Full Notification

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY.

* SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO AROUND 20 FT WITH DOMINANT PERIODS AROUND 16 TO 17 SECONDS. SEAS SHOULD DROP BACK INTO THE MIDDLE TEENS FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO WASH OVER JETTIES AND WASH HIGHER UP ON BEACHES THAN NORMAL. THEY MAY ALSO DISLODGE AND MOVE LARGE LOGS AND OTHER DEBRIS ON BEACHES THAT CAN EASILY CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUARD AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

* 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.