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Tillamook County Emergency Management
Saturday March 12th, 2016 :: 01:28 p.m. PST

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High Surf Advisory in effect from 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Sunday

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO AROUND 25 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO OCCUR FARTHER FROM SHORE AND IN AREAS WHERE THEY ARE NOT TYPICALLY OBSERVED.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...BEACH GOERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT LARGE SNEAKER WAVES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE WAVES WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO RUN CONSIDERABLY FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN THE WAVES IN THE PRECEDING 15 TO 30 MINUTES. THESE WAVES CAN EASILY KNOCK PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET AND EITHER PUSH THEM INTO ADJACENT ROCKS OR LOGS OR PULL THEM OUT TO SEE. GIVEN THE COLD OCEAN TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST...HYPOTHERMIA CAN QUICKLY TURN SUCH SITUATIONS DEADLY.

* 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

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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:
High Surf Advisory

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