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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1243 PM PST SAT JAN 18 2025
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
1243 PM PST SAT JAN 18 2025
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...SNEAKER WAVES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON, AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS CLOSE AND 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://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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