Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 1:55PM PDT until September 8 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm

Urgency: Expected

Certainty: Likely

Onset: 9/8/2026, 8:55:00 PM

Expires: 9/9/2026, 10:00:00 AM

Details

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisories, north winds 20 to 30 kt and steep seas 6 to 9 ft at 7 seconds. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, north winds 20 to 30 kt with occasional gusts to 35 kt and very steep and hazardous seas 8 to 11 ft at 8 seconds expected. * WHERE...All of the area. Steepest seas will occur this evening and overnight beyond 10 nm from shore south of Port Orford. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, from 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM PDT Wednesday. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM to 8 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Steep to very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels. * View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks

What To Do

Recreational boaters should remain in port. Commercial vessels should prepare for very steep seas and consider remaining in port until conditions improve.

Other Active Small Craft Advisory Alerts

Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 1:55PM PDT until September 9 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm

Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 1:55PM PDT until September 9 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm; Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm

Small Craft Advisory issued September 8 at 1:55PM PDT until September 9 at 5:00AM PDT by NWS Medford OR

Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm

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Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM; Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM; Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME

Source: National Weather Service.