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FZUS56 KMFR 222140
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
240 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

PZZ300-230400-
240 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...

WINDS BEHIND THE LATEST COLD FRONT HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY.
HOWEVER...MODERATE TO HEAVY NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE FOR AT
LEAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
WATERS ON THURSDAY...AND YET ANOTHER ON THURSDAY NIGHT. A SERIES
OF WEAKER DISTURBANCES WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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PZZ370-230400-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 10 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 8 TO
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL NW 6 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED
SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL NW
3 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. N SWELL 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE
W AT 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BUILDING TO
2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AND SW 2 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
RISING TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT.

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PZZ350-230400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
240 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 9 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SW 5 TO 15 KT CAPE ARAGO SOUTHWARD.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT
AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 5 TO
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 TO 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 5 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 0 TO 1 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 TO 4 FT
AT 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. N SWELL 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE
W AT 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AND SW 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON... THEN...
VEERING TO SW IN THE EVENING...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 3 FT. SWELL W 5 FT.

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PZZ376-230400-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW
9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 8 TO
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI...NORTHERN PORTION...W WIND 15 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL
NW 5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED
SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
.SAT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL N 3 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. N SWELL 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE
W AT 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BUILDING TO
3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AND SW 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
SWELL W 6 FT.

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PZZ356-230400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
240 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO NW. WIND WAVES 1 TO
3 FT. SWELL NW 7 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 6 TO 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 3 TO 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 TO
4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. N SWELL 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE W 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN
THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W
4 FT AND SW 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
BACKING TO SW IN THE EVENING...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 3 FT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT.

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