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FZUS56 KMFR 190349
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
849 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

PZZ300-191000-
849 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...OFFSHORE HIGH
PRESSURE AND A THERMAL TROUGH INLAND WILL BOTH STRENGTHEN TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY...AND THEN WEAKEN ON MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY
NORTH WINDS AND SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE TUESDAY. A BROAD
AND COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE
OFFSHORE WATERS AND REMAIN THERE INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

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PZZ370-191000-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
849 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SWELL W 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT
AT 18 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. MIXED
SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT. MIXED SWELL W
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED
SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN LIKELY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 10 TO 11 FT AT
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT...BACKING TO W. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. SWELL
NW 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN... SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT
IN THE EVENING...BUILDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 9 TO
10 FT.

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PZZ350-191000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
849 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT
AT 18 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN
THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SWELL NW
10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT...BACKING TO SW. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL
NW 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT
IN THE EVENING...BUILDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 9 TO
10 FT.

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PZZ376-191000-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
849 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT SUNDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 15 KT. SOUTHERN PORTION...N
WIND 15 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SUN...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT...
RISING TO GALES 35 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND N GALES 35 KT
SOUTHERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 7 TO 10 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 25 KT...EASING TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND 30 KT...EASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW
3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW
10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT...BACKING TO W. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL
NW 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 10 FT.

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PZZ356-191000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
849 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 30 KT. WITHIN 5 NM OF
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WITHIN 5 NM OF BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND
WAVES 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED
SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 5 NM OF BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...N
WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 TO
7 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 5 NM OF BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD... NW WIND 10 TO
15 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT...BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 10 TO 11 FT AT
11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN...BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
2 FT. SWELL NW 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT.
NW SWELL 9 TO 10 FT.

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