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Small Craft Advisory

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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

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Minor
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt and steep seas 6 to 8 ft at 6 to 7 seconds. For the Hazardous Seas Watch, very steep and hazardous seas 8 to 11 ft at 7 to 8 seconds possible.
* WHERE...All areas will be affected conditions hazardous to small craft through early Saturday afternoon. Then, very steep hazardous seas may develop beyond 3 nm from shore from Port Orford southward Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 2 PM PDT Saturday. 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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