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A Damp Week Ahead With Hazardous Wave Conditions on the Coast

(SALEM, Ore.) - A damp Halloween for the Willamette Valley with large breaking waves headed for the south Oregon Coast.

"Very Strong Storm Near The Gulf Of Alaska Is Generating Large Swells That Are Forecast To Arrive At The South Oregon Coast By Monday Night. The Surf Zone Will Become Hazardous With Large Breaking Waves Around 30 Feet Early Tuesday Morning Through Tuesday Night. Dangerous Waves Will Impact The Coastline Resulting In Deadly Rip Currents. West Facing Beaches Will Experience The Worst Conditions. The Surf Zone Will Become Less Hazardous By Wednesday Morning.

Coast Guard Captain of the Port Reopens Multiple River Bars

(ASTORIA, Ore.) - The Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River, reopened the Columbia River, Yaquina Bay, Oregon, Coos Bay, Oregon, Umpqua River, Oregon, and Grays Harbor, Washington, bar entrances Tuesday, with restrictions to recreational and uninspected passenger vessels.

ODFW Biologist Killed in Traffic Crash on Highway 20 Near Toledo

(TOLEDO, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into Monday afternoon's fatal traffic crash that occurred on Highway 20 at the intersection of Highway 229 in the Toledo area.

The crash, which was witnessed by an on-duty Toledo police officer, resulted in the death of an Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) wildlife biologist.

Coast Guard Closes Columbia River, Tillamook Bay, and Siuslaw River Bar Entrances

(ASTORIA, Ore.) - The Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River, in Astoria, Ore., has closed the Columbia River, Tillamook Bay, Ore., and Siuslaw River, Ore., bar entrances due to hazardous conditions, Saturday.

High Wind and Rain for Oregon

Wind gusts To 75 MPH expected at coastal headlands and beaches...

(SALEM, Ore.) - Moderate winds and rain for the Willamette Valley with high wind and surf for the Oregon Coast.

"A Storm Developing Offshore Will Bring Large Swell That Will Impact The North And Central Oregon Coast Sunday Afternoon And Continue Through Monday Afternoon.

Season Opener Provides Solid Swells for Pacific Oregon Big-Wave Crew

The first swell of the season was a solid 12’-13’...

(LINCOLN CITY, Ore.) - When you think of the Pacific Northwest surf scene, the thoughts that come to mind are; freezing cold waters, unpredictable and extreme weather conditions, dense coastal fog, huge tide changes, heavy rip currents, unfriendly ocean life and lots of driving.

This is why when it gets really big there are usually only a handful of local big-wave surfers in the water.

Creatures Creep Back to the Oregon Coast Aquarium

The event will collect food and money for Food Share of Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Animal Shelter

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - After a one-year hiatus, the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s annual Halloween event, “Creatures of the Night,” will creep back into the Aquarium with a slightly different format. There will be a gentler event during the day for younger goblins during “Creatures of the Day,” with face painting, games and candy from 10 am – 4 pm. The Aquarium will then close its doors from 4 to 6:30 pm and quietly mutate into an ominous landscape with haunted caves and foggy courtyards summoning the more fearless ghouls for the annual soiree of the sinister, “Creatures of the Night” from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Saturday, October 30.

Coast Guard evacuates crewman from fish processing vessel, Coos Bay

(COOS BAY, Ore.) - The Coast Guard medically evacuated an injured crewman from a fish processing vessel that was 40 miles southwest of Coos Bay, Ore. at approximately 12:10 a.m., Friday.

The Coast Guard was notified 11 p.m., Thursday that Mamadou Konato, a 46-year-old male, had injured his hand in machinery while working on the 276-foot fish processor Pacific Glacier.

Coast Guard, Netarts Fire Department Respond to Capsized Vessels in Netarts Bay Oregon

(SEATTLE, Wash.) - The Coast Guard, working with Netarts Fire Department, recovered three people from the water after two vessels capsized in Netarts Bay, Ore., 12-miles south of Tillamook Bay, Ore., at approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Coast Guard Rescues 2 After Vessel Capsizes Crossing Tillamook Bar

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(SEATTLE) - The Coast Guard rescued two people after their fishing vessel capsized crossing the Tillamook, Ore., entrance bar, Sunday.

The 56-foot fishing vessel, Double Eagle, contacted Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay via VHF radio channel 16, notifying the Coast Guard of its intent to cross the Tillamook Bar at 5:30 p.m.