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High Surf Warning 8, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high surf warning at Dec 15, 2012, 4:06 PM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 16, 2012, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 10 hr. 4 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 15, 2012, 4:06 PM PST (00:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2012, 9:53 PM PST
- In force
- 10 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 00:05 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 16, 7:00 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.18 | Ne Brookings, OR | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 16, 9:44 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Winston, OR | TREE REPORTED DOWN |
| Dec 16, 9:46 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 35 | 1 Ene Roseburg, OR | |
| Dec 16, 9:48 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Winston, OR | SPOTTER REPORTS 2 TRANSFORMERS BLOWN AND LOSS OF POWER DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. |
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, 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
- 704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 678 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
738 WHUS46 KMFR 160006 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 406 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...STORM FORCE SOUTH WINDS TO GENERATE HIGH SURF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THIS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES AND PORTS. WINDS WILL VEER TO WEST AND WEAKEN LATER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY BUT NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BECOME VERY LARGE AS IT BUILDS TO A PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON. ORZ021-022-161200- /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.W.0008.121216T2000Z-121217T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 406 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...SOUTH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 20 TO 25 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SURF WILL DIMINISH ONLY SLIGHTLY LATER SUNDAY NIGHT BUT THE SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. * TIMING...SURF WILL RAPIDLY BUILD SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE HIGHEST BREAKERS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT SOUTH FACING BEACHES AND PORTS...ESPECIALLY PORT ORFORD. CONDITIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS DURING HIGH TIDE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ DW
3 follow-up statements
913 WHUS46 KMFR 161155 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 355 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM FORCE SOUTH WINDS TO GENERATE HIGH SURF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES AND PORTS. WINDS WILL VEER TO WEST AND WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY BUT NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BECOME VERY LARGE AS IT BUILDS TO A PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON. ORZ021-022-170000- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0008.121216T2000Z-121217T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 355 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...SOUTH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 20 TO 25 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SURF WILL DIMINISH ONLY SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT BUT THE SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. * TIMING...SURF WILL RAPIDLY BUILD THIS MORNING WITH THE HIGHEST BREAKERS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT SOUTH FACING BEACHES AND PORTS...ESPECIALLY PORT ORFORD. CONDITIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS DURING HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. && $$ SPILDE
776 WHUS46 KMFR 162317 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 317 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM FORCE SOUTH WINDS TO GENERATE HIGH SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES AND PORTS. WINDS WILL VEER TO WEST AND WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY BUT NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BECOME VERY LARGE AS IT BUILDS TO A PEAK MONDAY MORNING BUT REMAINS VERY LARGE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ORZ021-022-170600- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121217T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 317 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...SOUTH WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 20 TO 25 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SOUTHERLY WAVES WILL TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT. A VERY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO A PEAK MONDAY MORNING WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS REMAINING AT 20 TO 25 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST SOUTHERLY BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING THEN SURF WILL REMAIN VERY LARGE BUT TRANSITION TO WESTERLY LATE TONIGHT AND NORTHWESTERLY ON MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT SOUTH FACING BEACHES AND PORTS...ESPECIALLY PORT ORFORD. 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. && $$ DW
653 WHUS46 KMFR 170553 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 953 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ORZ021-022-180000- /O.CAN.KMFR.SU.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121217T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.Y.0013.121217T0553Z-121218T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 953 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WAVES AND SURF...AS WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY TONIGHT...HIGH SURF WILL BECOME DRIVEN BY AN INCREASING WEST SWELL. WEST SWELLS WILL BUILD THROUGH THE NIGHT AND PEAK MONDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE BREAKERS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 FEET TO CONTINUE. WAVES WILL DECREASE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS SWELLS SUBSIDE. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTH FACING BEACHES THIS EVENING AND THEN TRANSITION TO WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ WRIGHT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 5:07 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 19 hr | |
| Dec 15, 5:07 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 51 hr | |
| Dec 15, 5:07 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 3 hr | |
| Dec 15, 5:07 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 33 hr | |
| Dec 15, 5:07 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 15 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:29 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lake | 31 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:05 PM PST | Blizzard Warning | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Klamath | 19 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:05 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine | 45 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.