Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Medford OR ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 11 PM PDT Monday... ...Hazardous Seas Warning In Effect From 2 PM To 11 PM PDT Monday

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft at 14 seconds. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds expected.

Where

For the hazardous seas warning, areas south of Brookings beyond 10 nm of shore. For the Small Craft Advisory, all other areas.

When

For the Small Craft Advisory, until 11 PM PDT Monday. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Monday.

Impacts

Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels. Bar crossings will become especially treacherous. * View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks

Instructions

Recreational boaters should remain in port. Commercial vessels should prepare for very steep seas and consider remaining in port until conditions improve.

Affected areas

  • Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm
  • Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Medford OR

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~48s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M308GE7ZSB7Q1ERRV5TQSG4A
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7883570618724f4f6d5fcde35e5efb518e3bd065.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Medford OR
AWIPS ID
CAPMFR
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.4264
WMO heading
XOUS56
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
56

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWMFR
WMOidentifierWHUS76 KMFR 202035
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KMFR.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-260922T0600Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-21T23:00:00-07:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bfb48255d712809c166b6664b371804b5282de60.001.1,2026-09-19T14:18:00-07:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bf6f9a597a26e43ad71a9296dc1edb2770705429.002.1,2026-09-19T02:23:00-07:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.30a5dfff992acd5378ddb6ebc64fbf329359f82c.001.1,2026-09-18T13:38:00-07:00
Locations

Location data

  • Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm
  • Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
NameValue
SAME057356
SAME057376
UGCPZZ356
UGCPZZ376