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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
434 AM PDT SAT MAR 16 2024
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
434 AM PDT SAT MAR 16 2024
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNEAKER WAVES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON, AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS 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...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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