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FZUS56 KMFR 250938
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
238 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

PZZ300-251600-
238 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...

A LOW PRESSURE CENTER 350 MILES WEST OF ASTORIA OREGON IS MOVING
TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE CENTRAL OREGON
COAST LATE TONIGHT WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING THROUGH THE
COASTAL WATERS. A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH MODERATELY STRONG
SOUTH WINDS.

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PZZ370-251600-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
238 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO S. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE NW AT 13 SECONDS IN THE MORNING...
THEN...SHIFTING TO THE W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE SUNRISE...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXED SWELL W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...BACKING TO S 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 5 TO
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 5 TO
6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO NW. WIND WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W
5 FT.

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PZZ350-251600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
238 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO
THE NW AT 13 SECONDS IN THE MORNING...THEN...SHIFTING TO THE W
3 TO 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS BEFORE SUNRISE. RAIN LIKELY.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING
TO 1 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
SW 1 TO 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. MIXED
SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 TO 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND SW 1 TO 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W
4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 5 TO
6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO W. WIND WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT. SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT.

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PZZ376-251600-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
238 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...NORTHERN PORTION...NW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW EARLY IN
THE MORNING...THEN...BACKING TO S 5 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION... NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING
TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE NW AT 13 SECONDS IN THE MORNING...
THEN...SHIFTING TO THE W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.SUN...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...S WIND 15 KT...RISING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHERN PORTION...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND
WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED
SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SOUTHERN
PORTION...SW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 5 FT.

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PZZ356-251600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
238 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO S IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN...RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE AFTERNOON. BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...NW WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO
SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 4 TO 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE NW AT 13 SECONDS IN THE MORNING...
THEN...SHIFTING TO THE W 3 TO 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND S 5 TO 10 KT
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT
AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND SE 5 TO
10 KT BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 3 TO
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND S 15 TO 20 KT
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO W. WIND WAVES 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO
1 FOOT. SWELL W 4 FT.

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