057  
WHUS46 KMFR 200426  
CFWMFR  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
826 PM PST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
ORZ021-022-201230-  
/O.EXT.KMFR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250121T0000Z/  
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-  
826 PM PST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...A HIGH RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH A  
MODERATE RISK TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* WHERE...BEACHES ALONG CURRY, COOS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. THE  
HIGHEST RISKS WILL BE TO WEST-FACING BEACHES.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY 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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