Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
816 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George
California and westward 60 nm.

PZZ300-281600-
816 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Strong wind
speeds have diminished over the waters, but seas will remain very
high and very steep through Friday evening. Expecting shower
activity to increase again overnight and remain isolated to
scattered through Friday. Not expecting any thunderstorms to
develop through this stretch. While conditions improve on
Saturday, the seas will likely remain hazardous to smaller
crafts through the afternoon hours.

$$

PZZ350-281600-
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
816 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 22 to 25 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 15 ft at 10 seconds and W 23 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 18 to 20 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 9 seconds
and W 19 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 16 ft, subsiding to
12 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 16 ft at 12 seconds
and SW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 11 ft, subsiding to 9 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
11 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
5 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 7 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
816 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 21 to 23 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 9 seconds and W 22 ft
at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 18 to 20 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds and
W 19 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing
to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 16 ft, subsiding to
12 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 16 ft at 12 seconds
and W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 11 ft, subsiding to 9 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
11 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
6 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
5 seconds and SW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
816 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 24 to 25 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 16 ft at 10 seconds and SW 23 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 21 ft, subsiding to 18 to 20 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 8 seconds and SW 20 ft at
14 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
around 16 ft, subsiding to 13 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 16 ft at 12 seconds. Showers
likely with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds
and W 11 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, rising to 25 to
30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
7 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds, W
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Rain likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
816 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 22 to 25 ft. Wave Detail: SW 13 ft at 8 seconds and W 23 ft
at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 20 to
21 ft, subsiding to 18 to 19 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
9 ft at 7 seconds and W 20 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing
to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 16 ft, subsiding to
13 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and
W 16 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms
in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 10 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 12 ft
at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, rising to 25 to
30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at
7 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW
2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$