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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
218 PM PST SAT JAN 31 2026
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
218 PM PST SAT JAN 31 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...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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...KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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