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WHUS46 KMFR 152043
CFWMFR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
143 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2025
ORZ021-022-162200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.BH.S.0008.251017T1900Z-251018T1900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
143 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...A MODERATE RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES.
* WHERE...ALL BEACHES OF DOUGLAS, COOS AND CURRY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* 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 WILL PEAK DURING
FRIDAY EVENING, BUT SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. AFTER BRIEF IMPROVEMENT SATURDAY NIGHT, HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH SURF ARE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY
MONDAY.
* 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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