Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
251 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George
California and westward 60 nm.

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251 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Winds and seas
will remain relatively calm through Wednesday. A front will bring
rain and perhaps an isolated thunderstorm or two over the waters.
Additionally, a brief shift to southerly winds is expected today
into tonight. Northerly winds return Wednesday and persist
through the rest of the week; steep seas will develop across most
waters, with very steep and hazardous seas possible south of Gold
Beach on Thursday and Friday. Unsettled seas could continue into
next week.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
251 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance
of tstms early this evening. Rain this evening. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Patchy
dense fog in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
251 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of
tstms this evening, then rain likely after midnight. Patchy fog
this evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the
morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
251 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain this
evening. A slight chance of tstms until early morning. A chance
of rain after midnight.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of dense fog
in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds, N 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
251 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE late. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog until early morning. Areas of fog late. Showers this
evening. A slight chance of tstms until early morning. Rain
likely after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Widespread dense fog.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to
6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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