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FZUS56 KMFR 172037
CWFMFR

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
137 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

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

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137 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Gusty north
winds and steep, hazardous seas, highest during the afternoons and
evenings, are expected south of Cape Blanco through Wednesday
evening. Conditions are expected to improve late in the week.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
137 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds, SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 4 seconds and W
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft, building to
5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft
at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
137 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft,
building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
6 seconds, SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
dense fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
5 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas
of fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 4 seconds, W
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
137 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 5 seconds, S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft, building to
5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
137 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds
and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds, W
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 5 seconds, S
3 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to around 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 5 seconds, W
4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft, building to
5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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