Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FZUS56 KMFR 240338
CWFMFR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
838 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-241000-
838 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...
LOW PRESSURE JUST NORTH OF THE AREA WILL KEEP LIGHT WESTERLY
WINDS GOING OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN CHOPPY WITH
SHORT PERIOD SWELLS OVERNIGHT...BUT THE STEEP NORTHWEST SWELL THAT
HAS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL DAYS WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY
MORNING. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND KEEPING COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER OVER THE WATERS WITH
MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS.
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PZZ370-241000-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
838 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL NW 6 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 3 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED
SWELL W 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL
3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT...VEERING TO SW 10 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W
5 TO 6 FT.
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PZZ350-241000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
838 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PDT FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. SWELL NW 8 TO
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT
AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO SW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
2 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 3 TO
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.MON...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO W IN THE EVENING...THEN...
BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT.
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PZZ376-241000-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
838 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL NW 5 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND W 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 3 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
.SAT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL N 3 TO 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS
AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED
SWELL W 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
W SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS... BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT...VEERING TO W 10 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT.
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PZZ356-241000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
838 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 8 FT
AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 TO 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL
NW 3 TO 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
.SAT...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL
W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO
3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.MON...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO W IN THE EVENING...THEN...
BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO
2 FT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT.
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