Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
856 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

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856 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND IT...PERHAPS TO GALE FORCE OVER
THE OUTER WATERS...ALONG WITH MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND THE SWELL WILL SUBSIDE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER
THE WATERS...WEAKENING TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.

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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
856 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BACKING TO NW 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS... BUILDING TO NW
10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. SWELL NW 10 TO 12 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT. SWELL NW 12 TO
13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
11 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL NW
7 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.FRI...S WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...THEN...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SUBSIDING TO
1 FOOT IN THE EVENING...BUILDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW
5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BUILDING TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 5 FT.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
856 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BACKING TO NW 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN...BACKING TO SW 5 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
.TUE...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN... BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO NW 9 TO
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SWELL NW 10 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW 11 TO
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL
NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.FRI...SE WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
VEERING TO N. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN...
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT.

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WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
856 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT... BACKING TO SW
LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN...BACKING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE
TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
.TUE...W GALES 35 KT...VEERING TO NW IN THE MORNING...THEN...
EASING TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 8 TO 11 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO NW
11 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BACKING TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. SWELL NW
10 TO 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND W 15 KT SOUTHERN
PORTION. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. SWELL NW 11 TO 12 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND W 10 TO
15 KT SOUTHERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL NW 8 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...THEN...VEERING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 6 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 6 FT.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
856 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN...BACKING TO S 10 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. WITHIN
5 NM OF BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BACKING TO W
5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN... BACKING TO S 5 TO 15 KT LATE
TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
.TUE...NORTHERN PORTION...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT... VEERING TO W
15 TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN...VEERING TO NW EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BROOKINGS
SOUTHWARD...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...VEERING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO NW
9 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. BROOKINGS
SOUTHWARD...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 10 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND SW 5 TO 10 KT BROOKINGS
SOUTHWARD. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SWELL NW 10 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. BROOKINGS
SOUTHWARD...SW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SWELL NW 9 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.THU...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 7 TO
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT. SWELL NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
VEERING TO N. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW
5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO
2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 5 TO 6 FT.

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