Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
225 PM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

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225 PM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Gusty west to
southwest winds along with very steep and hazardous seas will
continue this afternoon with showers and isolated thunderstorms
expected through this evening. Southwest winds increase this
evening, reaching gale force north of Cape Blanco by Thursday
morning. Thunderstorms could produce brief periods of strong gale
force gusts on Thursday, especially north of Port Orford. A heavy
west swell builds into the waters tonight into Thursday resulting
steep to very steep seas, steepest north of Cape Blanco. Winds
and seas diminish Thursday night into Friday, with a brief period
of improved conditions. Winds become northerly Friday and stick
around into the first half of next week, resulting in periods of
steep wind driven seas.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
225 PM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt...rising to 30 kt late tonight.
Wind waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 7 to 8 ft at
15 seconds...building to 11 to 12 ft at 14 seconds. Slight chance
of tstms through the night. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Wind waves SW 10 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W
13 to 15 ft at 13 seconds. Rain and slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 10 ft at
8 seconds. Swell W 14 to 15 ft at 13 seconds. Showers and chance
of tstms.
.FRI...SE wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 12 to 13 ft
at 12 seconds...subsiding to 10 ft at 12 seconds in the
afternoon. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves SW 2 ft at
5 seconds...shifting to the NW 2 ft at 4 seconds after midnight.
Swell W 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves N 4 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 6 ft at
11 seconds...subsiding to 4 ft at 11 seconds in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 7 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 6 ft at 5 seconds. W
swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 4 seconds. NW
swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
225 PM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
late evening and overnight. Wind waves W 7 ft at 7 seconds. W
swell 8 to 9 ft at 15 seconds... building to 11 to 12 ft at
14 seconds after midnight. Slight chance of tstms through the
night. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves W 9 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
W 13 to 14 ft at 13 seconds. Rain and slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves W 7 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell W 14 to 15 ft at 13 seconds. Showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...SE wind 5 to 15 kt...backing to N in the afternoon. Wind
waves SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 12 ft at 12 seconds...
subsiding to 10 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves SW 2 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the N 3 ft at 3 seconds after midnight.
Swell W 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Slight chance of rain.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 7 ft at
11 seconds...subsiding to 4 ft at 11 seconds in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight.
Wind waves NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Wind waves NW 7 ft at 6 seconds. W swell
4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at 4 seconds. W
swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
225 PM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt...rising to 30 kt late tonight.
Wind waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 8 to 11 ft at
14 seconds...building to 12 to 13 ft at 14 seconds after
midnight.  and slight chance of tstms through the night. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Wind waves SW 11 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W
15 ft at 13 seconds. Rain and slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 10 ft at
7 seconds. Swell W 14 to 16 ft at 13 seconds. Showers and slight
chance of tstms.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to E in the afternoon. Wind
waves S 5 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 12 to 13 ft at 12 seconds...
subsiding to 10 ft at 11 seconds in the afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt after midnight.
Wind waves S 2 ft at 5 seconds...shifting to the NE 4 ft at
4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 25 kt...rising to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves N 8 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds
and S 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds... subsiding to W 4 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 8 seconds in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt...easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight.
Wind waves N 9 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds
and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt...easing to 20 kt. Wind waves N 7 ft at
7 seconds. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at 6 seconds. NW swell
5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
225 PM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt. Wind
waves SW 7 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 9 to 11 ft at 14 seconds...
building to 12 to 13 ft at 14 seconds after midnight. Rain and
slight chance of tstms.
.THU...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 9 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell W 14 to 15 ft at 13 seconds. Rain and slight chance of
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 7 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 14 to 16 ft at
13 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...SE wind 10 to 20 kt...backing to E 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves S 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 12 ft at
12 seconds...subsiding to 10 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves S 3 ft at 4 seconds... shifting to the N
5 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds
and S 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Slight chance of rain.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves N 10 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W
6 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds...subsiding
to W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves N 12 ft at 9 seconds. Swell
W 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt...easing to 25 kt. Wind waves N 9 ft at
8 seconds. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Wind waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 5 to
6 ft at 14 seconds.

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