A High Surf Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 03/0233 PST, effective from 03/2200 to 05/0400 PST. It was shortened to end at 04/2200 PST at 04/1427 PST.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High Surf Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 03/0233 PST, effective from 03/2200 to 05/0400 PST. It was shortened to end at 04/2200 PST at 04/1427 PST. The above buoy observations verified the warning. There was a steep wave gradient across the CWA during this event. Stonewall buoy recorded wave heights over 30 feet, while the Pt. St. George buoy barely got above 20 feet.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 4, 2:50 AM PST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 250 AM PST SAT FEB 4 2006 .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS CROSSING THE CASCADES AND WILL CONTINUE MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE EAST SIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND HEADLINES WILL BE EXPIRED/CANCELLED WITH WINDS DIMINISHING BEHIND THE FRONT. EARLIER...WINDS GUSTED TO 85 MPH AT CAPE BLANCO...76 MPH AT GOLD BEACH...32 MPH IN MEDFORD...46 MPH AT BUCKHORN SPRINGS EAST OF ASHLAND AND 51 MPH IN PAISLEY. THE SNOW LEVEL WAS ABOVE 6000 FEET AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUT IT WILL FALL TO AROUND 3500 FEET TODAY WITH SHOWERS. A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE CASCADES AND UP TO AN INCH ELSEWHERE. A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC SUNDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE AREAS OF LATE NIGHT AND MORNING VALLEY FOG BUT OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH THE WEEK. ONE MINOR EXCEPTION IS THAT A WEAK TROUGH WILL BRING A DECK OF CIRRUS CLOUDS SUNDAY NIGHT. THEN THE RIDGE WILL BUILD EASTWARD OVER OUR REGION TUESDAY AND PERSIST WITH OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAK TROUGH MAY REACH THE COAST LATE SATURDAY FOR AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS. && .AVIATION...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS DIMINISHING EARLY THIS MORNING. LOCAL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WITH SHOWERS/SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AREAS OF VALLEY FOG BRIEFLY DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. && WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY....FLORENCE TO CA BORDER 0-60NM. HIGH SURF WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH 4 AM SUN...ORZ021 ORZ022. CA... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.....OR BORDER TO PT ST GEORGE 0-60NM. && DW ALSO VISIT THE NWS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 516 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2006 ORZ021-022-032014- CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 516 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM SUNDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY. CAZ081-032014- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 516 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. ORZ026-032014- JACKSON COUNTY- 516 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY. ORZ030-032014- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- 516 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST SATURDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SATURDAY. PZZ350-353-356-370-373-376-032014- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- 516 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SPENCER/MO
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
The Port Orford Buoy recorded wave heights in excess of 25 feet during this time interval. Peak wave height was 27.56 feet, recorded at 04/0450 and 04/0650 PST.
The Port Orford Buoy recorded a wave height of just over 25 feet.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, February 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5491793, 5491792.