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FZUS56 KMFR 200907
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
207 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

PZZ300-201600-
207 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...
OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE AND A THERMAL TROUGH INLAND WILL PERSIST
INTO MONDAY EVENING WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND SHORT PERIOD WIND
WAVE DOMINATED SEAS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY. A
BROAD AND COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE OFFSHORE
WATERS AND REMAIN THERE INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

$$

PZZ370-201600-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
207 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN...BACKING TO W EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE NW 5 TO
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS...BUILDING
TO NW 8 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. SWELL NW 9 TO 11 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT. SWELL NW 10 TO
12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT...VEERING TO W. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL
NW 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO NW 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
BUILDING TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 6 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ350-201600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
207 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN...
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN...BACKING TO W 5 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...
THEN...VEERING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
0 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 6 TO
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE NW 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW
9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW 9 TO
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 9 TO 10 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN... SUBSIDING TO
1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 6 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ376-201600-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
207 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND N 30 KT SOUTHERN
PORTION. WIND WAVES 8 TO 11 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN...BACKING TO W EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND 30 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN
THE EVENING...THEN...BACKING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...
BACKING TO W 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...NORTHERN PORTION...SW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE
MORNING. WIND NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION...W WIND
10 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL NW 10 TO
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 10 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.WED...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW 9 TO
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 6 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ356-201600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
207 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BACKING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WITHIN 5 NM OF BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD... NW WIND 10 TO
15 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND W 5 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. WITHIN 5 NM OF
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SWELL W 8 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SWELL NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BACKING TO W 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO W. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. NW SWELL
8 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO NW IN THE EVENING...THEN...
VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO
2 FT. SWELL NW 6 TO 7 FT.

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