Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
429 FZUS56 KMFR 180936 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 236 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-182200- 236 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Winds and seas will remain relatively calm through this morning. Northerly winds return this afternoon and persist through the rest of the week; steep seas will develop across most waters, with very steep and hazardous seas south of Pistol River late Thursday and into Friday. Steep to very steep seas could continue into next week. $$ PZZ350-182200- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 236 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N late this morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ356-182200- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 236 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late this morning, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt early this afternoon, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ370-182200- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 236 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E late this morning, then becoming N 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ376-182200- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 236 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NE late this morning, then becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. 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 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$