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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
117 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
117 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNEAKER WAVES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON, AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...SNEAKER WAVES CAN RUN UP SIGNIFICANTLY FARTHER ON A
BEACH THAN NORMAL, INCLUDING OVER ROCKS, LOGS, 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. STAY FARTHER BACK FROM THE
OCEAN THAN YOU THINK IS NECESSARY.
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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