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FZUS56 KMFR 232006
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
106 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

PZZ300-232200-
106 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Steep wind
driven seas will continue across all waters through this afternoon.
The strongest winds and steepest seas will be focused south of
Cape Blanco later this afternoon and into this evening. Conditions
improve tonight into Wednesday, but a series of fronts will bring
unsettled weather late this week.


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PZZ350-232200-
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
106 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at
6 seconds. Swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to NW in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less than
2 ft. Swell W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to S after midnight.
Wind waves less than 2 ft. Swell W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming W
3 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at
10 seconds...shifting to the W 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds in the
afternoon. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt...easing to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 to 6 ft at
8 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 5 seconds...
shifting to the S 2 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 5 ft
at 11 seconds.

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PZZ356-232200-
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
106 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Brookings
southward, NW wind 5 kt...backing to W late afternoon. Wind waves
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense
fog.
.TONIGHT...Northern portion, N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to
20 kt after midnight. Brookings southward, W wind 5 kt...veering
to N in the late evening and overnight. Wind waves NW 4 ft at
6 seconds. Swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Brookings southward,
N wind 5 kt...becoming NW 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming SW
3 ft at 3 seconds in the afternoon. Swell W 3 to 4 ft at
9 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt...veering to SW 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 3 to 4 ft at
9 seconds...building to 5 ft at 9 seconds after midnight.
Showers.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt...veering to NW. Wind waves NW 3 ft at
6 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 5 kt...veering to S 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW
2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ370-232200-
Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
106 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Wind waves NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to NW in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less than
2 ft. Swell W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves less than 2 ft... becoming W 2 ft at
3 seconds after midnight. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds. NW
swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds... shifting to the W 5 ft at
8 seconds in the afternoon. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt...rising to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the SW 3 ft at 4 seconds after midnight.
Swell W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ376-232200-
Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
106 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 6 ft at
7 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW
2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 to 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
W 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W after midnight.
Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt...becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds. W swell 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt...backing to SW. Wind waves NW 2 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

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