High Surf Advisory in effect from 11 AM this morning to 10 PM PDT this evening
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* 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
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