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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
232 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
232 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...LARGE WAVES AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKERS UP TO
23 TO 28 FEET.
* WHERE...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON, AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DESTRUCTIVE WAVES MAY WASH OVER BEACHES, JETTIES, AND
OTHER STRUCTURES UNEXPECTEDLY. PEOPLE CAN BE SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND
JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. MINOR BEACH EROSION
MAY DAMAGE COASTAL PROPERTIES AND BUILDINGS. HIGHER THAN NORMAL
WATER RUN-UP IS EXPECTED ON BEACHES AND LOW-LYING SHORELINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES,
PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES AND BEACH EROSION. STAY
WELL BACK FROM THE WATER'S EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR EXCEPTIONALLY
HIGH WAVES.
KEEP AWAY FROM LARGE LOGS ON THE BEACH. WATER RUNNING UP ON THE
BEACH CAN EASILY LIFT OR ROLL LOGS WHICH CAN INJURE OR KILL
SOMEONE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.
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HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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