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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Feb 28, 2018, 2:30 PM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2018, 2:30 PM PST (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2018, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 38 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 22:33 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, 10.5 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
- 1229 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
697 WHUS46 KMFR 282230 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 230 PM PST Wed Feb 28 2018 ORZ021-022-012230- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0002.180228T2230Z-180302T1200Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 230 PM PST Wed Feb 28 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for heavy surf...which is in effect through late Thursday night. * Hazards...Heavy surf with breaker heights 15 to 20 feet. * Timing...Through late Thursday night. Heavier surf will likely develop Friday. * Locations Include...Beaches, rock outcroppings and jetties along the coast of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * Potential Impacts...Large sneaker waves will push water very far up the beach and may sweep people off their feet and into the ocean. These waves can also move logs and debris, which can crush or injure those caught in the water. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
446 WHUS46 KMFR 011112 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 312 AM PST Thu Mar 1 2018 ORZ021-022-012300- /O.EXT.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-180303T0600Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 312 AM PST Thu Mar 1 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * Hazards...Heavy surf with breaker heights 15 to 20 feet through this evening. Heavy surf increases Friday morning with breaker heights of 20 to 23 feet through Friday evening. * Timing...Through Friday evening * Locations Include...Beaches, rock outcroppings and jetties along the coast of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * Potential Impacts...Large sneaker waves will push water very far up the beach and may sweep people off their feet and into the ocean. These waves can also move logs and debris, which can crush or injure those caught in the water. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. && $$
767 WHUS46 KMFR 012230 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 230 PM PST Thu Mar 1 2018 ORZ021-022-021400- /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.Y.0006.180302T1200Z-180303T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-180302T1200Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 230 PM PST Thu Mar 1 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a High Surf Advisory...which is in effect from 4 AM to 4 PM PST Friday. * Hazards...Heavy surf with breaker heights 18 to 20 feet into tonight. Heavy surf will increase to around 25 feet late Thursday night, then decrease to around 20 feet by Friday evening. * Timing...Through Friday afternoon. * Locations Include...Beaches, rock outcroppings and jetties along the coast of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * Potential Impacts...Large sneaker waves will push water very far up the beach and may sweep people off their feet and into the ocean. These waves can also move logs and debris, which can crush or injure those caught in the water. * 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. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing rip currents and localized beach erosion. && $$
256 WHUS46 KMFR 021155 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 355 AM PST Fri Mar 2 2018 ORZ021-022-030000- /O.EXP.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-180302T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SU.Y.0006.180302T1200Z-180303T0000Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 355 AM PST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * Hazards...Heavy surf is expected to be around 25 feet today, then decrease to around 20 feet by this evening. * Timing...Through this afternoon. * Locations Include...Beaches, rock outcroppings and jetties along the coast of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * Potential Impacts...Large sneaker waves will push water very far up the beach and may sweep people off their feet and into the ocean. These waves can also move logs and debris, which can crush or injure those caught in the water. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions... && Precautionary/preparedness actions... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing rip currents and localized beach erosion. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 7:31 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 20 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:30 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 50 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:30 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.