0800Z-120122T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 954 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVE HEIGHTS ARE RISING OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER STORM APPROACHING. A LARGE SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM AND BUILD TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 25 TO 30 FEET ARE FORECAST FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE UPON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. HIGH TIDE IS NEAR 930 AM PST SATURDAY...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER WAVE RUNUP ON BEACHES SATURDAY MORNING. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF THE JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
759 WHUS46 KMFR 211147 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 347 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ORZ021-022-220000- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 347 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...A LARGE WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 25 TO 30 FEET FORECAST INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH TIDE IS NEAR 930 AM PST...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER WAVE RUNUP ON BEACHES THIS MORNING. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF THE JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ SVEN
687 WHUS46 KMFR 211707 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 907 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ORZ021-022-220115- /O.CAN.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.Y.0003.120121T1707Z-120122T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 907 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED. * WAVES AND SURF...A LARGE WEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 22 TO 25 FEET EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THEN ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES AND WILL BRING LARGE SOUTH SEAS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 22 TO 25 FEET WILL CONTINUE DURING THIS PERIOD. * IMPACTS...HIGH TIDE IS NEAR 930 AM PST...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER WAVE RUN UP ON BEACHES THIS MORNING. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF THE JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ CC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 5:06 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Jackson | 11 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:26 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 31 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:26 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake | 36 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:26 AM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 15 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:27 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lake | 25 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:44 PM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:43 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.