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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

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223 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Seas will be
hazardous to small craft through this evening. A surface low
pressure will move inland today with high seas building to a peak
this evening. Weak high pressure will move in Wednesday with
moderate north winds, highest south of Cape Blanco. Then, another
front will move through the waters Wednesday night and onshore
Thursday. A break with calmer conditions is expected Thursday
night into early Friday.

$$

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds. Showers through the day.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt...veering to NE early in the morning.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 8 to 9 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to NW late in the afternoon.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less
than 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds...subsiding to 5 ft
at 10 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves less than 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at
9 seconds...subsiding to 3 ft at 9 seconds after midnight. Chance
of rain in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. Swell NW 3 to 4 ft at
9 seconds. Chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to E after midnight.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds... shifting to the NE 2 ft at
4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt...veering to SW after midnight. Wind waves
less than 2 ft...becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 to 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds...shifting
to the SW 2 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 6 ft at
9 seconds.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.TODAY...Northern portion, W wind 10 kt...veering to NW.
Brookings southward, NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at
5 seconds. Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Chance of showers
through the day.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt except N 10 to 20 kt within 5 nm of
Brookings southward. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW
7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt except NW 15 to 25 kt within 5 nm of
Brookings southward. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW
6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Northern portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt... becoming S
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Brookings southward, NW wind 15 to
25 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds...subsiding to 3 ft
at 9 seconds after midnight. Slight chance of rain in the
evening.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to NW in the afternoon. Wind
waves less than 2 ft...becoming NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the
afternoon. Swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers
through the day.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to NE after midnight.
Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.
Slight chance of showers.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt...veering to SW. Wind waves NE 2 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 to
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt...veering to N after midnight. Wind waves W
3 ft at 4 seconds...shifting to the E 2 ft at 4 seconds after
midnight. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.TODAY...W wind 15 to 20 kt...veering to NW late afternoon. Wind
waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds.
Swell  and SW 1 ft in the afternoon. Chance of showers early in
the morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
NW swell 10 ft at 11 seconds...subsiding to 8 ft at 11 seconds
after midnight.
.WED...N wind 10 kt...backing to SW late in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less than
2 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds...subsiding to 5 ft at
10 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming W 2 ft at
3 seconds after midnight. Swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Chance
of rain in the evening, then chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers through the day.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to E after midnight.
Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt...veering to W after midnight. Wind waves SE
2 ft at 4 seconds...shifting to the W 3 ft at 4 seconds after
midnight. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds...building to 6 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W
6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
223 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds. Slight chance of showers
through the day.
.TONIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt... veering to N
after midnight. Southern portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to
20 kt early in the morning. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 8 to 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...Northern portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt... backing to NW 5 to
10 kt late in the afternoon. Southern portion, N wind 20 kt...
backing to NW late in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft at
5 seconds. NW swell 7 ft at 10 seconds...subsiding to 5 to 6 ft
at 10 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...Wind SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at
4 seconds. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds...subsiding to 3 ft at
9 seconds after midnight. Slight chance of rain in the evening.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW
2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt...backing to W. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the W 2 ft at 4 seconds. NW swell 3 ft at
8 seconds...building to W 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W
6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds.

$$