COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 9:53 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON…
* WAVES AND SURF…WEST SWELL OF 14 TO 17 FEET AT 15 SECONDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKING WAVES OF 19 TO 22 FEET ALONG THE COAST.
* TIMING…A VERY HIGH TIDE WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…WAVES OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE VERY POWERFUL. THEY WILL EASILY WASH PEOPLE…LARGE LOGS AND TREES…AND VEHICLES OFF OF BEACHES AND JETTIES. STAY A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE OCEAN.EXPECT LARGE WAVE RUN-UPS…AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
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