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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Oregon
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List of Active Alerts by County
Central Oregon Coast
high surf advisory
Curry County Coast
high surf warning
North Oregon Coast
high surf advisory
South Central Oregon Coast
high surf warning
High Surf Advisory
North Oregon Coast (Oregon)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 836 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 ORZ001-002-WAZ021-081500- /O.CON.KPQR.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091109T0100Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- 836 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST SUNDAY. LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WITH 19 TO 22 FOOT SEAS BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS. THESE SEAS HAVE COME DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE EARLIER PEAK OF 24 TO 27 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLIER THIS MORNING. THOUGH THE SWELL HAS COME DOWN A BIT...IT IS STILL POWERFUL ENOUGH TO GENERATE VERY ENERGETIC WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE...WHICH WILL PUMMEL THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS. HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY. 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. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Surf Advisory
Central Oregon Coast (Oregon)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 836 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 ORZ001-002-WAZ021-081500- /O.CON.KPQR.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091109T0100Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- 836 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST SUNDAY. LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WITH 19 TO 22 FOOT SEAS BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS. THESE SEAS HAVE COME DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE EARLIER PEAK OF 24 TO 27 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLIER THIS MORNING. THOUGH THE SWELL HAS COME DOWN A BIT...IT IS STILL POWERFUL ENOUGH TO GENERATE VERY ENERGETIC WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE...WHICH WILL PUMMEL THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS. HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Surf Warning
South Central Oregon Coast (Oregon)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 304 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE OREGON COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED VERY LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. ORZ021-022-081115- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 304 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. BREAKER HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 30 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BREAKERS WILL SUBSIDE TO 18 TO 23 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING COASTLINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. AVOID JETTIES AND OTHER EXPOSED STRUCTURES AS THESE WILL LIKELY BE REGULARLY INUNDATED BY THE HEAVY SURF. $$ DWIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Surf Warning
Curry County Coast (Oregon)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 304 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE OREGON COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED VERY LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. ORZ021-022-081115- /O.CON.KMFR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 304 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. BREAKER HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 30 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BREAKERS WILL SUBSIDE TO 18 TO 23 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING COASTLINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. AVOID JETTIES AND OTHER EXPOSED STRUCTURES AS THESE WILL LIKELY BE REGULARLY INUNDATED BY THE HEAVY SURF. $$ DWIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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