NWS Medford ORSE.W 0039October 9, 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, in force until 11:00 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 39th hazardous seas warning the NWS office in Medford issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 2 days
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
- 2:43 p.m. PDT, October 9, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 p.m. PDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMFR SE.W 0039
- 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 40 kt and steep to very steep hazardous seas of 8 to 12 feet at 8 to 10 seconds expected. * WHERE...All areas, with the strongest winds and steepest seas from around Port Orford southward. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong, gusty winds and steep to very steep 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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