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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
195 FZUS56 KMFR 030331 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 831 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-031600- 831 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...A strong thermal trough will maintain strong north winds, reaching gale force south of Port Orford, and steep to very steep and hazardous seas through late Wednesday. Conditions improve somewhat late Wednesday night into Thursday as the thermal trough pushes inland and expands northward. North to northeast winds will ease some, but winds and seas will remain hazardous to small craft through the end of the week, with hazardous warning level seas likely lingering through Thursday night. Sub-advisory conditions are possible over the weekend. $$ PZZ350-031600- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 831 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. $$ PZZ356-031600- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 831 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. $$ PZZ370-031600- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 831 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ376-031600- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 831 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. $$