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FZUS56 KMFR 202140
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
240 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

PZZ300-210400-
240 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...OFFSHORE HIGH
PRESSURE AND A THERMAL TROUGH INLAND WILL PERSIST INTO THIS
EVENING...THEN WEAKEN TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND
SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS WILL SUBSIDE. HOWEVER...AN
UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE TUESDAY MORNING
WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT...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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PZZ370-210400-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN...BACKING TO NW 5 KT LATE
TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. MIXED SWELL
NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 7 TO 8 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.

$$

PZZ350-210400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
240 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...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 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN...BACKING TO NW 5 KT LATE
TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. MIXED SWELL
NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
MORNING...THEN...VEERING TO NW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING
15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 7 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.

$$

PZZ376-210400-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO
10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...BACKING TO W LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERN PORTION... N WIND
30 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...
BACKING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...BACKING TO W 5 TO
10 KT LATE TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...VEERING TO W 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
MORNING...THEN...VEERING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL
9 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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PZZ356-210400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
240 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...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 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND W 5 KT LATE TONIGHT. WITHIN 5 NM OF BROOKINGS
SOUTHWARD...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WIND WAVES
5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL NW
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...NORTHERN PORTION...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT... RISING TO 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...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 8 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. 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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