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FZUS56 KMFR 180342
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
842 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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

PZZ300-181000-
842 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...OFFSHORE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT...THEN A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH SATURDAY. OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE AND A THERMAL TROUGH
INLAND WILL BOTH BUILD SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...THEN WEAKEN
MONDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE DOMINATED
SEAS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND WEAKEN MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE TUESDAY.

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PZZ370-181000-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
842 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE
TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO NW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL W 4 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SWELL W
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. 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 7 FT. MIXED SWELL W
3 TO 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. MIXED
SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
5 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT.

$$

PZZ350-181000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
842 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT. SWELL W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO W LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 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 4 TO 7 FT. 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 5 FT. MIXED SWELL W
3 TO 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 5 FT... BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN
THE EVENING...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW
8 TO 9 FT.

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PZZ376-181000-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
842 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT... BACKING TO S
LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERN PORTION...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. SWELL W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...NORTHERN PORTION...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT... VEERING TO W LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION...S WIND 5 KT...RISING TO 5 TO
15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN... VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND N 25 KT SOUTHERN
PORTION. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 30 KT. SOUTHERN PORTION...
N GALES 35 KT...BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 7 TO
9 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 8 TO 9 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 KT. WIND WAVES 9 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT... BUILDING TO 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW 9 TO
10 FT.

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PZZ356-181000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
842 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO S LATE TONIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT. SWELL W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...SE WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO W LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO N 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 5 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS...
SHIFTING TO THE W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT WITHIN 5 NM OF
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. MIXED SWELL W
3 TO 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 5 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING
TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 8 TO 9 FT.

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