Weather

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...SNEAKER WAVES POSSIBLE.

* WHERE...IN WASHINGTON, SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST. IN OREGON,
NORTH OREGON COAST AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WAVES CAN RUN UP SIGNIFICANTLY FARTHER ON A BEACH
THAN NORMAL, INCLUDING OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. SNEAKER WAVES
CAN SUDDENLY KNOCK PEOPLE OFF OF THEIR FEET AND QUICKLY PULL
THEM INTO THE FRIGID OCEAN WHICH MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR
DROWNING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SNEAKER WAVES CREATE
POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION
SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE ON
THE WAVES, AND BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL OF CHILDREN AND PETS.

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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...

* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
- GENERAL SEAS...10 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

- FIRST EBB...AROUND 545 AM SUNDAY. SEAS AROUND 13 FT WITH
BREAKERS POSSIBLE.

- SECOND EBB...STRONG EBB AROUND 545 PM SUNDAY. SEAS AROUND
19 FT WITH BREAKERS.

* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.

* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT
ESPECIALLY WHEN NAVIGATING IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN NAVIGATING IN OR NEAR
HARBOR ENTRANCES.

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