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Hazardous Seas Watch

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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

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Severity Moderate
Urgency Future
Certainty Possible

Details

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 20 to 25 kt and steep seas 5 to 8 ft at 6 to 7 seconds, increasing on Saturday to to 20 to 30 kt with steep seas of 6 to 9 feet at 7 seconds. For the Hazardous Seas Watch, north winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and very steep and hazardous seas of 10 ft at 8 seconds possible.
* WHERE...Conditions hazardous to small craft for all the area through Saturday afternoon. Then very steep seas may develop for areas south of Port Orford beyond 5 nm from shore Saturday evening through Sunday evening, with small craft advisory level conditions elsewhere.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 11 PM PDT Sunday. For the Hazardous Seas Watch, from Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels. Bar crossing could become especially hazardous.
* View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks
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