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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at May 1, 2021, 2:32 AM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at May 1, 2021, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2021, 2:32 AM PDT (09:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2021, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2021, 8:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 9 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 09:32 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, 9.5 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
- 3502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
856 WHUS46 KMFR 010932 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 232 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ORZ021-022-011745- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0005.210502T0600Z-210502T1500Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 232 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High threat for sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches along the southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...From 11 PM PDT this evening through 8 AM PDT Sunday 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. 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 17-19 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/map/?wfo=mfr 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 and avoid areas of the beach with excess debris. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
3 follow-up statements
296 WHUS46 KMFR 010936 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 236 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ORZ021-022-012330- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0005.210502T0600Z-210502T1500Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 236 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High threat for sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches along the southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...From 11 PM PDT this evening through 8 AM PDT Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. In addition, logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by the waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The sneaker wave threat is even higher considering this will arrive with an incoming high tide Sunday morning. The waves are not especially large, generally in the 3-5 foot range with periods of 17-19 seconds, but these waves could have the ability to run farther up the beach than usual, resulting in sneaker waves. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extreme caution along the beaches and keep your distance from the ocean. NEVER turn your back on the ocean! Remain out of the water and avoid areas of the beach with excess debris. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
172 WHUS46 KMFR 012122 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 222 PM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ORZ021-022-021245- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0005.210502T0600Z-210502T1500Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 222 PM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Higher threat for sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches along the southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...From 11 PM PDT this evening through 8 AM PDT Sunday 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. 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 17-19 seconds, but these waves will 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/map/?wfo=mfr 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 and avoid areas of the beach with excess debris. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
973 WHUS46 KMFR 020759 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 1259 AM PDT Sun May 2 2021 ORZ021-022-021500- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-210502T1500Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 1259 AM PDT Sun May 2 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Higher threat for sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches along the southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...From 11 PM PDT this evening through 8 AM PDT Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. In addition, logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by the waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The sneaker wave threat is even higher considering this will arrive with an incoming high tide Sunday morning. The waves are not especially large, generally in the 3- 5 foot range with periods of 17-19 seconds, but these waves will have the ability to run farther up the beach than usual, resulting in sneaker waves. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extreme caution along the beaches and keep your distance from the ocean. NEVER turn your back on the ocean! Remain out of the water and avoid areas of the beach with excess debris. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2:26 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 21 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Oregon, 2021Every beach hazards statement in 2021
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.