Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Medford OR ยท US

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Details

Hazardous Seas Warning Remains In Effect Until 10 PM PST This Evening... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 10 PM This Evening To 4 AM PST Wednesday... ...Small Craft Advisory Has Expired

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

Description

What

For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 15 to 20 ft at 16 seconds. For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 12 to 17 ft at 15 seconds expected.

Where

For the Hazardous Seas Warning, all areas. For the Small Craft Advisory, all areas.

When

For the Hazardous Seas Warning, until 10 PM PST this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Wednesday.

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
~41s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M6XHDQT5YHV44MQR735M4A67
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d709a66be4ab69fc37ebf18be6b792016d62e976.002.3
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Medford OR
AWIPS ID
CAPMFR
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.500
WMO heading
XOUS56
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
56

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWMFR
WMOidentifierWHUS76 KMFR 081216
NWSheadlineHAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.NEW.KMFR.SC.Y.0090.261109T0600Z-261111T1200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-11T04:00:00-08:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
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