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FZUS56 KMFR 230919
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
219 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

PZZ300-231600-
219 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...

A LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF WASHINGTON WILL SEND ANOTHER
TROUGH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS
WILL REMAIN CHOPPY WITH SHORT PERIOD SWELLS THROUGH THE EARLY PART
OF TONIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAKER DISTURBANCES WILL FOLLOW THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND KEEPING COOL AND SHOWERY PATTERN OVER THE WATERS.

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PZZ370-231600-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
219 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

.TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS...
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAIN
BEFORE SUNRISE...THEN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW
7 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL N 3 TO 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL
W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO N IN THE EVENING...THEN...
VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 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 6 FT.

$$

PZZ350-231600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
219 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW 5 TO 15 KT CAPE ARAGO
SOUTHWARD. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT
AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAIN BEFORE SUNRISE...
THEN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT
9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT... SUBSIDING TO
1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 5 TO 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS...
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SWELL N 3 TO 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W
3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 1 TO 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO NW IN THE EVENING...THEN...
VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 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 6 FT.

$$

PZZ376-231600-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
219 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

.TODAY...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT
AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 6 TO
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW
5 TO 6 FT AT 7 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 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W
3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
VEERING TO NW IN THE EVENING...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 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.

$$

PZZ356-231600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
219 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 10 FT AT
11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY BEFORE SUNRISE...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI...NORTHERN PORTION...SW WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO W LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...NE WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO N IN
THE MORNING...THEN...BACKING TO W 5 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...VEERING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW
4 TO 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
.SAT...N WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL N 3 TO 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
VEERING TO NW IN THE EVENING...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 4 TO 5 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 6 FT.

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