High Surf Advisory in effect until 6 PM PDT this evening
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...NORTH OREGON COAST...AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* SEAS: BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AROUND 10 AM. SEAS REMAINING NEAR 20 FT THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING TO 15 FT THIS EVENING. LONG PERIODS OF 16 TO 19 SECONDS.
* IMPACTS: THESE LARGE WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE SURF ZONE. WAVES MAY RUN WELL UP ON TO BEACHES WIT THE GREATEST RUN UP AROUND HIGH TIDE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... NORTH OREGON COAST
Instructions:
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
Address/Location
Tillamook County Emergency Management
201 Laurel Ave
Tillamook, OR 97141
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 503-842-3412
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- High Surf Advisory