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WHUS46 KMFR 202207
CFWMFR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
207 PM PST MON JAN 20 2025
ORZ021-022-210000-
/O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250121T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
207 PM PST MON JAN 20 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...A MODERATE RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES.
* WHERE...BEACHES ALONG CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. THE
HIGHEST RISK WILL BE TO WEST-FACING BEACHES.
* WHEN...THROUGH 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 QUICKLY
PULL THEM INTO THE COLD OCEAN WATERS, RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH. WAVES MAY ALSO LIFT DRIFTWOOD LOGS, TRAPPING
ANYONE CAUGHT 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.
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