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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 23, 2021, 2:34 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 24, 2021, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2021, 2:34 AM PST (10:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2021, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2021, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 15 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 10:41 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 00:00Z, 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
089 WHUS46 KMFR 231034 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 234 AM PST Sat Jan 23 2021 ORZ021-022-232300- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0003.210124T0900Z-210125T0000Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 234 AM PST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 4 PM PST SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate to high threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches along the southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties * WHEN...From 1 AM PST Sunday morning through 4 PM PST Sunday afternoon. * 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. In addition, logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by the waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The sneaker wave threat is even higher considering this will arrive with an incoming high tide Sunday morning. The waves are not especially large, generally in the 3-5 foot range with periods of 19-21 seconds, but these waves could have the ability to run farther up the beach than usual, resulting in sneaker waves. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extreme caution along the beaches and keep your distance from the ocean. NEVER turn your back on the ocean! Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
3 follow-up statements
267 WHUS46 KMFR 232246 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 246 PM PST Sat Jan 23 2021 ORZ021-022-241400- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0003.210124T0900Z-210125T0000Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 246 PM PST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate to high threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches along the southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM PST Sunday morning through 4 PM PST Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. In addition, logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by the waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The sneaker wave threat is even higher considering this will arrive with an incoming high tide Sunday morning. The waves are not especially large, generally in the 3- 5 foot range with periods of 19-21 seconds, but these waves could have the ability to run farther up the beach than usual, resulting in sneaker waves. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extreme caution along the beaches and keep your distance from the ocean. NEVER turn your back on the ocean! Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
359 WHUS46 KMFR 241006 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 206 AM PST Sun Jan 24 2021 ORZ021-022-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-210125T0000Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 206 AM PST Sun Jan 24 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate to high threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches along the southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST today. * 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. In addition, logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by the waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The sneaker wave threat is even higher considering this will arrive with an incoming high tide this morning. The waves are not especially large, generally in the 3- 5 foot range with periods of 19-21 seconds, but these waves could have the ability to run farther up the beach than usual, resulting in sneaker waves. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extreme caution along the beaches and keep your distance from the ocean. NEVER turn your back on the ocean! Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
022 WHUS46 KMFR 242355 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 355 PM PST Sun Jan 24 2021 ORZ021-022-250100- /O.EXP.KMFR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-210125T0000Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 355 PM PST Sun Jan 24 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:14 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Curry, Josephine | 40 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:26 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 2:02 PM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 2:02 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.