NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST206 PM PST MON FEB 20 2023 …HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…LARGE WAVES AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. BREAKERS UP TO 30 FEET. * WHERE…IN OREGON, NORTH OREGON COAST AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. IN WASHINGTON, SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST. * WHEN…FROM 5 AM TUESDAY…
Category: Beach Safety Alert
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVISORY UPDATE: High Surf Advisory from Noon Monday, Feb. 13 until 04:00PM Tuesday, Feb. 14
* WHAT…Large waves and hazardous surf conditions. Breakers up to 20 to 25 feet. * WHERE…North Oregon Coast. * WHEN…From noon Monday to 4:00 PM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS…Destructive waves may wash over beaches, jetties, and other structures unexpectedly. People can be swept off rocks and jetties and drown while observing high surf. Minor beach erosion may damage coastal properties and…
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST FRIDAY FEB. 10 THROUGH 4 PM PST SATURDAY FEB 11
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Portland OR – 203 AM PST Thu Feb 9 2023 North Oregon Coast-Central Oregon Coast-South Washington Coast * WHAT…Sneaker waves possible on the beaches. * WHERE…In Oregon, North Oregon Coast and Central Oregon Coast. In Washington, South Washington Coast. * WHEN…From late tonight through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS…Waves can run up significantly farther on…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 1/20/23 – Weekend Forecast; Beach Safety Warning; A Sunny Week Ahead
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Friday, January 20, 2023 The ridge of high pressure and relatively clear skies again helped the temperatures to dip down to around 32 degrees last night and early this morning. The ridge is also pushing the approaching system to the north, but some moisture is riding up over the ridge then…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Beach Hazards Statement 1/19/23
National Weather Service Portland OR 641 PM PST Thu Jan 19, 2023 …BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE…In Oregon, North Oregon Coast and Central Oregon Coast. In Washington, South Washington Coast. * WHEN…From Saturday morning, January 21, 2023 through Sunday afternoon, January 22, 2023 * IMPACTS…Waves can run up…
Storms, King Tides Watching Safety: The risks and how to avoid them – Please don’t leave your common sense at home.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Chief Hesse and Chief Paulsen agreed to create this direct message as there continues to be documented risky behavior on the coast, and a recent death. Coastal residents regularly witness “near-misses.” As an example, while creating news video during recent storm driven high tides from a safe location with a zoom lens, observed a young couple with a…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Alert: Coastal FLood Watch, High Surf Warning from 8:00PM this evening, December 26th until 12:00AM Tuesday, December 27th
* WHAT…For the High Surf Warning, large waves and dangerous surf conditions. Breakers around 20 ft expected today into this evening, but 25 to 35 feet expected for later tonight through Tuesday night. Highest will be during the day on Tuesday. For the Coastal Flood Watch, coastal flooding possible later tonight through early Tuesday evening. * WHERE…In Oregon, North Oregon…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Advisory: Beach Hazards, Coastal Flood Watch until 10:00PM Tuesday
* WHAT…For the Beach Hazards Statement, Sneaker waves possible. For the Coastal Flood Watch, coastal flooding possible. * WHERE…In Oregon, North Oregon Coast and Central Oregon Coast. In Washington, South Washington Coast. * WHEN…For the Beach Hazards Statement, through this evening. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from this evening through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS…A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when…
Christmas King Tides – Tillamook Bay Jetty Puts on Show – Video By Don Backman; Beach Safety Warnings from Rockaway Beach Fire & Rescue Chief Todd Hesse
The Christmas holiday brought some wild weather to the region – with many areas just thawing from the icey grip of a a pre-Christmas ice coating from freezing rain. The holiday also brings astronomical high tides with a new moon. Pioneer photographer/videographer Don Backman visited the Barview Jetty Park and took these dramatic images of the Tillamook Bay Jetty and…
Beach Hazards Can Kill During Any Season – Learn to Identify Rip Currents, Watch for Sneaker Waves
Since yesterday, Sunday August 21st, Seaside Fire & Rescue Beach Lifeguards and Water Rescue Team have pulled 16 distressed swimmers out of the ocean; and there was the drowning tragedy on Saturday August 20th. The water temperature is unusually warm for this time of year so people are venturing farther out and ultimately getting into trouble. There are lots of…