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Tillamook County Emergency Management
Tuesday March 8th, 2016 :: 09:58 p.m. PST

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Coastal Flood Advisory in effect from noon Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY.

* SEAS...SEAS JUST OFF THE COAST WILL INCREASE TO 18 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND PEAK AROUND 25 FT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIDES...ASTRONOMICAL TIDES PLUS A LARGE TIDAL ANOMALY WILL BRING HIGH TIDES BETWEEN 12 PM AND 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 TO 12 FEET. A HIGHER TIDE IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT BETWEEN 1 AM AND 2 AM... BETWEEN 12 AND 12.5 FT.

* RIVER FLOWS...RIVERS WILL BE RISING ON WEDNESDAY...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGES DURING THE HIGH TIDES.

* IMPACTS...LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR BAYS AND SLOUGHS...HIGHWAY 101...AND THE LOWER REACHES OF COASTAL RIVERS MAY SEE SOME FLOODING FROM THE HIGH TIDES. DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE BEACHES WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME BEACH EROSION.

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

Instructions:

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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

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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:
Coastal Flood Advisory

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