Weather

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY.

* WAVES AND SURF...WEST-SOUTHWEST SWELL COMBINED WITH A SOUTH WIND
WAVE WILL PRODUCE WAVES 19 TO 23 FEET ALONG THE NORTHERN OREGON
AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON BEACHES. BREAKER HEIGHTS AROUND 28 FEET
POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...EXPECT DEVELOPMENT ALONG NORTHERN OREGON BEACHES AND
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON BEACHES THURSDAY EVENING. PEAK WAVE HEIGHTS
AROUND THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...BAR CROSSINGS AND THE SURF ZONE WILL BE VERY
HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES. VERY
LARGE WAVES WILL RUN UP MUCH HIGHER ON THE BEACHES THAN
NORMAL. THESE POWERFUL WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF JETTIES AND
OTHER EXPOSED ROCKS. THEY CAN ALSO EASILY MOVE LARGE LOGS AND
OTHER BEACH DEBRIS.

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.

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...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10
PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUING THURSDAY WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 KNOTS. WINDS
WILL EASE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING, BUT WILL LIKELY INCREASE
AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

* SEAS...10 TO 12 FEET WILL BUILD INTO THE MID TO UPPER TEENS
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN PEAKING AROUND 20 TO 25 FEET LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. SEAS LOOK TO BUILD BACK UP ABOVE
20 FEET BY FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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