COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1213 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2021

NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
1213 PM PST SUN JAN 3 2021

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY…

* WHAT…LARGE WAVES AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKERS 20 TO
25 FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WHERE…IN WASHINGTON, SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST. IN OREGON,
CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND NORTH OREGON COAST.

* WHEN…UNTIL 9 AM 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.

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.