Alert archive / Oregon / High Surf Warnings in 2021
High Surf Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high surf warning at Oct 22, 2021, 2:57 PM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Oct 24, 2021, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 36 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2021, 2:57 PM PDT (21:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 24, 2021, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2021, 5:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 36 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 21:56 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 5:02 AM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.82 | Ssw Gold Beach, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 5 AM PDT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 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
- 652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
802 WHUS46 KMFR 222157 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 257 PM PDT Fri Oct 22 2021 ORZ021-022-232200- /O.NEW.KMFR.SU.W.0003.211025T0200Z-211026T1200Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 257 PM PDT Fri Oct 22 2021 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously large breaking waves of 28 to 35 feet. * WHERE...South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast. * WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 5 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Extremely large breaking waves will create very hazardous conditions along beaches and area shorelines. Waves will inundate beaches and surge into normally dry areas. Infrastructure damage and significant beach erosion can be expected. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Beaches and coastlines will become hazardous due to very large and life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties,piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
4 follow-up statements
416 WHUS46 KMFR 232052 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 152 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ORZ021-022-242200- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0003.211025T0200Z-211026T1200Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 152 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously large breaking waves of 28 to 35 feet. * WHERE...South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast. * WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 5 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Extremely large breaking waves will create very hazardous conditions along beaches and area shorelines. Waves will inundate beaches and surge into normally dry areas. Infrastructure damage and significant beach erosion can be expected. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Beaches and coastlines will become hazardous due to very large and life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties,piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
815 WHUS46 KMFR 240246 CFWMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 746 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ORZ021-022-250015- /O.NEW.KMFR.CF.W.0001.211025T0000Z-211025T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SU.W.0003.211025T0000Z-211026T1200Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 746 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding expected. For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of 30 to 37 feet. * WHERE...South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Warning, from 5 PM Sunday to 7 AM PDT Monday. For the High Surf Warning, from 5 PM Sunday to 5 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Extremely large breaking waves will create very hazardous conditions along beaches and area shorelines. Waves will inundate beaches and surge into normally dry areas. Infrastructure damage and significant beach erosion can be expected. Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur, especially at times of high tide. * TIDES...Low tides at around 930 PM PDT Sunday and high tide at around 400 AM PDT Monday. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Beaches and coastlines will become hazardous due to very large and life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties,piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
066 WHUS46 KMFR 242143 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 243 PM PDT Sun Oct 24 2021 ORZ021-022-251400- /O.CON.KMFR.CF.W.0001.211025T0000Z-211025T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0003.211025T0000Z-211026T1200Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 243 PM PDT Sun Oct 24 2021 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding expected. For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of 30 to 37 feet. * WHERE...South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 7 AM PDT Monday. For the High Surf Warning, until 5 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Extremely large breaking waves will create very hazardous conditions along beaches and area shorelines. Waves will inundate beaches and surge into normally dry areas. Infrastructure damage and significant beach erosion can be expected. Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur, especially at times of high tide. * TIDES...Low tide at around 930 PM PDT Sunday and high tide at around 400 AM PDT Monday. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Beaches and coastlines will become hazardous due to very large and life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties,piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
377 WHUS46 KMFR 251343 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 643 AM PDT Mon Oct 25 2021 ORZ021-022-261200- /O.EXP.KMFR.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211025T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-211026T1200Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 643 AM PDT Mon Oct 25 2021 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerously large breaking waves of 23 to 30 feet. * WHERE...South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 7 AM PDT Monday. For the High Surf Warning, until 5 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Extremely large breaking waves will create very hazardous conditions along beaches and area shorelines. Waves will inundate beaches and surge into normally dry areas. Infrastructure damage and significant beach erosion can be expected. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Beaches and coastlines will become hazardous due to very large and life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties,piers, and other waterside infrastructure. && $$ 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 21, 9:32 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 8 hr | |
| Oct 22, 5:32 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 43 hr | |
| Oct 22, 5:32 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 2 hr | |
| Oct 22, 2:59 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake | 56 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:59 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Jackson, Klamath, Lake | 56 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:09 PM PDT | Gale Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Oct 22, 3:09 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 21 hr | |
| Oct 22, 3:09 PM PDT | Storm Watch | MFR | 12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.