Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Medford OR ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Hazardous Seas Warning Now In Effect Until 4 AM PST Early This Morning... ...Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect From 4 AM Early This Morning To 4 AM PST Wednesday

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

Description

What

Very steep and hazardous seas around 18 ft at 14 seconds. South winds increase later this morning, 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and steep seas 10 to 13 ft at 14 seconds expected.

Where

All areas.

When

For the Hazardous Seas Warning, until 4 AM PST early this morning. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 4 AM early this morning 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
~1m17s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M6ZQNJ0T5K586H6MSN38KQPP
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.82cc1e1f8bd9551fbadda378eebd5f825b45b9bd.002.2
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Medford OR
AWIPS ID
CAPMFR
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.4493
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 090843
NWSheadlineHAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0090.261109T1200Z-261111T1200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-11T04:00:00-08:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferences[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d709a66be4ab69fc37ebf18be6b792016d62e976.002.3,2026-11-08T04:16:00-08:00
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