HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 1041 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009
FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS IN COOS AND
CURRY COUNTIES
.RIVERS AND STREAMS IN COOS AND CURRY COUNTIES WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT
RISES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER FLOODING IS NO LONGER LIKELY
ALONG MAINSTEM RIVERS SUCH AS THE CHETCO AND THE COQUILLE.
THE COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT THE FLOOD THREAT HAS TAKEN A MORE
SOUTHERLY COURSE THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. THIS HAS DECREASED THE
RAINFALL FORECAST FOR COOS COUNTY AND INCREASED THE RAINFALL
FORECAST FOR CURRY COUNTY.
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD HAVE WATER LEAVING THEIR BANKS BUT
THE MAINSTEM RIVERS WILL REMAIN WELL WITHIN THEIR BANKS.
ANOTHER SYSTEM MAY MOVE THROUGH ON MONDAY THAT COULD BRING SIMILAR
RISES ON THE RIVERS AND STREAMS BUT STILL NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
ANYONE WORKING OR RECREATING NEAR THE RIVERS OR CREEKS IS ENCOURAGED
TO USE CAUTION AS RAPID RISES CAN BE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING.
FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 1041 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009
FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS IN COOS AND
CURRY COUNTIES
.RIVERS AND STREAMS IN COOS AND CURRY COUNTIES WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT
RISES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER FLOODING IS NO LONGER LIKELY
ALONG MAINSTEM RIVERS SUCH AS THE CHETCO AND THE COQUILLE.
THE COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT THE FLOOD THREAT HAS TAKEN A MORE
SOUTHERLY COURSE THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. THIS HAS DECREASED THE
RAINFALL FORECAST FOR COOS COUNTY AND INCREASED THE RAINFALL
FORECAST FOR CURRY COUNTY.
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD HAVE WATER LEAVING THEIR BANKS BUT
THE MAINSTEM RIVERS WILL REMAIN WELL WITHIN THEIR BANKS.
ANOTHER SYSTEM MAY MOVE THROUGH ON MONDAY THAT COULD BRING SIMILAR
RISES ON THE RIVERS AND STREAMS BUT STILL NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
ANYONE WORKING OR RECREATING NEAR THE RIVERS OR CREEKS IS ENCOURAGED
TO USE CAUTION AS RAPID RISES CAN BE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING.
FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 618 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009
CORRECTED GRAMMATICAL ERRORS AND SPECIFIED WORDING
ORZ021-022-011200-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100101T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
615 PM PST THU DEC 31 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
* SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 80
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH EARLY NEW YEARS DAY
MORNING.
* WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE THE HIGHEST ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTAL
HEADLANDS...MOSTLY FROM BANDON SOUTH AND ALONG HIGHWAY 101 ALONG
THE CURRY COAST...PARTICULARLY NEAR HUMBUG STATE PARK.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE LIKELY ALREADY OCCURRED...BUT
CONTINUING STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE TO SATURATE THE GROUND.
* COASTAL RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 101
WILL BE IMPACTED BY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES ALONG WITH
THESE WINDS...WHICH WILL COULD CAUSE TREES TO TOPPLE INTO POWER
LINES. THESE WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.
$$
HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 526 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON PST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON PST
SATURDAY.
LARGE AND DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COOS AND
CURRY COUNTY COASTLINE NEW YEAR`S DAY THROUGH NOON ON SATURDAY.
AVERAGE BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS OF 23 TO 28 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE
SURF ZONE AND ALONG AND NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES...JETTIES...ROCK
OUTCROPPINGS...AND HEADLANDS.
THESE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE LARGE WAVE RUN UP
FLUCTUATIONS ON AREA BEACHES. THESE WAVES WILL BE FAST MOVING AND
EASILY ABLE TO SWEEP PEOPLE AND LARGE DEBRIS SUCH AS
LOGS AND ROCKS...OFF OF JETTIES AND ROCK OUTCROPPINGS AND INTO THE
COLD OCEAN WATERS. THOSE VIEWING THE HIGH SURF SHOULD STAY A
SIGNIFICANTLY SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER. THOSE BOATING SHOULD
STAY CLEAR OF THE SURF ZONE...AS THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL BE
EASILY CAPABLE OF CAPSIZING SMALL CRAFT AND WILL CAUSE STRONG AND
TURBULENT CURRENTS.
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.
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