NWS Medford ORSE.W 0039October 5, 2026
Hazardous Seas Warning: 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 Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm, in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on October 7. It was the 39th hazardous seas warning the NWS office in Medford issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 45 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Medford OR
- Area
- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:21 p.m. PDT, October 5, 2026
- In force from
- 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. PDT, October 7, 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 35 kt and steep to very steep and hazardous seas 7 to 11 ft. * WHERE...All areas. Very steep and hazardous seas are expected from Gold Beach southward during the evening and overnight periods. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 5 PM PDT Wednesday. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, from 8 PM this evening to 5 PM PDT Wednesday. * WHEN..From 11 PM Sunday to 11 PM PDT Monday. * 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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