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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
238 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

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238 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Seas will be
elevated and hazardous to small craft today through Tuesday morning
due to a combination of wind seas and increasing west northwest
swell. Low pressure will move north of the waters Tuesday with seas
transitioning to high and steep WNW swells near 10 feet Tuesday
afternoon and evening. Weak high pressure will move in Wednesday
with moderate north winds, highest south of Cape Blanco. Then,
another front will move through the waters Wednesday night and
onshore Thursday. Calmer conditions are expected Friday.


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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
239 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Chance of showers through the night.
.TUE...W wind 10 to 15 kt...becoming 10 kt late in the afternoon.
Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers likely and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt...veering to NE early in the morning.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 8 to 9 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED...E wind 5 kt...backing to N in the afternoon. Wind waves NW
2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less than 2 ft. NW
swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds...subsiding to 5 ft at 10 seconds
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to S after midnight.
Wind waves less than 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds...
subsiding to 3 ft at 9 seconds after midnight. Chance of showers.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to W in the afternoon. Wind
waves less than 2 ft...becoming NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the
afternoon. Swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to NE after midnight.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds...shifting to the NE 2 ft at
4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 kt...veering to SW. Wind waves less than 2 ft...
becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight. Wind waves W
2 ft at 4 seconds...shifting to the SW 2 ft at 4 seconds after
midnight. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
239 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt... backing to W
late tonight. Brookings southward, NW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering
to N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
NW 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Chance of showers through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, NW
wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind
waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt...rising to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 6 to 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at
9 seconds...subsiding to 3 ft at 9 seconds after midnight. Chance
of showers.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to W in the afternoon. Wind
waves less than 2 ft...becoming NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the
afternoon. Swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers
through the day.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt...veering to N after midnight. Wind
waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt...backing to W in the afternoon, then...
backing to SW. Wind waves NE 2 ft at 4 seconds...shifting to the
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to W in the evening, then...
veering to E after midnight. Wind waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds...
shifting to the E 2 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 6 ft
at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
239 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt...becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt...veering to NW late in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds.
Chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. NW swell 10 ft at
11 seconds...subsiding to 8 ft at 11 seconds after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to N in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less than
2 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds...subsiding to 5 ft at
10 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight.
Wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming W 2 ft at 3 seconds after
midnight. Swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW
3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers through the day.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt...veering to NE after midnight. Wind
waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt...veering to W after midnight. Wind waves SE
2 ft at 4 seconds...shifting to the W 3 ft at 4 seconds after
midnight. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds...building to 6 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt...becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
239 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds. Slight chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 10 kt... veering to N
after midnight. Southern portion, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 8 to 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...Northern portion, N wind 10 kt. Southern portion, N wind
15 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds. NW swell 7 ft at 10 seconds...subsiding to 5 to
6 ft at 10 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at
4 seconds. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds...subsiding to 3 ft at
9 seconds after midnight. Chance of showers.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW
2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt...backing to SW. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the W 2 ft at 4 seconds. NW swell 3 ft at
8 seconds...building to W 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt...veering to N after midnight. Wind waves NW
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds.

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