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Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
301 AM PST Thu Dec 2 2021

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

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301 AM PST Thu Dec 2 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...
Longer period west-northwest swell will continue through this
morning before subsiding some this afternoon and evening. This
swell will continue to result in advisory level seas. Meanwhile,
northerly winds will gradually increase through Thursday evening
nearing gale force for some of the area south of Cape Blanco and
west of Point Saint George Thursday afternoon and evening. The
combination of building wind seas and swell will result in very
steep seas generally 5 NM west of the coast westward south of Cape
Blanco as early as Thursday afternoon. Winds are forecast to
lower Friday, but seas are likely to remain steep.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
301 AM PST Thu Dec 2 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 20 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 to 6 ft. W swell
9 ft at 13 seconds. Swell less than 2 ft before sunrise...
becoming  and S 1 ft in the afternoon. Areas of fog early in the
morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain
through the day.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Cape Arago southward, NE wind
20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt in the late evening and
overnight. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at
13 seconds...becoming W 7 ft at 13 seconds after midnight. Patchy
fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 15 kt...backing to N 5 to 10 kt late in the
afternoon. Wind waves 3 ft in the morning...becoming 2 ft or
less. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt...backing to SW after midnight. Wind
waves 2 ft or less. Swell NW 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell
8 ft...subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Slight chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt...backing to NE after midnight. Wind
waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 8 ft...subsiding to 5 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to S 5 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon, then...
becoming 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt...becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon, then...
becoming W in the evening...becoming NW 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 4 ft...building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon and
evening, then...becoming 2 ft or less after midnight. W swell
3 ft...building to 8 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
301 AM PST Thu Dec 2 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt except NW 5 to 15 kt within 5 nm of
Brookings southward. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft... building to 5 to
8 ft in the afternoon. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds. Swell
less than 2 ft before sunrise... becoming  and S 1 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kt...easing to 10 to 20 kt late in the
evening, then...easing to 10 kt after midnight. Within 5 nm of
Brookings southward, N wind 5 to 10 kt... veering to E after
midnight. Wind waves 4 to 7 ft. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...Northern portion, N wind 5 to 15 kt. Brookings southward,
E wind 5 kt...veering to S in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to
5 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 5 kt...veering to S after midnight. Wind
waves 2 ft or less. Swell NW 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to SW in the afternoon. Wind
waves 2 ft or less. Swell NW 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt...backing to N after midnight. Wind
waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft...subsiding to 4 to 5 ft
after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt...easing to 5 kt after midnight. Wind
waves 3 ft...becoming 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt...becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon, then...
veering to W in the evening...veering to N after midnight. Wind
waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 to 4 ft. W swell 4 ft...building
to NW.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
301 AM PST Thu Dec 2 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt...becoming 15 to 25 kt in the late
morning and afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft. NW swell 9 to 10 ft
at 13 seconds. Swell less than 2 ft before sunrise...becoming
and S 1 ft in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain before
sunrise. Areas of fog early in the morning. Patchy fog in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft... subsiding
to 4 to 7 ft after midnight. Swell NW 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 15 to 25 kt...backing to N 10 to 20 kt in the late
morning and afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft
at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to W after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less. Swell NW 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming
3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Swell NW 7 to 8 ft. Slight chance of
rain through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt...veering to NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 8 ft...becoming NW 5 to
6 ft after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 15 to 20 kt...backing to SW 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 3 to 4 ft...becoming 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt...veering to SW in the afternoon, then...
veering to NW in the evening...easing to 15 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 5 to 6 ft...subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. W swell
3 ft...building to 11 ft.

$$

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
301 AM PST Thu Dec 2 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to
25 kt. Southern portion, N wind 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 7 ft...
building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Swell NW 9 to 10 ft at
13 seconds...shifting to the W 8 ft at 13 seconds in the
afternoon. Areas of fog early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt...easing to 20 to 25 kt early in the
morning. Wind waves 7 to 10 ft. Swell W 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 10 to 20 kt in the late
morning and afternoon. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft... subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight.
Wind waves 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. NW swell
11 ft...subsiding to 9 to 10 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Swell NW 7 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 3 ft. NW swell 7 ft...
subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt...backing to NW 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 4 to 5 ft...becoming 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt...veering to NW in the evening, then...
veering to N after midnight. Wind waves 3 ft...building to 4 to
5 ft. W swell 3 ft...building to NW 11 ft.

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