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FZUS56 KMFR 190912
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

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212 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...A weakening
thermal trough will maintain steep, hazardous seas through early
this morning. Steep seas will shift to beyond 10 NM from shore
and south of Cape Blanco by late morning, then subside below small
craft advisory levels this afternoon. Conditions improve tonight
with relatively light winds and low seas into Saturday, though a
weak cold front will move through on Saturday with some rain.
Gusty north winds and steep seas are expected to return later in
the weekend with possible gales and very steep, hazardous seas
south of Cape Blanco late Sunday into Monday.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to N in the afternoon. Wind
waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. SW swell 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Swell  and NW 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 kt...backing to SW after midnight. Wind waves
less than 2 ft. Swell SW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 1 to 2 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W late in the afternoon.
Wind waves SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. SW swell 1 to 2 ft at
14 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to N after midnight.
Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds.
Slight chance of showers through the night.
.SUN...NE wind 5 kt...backing to N 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at
12 seconds...building to W 8 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds... becoming W 5 ft at 11 seconds
after midnight.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
NW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. NW
swell 4 ft at 8 seconds...subsiding to 3 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northern portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to NW late
afternoon. Brookings southward, E wind 5 kt...backing to W in the
afternoon. Wind waves N 2 ft at 6 seconds. SW swell 2 ft at
15 seconds. Swell  and NW 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt...backing to S after midnight, then...
becoming S 5 kt early in the morning. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds in the evening...becoming less than 2 ft. Swell SW 1 to
2 ft at 15 seconds and W 1 to 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...Northern portion, S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W 5 to
10 kt late in the afternoon. Brookings southward, S wind 5 to
10 kt...veering to SW late in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft
at 3 seconds...shifting to the SW 2 ft at 3 seconds in the
afternoon. Swell SW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 1 to 2 ft at
12 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Slight chance of showers.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at
13 seconds...shifting to the NW 8 ft at 12 seconds in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt...easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, N wind 15 to 25 kt...easing
to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves N 7 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 8 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to NW 4 to 6 ft at
11 seconds after midnight.
.MON...N wind 20 kt...rising to 25 kt in the afternoon and
evening, then...easing to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW
6 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW
3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds. S
swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Swell  and N 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW early in the
morning. Wind waves NE 2 ft at 3 seconds in the evening...
becoming less than 2 ft. Swell S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and W
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell S 2 to 3 ft at
14 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...becoming 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. W
swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 8 ft at 12 seconds... becoming W 5 ft at 11 seconds
after midnight.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt...becoming N. Wind waves N 7 ft at
6 seconds. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds. N
swell 5 ft at 8 seconds...shifting to the NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 6 seconds. S
swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Swell  and N 4 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW early in the
morning. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds in the evening...becoming
less than 2 ft. Swell S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 1 to 2 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to NW late in the afternoon.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 3 seconds... shifting to the W 3 ft at
3 seconds in the afternoon. Swell S 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and W
2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
W swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds... shifting to the NW 7 ft at
13 seconds after midnight.
.SUN...Northern portion, N wind 10 kt...rising to 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Southern portion, N wind 15 to 25 kt...rising to
30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. NW swell
7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves N 9 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
NW 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds...becoming W 5 ft at 11 seconds after
midnight.
.MON...N wind 30 kt...easing to 25 kt. Wind waves N 9 ft at
8 seconds. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at
6 seconds. Swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.

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