Weather Alerts for Southwest ORIssued by the National Weather Service |
HIGH SURF WARNING | ||
SOUTHWEST OR | ||
Areas Affected: South Central Oregon Coast - Curry County Coast |
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Effective: Fri, 12/20 9:00pm | Updated: Sat, 12/21 4:45am | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Sat, 12/21 3:30pm | 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, from 7 AM Saturday to 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....Hazardous conditions this weekend will reach a peak during Saturday afternoon and evening. Conditions are expected to become more hazardous 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. |
HIGH SURF ADVISORY | ||
SOUTHWEST OR | ||
Areas Affected: South Central Oregon Coast - Curry County Coast |
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Effective: Fri, 12/20 9:00pm | Updated: Sat, 12/21 4:45am | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Sat, 12/21 3:30pm | 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, from 7 AM Saturday to 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....Hazardous conditions this weekend will reach a peak during Saturday afternoon and evening. Conditions are expected to become more hazardous 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. |
WIND ADVISORY | ||
SOUTHWEST OR | ||
Areas Affected: Jackson County |
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Effective: Sat, 12/21 2:54am | Updated: Sat, 12/21 4:45am | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Sat, 12/21 7:00am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of the Rogue Valley in Jackson County. This includes Interstate 5 just south of Medford to Ashland and the cities of Phoenix, Talent, and Ashland. * WHEN...Until 7 AM PST this morning. * 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. |