Full Notification

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY.

* SEAS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 FT THIS EVENING WITH DOMINANT PERIOD AROUND 14 SECONDS. SEAS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... NORTH OREGON COAST

Instructions:

ALL LARGE WAVES ARE NOT ALIKE. THERE IS OFTEN AN EXTRA LARGE BREAKER THAT CAN SUDDENLY SWEEP A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET WITH NO WARNING. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS IS WELL UP THE BEACH FROM THE WATER LINE AND AWAY FROM BREAKING WAVES. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.