Weather / Small Craft Advisory
Minor
Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 2:51PM PDT until September 8 at 6:00AM PDT by NWS Eureka CA
Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely
Onset: 9/7/2026, 9:51:00 PM
Expires: 9/8/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Details
* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 7 feet. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm. * WHEN...Until 6 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
What To Do
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Other Active Small Craft Advisory Alerts
Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 3:34PM AKDT until September 9 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
Southern Lynn Canal; Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM; Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM
Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 3:34PM AKDT until September 7 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM
Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 3:34PM AKDT until September 9 at 1:00AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
Glacier Bay
Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 3:34PM AKDT until September 9 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM; Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM
Small Craft Advisory issued September 7 at 3:34PM AKDT until September 9 at 1:00AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
Icy Strait; Stephens Passage; Northern Chatham Strait
Source: National Weather Service.