Beautiful weekend weather is sure to draw visitor to the coast Sunday, but the National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement warning people of an increased risk of sneaker waves.

The weather service says areas along the north Oregon coast, central Oregon coast, and south Washington coast will be at risk. A powerful swell building in the Pacific Ocean increases the chance of a sneaker wave. When that happens, water may rise father up on beaches than it had within the previous 30 minutes and can sweep people into the ocean.

--Tom Hallman Jr.

thallman@oregonian.com.; 503 221-8224

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