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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
843 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

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843 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Low pressure
will linger over the region late tonight into Saturday, bringing
periods of stronger south winds today through Saturday. A few
isolated gale force wind gusts will be possible tonight into
Saturday. In addition, seas will be largely dominated by short
period wind seas, combined with low northwest swell trains. Seas
will become very steep briefly tonight into Saturday morning
before subsiding to steep seas through Sunday. Isolated
thunderstorms are possible now through the weekend with continued
unsettled weather through most of next week.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
843 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 10 to 20 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt late
afternoon. Wind waves SW 6 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
15 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt...backing to SE after midnight.
Cape Arago southward, S wind 15 to 25 kt... becoming 20 kt early
in the morning. Wind waves SW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
14 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Cape Arago southward, S wind 15 to
20 kt...becoming 20 kt late in the afternoon. Wind waves SW 7 ft
at 8 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds. Showers and slight
chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to NE 5 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 4 to 6 ft at
11 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
W 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds
and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. Chance of rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W after midnight. Wind
waves W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to S 20 kt. Wind waves S
4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 13 seconds...building to W
9 ft at 17 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
843 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming 20 kt late afternoon.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, SE wind 15 kt...veering to S
in the afternoon. Wind waves SW 7 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 3 to
4 ft at 15 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt...rising to 30 kt in the late
evening and early morning, then...easing to 25 kt early in the
morning. Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, S wind 20 to 25 kt.
Wind waves SW 9 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...S wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt late in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at
13 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt...backing to E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at
11 seconds...building to W 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds after
midnight. Showers and slight chance of tstms in the evening, then
chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to NW 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at
10 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at
9 seconds. Slight chance of rain through the night.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W after midnight. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds...shifting to the W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 20 kt. Wind waves S 4 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 13 seconds...building to W 9 ft at
17 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
843 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms through the day.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming 30 kt in the late
evening and early morning, then...becoming 20 to 25 kt early in
the morning. Wind waves S 10 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
14 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
W 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to N 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 5 to 8 ft at
11 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Slight chance of rain through
the day.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds
and W 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W. Wind waves W 2 ft at
5 seconds. Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt...becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon and
evening, then...veering to SW after midnight. Wind waves SW 6 ft
at 6 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at
19 seconds...building to W 10 ft at 17 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
843 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves S 7 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Chance of showers and slight chance
of tstms through the day. Rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt...becoming SW 20 to 25 kt early in the
morning. Wind waves S 10 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
14 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 8 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at
13 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt...veering to NW after midnight.
Wind waves W 5 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers likely and slight chance of tstms in the evening, then
chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. Slight chance of rain through
the day.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to W after midnight.
Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to NW. Wind waves NW 2 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 5 to
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt...backing to S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon
and evening, then...veering to SW 25 kt after midnight. Wind
waves SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft
at 19 seconds...building to W 9 ft at 17 seconds.

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