COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
520 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2020

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NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
520 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2020

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON…

* WHAT…LARGE WAVES AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKERS UP TO
30 FEET.

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

* WHEN…UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…UNPREDICTABLE SNEAKER WAVES WILL RUN FAR UP
ONTO THE BEACHES, LIFTING OR ROLLING LARGE HEAVY WATER SOAKED
LOGS WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

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.