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MWWMFR
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
137 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
137 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT AND STEEP SEAS 9 TO 11 FT AT 12
SECONDS THIS MORNING. THEN, NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 35 KT AND VERY STEEP SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FT. SEAS WILL BE A MIX
OF NORTHWEST SWELL AT 12 SECONDS AND SHORT PERIOD WIND SEAS
TODAY, BECOMING DOMINATED BY WIND SEAS TONIGHT. A MIX OF
NORTHWEST SWELL AT 16 SECONDS AND SHORT PERIOD SEAS RETURNS LATE
MONDAY.
* WHERE...ALL AREAS. STRONG WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED FROM GOLD
BEACH SOUTHWARD.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY.
FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, FROM 2 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
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
137 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AND STEEP
SEAS OF 6 TO 9 FT. SEAS WILL BE DUE TO A MIX OF NORTHWEST SWELL
AT 10 TO 12 SECONDS AND SHORT PERIOD WIND SEAS TODAY, THEN A
MIX OF NORTHWEST SWELL AT 16 SECONDS AND SHORT PERIOD WIND SEAS
ON MONDAY.
* WHERE...ALL AREAS.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 2 AM PDT
SUNDAY. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 2 PM SUNDAY
TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND/OR STEEP SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR
DAMAGE SMALLER VESSELS.
* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS://GO.USA.GOV/X6HKS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS AND THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND AVOID THE AREA OF HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
VISIT US AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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