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CFWPQR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
458 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
458 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT
* WHAT...SNEAKER WAVES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON, AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN...THROUGH TONIGHT.
* 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. RAZOR
CLAMMERS BEWARE.
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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