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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 30, 2020, 9:40 AM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Nov 1, 2020, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2020, 9:40 AM PDT (16:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2020, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2020, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 21 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 16:36 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, 4.7 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
- 2124 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
011 WHUS46 KMFR 301640 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 940 AM PDT Fri Oct 30 2020 ORZ021-022-311400- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0009.201101T2100Z-201102T1800Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 940 AM PDT Fri Oct 30 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Increased risk for sneaker waves are expected. These are waves with higher run-ups than expected, and they are dangerous to beach goers. * WHERE...All southern Oregon beaches. * WHEN...2 PM Sunday through 11 AM Monday. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by these waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Keep your distance from the ocean when there is a threat of sneaker waves. Never turn your back to the ocean. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
4 follow-up statements
293 WHUS46 KMFR 310823 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 123 AM PDT Sat Oct 31 2020 ORZ021-022-312200- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0009.201101T2100Z-201102T1800Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 123 AM PDT Sat Oct 31 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Increased risk for sneaker waves are expected. These are waves with higher run-ups than expected, and they are dangerous to beach goers. * WHERE...All southern Oregon beaches. * WHEN...From 2 PM Sunday afternoon through 11 AM Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by these waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
140 WHUS46 KMFR 312112 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 212 PM PDT Sat Oct 31 2020 ORZ021-022-011200- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0009.201101T2100Z-201102T1800Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 212 PM PDT Sat Oct 31 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Increased risk for sneaker waves are expected. These are waves with higher run-ups than expected, and they are dangerous to beach goers. * WHERE...All southern Oregon beaches. * WHEN...From 2 PM Sunday afternoon through 11 AM Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by these waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
529 WHUS46 KMFR 010802 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 102 AM PDT Sun Nov 1 2020 ORZ021-022-012115- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0009.201101T2100Z-201102T1800Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 102 AM PDT Sun Nov 1 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Increased risk for sneaker waves are expected. These are waves with higher run-ups than expected, and they are dangerous to beach goers. * WHERE...All southern Oregon beaches. * WHEN...From 2 PM Sunday afternoon through 11 AM Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by these waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
604 WHUS46 KMFR 012055 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 1255 PM PST Sun Nov 1 2020 ORZ021-022-021800- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0009.201101T2100Z-201102T1800Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 1255 PM PST Sun Nov 1 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Increased risk for sneaker waves are expected. These are waves with higher run-ups than expected, and they are dangerous to beach goers. * WHERE...All southern Oregon beaches. * WHEN...Through 10 AM Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. Logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by these waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Never turn your back on the ocean. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 1:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 51 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.