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Small Craft Advisory

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

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Severity Minor
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and steep to very steep wind-driven seas 8 to 11 ft.
* WHERE...All areas.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 8 PM PDT this evening. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, from 8 PM this evening to 8 AM PDT Saturday. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 11 AM Friday to 8 AM PDT Saturday.
* 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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