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Warnings Valid at: 30 Nov 2023 09:49 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (View Text) expires 10:45 PM by LCH (Rua)
Jefferson Davis, Cameron, Calcasieu, in LA

VTEC# 232 (NEW)

Issued: 09:44 PM

Updated: 09:44 PM

Marine Warning (View Text) expires 10:15 PM by LCH (Calhoun)
Calcasieu Lake, in GM

VTEC# 163 (NEW)

Issued: 09:16 PM

Updated: 09:16 PM

Flash Flood Warning (View Text) expires 11:00 PM by LCH (24)
Jefferson, in TX

VTEC# 36 (NEW)

Issued: 08:45 PM

Updated: 08:45 PM

Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by FWD ()
Ellis, Hill, Dallas, Rockwall, Hood, Somervell, Johnson, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Wise, Denton, in TX

VTEC# 8 (NEW)

Issued: 08:34 PM

Updated: 08:34 PM

Flash Flood Warning (View Text) expires 10:15 PM by HGX (03)
Chambers, in TX

VTEC# 17 (NEW)

Issued: 08:13 PM

Updated: 08:13 PM

Flash Flood Warning (View Text) expires 11:00 PM by LCH (24)
Jefferson, in TX

VTEC# 35 (NEW)

Issued: 07:59 PM

Updated: 07:59 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 03:00 AM by PHI (Brudy)
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm, in AN

VTEC# 92 (NEW)

Issued: 07:01 PM

Updated: 07:01 PM

Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by SHV (24)
Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Union, De Soto, Red River, Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, Sabine, Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Caldwell, La Salle, Lincoln, in LA

VTEC# 12 (NEW)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 12:20 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by BOI ()
Oregon Lower Treasure Valley, in OR

VTEC# 20 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:38 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by BOI ()
Baker County, in OR

VTEC# 20 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:38 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by LKN (For more information fro)
Humboldt County, in NV

VTEC# 26 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:27 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by GYX ()
Penobscot Bay, Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM, in AN

VTEC# 89 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 PM

Updated: 06:52 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 PM by CAR ()
Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, in AN

VTEC# 85 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 09:05 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by GYX ()
Casco Bay, in AN

VTEC# 89 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 06:52 PM

Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by SHV (24)
Sabine, in TX

VTEC# 12 (NEW)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 12:20 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by FGZ (For more information fro)
Western Mogollon Rim, Eastern Mogollon Rim, White Mountains, in AZ

VTEC# 18 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 03:05 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by GJT (For more information fro)
Grand and Battlement Mesas, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide, Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Southwest San Juan Mountains, in CO

VTEC# 36 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:02 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by PUB ()
Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft, in CO

VTEC# 31 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:51 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by HGX ()
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 60 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 06:58 PM

Gale Warning (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by LIX ()
Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm, Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM, Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 12 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:53 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by MOB ()
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Destin to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 55 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 09:35 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by BOI ()
West Central Mountains, Upper Treasure Valley, Upper Weiser River, Boise Mountains, in ID

VTEC# 20 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:38 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by BOI ()
Lower Treasure Valley, Owyhee Mountains, in ID

VTEC# 20 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:38 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by TAE ()
Waters from Apalachicola to Destin FL from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 55 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 09:03 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by SEW (For more information fro)
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands, in PZ

VTEC# 234 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 05:23 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 AM by MTR (For more information fro)
San Francisco/San Pablo/Suisun Bays and the West Delta, in PZ

VTEC# 232 (CON)

Issued: 06:00 PM

Updated: 05:56 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by MTR (For more information fro)
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm, Waters from Pt. Arena to Pigeon Pt. CA from 10 to 60 nm, Monterey Bay, Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 232 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 05:56 PM

Gale Warning (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by LOX (Hall)
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands, Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 nm offshore including San Nicolas Island, in PZ

VTEC# 42 (CON)

Issued: 06:00 PM

Updated: 05:07 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 PM by LOX (Hall)
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, in PZ

VTEC# 166 (CON)

Issued: 06:00 PM

Updated: 05:07 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 PM by SGX (17)
Waters from San Mateo point to the Mexican Border Extending 30 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island, in PZ

VTEC# 31 (EXT)

Issued: 05:00 PM

Updated: 04:15 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 PM by LIX ()
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, in GM

VTEC# 46 (EXT)

Issued: 04:53 PM

Updated: 04:53 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by BOX ()
Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Nantucket Sound, Cape Cod Bay, Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm, Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, in AN

VTEC# 114 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 PM

Updated: 02:57 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 PM by LIX ()
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM, Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM, Breton Sound, Chandeleur Sound, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm, in GM

VTEC# 45 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 PM

Updated: 04:53 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 113 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 PM

Updated: 04:50 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by BOX ()
Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island, Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket, in AN

VTEC# 114 (EXT)

Issued: 04:00 PM

Updated: 02:57 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 113 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 PM

Updated: 04:50 PM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by FGZ (For more information fro)
Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, in AZ

VTEC# 9 (NEW)

Issued: 03:05 PM

Updated: 03:05 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by EKA ()
Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm, Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 132 (CON)

Issued: 11:45 AM

Updated: 05:56 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by LOX (Hall)
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu including Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands, Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM out, in PZ

VTEC# 166 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 05:07 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 AM by LOX (Hall)
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM, in PZ

VTEC# 166 (CON)

Issued: 03:00 PM

Updated: 05:07 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 03:00 AM by LWX ()
Eastern Bay, Chester River to Queenstown MD, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD, Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD, Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, in AN

VTEC# 209 (CON)

Issued: 03:00 PM

Updated: 09:41 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by OKX (For more details, see th)
Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 nm, in AN

VTEC# 107 (CON)

Issued: 03:00 PM

Updated: 03:38 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by OKX (For more details, see th)
Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 nm, Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm, in AN

VTEC# 107 (EXT)

Issued: 03:00 PM

Updated: 03:38 PM

Gale Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by LCH (14)
Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 11 (CON)

Issued: 10:00 AM

Updated: 04:10 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 PM by CAR ()
Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM, in AN

VTEC# 85 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 PM

Updated: 09:05 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by PQR (For more information fro)
Northern Oregon Cascades, Cascades in Lane County, in OR

VTEC# 25 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 PM

Updated: 05:00 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Eastern Douglas County Foothills, South Central Oregon Cascades, Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades, in OR

VTEC# 32 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 PM

Updated: 02:36 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by PDT (For more information fro)
East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, in OR

VTEC# 30 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 PM

Updated: 05:12 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by PQR (For more information fro)
South Washington Cascades, in WA

VTEC# 25 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 PM

Updated: 05:00 PM

Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by LCH ()
Northern Newton, Tyler, Hardin, Northern Jasper, Southern Jasper, Southern Newton, in TX

VTEC# 16 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 04:11 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by MTR (For more information fro)
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 232 (EXT)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 05:56 PM

Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by LCH ()
Lower St. Martin, Upper St. Martin, Rapides, Avoyelles, Evangeline, St. Landry, Lafayette, in LA

VTEC# 16 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 04:11 PM

Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by LCH ()
West Cameron, Beauregard, Allen, Vernon, East Cameron, in LA

VTEC# 16 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 04:11 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 PM by MTR (For more information fro)
Waters from Pigeon Pt. to Pt. Piedras Blancas CA from 10 to 60 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 232 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 05:56 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 05:00 AM by MQT (TAP)
Marquette to Munising MI, in LS

VTEC# 170 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 04:22 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 PM by MTR (For more information fro)
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 232 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 05:56 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by SEW (For more information fro)
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm, Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm, Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm, Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm, Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm, Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm, in PZ

VTEC# 234 (CON)

Issued: 03:00 AM

Updated: 05:23 PM

Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 PM by EPZ ()
Otero Mesa, in NM

VTEC# 30 (CON)

Issued: 10:00 AM

Updated: 08:30 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 PM by HGX ()
Matagorda Bay, Galveston Bay, in GM

VTEC# 59 (CON)

Issued: 10:00 AM

Updated: 06:58 PM

Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 PM by EPZ ()
Salt Basin, in TX

VTEC# 30 (CON)

Issued: 10:00 AM

Updated: 08:30 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by PQR (For more information fro)
Columbia River Bar, in PZ

VTEC# 167 (EXT)

Issued: 10:00 AM

Updated: 05:02 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 112 (CON)

Issued: 08:00 AM

Updated: 04:50 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 112 (CON)

Issued: 08:00 AM

Updated: 04:50 PM

Coastal Flood Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by LCH (25)
East Cameron, West Cameron, in LA

VTEC# 7 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 03:20 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by BUF ()
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor, in LE

VTEC# 114 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 03:43 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by LCH (Slaughter)
Sabine Lake, Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM, Vermilion Bay, Calcasieu Lake, Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM, in GM

VTEC# 51 (CON)

Issued: 06:00 AM

Updated: 04:10 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by SEW (For more information fro)
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, in PZ

VTEC# 234 (CON)

Issued: 05:26 AM

Updated: 05:23 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 AM by HFO ()
Maui County Leeward Waters, Big Island Windward Waters, Alenuihaha Channel, Big Island Leeward Waters, Maui County Windward Waters, in PH

VTEC# 40 (EXT)

Issued: 01:49 AM

Updated: 08:37 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by HGX ()
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM, in GM

VTEC# 59 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 06:58 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by CRP (TC)
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM, in GM

VTEC# 90 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 06:35 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by BRO ()
Waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 71 (CON)

Issued: 10:00 PM

Updated: 07:08 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by CRP (TC)
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 90 (CON)

Issued: 10:00 PM

Updated: 06:35 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by FGZ (For more information fro)
Kaibab Plateau, in AZ

VTEC# 18 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 03:05 PM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 AM by HFO (Gibbs)
Big Island Summit, in HI

VTEC# 10 (CON)

Issued: 08:24 AM

Updated: 08:02 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 05:00 AM by DLH ()
Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN, Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN, Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN, in LS

VTEC# 130 (EXT)

Issued: 11:00 AM

Updated: 04:37 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by MQT (TAP)
Munising to Grand Marais MI, Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI, in LS

VTEC# 170 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 04:22 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by BUF ()
Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River, Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY, Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY, in LO

VTEC# 112 (EXT)

Issued: 03:43 AM

Updated: 03:43 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by MQT (Voss)
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI, Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI, Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI, Black River To Ontonagon MI, in LS

VTEC# 170 (CON)

Issued: 10:00 AM

Updated: 04:22 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by BUF ()
Ripley to Dunkirk NY, Dunkirk to Buffalo NY, in LE

VTEC# 112 (EXT)

Issued: 06:00 PM

Updated: 03:43 PM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 PM by GRR ()
St Joseph to South Haven MI, Pentwater to Manistee MI, Grand Haven to Whitehall MI, Whitehall to Pentwater MI, South Haven to Holland MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI, in LM

VTEC# 102 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 PM

Updated: 03:24 PM

Rip Currents Statement (View Text) expires 03:00 PM by GUM (Doll)
Guam, in GU

VTEC# 22 (CON)

Issued: 03:00 PM

Updated: 02:59 PM

Flood Warning (View Text) expires 08:21 PM by MLB (MW)
Volusia, Lake, in FL

VTEC# 5 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 08:21 PM

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Notes:

This application is educational grade and should not be used operationally.
The status column is simply the status of the warning. The warning is in 'NEW' state until a SVS is issued, then it goes to 'CON' for continued.
NEXRAD composite is available since 1 Jan 1997.
Prior to the NWS adoption of VTEC, warnings were not expired nor canceled.
SVS updates were added in 2005.
LSR archive begins 1 Jan 2004.
Archive of watches begins 1 Jan 1997.