... Small Craft Advisory for winds remains in effect until 11 PM
PDT this evening...
... Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas remains in effect
until 11 PM PDT this evening...
... Hazardous seas warning in effect from 8 am Tuesday to 8 PM PDT
Wednesday...
... Small Craft Advisory for winds in effect from 11 am to 8 PM
PDT Tuesday...
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a hazardous
seas warning... which is in effect from 8 am Tuesday to 8 PM PDT
Wednesday. A Small Craft Advisory for winds has also been issued.
This Small Craft Advisory for winds is in effect from 11 am to
8 PM PDT Tuesday. A Small Craft Advisory for winds remains in
effect until 11 PM PDT this evening. A Small Craft Advisory for
hazardous seas remains in effect until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* Winds: north 20 to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knots will diminish
this evening. Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots will develop late
Tuesday morning and diminish Tuesday night.
* Seas: initially seas will be dominated by steep short period
wind waves of 7 to 9 feet which will subside later tonight.
Heavy northwest swell will develop Tuesday. Combined seas will
be 10 to 12 feet with a dominant period of 10 to 11 seconds.
Seas will subside Wednesday night.
* Areas affected: the strongest winds and highest seas will
initially occur beyond 5 nm off the coast and near Cape Blanco.
The small craft winds and heavy seas Tuesday will occur over
most of the area.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Small craft conditions for wind means that wind speeds of 23 to
33 knots are expected. Inexperienced mariners... especially those
operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these
conditions.
A Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas means that waves will
be steep enough to create a potential hazard to small craft.
A hazardous seas warning means hazardous sea conditions are
imminent or occurring. Recreational boaters should remain in
port... or take shelter until waves subside. Commercial vessels
should prepare for rough seas and consider remaining in port or
taking shelter in port until hazardous seas subside.