Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Medford OR ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 7 PM PST This Evening... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 7 PM This Evening To 4 PM PST Friday

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, south winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and steep combined seas 12 to 15 ft at 14 seconds. For the Gale Warning, south winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and very steep, hazardous seas 18 to 23 ft at 10 to 13 seconds expected.

Where

All areas.

When

For the Small Craft Advisory, until 7 PM PST this evening. For the Gale Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Friday.

Impacts

Strong winds and very steep seas could capsize or damage vessels. Low visibility conditions are expected. Bar crossings will be especially dangerous.

Additional details

Very steep, hazardous seas could reach 25 to 30 feet late Friday into Saturday as a heavy long period swell continues to build in. Please stay tuned for updates on this high impact weather pattern. * View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks

Instructions

Mariners should alter plans to avoid strong winds and very steep seas. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.

Affected areas

  • Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm
  • Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm
  • Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 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
~31s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M77K1SWEEK4QMEA34HYXS8SX
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8e97b46bb4043cf6bcaf45e6ea33e0dc2fd750a9.001.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Medford OR
AWIPS ID
CAPMFR
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.6533
WMO heading
XOUS56
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
56

References

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Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWMFR
WMOidentifierWHUS76 KMFR 120957
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXT.KMFR.SC.Y.0090.000000T0000Z-261113T0300Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-12T19:00:00-08:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
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Locations

Location data

  • Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm
  • Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm
  • Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm
  • Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
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SAME057350
SAME057356
SAME057370
SAME057376
UGCPZZ350
UGCPZZ356
UGCPZZ370
UGCPZZ376