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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 2, 2020, 2:08 PM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Jul 4, 2020, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2020, 2:08 PM PDT (21:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 4, 2020, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2020, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 42 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 21:06 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, 9.1 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
- 884 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
248 WHUS46 KMFR 022108 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 208 PM PDT Thu Jul 2 2020 ORZ021-022-032115- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0007.200704T2100Z-200706T0600Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 208 PM PDT Thu Jul 2 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of dangerous sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Curry County Coast, particularly more south facing beaches. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Despite seemingly calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and 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... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Stay a safe distance from the water along beaches, rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
5 follow-up statements
794 WHUS46 KMFR 032054 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 154 PM PDT Fri Jul 3 2020 ORZ021-022-041000- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0007.200704T2100Z-200706T0600Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 154 PM PDT Fri Jul 3 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of dangerous sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Curry County Coast, particularly more south facing beaches. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Despite seemingly calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and drag them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and floated by these waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. Never turn your back to the ocean. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Stay a safe distance from the water along beaches, rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
040 WHUS46 KMFR 040920 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 220 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 2020 ORZ021-022-050000- /O.EXT.KMFR.BH.S.0007.200704T1200Z-200706T0600Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 220 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of dangerous sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Curry County Coast, particularly more south facing beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Despite seemingly calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and 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 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... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Stay a safe distance from the water along beaches, rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
080 WHUS46 KMFR 042111 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 211 PM PDT Sat Jul 4 2020 ORZ021-022-051015- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200706T0600Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 211 PM PDT Sat Jul 4 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of dangerous sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Curry County Coast, particularly more south facing beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Despite seemingly calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and drag them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and floated by these waves, crushing or entrapping victims underneath. Never turn your back to the ocean. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Stay a safe distance from the water along beaches, rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
443 WHUS46 KMFR 050910 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 210 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 2020 ORZ021-022-060600- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200706T0600Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 210 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of dangerous sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Curry County Coast, particularly more south facing beaches. * WHEN...Through 11 pm PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Despite seemingly calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and 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 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... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Stay a safe distance from the water along beaches, rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
855 WHUS46 KMFR 060551 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 1051 PM PDT Sun Jul 5 2020 ORZ021-022-060700- /O.EXP.KMFR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200706T0600Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 1051 PM PDT Sun Jul 5 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... The sneaker wave threat has decreased for tonight. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 9:08 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 11 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Oregon, 2020Every beach hazards statement in 2020
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.