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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 18, 2016, 4:00 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2016, 4:00 AM PST (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2016, 4:33 PM PST
- In force
- 13 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 12:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 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
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
356 WHUS46 KMFR 181200 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 400 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016 ORZ021-022-182000- /O.EXP.KMFR.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160118T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0002.160118T1200Z-160120T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 400 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR LARGE WAVES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HIGH OCEAN SWELL OF 14 TO 17 FEET WILL CREATE BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 18 TO 21 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...ELEVATED BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...LOWERING BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL COASTAL AREAS OF CURRY...COOS...AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES WILL BE IMPACTED. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED AT THE BEACHES TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT WAVES TO RUN UP ON THE BEACH MORE THAN NORMAL. NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$ CC
2 follow-up statements
594 WHUS46 KMFR 181951 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1151 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016 ORZ021-022-190400- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160120T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1151 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...HIGH OCEAN SWELL OF 14 TO 17 FEET WILL CREATE BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 18 TO 21 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...ELEVATED BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...LOWERING BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL COASTAL AREAS OF CURRY...COOS...AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES WILL BE IMPACTED. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED AT THE BEACHES TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT WAVES TO RUN UP ON THE BEACH MORE THAN NORMAL. NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$
078 WHUS46 KMFR 190033 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 433 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016 ORZ021-022-191315- /O.CAN.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160120T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.Y.0007.160119T0033Z-160119T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 433 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WAVES AND SURF...HIGH AND LONG PERIOD SWELL BRINING SURF HEIGHTS OF AROUND 24 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW 20 FEET TUESDAY. * TIMING...ELEVATED BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...LOWERING BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD * IMPACTS...THE SURF ZONE AND ESPECIALLY JETTIES WILL SEE OCCASIONAL HIGH RUN-UPS...WITH WAVES CRASHING OVER THE JETTIES. STAY OFF THE JETTIES AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 4:46 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Jackson | 5 hr |
| Jan 17, 5:49 PM PST | River Flood Warning | MFR | Curry | 31 hr |
| Jan 17, 8:30 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 9 hr |
| Jan 17, 10:13 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Curry, Jackson, Josephine | 3 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:05 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 11 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:27 AM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 30 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:27 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 61 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:27 AM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:14 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 18, 5:29 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MFR | Coos | 4 days |
| Jan 18, 2:24 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 35 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:24 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson, Klamath, Lake | 35 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake | 31 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:25 PM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 25 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:25 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 49 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:25 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 18 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Oregon, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.