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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
221 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
221 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST MONDAY...
* WHAT...LARGE WAVES AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKERS UP
TO 25 TO 30 FEET.
* WHERE...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON, AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...DESTRUCTIVE WAVES MAY WASH OVER BEACHES, JETTIES,
AND OTHER STRUCTURES UNEXPECTEDLY. PEOPLE CAN BE SWEPT OFF
ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. MINOR
BEACH EROSION MAY DAMAGE COASTAL PROPERTIES AND BUILDINGS.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER RUN-UP IS EXPECTED ON BEACHES AND LOW-
LYING SHORELINE. ENHANCED POSSIBILITY FOR SNEAKER WAVES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES,
PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES AND BEACH EROSION. STAY
WELL BACK FROM THE WATER'S EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR EXCEPTIONALLY
HIGH WAVES.
KEEP AWAY FROM LARGE LOGS ON THE BEACH. WATER RUNNING UP ON THE
BEACH CAN EASILY LIFT OR ROLL LOGS WHICH CAN INJURE OR KILL
SOMEONE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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