Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
810 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

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

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810 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...A cold front
moving through the region will bring moderate to heavy rain,
gusty south winds and steep seas. Following the front, seas will
remain steep, dominated by fresh short period west swell Friday
night into Saturday morning. Showers continue on Saturday with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. West seas trend less steep
Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Another front arrives on Monday
with the potential for gusty south to southwest winds followed by
building west-northwest seas Monday night into Tuesday.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
810 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt...veering to NW after midnight. Wind
waves SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to W 5 to 15 kt in the late
morning and afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W
3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. Chance of showers and slight chance of
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt...backing to SW 10 to 15 kt early
in the morning. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 5 to
6 ft at 8 seconds. Slight chance of tstms in the evening, then
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds...shifting to the SW
5 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. Swell NW 4 to 6 ft at
9 seconds. Chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at
9 seconds. Slight chance of showers in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.MON...S wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming SW 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Swell NW 4 to 5 ft at
8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain in the morning, then
showers likely and slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves SW 4 ft at
6 seconds...shifting to the W 4 ft at 6 seconds after midnight.
NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds...building to W 6 to 7 ft at
12 seconds after midnight. Slight chance of tstms in the evening.
Chance of showers through the night.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to N after midnight. Wind
waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds...shifting to the N 2 ft at 4 seconds
after midnight. Swell NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to N 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves
N 3 ft at 5 seconds. NW swell 8 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to
6 ft at 11 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
810 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt...veering to NW after midnight. Wind
waves SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 5 kt...veering to E in the morning, then...veering
to SW early in the afternoon... veering to NW late in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
7 seconds. Chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance of
tstms through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt...backing to S after midnight.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 5 ft at 8 seconds.
Slight chance of tstms through the night. Slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds...
shifting to the S 4 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. Swell W
5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers through the day.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 4 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the W 3 ft at 5 seconds after midnight.
Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Slight chance of showers in the
evening.
.MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt...veering to SW 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. NW swell 5 ft at
9 seconds...subsiding to 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds in the afternoon.
Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to N after midnight.
Wind waves SW 3 ft at 5 seconds...shifting to the NW 3 ft at
5 seconds after midnight. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds...
building to W 7 ft at 12 seconds after midnight. Chance of rain.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N
4 ft at 6 seconds. NW swell 8 ft at 12 seconds...building to
10 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 25 kt in the evening,
then...easing to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves N 5 ft at
6 seconds. NW swell 8 ft at 12 seconds... subsiding to 6 ft at
12 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
810 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves S 4 ft at 5 seconds...
shifting to the W 4 ft at 5 seconds after midnight. Swell W 2 to
3 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 kt early in the
morning. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 5 to 6 ft at
8 seconds. Slight chance of showers through the night.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Slight chance of showers through the
day.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 6 ft at
6 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.MON...SW wind 15 to 25 kt...veering to W 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves S 7 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW
3 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of rain through the day.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 5 seconds...
shifting to the W 4 ft at 6 seconds after midnight. NW swell 5 ft
at 12 seconds...shifting to the W 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds after
midnight. Chance of rain.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt...veering to N after midnight. Wind waves N
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 25 kt after midnight. Wind
waves N 4 ft at 6 seconds. NW swell 8 ft at 12 seconds...
subsiding to 6 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
810 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 15 kt...easing to 10 kt late
tonight. Southern portion, W wind 15 kt... veering to NW after
midnight. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 2 to 3 ft at
7 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...Northern portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Southern portion, N
wind 10 kt...backing to NW in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Chance of showers in the
morning. Slight chance of tstms through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt...backing to W 5 to 10 kt early
in the morning. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 5 to
6 ft at 8 seconds. Slight chance of showers through the night.
.SUN...Northern portion, SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Southern portion,
SW wind 5 kt...backing to S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds...shifting to the W 3 ft at 4 seconds
in the afternoon. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Slight chance
of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 3 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.MON...S wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of rain through the
day.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 kt after midnight.
Wind waves SW 4 ft at 5 seconds... shifting to the NW 4 ft at
6 seconds after midnight. NW swell 5 ft at 12 seconds...building
to W 7 ft at 12 seconds after midnight. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt...rising to 25 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at
6 seconds. Swell NW 9 to 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 25 kt...rising to 30 kt. Wind waves N 7 ft at
8 seconds. NW swell 8 ft at 12 seconds... subsiding to 6 ft at
12 seconds.

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