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High Surf Advisory 7, NWS Medford, OR

March 17, 2021Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high surf advisory at Mar 17, 2021, 2:17 AM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 18, 2021, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 17, 2021, 2:17 AM PDT (09:17 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 18, 2021, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 19, 2021, 5:00 PM PDT
In force
24 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 09:17 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, 9.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2021-03-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2021-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1704 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

678 
WHUS46 KMFR 170917
CFWMFR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Medford OR
217 AM PDT Wed Mar 17 2021

ORZ021-022-180000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SU.Y.0007.210319T0000Z-210320T0000Z/
South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast-
217 AM PDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 5 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 23 to 25 feet.

* WHERE...Curry, Coos, and Douglas County shorelines in southern
  Oregon.
 
* WHEN...From 5 PM Thursday to 5 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Large breaking waves will create hazardous conditions
  along and within the surf zone, and could inundate beaches and
  low lying shorelines. Beach erosion is possible, and exposed
  infrastructure may be damaged.

* View the hazard area in detail at 
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay away from the surf zone and off of jetties. Area beaches may
become hazardous due to dangerous surf conditions.

&&

$$

Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
4 follow-up statements
011 
WHUS46 KMFR 172126
CFWMFR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Medford OR
226 PM PDT Wed Mar 17 2021

ORZ021-022-181100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SU.Y.0007.210319T0000Z-210320T0000Z/
South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast-
226 PM PDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO
5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 22 to 25 feet.

* WHERE...Curry, Coos, and Douglas County shorelines in southern 
  Oregon.

* WHEN...From 5 PM Thursday to 5 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Large breaking waves will create hazardous 
  conditions along and within the surf zone, and could inundate 
  beaches and low lying shorelines. Beach erosion is possible, 
  and exposed infrastructure may be damaged.

* View the hazard area in detail at 
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay away from the surf zone and off of jetties. Area beaches may
become hazardous due to dangerous surf conditions.

&&

$$

Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
010 
WHUS46 KMFR 180959
CFWMFR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Medford OR
259 AM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021

ORZ021-022-182200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SU.Y.0007.210319T0000Z-210320T0000Z/
South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast-
259 AM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 22 to 25 feet.

* WHERE...Curry, Coos, and Douglas County shorelines in southern 
  Oregon.

* WHEN...From 5 PM today to 5 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Large breaking waves will create hazardous 
  conditions along and within the surf zone, and could inundate 
  beaches and low lying shorelines. Beach erosion is possible, 
  and exposed infrastructure may be damaged.

* View the hazard area in detail at 
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay away from the surf zone and off of jetties. Area beaches may
become hazardous due to dangerous surf conditions.

&&

$$

Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
524 
WHUS46 KMFR 182030
CFWMFR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Medford OR
130 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021

ORZ021-022-191200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SU.Y.0007.210319T0000Z-210320T0000Z/
South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast-
130 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 22 to 25 feet.

* WHERE...Curry, Coos, and Douglas County shorelines in southern 
  Oregon.

* WHEN...From 5 PM today to 5 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Large breaking waves will create hazardous 
  conditions along and within the surf zone, and could inundate 
  beaches and low lying shorelines. Beach erosion is possible, 
  and exposed infrastructure may be damaged.

* View the hazard area in detail at 
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay away from the surf zone and off of jetties. Area beaches may
become hazardous due to dangerous surf conditions.

&&

$$

Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
690 
WHUS46 KMFR 190945
CFWMFR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Medford OR
245 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021

ORZ021-022-200000-
/O.CON.KMFR.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210320T0000Z/
South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast-
245 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 22 to 25 feet.

* WHERE...Curry, Coos, and Douglas County shorelines in southern 
  Oregon.

* WHEN...Through 5 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Large breaking waves will create hazardous 
  conditions along and within the surf zone, and could inundate 
  beaches and low lying shorelines. Beach erosion is possible, 
  and exposed infrastructure may be damaged.

* View the hazard area in detail at 
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay away from the surf zone and off of jetties. Area beaches may
become hazardous due to dangerous surf conditions.

&&

$$

Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 3:22 AM PDTWind AdvisoryMFRJackson, Klamath, Lake44 hr
Mar 17, 2:23 PM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR57 hr

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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.