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Hazardous Seas Warning

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm

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Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, north winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt and very steep and hazardous seas 8 to 12 ft due to a mix of wind seas and building swell at 11 seconds expected. For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and steep seas 7 to 9 ft due to a mix of wind seas and building swell at 11 seconds expected.
* WHERE...Small craft advisory conditions will affect all the area Saturday afternoon. Then, late Saturday afternoon through early afternoon, Hazardous Seas Warning conditions will affect areas south of Port Orford beyond 5 nm from shore with Small Craft Advisory elsewhere.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 11 AM this morning to 5 PM PDT Sunday. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, from 5 PM this afternoon to 5 PM PDT Sunday.
* 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

Instructions

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