Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Portland, OR
Areas Affected: Clatsop County Coast; Tillamook County Coast; Central Coast of Oregon; South Washington Coast
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 2:01pm PST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 2:01pm PST
Alert Expires: Thursday 2:30pm PST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 2:01pm PST
Event Ends: Thursday 4:00pm PST
Issued by: NWS Portland OR
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Large waves and hazardous surf conditions. Breakers up to 25 feet. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Thursday. * 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 low- lying shoreline. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The largest waves are expected to occur between 7 PM Wednesday and 7 AM Thursday.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9b7275a9a814d4f88fa6ee260d3c557d21d18d2.001.1 Codes: ORZ101, ORZ102, ORZ103, WAZ201 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9b7275a9a814d4f88fa6ee260d3c557d21d18d2.001.1