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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 23, 2022, 2:02 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 23, 2022, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2022, 2:02 AM PST (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2022, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2022, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 10 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 10:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 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
- 2630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
685 WHUS46 KMFR 231002 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 202 AM PST Sun Jan 23 2022 ORZ021-022-240600- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0002.220123T2000Z-220124T0600Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 202 AM PST Sun Jan 23 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH 10PM THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Higher threat for sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast. * WHEN...From noon PST today through 10 pm PST this evening. * 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...Sneaker waves have the ability to run farther up the beach than usual. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
1 follow-up statement
182 WHUS46 KMFR 240556 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 956 PM PST Sun Jan 23 2022 ORZ021-022-240700- /O.EXP.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-220124T0600Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 956 PM PST Sun Jan 23 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... The sneaker wave risk is diminishing. A long period west swell at 16 seconds has become dominant while a shorter period west swell at 13 seconds is diminishing. $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
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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.