TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: HIGH SURF ADVISORY

NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST206 PM PST MON FEB 20 2023
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY…
* WHAT…LARGE WAVES AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKERS UP TO 30 FEET.
* WHERE…IN OREGON, NORTH OREGON COAST AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. IN WASHINGTON, SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.
* WHEN…FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS…DESTRUCTIVE WAVES MAY WASH OVER BEACHES, JETTIES, AND OTHER STRUCTURES UNEXPECTEDLY. PEOPLE CAN BE SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. MINOR BEACH EROSION MAY DAMAGE COASTAL PROPERTIES AND BUILDINGS.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER RUN-UP IS EXPECTED ON BEACHES AND LOWLYING SHORELINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES, PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES AND BEACH EROSION. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATER’S EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVES.
KEEP AWAY FROM LARGE LOGS ON THE BEACH. WATER RUNNING UP ON THE BEACH CAN EASILY LIFT OR ROLL LOGS WHICH CAN INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH