Small Craft Advisory for Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm
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- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm, Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm
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What is happening
What: North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft at 7 seconds. Seas briefly diminish north of Cape Blanco today, especially north of Cape Arago. Seas then increase again on Wednesday. Steep seas may persist Thursday into early Friday. Impacts: Gusty winds and/or steep seas could capsize or...
What the bulletin says to do
Inexperienced mariners and those operating smaller vessels should remain in port and avoid the area of hazardous conditions.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft at 7 seconds. Seas briefly diminish north of Cape Blanco today, especially north of Cape Arago. Seas then increase again on Wednesday. Steep seas may persist Thursday into early Friday. * WHERE...All of the area. * WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds and/or steep seas could capsize or damage smaller vessels. * View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 11 at 8:39PM PDT until August 12 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 11 at 8:39PM PDT until August 13 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 11 at 1:58AM PDT until August 12 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 10 at 11:10AM PDT until August 12 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 10 at 1:55AM PDT until August 12 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 9 at 2:45AM PDT until August 10 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 8 at 2:27AM PDT until August 10 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 7 at 7:46PM PDT until August 10 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 7 at 1:39PM PDT until August 10 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 7 at 3:48AM PDT until August 8 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 6 at 2:48PM PDT until August 8 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Medford OR. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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