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FZUS56 KMFR 250327
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
827 PM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

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

PZZ300-251000-
827 PM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Winds and seas
will remain calm through tonight. A front expected tomorrow
afternoon will bring gusty southerly wind speeds across the
waters, especially the northern half of the waters where isolated
gales are possible. The result will be steep seas north of Gold
Beach Thursday afternoon and evening when the start of a small
craft advisory begins. Then westerly seas will build on Friday
with conditions still hazardous to small craft. Additional fronts
will move across the area Saturday into early next week.

$$

PZZ350-251000-
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
827 PM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 kt...backing to S 5 to 15 kt after midnight.
Wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming W 2 ft at 2 seconds after
midnight. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU...S wind 15 kt...rising to 30 kt. Wind waves SW 6 ft at
5 seconds. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds...building to SW 6 to
9 ft at 8 seconds in the afternoon. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves W 6 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W
7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
W 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...W wind 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight. Wind waves W
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 8 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

PZZ356-251000-
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
827 PM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt... backing to S
late tonight. Brookings southward, NW wind 15 kt...easing to 5 to
10 kt after midnight, then... backing to SE late tonight. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Chance of rain.
.THU...Northern portion, S wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 25 kt in
the afternoon. Brookings southward, S wind 15 to 25 kt...becoming
15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Wind waves S 4 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W
6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain through the night.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to SW in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
W 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt...veering to W after midnight. Wind waves W
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to N after midnight. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

PZZ370-251000-
Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
827 PM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt...rising to 15 kt late tonight.
Wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming W 2 ft at 3 seconds after
midnight. Swell W 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt...backing to S 20 to 25 kt in the
morning, then...rising to 30 kt early in the afternoon...becoming
SW 20 to 25 kt late in the afternoon. Wind waves SW 6 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves W 6 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
W 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves W 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 9 ft
at 11 seconds.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 8 to
9 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

PZZ376-251000-
Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
827 PM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW late tonight. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 3 seconds late in the evening...becoming less
than 2 ft. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of rain.
.THU...Northern portion, S wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 25 kt
early in the afternoon, then...becoming SW late in the afternoon.
Southern portion, S wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 4 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 to 7 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves W 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at
6 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain through
the night.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at
8 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to NW after midnight. Wind
waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW
8 ft at 11 seconds.

$$