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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
159 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025  
 
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-  
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-  
159 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025  
   
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT 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 THIS  
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. FOR THE SECOND BEACH  
HAZARDS STATEMENT, FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 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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