The following is a National Weather Service High Surf

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1049 AM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 ORZ001-002-WAZ021-080600- /O.CON.KPQR.SU.Y.0002.070108T0000Z-070108T1500Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- 1049 AM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST MONDAY. LARGE SWELL FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL BE AFFECTING THE COASTLINE LATER TODAY. SWELL OF 20 TO 22 FT TO MOVE ONTO THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST. SEAS WILL REACH HIGHEST LEVELS LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA MONDAY MORNING. IT IS DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$ WEISHAAR

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