Weather Alerts for Southwest ORIssued by the National Weather Service |
 HIGH SURF WARNING |
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| SOUTHWEST OR | ||
Areas Affected: South Central Oregon Coast - Curry County Coast |
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| Effective: Sat, 12/21 2:15pm | Updated: Sat, 12/21 10:15pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Sun, 12/22 4:00am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 21 to 26 feet. For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of 25 to 33 feet. * WHERE...The beaches and shorelines of Curry, Coos, and Douglas counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, through 10 PM PST Sunday. For the High Surf Warning, from 10 PM Sunday to 10 PM PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Extremely large breaking waves will create very hazardous conditions along beaches and area shorelines. Waves will inundate beaches and surge into normally dry areas. Infrastructure damage and significant beach erosion can be expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The surf will remain hazardous but slightly improve tonight. Conditions will worsen again late Sunday night through Monday evening due to a strong, building, long period swell. The highest surf is expected Monday morning into Monday afternoon. Conditions are expected to slowly improve on Tuesday. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr Information: Beaches and coastlines will become hazardous due to very large and life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties,piers, and other waterside infrastructure. |
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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY |
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| SOUTHWEST OR | ||
Areas Affected: South Central Oregon Coast - Curry County Coast |
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| Effective: Sat, 12/21 2:15pm | Updated: Sat, 12/21 10:15pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Sun, 12/22 4:00am | Severity: Minor | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 21 to 26 feet. For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of 25 to 33 feet. * WHERE...The beaches and shorelines of Curry, Coos, and Douglas counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, through 10 PM PST Sunday. For the High Surf Warning, from 10 PM Sunday to 10 PM PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Extremely large breaking waves will create very hazardous conditions along beaches and area shorelines. Waves will inundate beaches and surge into normally dry areas. Infrastructure damage and significant beach erosion can be expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The surf will remain hazardous but slightly improve tonight. Conditions will worsen again late Sunday night through Monday evening due to a strong, building, long period swell. The highest surf is expected Monday morning into Monday afternoon. Conditions are expected to slowly improve on Tuesday. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr Information: Beaches and coastlines will become hazardous due to very large and life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of beaches, rocks, jetties,piers, and other waterside infrastructure. |
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 WIND ADVISORY |
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| SOUTHWEST OR | ||
Areas Affected: Jackson County |
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| Effective: Sat, 12/21 1:13pm | Updated: Sat, 12/21 10:15pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Sun, 12/22 1:15am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Southern Rogue Valley, including the city of Ashland. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 5 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Information: Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. |
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