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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Medford, OR

March 30, 2017Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Mar 30, 2017, 2:52 AM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Apr 1, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2017, 2:52 AM PDT (09:52 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 1, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2017, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
30 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 09:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2017-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2017-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

858 
WHUS46 KMFR 300952
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
252 AM PDT THU MAR 30 2017


ORZ021-022-301800-
/O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0002.170401T2100Z-170402T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
252 AM PDT THU MAR 30 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...THE SNEAKER WAVES THREAT WILL INCREASE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING AS A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL IMPACTS THE COAST.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS AND
  DOUGLAS COASTS.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND
  PUSH WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH, AND MAY SWEEP PEOPLE OFF THEIR
  FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND MOVE LOGS
  AND DEBRIS, WHICH CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT IN THE WATER.
  USE EXTRA CAUTION AT AREA BEACHES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND
  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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE
SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS WAVES,
RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES NOT
APPEAR THREATENING. 

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
561 
WHUS46 KMFR 301135
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
435 AM PDT THU MAR 30 2017


ORZ021-022-302300-
/O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.170401T2100Z-170402T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
435 AM PDT THU MAR 30 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THE SNEAKER WAVES THREAT WILL INCREASE SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY 
  MORNING AS A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL IMPACTS THE COAST. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS AND 
  DOUGLAS COASTS. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY 
  AND PUSH WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH, AND MAY SWEEP PEOPLE OFF 
  THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND 
  MOVE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT 
  IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION AT AREA BEACHES DURING THIS 
  TIME PERIOD AND 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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS
WAVES, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES
NOT APPEAR THREATENING.

&&

$$

CC
211 
WHUS46 KMFR 302207
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 PM PDT THU MAR 30 2017

ORZ021-022-311030-
/O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.170401T2100Z-170402T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
307 PM PDT THU MAR 30 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THE SNEAKER WAVES THREAT WILL INCREASE SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY 
  MORNING AS A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL IMPACTS THE COAST. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS AND 
  DOUGLAS COASTS. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY 
  AND PUSH WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH, AND MAY SWEEP PEOPLE OFF 
  THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND 
  MOVE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT 
  IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION AT AREA BEACHES DURING THIS 
  TIME PERIOD AND 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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS
WAVES, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES
NOT APPEAR THREATENING.

&&

$$
781 
WHUS46 KMFR 311027
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
327 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

ORZ021-022-312300-
/O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.170401T2100Z-170402T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
327 AM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THE THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES WILL INCREASE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS A
  LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL IMPACTS THE COAST.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS AND 
  DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY 
  AND PUSH WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH, AND MAY SWEEP PEOPLE OFF 
  THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND 
  MOVE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT 
  IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION AT AREA BEACHES DURING THIS 
  TIME PERIOD AND 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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS
WAVES, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES
NOT APPEAR THREATENING.

&&

$$
253 
WHUS46 KMFR 312041
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
141 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

ORZ021-022-011030-
/O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.170401T2100Z-170402T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
141 PM PDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THE THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES WILL INCREASE SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS A 
  LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL IMPACTS THE COAST. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS AND 
  DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY 
  AND PUSH WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH, AND MAY SWEEP PEOPLE OFF 
  THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND 
  MOVE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT 
  IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION AT AREA BEACHES DURING THIS 
  TIME PERIOD AND 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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS
WAVES, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES
NOT APPEAR THREATENING.

&&

$$
108 
WHUS46 KMFR 010953
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
253 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

ORZ021-022-012330-
/O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.170401T2100Z-170402T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
253 AM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...THE THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS A
  LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL IMPACTS THE COAST.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS AND 
  DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY 
  AND PUSH WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH, AND MAY SWEEP PEOPLE OFF 
  THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND 
  MOVE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT 
  IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION AT AREA BEACHES DURING THIS 
  TIME PERIOD AND 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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS
WAVES, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES
NOT APPEAR THREATENING.

&&

$$
197 
WHUS46 KMFR 012003
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
103 PM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

ORZ021-022-020815-
/O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.170401T2100Z-170402T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
103 PM PDT SAT APR 1 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...THE THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS A 
  LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL IMPACTS THE COAST. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS AND 
  DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY 
  AND PUSH WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH, AND MAY SWEEP PEOPLE OFF 
  THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND 
  MOVE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT 
  IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION AT AREA BEACHES DURING THIS 
  TIME PERIOD AND 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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS
WAVES, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES
NOT APPEAR THREATENING.

&&

$$
259 
WHUS46 KMFR 020708
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1208 AM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

ORZ021-022-022200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
1208 AM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THE THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES WILL BE AT A HIGH EARLY
  THIS MORNING BUT PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A LONG PERIOD
  WEST SWELL IMPACTS THE COAST.
 
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS AND 
  DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY 
  AND PUSH WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH, AND MAY SWEEP PEOPLE OFF 
  THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND 
  MOVE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT 
  IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION AT AREA BEACHES DURING THIS 
  TIME PERIOD AND 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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS
WAVES, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES
NOT APPEAR THREATENING.

&&

$$
769 
WHUS46 KMFR 022154
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
254 PM PDT SUN APR 2 2017



ORZ021-022-030300-
/O.EXT.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170403T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
254 PM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNEAKER WAVES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
  AS A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL IMPACTS THE COAST.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS AND 
  DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY 
  AND PUSH WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH, AND MAY SWEEP PEOPLE OFF 
  THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND 
  MOVE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT 
  IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION AT AREA BEACHES DURING THIS 
  TIME PERIOD AND 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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS
WAVES, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES
NOT APPEAR THREATENING.

&&

$$

CC/FB
590 
WHUS46 KMFR 030300
CFWMFR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
800 PM PDT SUN APR 2 2017


ORZ021-022-030400-
/O.EXP.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170403T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
800 PM PDT SUN APR 2 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* 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. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND PUSH MUCH FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN PREVIOUS
WAVES, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EVEN WHEN THE OCEAN DOES
NOT APPEAR THREATENING.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 2:28 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR48 hr
Mar 30, 3:04 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR35 hr

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Oregon, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017

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.