NWS Medford ORSE.W 0038September 30, 2026
Hazardous Seas Warning: Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm and Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
The National Weather Service office in Medford issued a hazardous seas warning for Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm and Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm, which was in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 38th hazardous seas warning the NWS office in Medford issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 36 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Medford OR
- Area
- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm and Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:30 a.m. PDT, September 30, 2026
- In force from
- 5:00 p.m. PDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. PDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMFR SE.W 0038
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and steep to very steep and hazardous wind driven seas 7 to 10 ft. * WHERE...All areas will experience conditions hazardous to small craft. Very steep and hazardous seas are expected south of Gold Beach and beyond 5 nm from shore. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 11 PM PDT Friday. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, from 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM PDT Friday. * 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
What the agency told people to do
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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