HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 857 PM PST THU DEC 31 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY.
SEAS OF AROUND 20 FEET WILL IMPACT THE SURF ZONE THROUGH THROUGH
TONIGHT. WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BELOW 20 FEET AROUND SUNRISE
SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
DEBRIS AND LOGS CAN BE TOSSED ONSHORE IN THE SURF ZONE BY HIGH
SURF. THIS DEBRIS CAN AND HAS REPEATEDLY IN THE PAST TRAPPED AND
CAUSED THE DROWNING OF PEOPLE IN THE SURF ZONE.
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