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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
026 FZUS56 KMFR 170938 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 238 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-172200- 238 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Low pressure offshore has disrupted the thermal trough pattern. Weak winds and low seas will persist into Friday morning. A weak thermal trough is expected to return Friday, then strengthen this weekend. $$ PZZ350-172200- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 238 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog late. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ356-172200- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 238 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, N 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ370-172200- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 238 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, N 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ376-172200- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 238 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of showers late. .WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, N 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. $$