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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
411 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
411 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SNEAKER WAVES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON, AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, FROM NOON PDT
TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE SECOND BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT, FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON 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 AND PETS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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