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High Surf Warning 6, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high surf warning at Nov 18, 2012, 4:13 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Nov 18, 2012, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 32 hr. 11 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
- Nov 18, 2012, 4:13 AM PST (12:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2012, 8:56 PM PST
- In force
- 32 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 12:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 5:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gold Beach, OR | TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 101 NEAR MILEPOST 326. ROAD REMAINED CLOSED UNTIL ABOUT 10 PM. |
| Nov 19, 5:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Diamond Lake, OR | TREES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 138 AND 230 INTERCHANGE. |
| Nov 19, 6:05 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 2 Nne Langlois, OR | 48 MPH GUSTS AS OF 430AM...GUSTS OF 54 MPH OCCURED BEFORE MIDNIGHT. |
| Nov 19, 7:09 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0.83 | Ne Brookings, OR | 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION |
| Nov 19, 11:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 5 Nnw Brookings, OR | ALSO 0.6 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 0930L. WINDS INCREASING. |
| Nov 19, 4:15 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.78 | 1 Nne Langlois, OR | 12HR AMOUNT 24HR PRECIP 2.32 60 MPH GUST BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND TREES DOWN IN AREA. |
| Nov 19, 4:37 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Se Brookings, OR | |
| Nov 19, 5:38 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.29 | 2 Nnw Coos Bay, OR | 24HR |
| Nov 19, 8:00 PM PST | FLOOD | Brookings, OR | CITY OF BROOKINGS TREATMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS. REPORTS OF FLOODED STREETS, STORES, HOUSES, AND LANES OF TRAFFIC FROM THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN BAND THAT WENT THROUGH IN LAST HOUR. LANES OF TRAFFIC BLOCKED DUE TO WATER. RAINFALL INTENSITY DIMINISHING. ELEVATION A |
| Nov 19, 8:00 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.53 | 7 Ese Coos Bay, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL 8PM TO 8PM LOCAL TIME. SOUTHEAST OF THE COOS RIVER. |
| Nov 19, 8:15 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.03 | 4 Ssw Elkton, OR | 12 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE 815AM LOCAL TIME. |
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, 0.2 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
- 821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
812 WHUS46 KMFR 181213 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 413 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES ALONG THE OREGON COAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH WAVES WHICH WILL BUILD THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST MONDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE...PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ022-182015- /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.W.0006.121118T2100Z-121120T0600Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- 413 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE WIND WAVES WILL BUILD THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WITH BREAKERS PEAKING AT 22 TO 28 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG SOUTH FACING PORTS AND BEACHES...AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. INITIALLY...TODAY INTO TONIGHT...AREAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH WILL BE IMPACTED...THEN ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY HIGH SURF ON MONDAY. * TIMING...WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, PEAKING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE AS THE WAVES RETREAT. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING HIGH TIDES...WHICH ARE AROUND 4 AM PDT AND 4 PM PST. 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. && $$ CC
5 follow-up statements
350 WHUS46 KMFR 182012 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1212 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES ALONG THE OREGON COAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH WAVES WHICH WILL BUILD THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST MONDAY EVENING. WAVES WILL PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE...PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ022-191145- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0006.121118T2100Z-121120T0600Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1212 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE WIND WAVES WILL BUILD THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... WITH BREAKERS PEAKING AT 22 TO 28 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG SOUTH FACING PORTS AND BEACHES... AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. INITIALLY...TODAY INTO TONIGHT...AREAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH WILL BE IMPACTED...THEN ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY HIGH SURF ON MONDAY. * TIMING...WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... PEAKING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE AS THE WAVES RETREAT FROM THE SHORE. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING HIGH TIDES...WHICH ARE AROUND 4 AM PST AND 4 PM PST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ SK
041 WHUS46 KMFR 190307 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 707 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES ALONG THE OREGON COAST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH WAVES WHICH WILL BUILD THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST MONDAY EVENING. WAVES WILL PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE... PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ021-191715- /O.EXA.KMFR.SU.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 707 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE WIND WAVES WILL BUILD THROUGH MONDAY... WITH BREAKERS PEAKING AT 22 TO 28 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG SOUTH FACING PORTS AND BEACHES... AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. INITIALLY...TODAY INTO TONIGHT...AREAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH WILL BE IMPACTED...THEN ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY HIGH SURF ON MONDAY. * TIMING...WAVES WILL INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY... PEAKING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WILL INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE AS THE WAVES RETREAT FROM THE SHORE. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING HIGH TIDES...WHICH ARE AROUND 4 AM PST AND 4 PM PST. 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. && $$ ORZ022-191715- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ CURRY COUNTY COAST- 707 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE WIND WAVES WILL BUILD THROUGH MONDAY... WITH BREAKERS PEAKING AT 22 TO 28 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG SOUTH FACING PORTS AND BEACHES... AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. INITIALLY...TODAY INTO TONIGHT...AREAS NORTH OF GOLD BEACH WILL BE IMPACTED...THEN ALL AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY HIGH SURF ON MONDAY. * TIMING...WAVES WILL INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY... PEAKING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WILL INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE AS THE WAVES RETREAT FROM THE SHORE. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING HIGH TIDES...WHICH ARE AROUND 4 AM PST AND 4 PM PST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. AVOID THE SURF ZONE AND ESPECIALLY JETTIES. && $$
882 WHUS46 KMFR 191220 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 420 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES ALONG THE OREGON COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH WAVES WHICH WILL BUILD THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. WAVES WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE... PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ021-022-192030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SU.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121120T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 420 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...EXTREMELY LARGE WIND WAVES WILL BUILD THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...WITH BREAKERS PEAKING AT 24 TO 30 FEET. HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG SOUTH FACING PORTS AND BEACHES... AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...WAVES WILL INCREASE TODAY...PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO TONIGHT. WAVES AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE LATE EVENING AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE AS THE WAVES RETREAT FROM THE SHORE. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING HIGH TIDES...WHICH ARE AROUND 4 AM PST AND 4 PM PST. 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. && $$ CC
041 WHUS46 KMFR 192012 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1212 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES ALONG THE OREGON COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH WAVES WHICH WILL BUILD INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. WAVES WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON. LARGE BREAKERS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SURF ZONE...PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING PORTS AND BEACHES. ORZ021-022-200900- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121120T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1212 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...EXTREMELY LARGE WIND WAVES WILL BUILD THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BREAKERS PEAKING AT 24 TO 30 FEET. HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG SOUTH FACING PORTS AND BEACHES...AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...WAVES WILL INCREASE TODAY...PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO TONIGHT. WAVES AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE LATE EVENING AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE AS THE WAVES RETREAT FROM THE SHORE. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE BEACHES AND STAY OFF JETTIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING HIGH TIDES...WHICH ARE AROUND 4 PM PST AND 5 AM PST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ SK
448 WHUS46 KMFR 200456 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 856 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ORZ021-022-200600- /O.CAN.KMFR.SU.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121120T0900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 856 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF WARNING. SURF WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WAVES CAN STILL SWEEP OVER THE JETTIES. DIMINISHED WINDS AND GENERAL SURF MAY GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE JETTIES ARE SAFE TO VENTURE ONTO...SWEEPING THE UNSUSPECTING OFF. $$ SVEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:36 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 52 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:41 AM PST | Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine | 63 hr |
| Nov 18, 4:54 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 58 hr |
| Nov 18, 11:43 AM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 27 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:03 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 69 hr |
Nearby
High Surf Warnings in Oregon, 2012Every high surf warning in 2012
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.