High Surf Advisory Through 10pm Wednesday
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* SEAS: LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL REACH THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS UNTIL THE SWELL SUBSIDES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AS THE LARGEST SWELL AROUND 22 FEET ARRIVES.
* IMPACTS: EXERCISE CAUTION ALONG BEACHES. UNPREDICTABLE AND DESTRUCTIVE WAVES MAY WASH OVER BEACHES…JETTIES AND OTHER
STRUCTURES WITH NO WARNING.
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.
