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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
742 AM PST TUE FEB 3 2026
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
742 AM PST TUE FEB 3 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SNEAKER WAVES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON, AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY THROUGH 1 AM PST THURSDAY.
* 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...CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WILL BE RAZOR CLAMMING. 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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