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FZUS56 KMFR 122131
CWFMFR

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
231 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

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231 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Gusty north
winds will continue as low pressure moves southward offshore.
This will bring steep, hazardous seas to the outer waters beyond
10 nm from shore through Sunday evening. North winds will persist
over the waters through most of next week, strongest during the
afternoons and evenings and especially south of Cape Blanco.
Conditions there may be hazardous to small craft at times due to
the winds and steep seas.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
231 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024


.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Cape Arago southward, N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves N
4 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds...building to NW
8 to 9 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of showers.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt...rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. NW swell 8 ft at
11 seconds...subsiding to 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds in the
afternoon. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Chance of showers
through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers in the
evening, then chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
NW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds...shifting
to the N 3 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at
5 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at 9 seconds...building to W 6 ft at
18 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
231 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024


.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to N after midnight. Wind
waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds...
building to NW 8 to 9 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...Northern portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Brookings southward,
N wind 5 to 15 kt...backing to SW 5 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Swell NW 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 15 kt... veering to N late
in the evening, then...backing to NW after midnight. Brookings
southward, S wind 5 to 10 kt... backing to SE early in the
morning. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Swell NW 5 to 7 ft at
9 seconds. Chance of showers in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt except N 10 to 20 kt within 5 nm
of Brookings southward. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW
5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, N wind 10 kt...becoming NW
15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt...rising to 25 kt in the evening, then...
easing to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves N 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds...building to W 6 ft at 18 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
231 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt...becoming 15 to 25 kt in the
evening, then...easing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves
N 6 ft at 6 seconds. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds...building
to 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of showers.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. NW
swell 9 to 10 ft at 11 seconds... subsiding to 7 to 9 ft at
10 seconds in the afternoon. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 6 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. Slight chance of showers.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 6 to 7 ft at 8 seconds. Slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
NW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds...building to W 6 ft at 18 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
231 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Northern portion, N wind 15 kt. Southern portion, S
wind 5 kt...veering to N late tonight. Wind waves N 5 ft at
6 seconds. NW swell 5 ft at 11 seconds...building to 9 to 10 ft
at 12 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...Northern portion, N wind 15 kt. Southern portion, N wind
10 to 15 kt...backing to NW 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon.
Wind waves N 6 ft at 7 seconds. NW swell 9 ft at 11 seconds...
subsiding to 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds in the afternoon. Chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell NW 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers in the
evening, then chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell NW 6 to 7 ft at 8 seconds. Slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...Northern portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Southern
portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Southern portion, N
wind 20 to 25 kt...rising to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt northern portion and N 20 to 25 kt
southern portion. Wind waves N 6 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 kt...rising to 25 kt in the evening, then...
easing to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves N 7 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell NW 4 ft at 9 seconds... building to W 6 ft at 18 seconds.

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