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WHUS46 KMFR 082307
CFWMFR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
307 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009
ORZ021-022-090015-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-091109T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
307 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY.
SURF HAS SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. IT WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WEST NORTHWEST SWELL
WILL PERSIST AT 14 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT AND DECREASE
TO 13 FEET AT 13 SECONDS MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BREAKERS OF 18
TO 21 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
$$
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WWUS46 KPQR 081103
WSWPQR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
303 AM PST SUN NOV 8 2009
ORZ011-WAZ019-090000-
/O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0037.091108T1103Z-091109T0000Z/
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT...
SANTIAM PASS...COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
303 AM PST SUN NOV 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON CASCADES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON.
MORE SHOWERS WERE MOVING INTO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH
OREGON CASCADES EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF
TODAY. FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 3000 TO 3500 FEET TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
$$
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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WHUS46 KPQR 081039
CFWPQR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
239 AM PST SUN NOV 8 2009
ORZ001-002-WAZ021-090100-
/O.CON.KPQR.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091109T0100Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
239 AM PST SUN NOV 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST...CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST...CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS MOVING
THROUGH THE WATERS OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WITH 17 TO 20 FOOT
SEAS BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS.
THESE SEAS HAVE COME DOWN FROM THEIR EARLIER PEAK OF 24 TO 27 FEET.
THOUGH THE SWELL HAS COME DOWN A BIT...IT IS STILL POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO GENERATE VERY ENERGETIC WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE...WHICH
WILL PUMMEL THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE.
HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE
WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE
ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE HIGH TIDE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES
TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF
THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER
HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND
JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM
THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE.
&&
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