NWS feedSource freshLast successful check:
Active official alertUpdated

Small Craft Advisory for Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm

Official alert fields

What you need to know

Effective
Ends or expires
Official severity
Minor
Official urgency
Expected
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

What: For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 8 to 13 ft at 7 seconds expected. For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft at 8 seconds expected. Impacts: Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels. Bar crossings will...

What the bulletin says to do

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

Full official description

Bulletin details

* WHAT...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 8 to 13 ft at 7 seconds expected. For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft at 8 seconds expected. * WHERE...All of the area. * WHEN...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, until 9 PM PDT Tuesday. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 9 PM Tuesday to 5 PM PDT 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

Official geometry where available

Alert boundary

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Alert

    Small Craft Advisory issued August 3 at 10:57PM PDT until August 5 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Small Craft Advisory issued August 3 at 10:57PM PDT until August 5 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

    Official revision

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.

CAP status
Actual
Message type
Alert
Last collected
Methodology and corrections