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WHUS46 KMFR 011918  
CFWMFR  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
1118 AM PST FRI DEC 1 2023  
 
ORZ021-022-021200-  
/O.CON.KMFR.BH.S.0013.231202T1200Z-231205T1200Z/  
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-  
1118 AM PST FRI DEC 1 2023  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WAVE ACTION IS EXPECTED  
AS A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVES THROUGH THE REGION ALONG WITH  
MULTIPLE MODERATE SWELL TRAINS. BREAKING WAVES OF 15 TO 20 FT  
WILL COINCIDE WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL OCEAN LEVELS, LEADING TO  
AN INCREASED RISK OF BEACH EROSION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A  
MINOR RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AS THESE SWELL TRAINS BUILD INTO  
THE WATERS.  
 
* WHERE...THE BEACHES OF DOUGLAS, COOS AND CURRY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...BEACHES WILL BE HAZARDOUS PLACES TO BE AT TIMES THIS  
WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK, AND JETTIES AND ROCKS ARE NOT SAFE  
PLACES TO BE. BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. 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...CONFIDENCE IS LOW REGARDING THE SNEAKER  
THREAT DUE TO WIND WAVE INTERFERENCE LIKELY LIMITING, BUT NOT  
COMPLETELY NEGATING THE RISK.  
 
* 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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