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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 22, 2023, 2:22 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 23, 2023, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2023, 2:22 AM PST (10:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2023, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2023, 7:00 AM PST
- In force
- 18 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 10:25 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, 10.4 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
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
161 WHUS46 KMFR 221022 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 222 AM PST Sun Jan 22 2023 ORZ021-022-222300- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0002.230123T2100Z-230124T1500Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 222 AM PST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate risk of sneaker waves expected. These are waves that run unusually higher up on beaches when compared to other observed waves.. * WHERE...Beaches along the Southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon through Tuesday 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. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid climbing on rocks and jetties. Stay away from the ocean and remain out of the water to avoid hazardous conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
4 follow-up statements
755 WHUS46 KMFR 221111 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 311 AM PST Sun Jan 22 2023 ORZ021-022-222300- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.230123T2100Z-230124T1500Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 311 AM PST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High to extreme risk of sneaker waves expected. These are waves that run unusually higher up on beaches when compared to other observed waves. * WHERE...Beaches along the Southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. In addition, logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by the waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid climbing on rocks and jetties. Stay away from the ocean and remain out of the water to avoid hazardous conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
937 WHUS46 KMFR 230116 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 516 PM PST Sun Jan 22 2023 ORZ021-022-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.230123T2100Z-230124T1500Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 516 PM PST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High to extreme risk of sneaker waves expected. These are waves that run unusually higher up on beaches when compared to other observed waves. * WHERE...Beaches along the Southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon through Tuesday 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. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid climbing on rocks and jetties. Stay away from the ocean and remain out of the water to avoid hazardous conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
654 WHUS46 KMFR 230951 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 151 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 ORZ021-022-232300- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.230123T2100Z-230124T1500Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 151 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High to extreme risk of sneaker waves expected. These are waves that run unusually higher up on beaches when compared to other observed waves. * WHERE...Beaches along the Southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM PST this afternoon through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Even during calm conditions, sneaker waves can sweep up the beach without warning and knock unsuspecting people over and pull them out to sea. Shock and hypothermia can occur quickly in the cold Pacific waters. In addition, logs and other debris can be lifted and carried by the waves, crushing or entrapping unsuspecting victims underneath. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid climbing on rocks and jetties. Stay away from the ocean and remain out of the water to avoid hazardous conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
849 WHUS46 KMFR 232220 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 220 PM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 ORZ021-022-241100- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-230124T1500Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 220 PM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High to extreme risk of sneaker waves expected. These are waves that run unusually higher up on beaches when compared to other observed waves. * WHERE...Beaches along the Southern Oregon Coast, including the beaches of Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. * WHEN...Now through Tuesday 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. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid climbing on rocks and jetties. Stay away from the ocean and remain out of the water to avoid hazardous conditions. && $$ 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.