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High Surf Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high surf warning at Mar 11, 2012, 3:09 PM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 12, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 12 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
- Mar 11, 2012, 3:09 PM PDT (22:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 1:45 AM PDT
- In force
- 15 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 22:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:19 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Bandon, OR | SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AVERAGING 30-40 MPH. GUST RECORDED AT 309 PM PDT. |
| Mar 12, 3:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ene Brookings, OR | LIGHT DEBRIS ON HWY 101 |
| Mar 12, 5:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 S Bandon, OR | |
| Mar 12, 9:30 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.99 | 1 Nne Langlois, OR | REPORTED BY SPOTTER CU44 EVENT DURATION 720 MINUTES. |
| Mar 12, 11:55 PM PDT | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Sse Coos Bay, OR | REPORTED BY SPOTTER CO141 SNOWING HARD |
| Mar 12, 11:55 PM PDT | SNOW 3 | 6 Nne North Bend, OR | REPORTED BY SPOTTER CO90 |
| Mar 12, 11:59 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | 2 Wnw Coos Bay, OR | SNOWFALL IN JUST OVER AN HOUR. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Mar 13, 12:27 AM PDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Nne Langlois, OR | 100FT ELEV AND 4MI INLAND. 24HR RAIN 3.86IN |
| Mar 13, 12:27 AM PDT | SNOW 3 | 3 Ne Bandon, OR | POWER OUT 1915L-0015L. STARTED AS IP. |
| Mar 13, 12:27 AM PDT | SNOW 5 | Ne Lakeside, OR | ACCUMULATED 9PM TO 1225AM. STILL BIG FLAKES AND MOD SNOW. |
| Mar 13, 1:07 AM PDT | SNOW 5 | 3 Sse Coos Bay, OR | -RA NOW. |
| Mar 13, 1:07 AM PDT | SNOW 6 | 3 Sse Coos Bay, OR | POWER IS OUT. 30FT. STILL SNOWING. |
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, 10.2 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
- 718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
682 WHUS46 KMFR 112209 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 309 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST... .STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTHERLY WAVES MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE...PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTHERN FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ022-120615- /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.W.0004.120312T1800Z-120313T0900Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- 309 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 22 TO 27 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...BREAKERS INCREASE IN THE SURF ZONE MONDAY MORNING THEN PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WAVES WILL RUN UP ON BEACHES AND CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS THEY RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. SOUTHERN FACING PORTS...SUCH AS PORT ORFORD AND BROOKINGS...WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THE HIGH TIDE THAT OCCURS MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL EXACERBATE THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ BPN/CC
5 follow-up statements
112 WHUS46 KMFR 120446 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 946 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST... .STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WAVES MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE... PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ022-121800- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0004.120312T1800Z-120313T0900Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- 946 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 22 TO 27 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...BREAKERS INCREASE IN THE SURF ZONE MONDAY MORNING THEN PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WAVES WILL RUN UP ON BEACHES AND CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS THEY RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. SOUTHERN FACING PORTS... SUCH AS PORT ORFORD AND BROOKINGS...WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THE HIGH TIDE THAT OCCURS MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL EXACERBATE THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ ORZ021-121800- /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.Y.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 946 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 20 TO 25 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...BREAKERS INCREASE IN THE SURF ZONE MONDAY MORNING THEN PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WAVES WILL RUN UP ON BEACHES AND CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS THEY RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. THE HIGH TIDE THAT OCCURS MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL EXACERBATE THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WRIGHT
347 WHUS46 KMFR 121747 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1047 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WAVES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE...PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ022-130900- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0004.120312T1800Z-120313T0900Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1047 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 22 TO 27 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...BREAKERS PEAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WAVES WILL RUN UP ON BEACHES AND CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS THEY RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. SOUTHERN FACING PORTS...SUCH AS PORT ORFORD AND BROOKINGS...WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THE HIGH TIDE THAT OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXACERBATE THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ ORZ021-130900- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.Y.0009.120312T1800Z-120313T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 1047 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 20 TO 25 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...BREAKERS PEAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WAVES WILL RUN UP ON BEACHES AND CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS THEY RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. THE HIGH TIDE THAT OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXACERBATE THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MAS
037 WHUS46 KMFR 122008 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 108 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WAVES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE...PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ021-130415- /O.UPG.KMFR.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120313T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SU.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 108 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 25 TO 29 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...BREAKERS PEAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WAVES WILL RUN UP ON BEACHES AND CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS THEY RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. THE HIGH TIDE THAT OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXACERBATE THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ ORZ022-130415- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120313T0900Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- 108 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 23 TO 28 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...BREAKERS PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WAVES WILL RUN UP ON BEACHES AND CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS THEY RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. SOUTHERN FACING PORTS... SUCH AS PORT ORFORD AND BROOKINGS...WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THE HIGH TIDE THAT OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXACERBATE THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CC
663 WHUS46 KMFR 130416 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 916 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WAVES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE...PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ021-130900- /O.EXT.KMFR.SU.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120313T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 916 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 25 TO 29 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...BREAKERS PEAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WAVES WILL RUN UP ON BEACHES AND CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS THEY RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. THE HIGH TIDE THAT OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXACERBATE THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ ORZ022-130900- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120313T0900Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- 916 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 23 TO 28 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...BREAKERS PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WAVES WILL RUN UP ON BEACHES AND CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS THEY RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. SOUTHERN FACING PORTS... SUCH AS PORT ORFORD AND BROOKINGS...WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THE HIGH TIDE THAT OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXACERBATE THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SVEN
910 WHUS46 KMFR 130845 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 145 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ORZ021-022-130945- /O.CAN.KMFR.SU.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120313T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 145 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF WARNING. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 21 FEET. THEREFORE THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ BTL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1:44 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 62 hr | |
| Mar 11, 1:44 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 20 hr | |
| Mar 11, 1:44 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 5 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:01 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 55 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:24 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 12 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:02 PM PDT | Storm Warning | MFR | 35 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:02 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine | 46 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:02 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 46 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:07 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Coos, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath | 40 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.