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FZUS56 KMFR 230924
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

PZZ300-231600-
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Moderate north
winds and steep wind driven seas will continue today. The
strongest winds and steepest seas will be beyond 10 NM from shore
and south of Cape Blanco. Winds will gradually ease today, but
seas will remain steep and hazardous to small craft. A southerly
surge of stratus could reach up to around Gold Beach late Tuesday
morning. Conditions improve Tuesday night into Wednesday, but a
series of fronts will bring unsettled weather late this week.


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PZZ350-231600-
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt early in the
morning. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 2 to 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to E in the morning, then...
backing to NW in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds
in the morning...becoming less than 2 ft. Swell W 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight.
Wind waves less than 2 ft. Swell W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...S wind 15 to 20 kt...becoming 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 4 ft at 5 seconds. NW swell 4 ft at
10 seconds...shifting to the W 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds in the
afternoon. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt...veering to W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 to 6 ft at
8 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight. Wind waves NW
3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds...
shifting to the S 2 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 5 ft
at 12 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northern portion, N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to
20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Brookings southward, SE
wind 5 kt...veering to SW in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 6 ft at
7 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Brookings
southward, N wind 10 to 20 kt...backing to NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 2 to 3 ft at
9 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Brookings southward,
NW wind 5 to 10 kt...becoming 5 to 15 kt in the late morning and
afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 2 to 3 ft at
9 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 15 kt...rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 3 seconds... shifting to the SW
4 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at
9 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to SW after midnight.
Wind waves W 4 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds...
building to 5 ft at 9 seconds after midnight. Showers.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds...becoming
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds after midnight. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W
5 ft at 12 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to NW in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less than
2 ft. Swell W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves less than 2 ft... becoming W 2 ft at
3 seconds after midnight. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at
9 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds...shifting
to the SW 3 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 5 ft at
13 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northern portion, N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to
20 kt late afternoon. Southern portion, N wind 20 to 25 kt...
easing to 10 to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Wind
waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to NW late in the afternoon.
Wind waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW
after midnight. Southern portion, NW wind 15 kt...backing to W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
W 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...Northern portion, SW wind 15 to 20 kt... backing to S
20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Southern portion, S wind 5 to
15 kt...rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves SW
4 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W after midnight.
Wind waves W 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. W
swell 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W
5 ft at 12 seconds.

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