Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
590 FZUS56 KMFR 292130 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 230 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-301000- 230 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...A thermal trough will strengthen this afternoon and gale force winds are expected by early Thursday morning through Friday for areas south of Cape Blanco. Areas elsewhere will see gusty winds and steep seas. We are anticipating relatively calmer seas by the weekend and into early next week as the thermal trough starts to break down on Friday. $$ PZZ350-301000- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 230 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ356-301000- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 230 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, backing to NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to gales to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N gales to 35 kt, becoming up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. $$ PZZ370-301000- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 230 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ376-301000- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 230 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. $$