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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Feb 13, 2020, 2:35 PM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Feb 14, 2020, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2020, 2:35 PM PST (22:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2020, 2:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2020, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 14 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 22:37 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, 10.6 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
- 1078 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
223 WHUS46 KMFR 132235 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 235 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2020 ORZ021-022-141800- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0002.200214T1000Z-200214T1800Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 235 PM PST Thu Feb 13 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Increased threat for dangerous sneaker waves is expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM PST Friday morning through 10 AM PST Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Sneaker waves with high run-ups can knock unsuspecting people over and drag them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and floated by these waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. 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. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
3 follow-up statements
734 WHUS46 KMFR 141006 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 206 AM PST Fri Feb 14 2020 ORZ021-022-141800- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200214T1800Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 206 AM PST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Increased threat for dangerous sneaker waves. * WHERE...Beaches of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * WHEN...Through 10 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Sneaker waves with high run-ups can knock unsuspecting people over and drag them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and floated by these waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. Never turn your back to the ocean. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
026 WHUS46 KMFR 141755 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 955 AM PST Fri Feb 14 2020 ORZ021-022-150000- /O.EXT.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200215T0000Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 955 AM PST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Risk of dangerous sneaker waves. * WHERE...Beaches of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Sneaker waves with high run-ups can knock unsuspecting people over and drag them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and floated by these waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. 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. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
364 WHUS46 KMFR 150012 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 412 PM PST Fri Feb 14 2020 ORZ021-022-150115- /O.EXP.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200215T0000Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 412 PM PST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... The enhanced threat of sneaker waves has diminished, but surf conditions remain elevated and dangerous waves may still be possible. Make sure to stay aware of wave conditions at all times. $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2:39 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 61 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.