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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
828 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

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

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828 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Mixed westerly
swell builds in tonight and Tuesday. Then, a strong front
approaches Tuesday evening and moves across the waters Tuesday
night into Wednesday. This will bring increasing southerly winds,
reaching gales, and very steep and chaotic seas. Winds are
expected to peak late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. High to
very high seas will continue behind this front Wednesday night
and Thursday, within lingering high seas into Friday.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
828 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Chance of showers.
.TUE...W wind 5 kt...backing to SW in the late morning and
afternoon. Wind waves SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. W swell 6 ft at
13 seconds. Chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt early in
the morning. Cape Arago southward, S wind 15 kt...rising to
30 kt. Wind waves S 3 ft at 5 secondswind waves S 10 ft at
7 seconds after midnight. Swell W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
.WED...S gales 35 kt...becoming SW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Combined seas 11 to 14 ft dominant period 15 seconds. Showers
through the day. Slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt...becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight.
Wind waves SW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 15 seconds
and S 5 ft at 9 seconds...building to W 10 ft at 14 seconds after
midnight. Showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves W 9 ft at 8 seconds. Swell
W 14 to 16 ft at 13 seconds. Showers and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 8 ft at 8 seconds. W swell 15 to 17 ft at
13 seconds...subsiding to 13 to 14 ft at 13 seconds after
midnight. Showers.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt...backing to NE in the afternoon, then...
backing to N in the evening...veering to NE after midnight. Wind
waves SW 4 ft at 7 seconds...shifting to the N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
W swell 12 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt...backing to N. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
828 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to N late tonight. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Chance of
showers through the night.
.TUE...N wind 5 kt...veering to E in the morning, then...veering
to S in the afternoon. Wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming SW
2 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. W swell 5 to 6 ft at
13 seconds. Slight chance of showers through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...Northern portion, S wind 10 to 15 kt... rising to
30 kt. Brookings southward, S wind 5 to 10 kt...rising to 20 to
25 kt. Wind waves S 4 ft at 5 secondswind waves S 9 ft at
8 seconds after midnight. Swell W 7 to 8 ft at 17 seconds.
Showers likely.
.WED...S wind 30 kt...becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, S wind 20 to 25 kt...veering
to SW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves S 8 ft at
8 seconds. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 15 seconds. Showers through the
day. Slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, SW wind 15 kt. Wind
waves SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 8 to 10 ft at 14 seconds.
Showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves W 8 ft at 8 seconds. Swell
W 13 to 15 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves W 6 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 13 to 16 ft at
13 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt...backing to N. Wind waves SW 4 ft at
6 seconds...shifting to the N 2 ft at 4 seconds. W swell 12 ft at
12 seconds...subsiding to 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt...backing to N. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
828 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Chance of showers through the
night.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at
13 seconds and W 3 to 5 ft at 20 seconds. Slight chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 30 kt. Wind waves S
7 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
.WED...S wind 30 kt...becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves S 13 ft at 8 seconds...becoming SW 5 ft at 6 seconds in the
afternoon. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 15 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming 30 kt after midnight.
Wind waves SW 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 9 to 11 ft at 15 seconds
and S 5 ft at 9 seconds...building to W 11 to 14 ft at 14 seconds
after midnight. Showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Wind waves SW 11 ft at 9 seconds. Swell W
16 to 18 ft at 13 seconds. Showers and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
W swell 17 to 18 ft at 13 seconds... subsiding to 14 to 15 ft at
13 seconds after midnight. Showers.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt...backing to N. Wind waves SW 4 ft at
7 seconds...shifting to the N 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 12 ft at
11 seconds...subsiding to 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
828 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NW wind 5 kt...backing to S in the afternoon. Wind waves
less than 2 ft...becoming S 2 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. W
swell 6 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of showers through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt...rising to 30 kt after midnight.
Wind waves S 4 ft at 5 secondswind waves S 9 ft at 8 seconds
after midnight. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
.WED...S wind 30 kt...becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves S 12 ft at 7 seconds...becoming SW 5 ft at 7 seconds
in the afternoon. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 15 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 6 ft at
7 seconds. W swell 10 to 13 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and chance
of tstms.
.THU...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
Swell W 15 to 17 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and slight chance of
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell W 14 to 16 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt...backing to NE. Wind waves S 5 ft at
6 seconds...shifting to the NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 12 ft
at 12 seconds...subsiding to 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
W 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds.

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