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FZUS56 KMFR 162120
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
220 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

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

PZZ300-170400-
220 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...WEAK LOW
PRESSURE HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE WATERS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT
ARRIVES SATURDAY MORNING. SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...STRONGER
NORTH WINDS AND STEEPER SEAS ARE EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OFFSHORE AND A THERMAL TROUGH SETS UP OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

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PZZ370-170400-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
220 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT
AT 10 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 0 TO 1 FT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SWELL W
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
20 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W
5 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. MIXED SWELL W
4 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 18 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. MIXED
SWELL W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT...RISING TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT.
MIXED SWELL NW 4 FT AND SW 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
RISING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...EASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 8 TO 9 FT.

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PZZ350-170400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
220 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN
THE EVENING...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO S IN THE MORNING... THEN...
VEERING TO SW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...VEERING TO W LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 0 TO 1 FT. SWELL W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. SWELL W 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN LIKELY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SWELL W
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. MIXED
SWELL W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT...RISING TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. NW
SWELL 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. SWELL NW 7 TO 8 FT.

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PZZ376-170400-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
220 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO NW IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. SWELL W 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.SAT...NORTHERN PORTION...S WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION...S WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND N 20 TO 25 KT
SOUTHERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. MIXED SWELL W 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND N 25 KT SOUTHERN
PORTION. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND N GALES 35 KT
SOUTHERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 8 TO 11 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. WIND WAVES 9 TO 10 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO
4 FT AND SW 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 FT. SWELL NW 9 TO 10 FT.

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PZZ356-170400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
220 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO N LATE TONIGHT. WIND
WAVES 0 TO 1 FT. SWELL W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
0 TO 1 FT...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 4 TO
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO N EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...S WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 5 NM OF BROOKINGS
SOUTHWARD...NW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL W 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. MIXED SWELL NW
4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WITHIN 5 NM OF BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND
WAVES 6 TO 9 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO
3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 3 FT
AND SW 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BACKING TO NW. WIND WAVES 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 8 FT.

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