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WHUS46 KMFR 160906
CFWMFR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
206 AM PDT SAT MAR 16 2024
ORZ021-022-161715-
/O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240317T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
206 AM PDT SAT MAR 16 2024
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ALL BEACHES AND SHORELINES OF CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT.
* 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 QUICKLY
PULL THEM INTO THE COLD OCEAN WATERS, RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH. WAVES MAY ALSO LIFT DRIFTWOOD LOGS, TRAPPING
ANYONE CAUGHT UNDERNEATH.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES IS HIGHER ON AN
INCOMING OR RISING TIDE. THE INCOMING TIDES ARE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, OVERNIGHT FRIDAY AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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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