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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 25, 2017, 2:11 PM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Oct 27, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2017, 2:11 PM PDT (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 27, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2017, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 33 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 21:11 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 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
- 1573 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
331 WHUS46 KMFR 252111 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 211 PM PDT WED OCT 25 2017 ORZ021-022-260515- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0005.171027T2100Z-171029T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 211 PM PDT WED OCT 25 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...INCOMING LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES. * TIMING...THE LARGEST THREAT FOR SNEAKER WAVES IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY 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. && $$ SANDLER
6 follow-up statements
374 WHUS46 KMFR 260316 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 816 PM PDT WED OCT 25 2017 ORZ021-022-262300- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0005.171027T2100Z-171029T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 816 PM PDT WED OCT 25 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...INCOMING LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES. * TIMING...THE LARGEST THREAT FOR SNEAKER WAVES IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, PUSHING WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH AND SWEEPING PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN, WHERE COLD AND DEEP WATER POSE A LIFE THREATENING RISK. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND MOVE LARGE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH IN TURN CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION, STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER, AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$
406 WHUS46 KMFR 262048 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 148 PM PDT THU OCT 26 2017 ORZ021-022-271400- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0005.171027T2100Z-171029T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 148 PM PDT THU OCT 26 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...INCOMING LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES. * TIMING...THE LARGEST THREAT FOR SNEAKER WAVES IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY 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. && $$ MAS
926 WHUS46 KMFR 271236 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 536 AM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017 ORZ021-022-272300- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0005.171027T2100Z-171029T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 536 AM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...INCOMING LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES. * TIMING...THE LARGEST THREAT FOR SNEAKER WAVES IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG THE CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, PUSHING WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH AND SWEEPING PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN, WHERE COLD AND DEEP WATER POSE A LIFE THREATENING RISK. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND MOVE LARGE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH IN TURN CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION, STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER, AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$
595 WHUS46 KMFR 272100 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 200 PM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017 ORZ021-022-281030- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-171029T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 200 PM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY 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 THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG 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. && $$
224 WHUS46 KMFR 280947 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 247 AM PDT SAT OCT 28 2017 ORZ021-022-290600- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-171029T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 247 AM PDT SAT OCT 28 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...INCOMING LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES. * TIMING...THE LARGEST THREAT FOR SNEAKER WAVES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL BEACHES ALONG CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTY COASTS. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ARRIVE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, PUSHING WATER VERY FAR UP THE BEACH AND SWEEPING PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET AND INTO THE OCEAN, WHERE COLD AND DEEP WATER POSE A LIFE THREATENING RISK. THESE WAVES CAN ALSO LIFT AND MOVE LARGE LOGS AND DEBRIS, WHICH IN TURN CAN CRUSH OR INJURE THOSE CAUGHT IN THE WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION, STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER, AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$
901 WHUS46 KMFR 290550 CFWMFR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1050 PM PDT SAT OCT 28 2017 ORZ021-022-290700- /O.EXP.KMFR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-171029T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1050 PM PDT SAT OCT 28 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .NORTHWEST SWELL IS DECREASING AND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FURTHER THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. * 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. && $$
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.