Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
000
FZUS56 KMFR 212115
CWFMFR

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
215 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

PZZ300-220400-
215 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Moderate to
occasionally strong south winds will continue into Saturday
afternoon. A surface low will move into the waters Friday night
and could bring brief gales over the southern waters. Another low
will move southeast into the waters Sunday with winds diminishing
and shifting to the northwest. Isolated thunderstorms are possible
Friday into the weekend.




$$

PZZ350-220400-
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
215 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight, then...backing to E late tonight. Wind waves SW 4 ft at
6 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds.  and slight chance of
showers.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt...veering to S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Cape Arago southward, S wind 10 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt
in the afternoon. Wind waves SW 6 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 ft
at 15 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Cape Arago southward, SE wind 15 to 20 kt...veering to
S 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Wind waves SW 7 ft at
7 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and slight chance
of tstms.
.SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Cape Arago southward, S wind 30 kt...
easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves SW 8 ft at
8 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Snow showers in the
morning. Showers and slight chance of tstms through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 4 to 6 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
W 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
W 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. Chance of
showers.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W. Wind waves W 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt...backing to S in the afternoon, then...
rising to 25 kt. Wind waves S 4 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 5 to
6 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ356-220400-
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
215 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Northern portion, S wind 10 to 20 kt...backing to SE
late tonight. Brookings southward, S wind 10 kt...backing to SE.
Wind waves SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind 20 to 25 kt...veering to S in the afternoon.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, SE wind 15 kt...veering to S
in the late morning and afternoon. Wind waves SW 6 ft at
6 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain in the morning,
then showers and slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt...rising to 30 kt. Within 5 nm of
Brookings southward, S wind 30 kt...becoming 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 8 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
14 seconds. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Snow showers in the morning. Showers and
chance of tstms through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves W 5 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at
11 seconds...building to W 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds after
midnight. Slight chance of tstms in the evening. Showers through
the night.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W after midnight. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds...shifting to the W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 25 kt. Wind waves S 4 ft at
5 seconds. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ370-220400-
Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
215 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt...backing to SE late tonight. Wind
waves S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds.
Chance of rain in the evening. Slight chance of showers in the
evening.
.FRI...SE wind 15 to 25 kt...veering to S 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves S 7 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
15 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves S 7 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Showers through the night. Slight
chance of tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves S 8 ft at 8 seconds. Swell
W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Snow showers in the morning. Showers and
slight chance of tstms through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to NW after midnight.
Wind waves SW 5 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 5 to 8 ft at 11 seconds.
Chance of showers.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
NW 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of showers through the day.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. Chance
of showers.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt...veering to W. Wind waves W 3 ft at
5 seconds. Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt...backing to S in the afternoon, then...
rising to 30 kt. Wind waves SW 6 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 6 to
7 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ376-220400-
Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
215 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt...backing to SE 20 to 25 kt late
tonight. Wind waves S 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at
14 seconds. Chance of rain in the evening.
.FRI...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves S 7 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then showers
and slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming 30 kt after midnight.
Wind waves S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Snow showers in the morning. Showers
and slight chance of tstms through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt...veering to NW after midnight. Wind
waves W 5 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers likely.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of showers through the
day.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at
6 seconds. Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Chance of showers.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to NW. Wind waves NW 2 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 5 to
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt...backing to S in the afternoon, then...
rising to 30 kt. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 6 to
7 ft at 15 seconds.

$$



USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.