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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 22, 2017, 1:46 PM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Oct 23, 2017, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2017, 1:46 PM PDT (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 23, 2017, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2017, 8:00 PM 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 20:47 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, 8.8 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 877 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 451 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
284 WHUS46 KMFR 222046 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 146 PM PDT SUN OCT 22 2017 ORZ021-022-231115- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0004.171023T1200Z-171024T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 146 PM PDT SUN OCT 22 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...INCOMING LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES. * TIMING...THE LARGEST THREAT FOR SNEAKER WAVES IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, PUSHING WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH AND SWEEPING PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN, WHERE COLD AND DEEP WATER POSE A LIFE THREATENING RISK. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND MOVE LARGE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH IN TURN CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION, STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER, AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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. && $$ BPN
3 follow-up statements
764 WHUS46 KMFR 230519 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1019 PM PDT SUN OCT 22 2017 ORZ021-022-240000- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0004.171023T1200Z-171024T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1019 PM PDT SUN OCT 22 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...INCOMING LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES. * TIMING...THE LARGEST THREAT FOR SNEAKER WAVES IS EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, PUSHING WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH AND SWEEPING PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN, WHERE COLD AND DEEP WATER POSE A LIFE THREATENING RISK. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND MOVE LARGE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH IN TURN CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION, STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER, AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$
914 WHUS46 KMFR 232147 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 247 PM PDT MON OCT 23 2017 ORZ021-022-240300- /O.EXT.KMFR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-171024T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 247 PM PDT MON OCT 23 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...INCOMING LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES. * TIMING...THE LARGEST THREAT FOR SNEAKER WAVES IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, PUSHING WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH AND SWEEPING PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN, WHERE COLD AND DEEP WATER POSE A LIFE THREATENING RISK. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND MOVE LARGE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH IN TURN CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION, STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER, AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/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. && $$ CC
989 WHUS46 KMFR 240255 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 755 PM PDT MON OCT 23 2017 ORZ021-022-240400- /O.EXP.KMFR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-171024T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 755 PM PDT MON OCT 23 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * THE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR PROMOTING SNEAKER WAVES HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING, BUT IT IS STILL A GOOD IDEA TO STAY OFF JETTIES AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2:40 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 4 days |
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.