The following is a National Weather Service High Surf

HIGH SURF ADVISORY COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 159 PM PST SUN DEC 24 2006 ORZ001-002-WAZ021-250700- /O.NEW.KPQR.SU.Y.0022.061225T1400Z-061226T1400Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- 159 PM PST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY.. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED WELL OFFSHORE WILL BUILD SEAS TO 20 TO 24 FT LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS MEASURED BY BUOYS JUST OFF THE COAST. HEAVY SWELL GENERATED BY THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS EARLY MON MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SWELLS OF 20 FT WILL REACH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND BUILD TO 24 FT BY MON NIGHT. SWELL WILL FALL BELOW 20 FT TUES MORNING. 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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