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Warnings Valid at: 01 Dec 2023 08:51 AM CDT

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 PM by HFO (RCB)
Big Island Southeast Waters, in PH

VTEC# 40 (EXB)

Issued: 08:32 AM

Updated: 08:32 AM

Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 AM by SHV (24)
Claiborne, Winn, De Soto, Sabine, Red River, Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, Webster, Lincoln, Union, Natchitoches, Caddo, Bossier, La Salle, Caldwell, Grant, in LA

VTEC# 9 (NEW)

Issued: 08:27 AM

Updated: 08:27 AM

Marine Warning (View Text) expires 09:00 AM by LIX ()
Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, in GM

VTEC# 486 (NEW)

Issued: 08:01 AM

Updated: 08:01 AM

Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by LZK (234)
White, Pulaski, Prairie, Garland, Saline, Lonoke, Dallas, Arkansas, Jefferson, Faulkner, Woodruff, Perry, Grant, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, Monroe, in AR

VTEC# 11 (NEW)

Issued: 08:00 AM

Updated: 07:11 AM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades, South Central Oregon Cascades, in OR

VTEC# 16 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 08:50 AM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by OTX (Butler)
Wenatchee Area, Okanogan Highlands, Upper Columbia Basin, Washington Palouse, Northeast Mountains, Spokane Area, Waterville Plateau, in WA

VTEC# 31 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 12:27 AM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by PDT (For more information fro)
Ochoco-John Day Highlands, Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, in OR

VTEC# 30 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 06:50 AM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by PDT (For more information fro)
Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, in OR

VTEC# 9 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 06:50 AM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by OTX (Butler)
Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties, Northern Panhandle, Idaho Palouse, Coeur d Alene Area, in ID

VTEC# 31 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 12:27 AM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County, in OR

VTEC# 16 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 08:50 AM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by PDT (For more information fro)
Northwest Blue Mountains, in WA

VTEC# 9 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 06:50 AM

Gale Warning (View Text) expires 04:00 PM by SEW (For more information fro)
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm, Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm, Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm, Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm, Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm, Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm, in PZ

VTEC# 71 (EXT)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 06:00 AM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by PQR (For more information fro)
Northern Oregon Cascades, Cascades in Lane County, in OR

VTEC# 10 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 06:56 AM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by SEW (http://www.weather.gov/s)
Olympics, in WA

VTEC# 20 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 05:57 AM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Eastern Douglas County Foothills, in OR

VTEC# 16 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 08:50 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by MKX ()
North Point Light to Wind Point WI, Sheboygan to Port Washington WI, Port Washington to North Point Light WI, Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL, in LM

VTEC# 101 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 04:18 AM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Klamath Basin, in OR

VTEC# 33 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 08:50 AM

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

VTEC# 9 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 06:50 AM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by PQR (For more information fro)
South Washington Cascades, in WA

VTEC# 10 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 06:56 AM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by OTX (Butler)
Northeast Blue Mountains, in WA

VTEC# 10 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 AM

Updated: 12:27 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 PM by EKA ()
Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm, Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm, Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 133 (NEW)

Issued: 06:06 AM

Updated: 06:06 AM

Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by HGX ()
Montgomery, Chambers, Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Walker, in TX

VTEC# 28 (EXA)

Issued: 05:06 AM

Updated: 05:06 AM

Marine Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by HGX ()
Galveston Bay, in GM

VTEC# 29 (EXA)

Issued: 05:05 AM

Updated: 05:05 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 PM by LOT (Borchardt)
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL, in LM

VTEC# 106 (CON)

Issued: 05:00 AM

Updated: 04:14 AM

Rip Currents Statement (View Text) expires 05:00 AM by JSJ ()
San Juan and Vicinity, Northeast, North Central, Northwest, Culebra, in PR

VTEC# 50 (CON)

Issued: 05:00 AM

Updated: 08:38 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 PM by SEW (For more information fro)
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, in PZ

VTEC# 235 (EXT)

Issued: 05:00 AM

Updated: 06:00 AM

Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 PM by MRX ()
Southeast Carter, Unicoi, Southeast Monroe, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Greene, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Blount Smoky Mountains, in TN

VTEC# 24 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 AM

Updated: 03:58 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by LIX ()
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM, Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM, Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm, in GM

VTEC# 46 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 AM

Updated: 04:18 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by LCH (25)
Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 53 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 AM

Updated: 07:15 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by LCH (14)
Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 54 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 AM

Updated: 07:15 AM

Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by EWX ()
Lee, Wilson, Lavaca, Bastrop, Guadalupe, De Witt, Fayette, Caldwell, Gonzales, Karnes, in TX

VTEC# 16 (NEW)

Issued: 03:37 AM

Updated: 03:37 AM

Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by HGX ()
Grimes, Austin, Washington, Waller, Brazos, Burleson, Madison, Wharton, Jackson, Matagorda, Colorado, in TX

VTEC# 28 (CON)

Issued: 03:02 AM

Updated: 05:06 AM

Flood Warning (View Text) expires 11:00 AM by LCH (24)
Jefferson, Hardin, Jasper, Orange, in TX

VTEC# 87 (NEW)

Issued: 03:00 AM

Updated: 12:04 AM

Marine Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by CRP (TC)
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM, in GM

VTEC# 30 (CON)

Issued: 02:57 AM

Updated: 05:47 AM

Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by CRP (TC)
Goliad, Aransas, Victoria, Refugio, Calhoun, in TX

VTEC# 17 (NEW)

Issued: 02:55 AM

Updated: 02:55 AM

Marine Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by HGX ()
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM, Matagorda Bay, Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM, in GM

VTEC# 29 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 05:05 AM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by DMX (For more information fro)
Davis, Poweshiek, Warren, Mahaska, Clarke, Lucas, Monroe, Decatur, Wayne, Appanoose, Marion, Wapello, Ringgold, in IA

VTEC# 14 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 06:52 AM

Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by LOX (MW)
Santa Clarita Valley, in CA

VTEC# 105 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 08:38 AM

Rip Currents Statement (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by TAE ()
South Walton, Coastal Bay, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf, in FL

VTEC# 130 (EXT)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 03:58 AM

Marine Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by LCH (25)
Sabine Lake, Calcasieu Lake, Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM, in GM

VTEC# 25 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 07:15 AM

Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by LCH (25)
West Cameron, East Cameron, in LA

VTEC# 20 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 04:07 AM

Winter Storm Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by LKN ()
Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range, Northern Elko County, in NV

VTEC# 8 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 05:38 AM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by LKN (For more information fro)
Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka County, Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County, Southwest Elko County, South Central Elko County, White Pine County, Humboldt County, in NV

VTEC# 26 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 05:38 AM

Hazardous Seas Warning (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by MFR (Visit us at https://www.)
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm, Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm, Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm, in PZ

VTEC# 64 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 AM

Updated: 06:45 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by SEW (For more information fro)
Puget Sound and Hood Canal, Admiralty Inlet, West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, in PZ

VTEC# 234 (EXT)

Issued: 05:26 AM

Updated: 06:00 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by LCH (Slaughter)
Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 51 (CON)

Issued: 11:12 PM

Updated: 07:15 AM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by TWC (Visit us on Facebook...T)
White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties including Hannagan Meadow, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains including Mount Graham, in AZ

VTEC# 8 (CON)

Issued: 10:00 PM

Updated: 04:13 AM

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

VTEC# 36 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:41 AM

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: 06:00 AM

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: 04:16 AM

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: 05:08 AM

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: 03:03 AM

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

VTEC# 20 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:49 AM

Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by FGZ (For more information fro)
Eastern Mogollon Rim, Western Mogollon Rim, in AZ

VTEC# 18 (EXT)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:55 AM

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

VTEC# 18 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:55 AM

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: 04:49 AM

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: 07:49 AM

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: 06:20 AM

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: 04:49 AM

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

VTEC# 20 (CON)

Issued: 07:00 PM

Updated: 04:49 AM

Gale Warning (View Text) expires 06:00 PM 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 (EXT)

Issued: 06:00 PM

Updated: 04:02 AM

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: 04:02 AM

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 (CON)

Issued: 05:00 PM

Updated: 07:48 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by LIX ()
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, in GM

VTEC# 46 (EXT)

Issued: 04:53 PM

Updated: 04:18 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by BOX ()
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, in AN

VTEC# 114 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 PM

Updated: 06:51 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by LIX ()
Chandeleur Sound, Mississippi Sound, Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm, Lake Borgne, Breton Sound, in GM

VTEC# 45 (EXT)

Issued: 04:00 PM

Updated: 04:18 AM

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, in GM

VTEC# 45 (CON)

Issued: 04:00 PM

Updated: 04:18 AM

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: 06:45 AM

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

VTEC# 9 (CON)

Issued: 03:05 PM

Updated: 04:55 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 AM by LOX (Hall)
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu including Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands, in PZ

VTEC# 166 (EXT)

Issued: 03:00 PM

Updated: 04:02 AM

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: 04:02 AM

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

VTEC# 85 (CON)

Issued: 01:00 PM

Updated: 03:03 AM

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 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 05:34 AM

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: 05:34 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by LOX (Hall)
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM out, in PZ

VTEC# 166 (CON)

Issued: 12:00 PM

Updated: 04:02 AM

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: 05:34 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 PM by SEW (For more information fro)
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, in PZ

VTEC# 234 (EXT)

Issued: 11:00 AM

Updated: 06:00 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by PQR (For more information fro)
Columbia River Bar, in PZ

VTEC# 167 (CON)

Issued: 10:00 AM

Updated: 06:56 AM

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: 06:45 AM

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

VTEC# 40 (EXT)

Issued: 01:49 AM

Updated: 08:32 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 AM by BRO ()
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 71 (EXT)

Issued: 10:00 PM

Updated: 04:37 AM

Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 AM by CRP (TC)
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM, in GM

VTEC# 90 (EXT)

Issued: 10:00 PM

Updated: 05:47 AM

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: 04:55 AM

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

VTEC# 22 (CON)

Issued: 03:00 PM

Updated: 01:53 AM

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.