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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
315 AM PDT FRI MAR 15 2024
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
315 AM PDT FRI MAR 15 2024
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SNEAKER WAVES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON, AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WAVES CAN RUN UP SIGNIFICANTLY FARTHER ON A BEACH
THAN NORMAL, INCLUDING OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
SUDDENLY KNOCK PEOPLE OFF OF THEIR FEET AND QUICKLY PULL THEM
INTO THE FRIGID OCEAN WHICH MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR
DROWNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN
SNEAKER WAVES CREATE POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN
THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER.
ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE ON THE WAVES, AND BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL OF
CHILDREN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE SURF ZONE. KEEP OFF OF
JETTIES, ROCKS AND LOGS NEAR THE SURF ZONE. IF YOU SEE SOMEONE
SWEPT INTO THE SEA DO NOT SWIM IN AFTER THEM. CALL 911 AND KEEP AN
EYE ON THEM UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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