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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 18, 2026, 11:52 AM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 19, 2026, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2026, 11:52 AM PST (19:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2026, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2026, 1:00 PM PST
- In force
- 15 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 19:54 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
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 1350 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
275 WHUS46 KMFR 181952 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 1152 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 ORZ021-022-200000- /O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0002.260120T0600Z-260120T2100Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 1152 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate risk of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...From late Monday evening through early Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Sneaker waves can run up significantly farther on beaches than normal, including over rocks and jetties. These waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and sweep them into the ocean. The waves can also move logs or other objects which could crush or trap anyone caught underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While sneaker waves can occur at any time, the greatest risk is on an incoming tide. Please be aware of the tides if venturing out onto the beaches. The high tide Tuesday on southern Oregon beaches is roughly 11 am to 1 pm PST. * 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. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
4 follow-up statements
460 WHUS46 KMFR 192221 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 221 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 ORZ021-022-201030- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.260120T0600Z-260120T2100Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 221 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate risk of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...From late Monday evening through early Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Sneaker waves can run up significantly farther on beaches than normal, including over rocks and jetties. These waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and sweep them into the ocean. The waves can also move logs or other objects which could crush or trap anyone caught underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While sneaker waves can occur at any time, the greatest risk is on an incoming tide. Please be aware of the tides if venturing out onto the beaches. The high tide Tuesday on southern Oregon beaches is roughly 11 am to 1 pm PST. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid climbing on rocks and jetties. Stay away from the ocean and remain out of the water to avoid hazardous conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
972 WHUS46 KMFR 200534 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 934 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 ORZ021-022-201300- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.260120T0600Z-260120T2100Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 934 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate risk of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...From late Monday evening through early Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Sneaker waves can run up significantly farther on beaches than normal, including over rocks and jetties. These waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and sweep them into the ocean. The waves can also move logs or other objects which could crush or trap anyone caught underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While sneaker waves can occur at any time, the greatest risk is on an incoming tide. Please be aware of the tides if venturing out onto the beaches. The high tide Tuesday on southern Oregon beaches is roughly 11 am to 1 pm PST. * 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. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
063 WHUS46 KMFR 201127 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 327 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 ORZ021-022-202100- /O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260120T2100Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 327 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate risk of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties. * WHEN...Through early this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Sneaker waves can run up significantly farther on beaches than normal, including over rocks and jetties. These waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and sweep them into the ocean. The waves can also move logs or other objects which could crush or trap anyone caught underneath. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While sneaker waves can occur at any time, the greatest risk is on an incoming tide. Please be aware of the tides if venturing out onto the beaches. The high tide today for southern Oregon beaches is roughly 11 am to 1 pm PST. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid climbing on rocks and jetties. Stay away from the ocean and remain out of the water to avoid hazardous conditions. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
433 WHUS46 KMFR 202046 CFWMFR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Medford OR 1246 PM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 ORZ021-022-202200- /O.EXP.KMFR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260120T2100Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- 1246 PM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 8:17 PM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MFR | Curry, Josephine | 14 hr |
| Jan 18, 10:07 AM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MFR | Curry, Josephine | 113 min |
| Jan 18, 12:15 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFR | Coos, Douglas | 24 hr |
| Jan 18, 12:15 PM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MFR | Curry, Josephine | 24 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.