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FZUS56 KMFR 211601
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
901 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

PZZ300-212200-
901 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING WITH A FEW HOURS OF GALE FORCE
WINDS OVER THE OUTER WATERS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND
THE FRONT...ALONG WITH MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND THE SWELL WILL SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
WATERS...WEAKENING TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.

$$

PZZ370-212200-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
901 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 7 TO 10 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING
TO NW 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WITH
SMALL HAIL.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BACKING TO W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN...RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. SWELL NW 11 TO 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
.WED...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. SWELL NW 11 TO
12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT. SWELL NW
9 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL W 8 TO 10 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.FRI...W WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...THEN...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT IN THE EVENING...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W
6 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 FT AND SW
2 FT.

$$

PZZ350-212200-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
901 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO NW 9 TO 10 FT
AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL THROUGH
THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 10 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. SWELL NW 10 TO
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. SWELL NW
9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT...VEERING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W
7 TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO N. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING
TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE
EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 7 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN...
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 FT AND SW
2 FT.

$$

PZZ376-212200-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
901 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW GALES 35 KT...EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 9 TO 12 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO
NW 11 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WITH SMALL
HAIL.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 9 TO 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS...
BECOMING 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS WITH SMALL
HAIL.
.WED...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND W 10 TO 15 KT
SOUTHERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. SWELL NW 11 TO 12 FT AT
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW
9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH SMALL HAIL.
.THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL W 8 TO
10 FT AT 17 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 7 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT. SWELL W 6 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO
4 FT AND SW 2 FT.

$$

PZZ356-212200-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
901 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...NORTHERN PORTION...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...VEERING TO NW
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO
NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS... BUILDING TO NW 9 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL.
.TONIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO
15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD... NW 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 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW
8 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL.
.WED...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT NORTHERN PORTION AND SW 10 KT
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 8 TO 11 FT AT
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SWELL NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL.
.THU...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 7 TO
9 FT AT 17 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO
0 TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI...SW WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
VEERING TO N. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 4 FT. SWELL W 6 TO
7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AND SW 2 FT.

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