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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
340 AM PST FRI NOV 28 2003


...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 800 PM PST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...

A FAIRLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER ABOUT 325 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ASTORIA AT 400 AM PST FRIDAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST THIS
MORNING. STRONG WIND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL GENERATE HIGH
SEAS TODAY. 

SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 20 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN REACH 22
TO 24 FEET BY MID-MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 20 FEET
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 18 FEET LATE THIS
EVENING. 

TIDES WILL NOT BE AS HIGH FRIDAY MORNING AS THEY HAVE BEEN
RECENTLY...THUS LOWLAND COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE HEAVY SURF IS NOT
EXPECTED.

SURFING...SWIMMING...FISHING...BOATING...AND OBSERVING LARGE WAVES
FROM ROCKS OR COASTAL STRUCTURES DURING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS IS
DANGEROUS. ALL LARGE WAVES ARE NOT ALIKE. THERE IS OFTEN AN EXTRA
LARGE BREAKER THAT CAN SUDDENLY SWEEP A PERSON OVERBOARD OR OFF A
LARGE ROCK WITH NO WARNING. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING HIGH SURF
CONDITIONS IS IN PORT AND WELL AWAY FROM BREAKING WAVES.

DEBRIS AND LOGS CAN BE TOSSED ONSHORE IN THE SURF ZONE BY HIGH SURF.
THIS DEBRIS CAN AND HAS REPEATEDLY IN THE PAST TRAPPED AND CAUSED THE
DROWNING OF PEOPLE IN THE SURF ZONE.

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WEISHAAR